Mukesh Khanna Reacts On Return Of 'IGL' Season 2 Amid Samay And Ranveer Allahbadia's Controversy

Comedian, Samay Raina is currently dominating the headlines after he uploaded his special, Still Alive on April 7, 2026. For those who missed it, in his special, Samay Raina, for the first time opened up about the India’s Got Latent controversy, involving him, Ranveer Allahbadia and more. The comedian also announced Season 2 of the show. Well, amid that, actor, Mukesh Khanna, who is best-known for his role in Shaktimaan, recently opened up about the same. 

Mukesh Khanna breaks silence of Season 2 of India’s Got Latent

Recently, Mukesh Khanna had a conversation with Hindustan Times, during which he opened up about Samay Raina’s decision to bring back Season 2 of the show, which caused multiple issues for Ranveer Allahbadia, Apporva Mukhija and the comedian himself. Mukesh Khanna expressed his disappointment on YouTube, who gave Samay Raina the platform for such shows. He was quoted as saying:

"Nahi aane dena chahiye. Mujhe hairani hai ki yeh banda chhati thok ke kyun keh raha hai ki mera season 2 aa raha hai? Galti inki nahi hai, galti inko program dene waalo ki galti hai. Main YouTube ko bhi kahunga ki aap kaise aise ashleel program ko allow kar dete ho. How do you allow people who crack below the belt jokes? Khule aam gaaliyan de rahe hain. Aisa platform kisi ne toh diya hoga. Toh main isko kuchh nahi bol raha, isko mila hai toh use karega, par diya kisne hai yeh platform? Mujhe unse shikayat hai."

Mukesh Khanna is shocked by the return of the show

Further, Mukesh Khanna also spoke about the return of the show and shared that he is completely shocked. The actor mentioned that only one single episode of India’s Got Latent Season 1, the entire country stood up and got against them, so he highly doubts if Samay Raina will be able to bring back the show. In his words:

"Only time will tell if the show will return or not. Poora desh khada ho gaya tha iske program aur Allahbadia (Ranveer Allahbadia) ke khilaaf. A year later, he says he's coming back with season 2. 1 am shocked. Let's see, let it come. Then the whole country will stand up against him."

Samay Raina joked about Mukesh Khanna’s role in Shaktimaan in his special

For those who do not know, in his special, Samay Raina had spoken about Mukesh Khanna and his role as ‘Shaktimaan’. Samay had revealed that after the IGL controversy in 2025, Mukesh Khanna had also come forward and slammed the jokes. In the special, Samay joked, "Shaktimaan came after me. How do you fight Shaktimaan? He was worried about how this content affects kids. But back then, there were news stories every month about kids getting hurt copying Shaktimaan. So what are you saying now?" 

More about Samay Raina and Mukesh Khanna

Talking about Samay Raina, he is a popular comedian, who is well-known for his unapologetic and dark humour. After grabbing attention with Comicstaan, his individual stand-up videos made him one of the most loved artists globally. Apart from this, he is also an amazing chess player. During the COVID-19 lockdown, he collaborated with multiple famous personalities, including Viswanathan Anand.

On the other hand, Mukesh Khanna is an actor, who ruled the TV industry during the late 1980s and 1990s. Even though he has been a part of multiple television shows, he rose to nationwide fame with Shaktimaan. His show was very popular among children during that time. In his personal life, he is around 67 years old and remains unmarried. 

What are your thoughts on Mukesh Khanna opening up about the return of Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent? Let us know.

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