Netizens came across a cut portion of Samay Raina's latest 'India's Got Latent' episode featuring Medha Shankr, which has fuelled wild fan theories.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleSamay Raina is back in the news for his controversial comedy show, India's Got Latent (IGL) Season 2. The cut and uncut clips from the show's latest episode are all over the internet, and fans are particularly interested because of the featured guests. Samay's rumoured girlfriend, Medha Shankr, and the woman he is currently linked with, i.e., Sharon Verma, were both part of the episode.
After its release, a live viewer shared a part that had been edited out of the final cut, sparking wild fan theories. As the details surfaced, many wondered if Samay was deliberately pushing a love triangle narrative with Medha and Sharon to shield his real-life romance.
India's Got Latent's recent 'exclusive episode' featuring Medha Shankr, Varun Dhawan, Sharon Verma and Nishant Tanwar is currently generating immense buzz online. In one segment, particularly because of host Samay's months-long dating rumours with 12th Fail fame Medha. In one segment of the episode, a fan asked Samay who he was closest to among the panelists present. He replied, "Medha Shankr is close to me," and that was enough to fuel their romance speculations.
Now, coming to the part that didn't make it to the final cut, where Samay called Medha his best friend. One of the live audience members present there shared on Reddit that Sharon made weird expressions at Samay's comment, probably because she was expecting her name instead of Medha's.
As the post got widely circulated, netizens called out the show's editor, asking who the intern was behind cutting that part out. Many felt that it was a deliberate move to sideline the Samay-Sharon ship and highlight the Samay-Medha ship.
An X (formerly Twitter) user wrote, "Sharon didn't like it when Samay called Medha his best friend, which the editor didn't show and cropped her reaction. Samay noticed this and tried to lift her mood with the dating app jokes and he literally stood when a guy asked Sharon to look into his eyes. Sharon really felt off after this." They claimed the episode could have been a banger if those parts hadn't been edited out.
Regarding Samay and Sharon's dating app conversation, a guy in the audience told her that his girlfriend got annoyed when she saw a dating app installed on his phone. To that, Sharon replied that he should have gotten rid of that app the moment he started dating. Samay chimed in, saying that he would uninstall dating apps right away if Sharon gave him a sign. This little flirtatious moment between the duo, however, was overshadowed by Samay and Medha's alleged genuine chemistry, as per the viewers.
Online users felt that Samay "smartly planted the Sharon drama" when he needed the buzz around his show. And when his alleged real girlfriend, Medha Shankr, made an appearance, he toned down the drama. An X user wrote, "Samay smartly planted the entire Sharon drama right after the last episode just to divert attention because Medha was coming in next."
They added, "He basically shielded Medha from the online heat, handed Sharon free clout, and left the entire internet obsessing over what's real...Absolute mastermind move." Samay and Medha dating buzz is entirely speculative and is not based on the duo's frequent outings.
The latest wave of romance rumours intensified after a video surfaced showing Samay and Medha walking together in a crowded venue. Social media users pointed out that they allegedly split up and walked in separate directions upon noticing the paparazzi.
Notably, neither party has ever made an official announcement confirming their romance. However, their coincidental appearances at the same locations have sparked fan theories about a secret romance.
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