Mukesh Khanna was trolled as a ‘rude’ after he starred in an ad with Samay Rain following a ‘shown on a donkey’ comment on ‘India’s Got Latent’.
Mukesh Khanna, who is best known for playing the popular superhero ‘Shaktiman’, is facing harsh criticism on social media after appearing in a commercial alongside comedian Samay Raina, the same person who had publicly and harshly attacked him a few months ago during his YouTube show ‘India’s Got Lant’.
The unexpected collaboration has left many users wondering if the former actor’s anger is real or just a play for attention.
What does advertising heroism do? Samay Raina and Mukesh Khanna show?
The advertisement was shared by Samay Raina after the launch of the second season of ‘India’s Got Latent’. The clip begins with Samay on a phone call saying: “Thank you sir. The show is back now. As they say, darkness never prevails for long.”The camera then reveals Mukesh Khanna standing on the roof of Samay’s house. Samay, surprised, asks: “What are you doing on my roof, sir?”In a deliberate response to his previous public attack on the comedian, Mukesh responded: “Tere tedhi dum siddhi karne aaya ho, samay raina.”
Then he adds, “After three FIRs, you don’t seem to have learned your lesson. We’ll have to paint your face black.” Criticizing Samay’s style of comedy, he says: “You live in India, but your jokes are American style.”The banter eventually turns into mobile phone promotion. Samay signs the declaration with a conciliatory word, “Sorry, Shaktiman.”
The Internet is reacting to the ad starring Samay Raina and Mukesh Khanna
The ad was not well received. Social media users were quick to call out Mukesh Khanna for what they saw as a blatant u-turn. One user wrote, “Shameless Mukesh Khanna is doing an ad with Samay Raina. Where is his respect now??” Another asked pointedly “Mukesh Khanna went from criticizing Samay Raina to doing an advertisement with him. Respect or revenue?”Some have viewed it through a more strategic lens. One user noted, “Samay is now teaming up with Sunil Bahl and Mukesh Khanna after they publicly criticized him for India’s Got Lant.
The guy really understands the market and the demand for it.”Others were less tolerant of Mukesh. One netizen wrote, “Angry man! If rudeness had a face, it would look like Mukesh Khanna. This man said a lot of bad things about Samay, but today I found out that all he wanted was fame!!”
What did Mukesh Khanna say earlier about Samay Raina on ‘India’s Got Latent’?
Context makes collaboration more interesting. Last April, Mukesh Khanna launched a stinging attack on Samay after the comedian mocked Shaktiman’s character on his show Still Alive.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mukesh wrote, “Kuti ki dum teddy rehti hai. Use the main lakh shishio rakhu. Bahar Nikalo. Fir teddy ki teddy. Samay raina ki bhi ek dum hai. Kitna bhi maaro, siddha karo, woh waapas tedhi ho jaati hai (A dog’s tail always remains crooked. You can keep it in a thousand tubes to straighten it, but the moment you take it out, it curls again in the same way. Samay Raina is like that tail. No matter how much you try to straighten it or put it straight, it always goes back to the way it was).
“He went further, adding: “Kyunki woh siddha barani nahi hai. Woh mashwi barani hai. Gandagi ki aag main jalaya hua. Bakaya hua. Poore desh ne latara, maara, fir bhi aa gaya besharmo ki Tarah (Because he is not an upright person. He is a roasted creature. He was burned in the fire of controversy and criticism. He was completely cooked. The whole country scolded and criticized him harshly, but he came back as shameless as ever).
“These statements came soon after Samai publicly pointed this out “People have nothing to do with the topic” He tries to grab the limelight amid the ‘India’s Got Latent’ controversy. The collaboration between Mukesh Khanna and Samay Raina reflects a style that has attracted increasing attention; Public figures who criticize Internet creators often end up working for them, blurring the line between moral outrage and opportunism.