India's Got Latent was an Indian Hindi-language talent show hosted on YouTube by Samay Raina, which provided a platform for contestants to showcase their talents. The show was inspired by Kill Tony and the international Got Talent franchise. It premiered on June 14, 2024, and was removed from YouTube on February 12, 2025, due to controversies.Format:
- The show followed a format similar to other shows in the Got Talent franchise and Kill Tony, where contestants performed in front of a panel of judges who evaluated their acts.
- A unique aspect of India's Got Latent was its contestant rating system. Contestants rated themselves before their performance, and if the average rating from the judge panel matched the contestant's self-rating, the contestant won.
Notable Figures:
- The judging panel consisted of celebrities from the Indian entertainment industry.
- Judges and guest judges included Balraj Singh Ghai, Raftaar, Sahil Kale, Arpit Bala, Anshu Bisht, Joke Singh, Karan Singh, Badshah, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Gursimran Khamba, Urfi Javed, Ashish Solanki, Yashraj, Avika Gor, Devesh Dixit, Shashwat Maheshwari, Maheep Singh, Amit Tandon, Neeti Palta, Kunal Kamra, Atul Khatri, Vipul Goyal, Sonali Thakker, Nishant Tanwar, Saurabh Pandey, Rahgir, Ravi Gupta, Poonam Pandey, Vidit Gujrathi, Vivek Desai, Sagar Shah, Manan Desai, Deepak Kalal, Agu Stanley Chiedozie, Raghu Ram, Tanmay Bhat, Dr. Sid Warrier, Rakhi Sawant, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchalani, Apoorva Mukhija, Seedhe Maut, Madhur Virli, Kaustubh Agarwal, Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa, Drew Hicks, and Tony Kakkar.
- Famous contestants included Naman Arora, Keshav Jha, Sharon Verma, Santosh Patra, Bhavya Shah, Anant Upadhyay, Kushal Bhanushali, and Banti Banerjee.
- Parneet Singh was the winner.
Reception:
- India's Got Latent gained popularity for showcasing diverse talent from different regions of India.
- The show was praised for discovering unique talents and for the combination of celebrities as judges.
- Latent was included in DNA's list of the top 5 crazy shows on YouTube in 2024.
- The show was estimated to earn over Rs. 1.5 crore per month from YouTube memberships, with additional revenue from in-stream advertisements.
Controversies:
- The show faced several controversies, including an argument between Rakhi Sawant and Maheep Singh. Sawant threw a chair on stage and made a derogatory remark, leading to the removal of the scene from the episode.
- Judges endorsed derogatory remarks about disabled people during Santosh Patra’s performance.
- Banti Banerjee made controversial remarks about Deepika Padukone’s depression, sparking online debate.
- Contestants made derogatory remarks towards Urfi Javed, leading to her walking off the show.
- A contestant made derogatory remarks against people of Arunachal Pradesh, leading to a police complaint and FIR.
- A comedian made a joke about Kerala, drawing criticism.
- Ranveer Allahbadia made an offensive remark during Bonus Episode 6, leading to backlash and a police complaint. The remark was: "Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once to make it stop forever?"
- Following the controversy surrounding Ranveer Allahbadia's remarks, a police complaint was filed against him, Apoorva Makhija, and Samay Raina for "promoting obscenity".
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commented on the incident, with Sarma announcing an FIR against those involved.
- Samay Raina removed all episodes of India's Got Latent from his YouTube channel and stated that he would cooperate with the authorities.
- The Maharashtra Police filed a complaint against Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia for allegedly creating pornographic material.
