Samay Raina’s ‘India’s Got Latent’ Season 2 has dropped a fresh episode, and this time, Varun Dhawan took the hot seat on the judging panel alongside comedians Sharon Verma and Nishant Verma, plus ’12th Fail’ actor Medha Shankr, leading to a wave of viral clips online.Samay Raina’s ‘show keeps going down’ jibeSoon after the episode dropped, clips of Samay Raina and Sharon Verma poking fun at Varun Dhawan spread rapidly across social media, with the actor taking every jab in good humour. Referencing how the show landed Alia Bhatt as a guest following last year’s controversy, Samay quipped, “I have got such big stars after the FIR – Alia Bhatt and now Varun Dhawan; the show keeps going down,” leaving Varun in splits. When Varun mentioned he watches the show alone as a fan and sensed something would eventually go wrong, Samay shot back, “Something has gone off; you are here.”Sharon Verma brings up Varun Dhawan’s ‘Dilwale is like inception’ lineIn another moment, Sharon Verma teased Varun Dhawan about an old comment of his, saying, “I am a big fan of you, Varun. My favourite performance is when you said, ‘Dilwale is like Inception.” Varun clarified that it was meant as a joke that simply didn’t land with people at the time.‘Border 2’ and a cheeky title changeDuring a contestant’s segment, Varun Dhawan was asked to pick a number between 1 and 5, and he chose 1. Samay Raina immediately used it to poke fun at his film, asking, “Why did you spoil ‘Border 2’ then,” to which Varun defended the movie by pointing out its box office success. Samay didn’t stop there, bringing up Varun’s recent release, ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’, and playfully twisting its title into “Hai papa director toh actor toh hona he hai.“More about ‘India’s Got Latent 2’The episode featuring Varun Dhawan premiered on September 4 on Netflix. Sharing his excitement about the appearance, Varun said in a statement, “Comedy is a genre I love performing and enjoy watching as well. Samay’s brand of comedy is so unpredictable that I wanted to experience it live. I had a great time, and hopefully everyone on Netflix enjoys this special as much as I did.”On the work front, Varun Dhawan will next feature in ‘Bhediya 2’ and an Aditya Chopra-backed horror movie.
