India's Got Latent

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India's Got Latent
India's Got Latent logo.jpg
Genre
Inspired by Kill Tony
Got Talent
Presented by Samay Raina
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (+4 Bonus episodes)
Production
Production locationThe Habitat (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
EditorPratham Sagar
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time43–67 minutes
36–54 minutes (Bonus episodes)
Production companyPerception Media
Original release
Network YouTube, Website
Release14 June 2024 (2024-06-14) –
present

India's Got Latent is an Indian Hindi language talent show hosted by Samay Raina on YouTube that provides a platform for contestants from across the country to showcase their hidden talents. [1] The show, inspired by the international Got Talent franchise and Kill Tony, features a wide variety of acts, including singing, dancing, magic, comedy and others. [2]

Contents

History

India's Got Latent was launched on 14 June 2024 by Samay Raina on his YouTube channel. [3] [4]

Format

The format of India's Got Latent follows a similar structure to other shows in the Got Talent franchise and that of Kill Tony. Contestants perform for in front of a panel of judges, who evaluate their acts. [5]

Auditions

The show begins with a nationwide audition process, where contestants from various cities and towns.

Winner mechanism

The unique aspect of India's Got Latent is its contestant rating system. Before each performance, contestants rate themselves. If the average rating given by the judge panel after the performance matches the contestant's self-rating, the contestant wins. [6]

Judges and hosts

The judging panel typically consists of celebrities from the Indian entertainment industry. Each judge provides feedback on the performances, while the host interacts with contestants and the audience. [7]

  Host
  Guest Host
  Judge
  Guest Judge
Cast memberSeason 1 (2024)Ref.
Episode
11+22+33+4567891010+11
Samay Raina ●
Balraj Singh Ghai●●
Raftaar ● [8]
Sahil Kale●
Arpit Bala●
Anshu Bisht●
Joke Singh ●●
Karan Singh ●
Badshah (rapper) ● [9]
Siddhant Chaturvedi ●
Gursimran Khamba●
Urfi Javed ●
Ashish Solanki●
Yashraj●
Avika Gor ●
Devesh Dixit●
Shashwat Maheshwari●
Maheep Singh● [10]
Amit Tandon ●
Neeti Palta●
Kunal Kamra ●
Atul Khatri ●
Vipul Goyal ●
Sonali Thakker●
Nishant Tanwar●
Saurabh Pandey ●
Rahgir (singer)●
Ravi Gupta●
Poonam Pandey ● [11] [12]
Vidit Gujrathi ●
Vivek Desai●
Sagar Shah●
Manan Desai ●
Deepak Kalal●
Agu Stanley Chiedozie●
Raghu Ram ●
Tanmay Bhat ●
Dr. Sid Warrier●
Rakhi Sawant [13]
Ravi Gupta
Yuzvendra Chahal [14] [15]
Ranveer Allahbadia
Ashish Chanchalani
Apoorva Mukhija
Seedhe Maut ●
Madhur Virli●
Kaustubh Agarwal●
Bharti Singh ● [16]
Haarsh Limbachiyaa ●
Drew Hicks●
Tony Kakkar ●

Note: "+" represents bonus episodes.

Famous contestants

Winner

Reception

India's Got Latent has gained popularity for its diversity in showcasing talent from different regions of India. The show has been praised for its ability to discover unique talents that might not have been recognized in mainstream entertainment and also the amalgamation of various celebrities as judges which has proved to induce laughter and popularity. [24]

Latent was included in DNA's list of the top 5 crazy shows on YouTube in 2024. [25]

YouTube earnings

Latent is estimated to earn over Rs. 1.5 crore per month from YouTube memberships, with additional revenue generated from in-stream advertisements on each episode. [26]

Controversies

Sawant vs Singh

Rakhi Sawant threw a chair on stage after getting into an argument with Maheep Singh on India's Got Latent. Sawant also made a derogatory remark about Singh, after which he left the stage. The episode hasn't been released on YouTube. [27]

Derogatory remarks against people with disabilities

During Santosh Patra’s performance in Season 1, Episode 6, the judges endorsed derogatory remarks about disabled people. [28] [29] [30]

Banti Banerjee

Banti Banerjee was a contestant on Latent's Season 1, Episode 10. During her performance, she made several controversial remarks that were initially endorsed by the judges and audience but later sparked an online debate and outrage.

Jokes on Deepika Padukone’s depression

During her performance, Banerjee referenced Deepika Padukone's recent experience of becoming a mother and her past struggles with depression: [31]

"Deepika Padukone also became a mother recently, right? Great. Now she knows what depression really looks like. Actual depression happens when your sleep breaks, and your kid wakes in the middle of the night at 3 am and the kid wants to eat, poop, or play, at any order." - Banerjee said in a viral clip. [32]

She also said she was intentionally mocking the actor’s depression due to her breakup. [33] Latent's host Samay Raina also responded to outrage, by saying:

"To everyone who is outraging on Twitter, one request: Could you please outrage in my YouTube comment section so I get some ad revenue from the traction, at least." - Raina wrote on Instagram. [34]

Remarks on 2024 R. G. Kar Rape

Banerjee also made remarks about the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder case: [35]

"Bengalis are sleeping! Let them. Must be tried by holding candle march protests" - Banerjee [36]

Derogatory remarks on Urfi Javed by contestants

During one of the performances on India's Got Latent, some of the contestants endorsed derogatory remarks on guest judge Urfi Javed, which included calling her a 'b*tch', comparing her with adult actress Mia Khalifa and publicly exploiting her by asking her 'body count', after having a verbal altercation with her over him faking a disability, which eventually led to her walking off the show. The show's main judge Samay Raina didn't intervene and Balraj Ghai was called in to replace her for the last two performances. [37]

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