Mukesh Chhabra’s Samay Raina hand-kiss and the Latent complaint

Days after a formal complaint landed around India’s Got Latent Season 2, casting director Mukesh Chhabra and comedian Samay Raina are circulating online for a very different reason: a warm, slightly unusual moment at The Khidkiyaan Theatre Festival.

A clip from the festival’s final day on October 17 has become a talking point. The video shows the two seated together. Chhabra holds Raina’s hands; Raina places his own hands on Chhabra’s upper arm, near the bicep. Chhabra then lifts Raina’s hands and kisses them.

Raina shows no visible reaction in the clip. That stillness is part of why the segment has travelled so quickly: viewers are reading it as affection, awkwardness or something in between.

Why the moment landed differently

The Khidkiyaan Theatre Festival is organised by Chhabra’s casting company, and the final day drew a string of familiar faces. Arjun Rampal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ravi Kishan, Ayesha Khan, Maniesh Paul, Kunal Kapoor, Abhay Verma and Karishma Tanna were all spotted at the event.

But the hand-kiss is not the only Chhabra story this week. Anurag Shrivastav has filed a complaint about language allegedly used by Chhabra during his appearance on Samay Raina’s comedy show.

The complaint, piece by piece

Here is what the complaint says, as reported by IANS:

• Shrivastav says he watched the episode on Netflix in a Mumbai hotel room on the evening of September 22, 2026.
• The episode featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhuvan Bam, Mukesh Chhabra, Kaustubh Agarwal and Samay Raina.
• He objects to an alleged line from Chhabra: “Mere Aaram Nagar mein aao, g**** m****.”
• The complainant calls the remark “highly inappropriate, objectionable, and sexually suggestive.”
• He has asked for the matter to be investigated before any conclusion is reached.

The complaint also questions Netflix India’s role in reviewing and approving the episode before it went live.

What this means for fans

For regulars of the stand-up and streaming circuit, the two stories are colliding in one news cycle. The festival clip feels personal and low-stakes; the complaint is formal and potentially serious. That contrast is exactly why social media is chewing on both.

It also revives a familiar debate: where should the line fall between stage language and accountability, especially when a streaming giant is involved? The source’s poll points to the split: thousands of users have already weighed in on whether comedians should be answerable for their words during a performance.

For now, there is no finding against Chhabra; a complaint is a request for investigation, not a verdict. But the viral clip ensures the festival moment and the legal complaint will keep sharing screen space in headlines.

Source: The Times of India