Addressing the social media outrage, Mr Raina responded with a playful remark, humorously suggesting that people channel their anger to benefit him.

A contestant named Bunty Banerjee made a joke about the birth of Deepika and Ranveer Singh's daughter Dua. "Deepika Padukone also became a mother recently, right? Great, now she knows what depression really looks like,

The recent incident on the show sparked controversy after a woman contestant, Bunty Banerjee, made a remark about Deepika Padukone.

India's Got Latent's Samay Raina took a dig over the massive backlash he and his team has been getting for their joke over Deepika Padukone's mental health.

Samay Raina faces backlash after a contestant's joke on Deepika Padukone's depression on India's Got Latent. His sarcastic response angered netizens, sparking criticism about trivialising mental health on social media.

Samay Raina seemed unfazed by the controversy surrounding a joke on Deepika Padukone's depression on the latest episode of his show, India's Got Latent.

The joke quickly went viral, with social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit erupting in outrage. Many criticized the show’s hosts for being insensitive about mental health, with one user commenting, “Mental health is not your punchline, Samay.”

After outrage, India's Got Latent creator and comedian Samay Raina asks people to help him monetise the Deepika Padukone depression 'joke', reacts on Instagram.

A contestant on Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent earned the ire of the internet because of a joke mocking Deepika Padukone's depression battle.