Samay Raina takes a dig at box office collection of Alia Bhatt and Sharvari's Alpha at India's Got Latent. Watch
Here's the latest box office buzz making the rounds:
Comedian Samay Raina 's show, India's Got Latent Season 2 , kicked off with Alia Bhatt and Sharvari as its first guests. The two appeared on the show to promote their movie, Alpha . However, in the latest episode of India's Got Latent, Samay took a sly dig at Alpha's box-office performance.
Adding to this, Samay Raina says Alia Bhatt and Sharvari's Alpha didn't work in theatres. Samay Raina takes a dig at Alpha The latest members-only episode featured Raghav Juyal and Niharika NM on the panel, who appeared to promote their movie, Bhai Tera Star Hai. While Raghav was talking about the movie, Samay pointed out that it was the second time he had repeated its title and quipped, "kitni baar khudh hi btaana padega. Kaisa star hai tu? (How many times will you have to tell people about your own movie? What kind of star are you?)"
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Notably, In response, Raghav shared, "Alia Bhatt ne bhi khudh hi btaya tha (Alia Bhatt also promoted her own movie)." Samay then replied, "Uski bhi nahi chali fir (That didn't work for her movie either)."
As per the latest buzz, Samay had also booked an entire theatre to watch Alpha and distributed tickets to followers. Later, after the screening ended, he video-called Alia and told her that the audience had enjoyed the movie.
In further updates, Alpha underperformed at the ticket-window, collecting ₹ 98.83 crore rupees worldwide and ₹ 58.62 crore rupees in India. Helmed by Aditya Rawal, Alpha is the YRF Spy Universe's first female-led movie. It stars Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in lead roles. The movie follows two elite agents on a high-stakes mission involving national security, blending large-scale action sequences with espionage.
On top of that, The movie opened to mixed-to-negative reviews from both critics and audiences. It also features a cameo by Hrithik Roshan, which received a mixed response. While some viewers called it the best part of the movie, others felt it was unnecessary. Alia and Sharvari's performances also received criticism. Alpha is the seventh instalment in the YRF Spy Universe after Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, Pathaan, Tiger 3 and War 2. Apart from Alpha, the franchise has enjoyed a successful run at the ticket-window.
India's Got Latent became embroiled in row after Ranveer Allahbadia's remarks about parents and sex sparked widespread backlash on social media. As a result, Samay was forced to delete all the episodes from YouTube. In 2026, he revealed Season 2 of the show during his stand-up comedy special, Still Alive, leaving followers excited. The new season now streams on both YouTube and Netflix.
Source: Hindustan Times