Mumbai: Reality show judge and actor Raghu Ram, who had appeared as a guest on Samay Raina’s much-debated show ‘India’s Got Latent,’ described his experience on the show as ‘cathartic.’
Raghu, who appeared on the roast show just weeks before the recent controversy, heaped praises on the show during an interview on YouTube channel GPlus, stating that it is a place where one can open up without fear.
“The Latent experience was quite cathartic for me. This is a big word so let me you why. After many years, I felt like I opened up. The environment was so unrestrained, there were no restrictions and you can have fun without any fear because there, no one takes you seriously. Like they say ‘jaisa des, vaisa bhes’ (When in Rome, do as the Romans do),” he said.
The viral video clip, featuring Raghu along with his brother Rajiv Lakshman, was apparently recorded much before the ongoing controversy.
Sharing how his teacher reacted when he visited a school for his son’s admission, Raghu said, “She told me ‘I loved you in Latent’ and I was like ‘why did you watch it?’ It was a good experience and I guess many people would have gotten offended. Even at the AIB Roast, everyone was insulting each other but no one was taking it seriously. If you find a place where no one takes each other seriously, you have a freedom there.”
‘India’s Got Latent’ landed in a soup following YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps crass ‘sex’ joke on parents.
“Will you watch your parents have sex for the rest of their life or join them once and put a stop to it”, Ranveer asked a contestant.
Following public outrage, Ranveer issued an apology for his comments.
On the other hand, Raina deleted all episodes of his show from his YouTube channel.
