Actress Deepika Padukone has been an outspoken advocate for mental health awareness since opening up about her own battle with clinical depression

Addressing the social media outrage, Mr Raina responded with a playful remark, humorously suggesting that people channel their anger to benefit him.

Samay Raina, comedian and creator of India's Got Latent show, is receiving a huge backlash over a joke made by a female contestant over actress Deepika Padukone's depression.

A contestant named Bunty Banerjee made a joke about the birth of Deepika and Ranveer Singh's daughter Dua. "Deepika Padukone also became a mother recently, right? Great, now she knows what depression really looks like,

Samay Raina faces backlash after a contestant's joke on Deepika Padukone's depression on India's Got Latent. His sarcastic response angered netizens, sparking criticism about trivialising mental health on social media.

After outrage, India's Got Latent creator and comedian Samay Raina asks people to help him monetise the Deepika Padukone depression 'joke', reacts on Instagram.

This article contains references to depression. Comedian Samay Raina’s YouTube show India’s Got Latent recently made headlines after a contestant made a joke on Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s depression.

The backlash surrounding a controversial joke about Deepika Padukone's mental health on India's Got Latent has done little to shake the confidence of the show’s creator, Samay Raina. In fact, the comic appears to have taken the criticism in stride,

Samay Raina seemed unfazed by the controversy surrounding a joke on Deepika Padukone's depression on the latest episode of his show, India's Got Latent.