Samay Raina Bumps Into India’s Got Latent’s ‘Panoti’ Guy On IndiGo Flight—What Happened Next, We All Know

As the chaos caused by IndiGo’s operational disruptions, triggered by crew shortages and scheduling challenges, slowly eases days after it began, a collaborative video by Habitat Studios founder Balraj Ghai and comedian Samay Raina has taken the Internet by storm. The clip opens with Samay seated comfortably in the business class cabin of an IndiGo flight, casually scrolling through his phone.

Everything seemed ordinary until he noticed a man boarding the same flight. The man, who appeared in India’s Got Latent, walked past him with a smile, politely waved, and headed towards the back of the aircraft. Samay looked stunned, and the scene abruptly cut to a flashback. It showed the same man saying, “Yaad karo” (remember), reminding Samay of his

first appearance on the satirical show India’s Got Latent.

The Strange Coincidence That ‘Haunts’ Him

In the segment, Samay shared that the contestant, Monal Kohli, claimed a strange coincidence had followed him since childhood. Wherever he went, whether it was his nursery school or workplace, things would mysteriously shut down. This pattern continued with the satirical show after it became embroiled in controversy, and now, IndiGo has faced a similar fate. The video then cuts to news screenshots highlighting the sudden disruption of IndiGo’s flight operations.

Considered India’s biggest airline, IndiGo grappled with one of its massive operational crises in years, leaving thousands of passengers stranded across the country. Mass flight cancellations and hours-long delays disrupted schedules at major airports, leaving travellers distressed. The situation turned so chaotic that it prompted intervention from aviation regulatory bodies.

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Internet Asks Monal Kohli To Visit The Places They Want “Destroyed”

The clip went viral in no time. Reacting to it, popular food content creator, Foodpharmer, aka Revant Himatsingka, commented, “Bhai, please go to Sting energy and Dabur chwayanprash’s office.”

“Bro has a 100% track record! He should receive a digital-destroyer-of-the-year award from Modiji himself!” Vishal Dadlani joked.

A different user mentioned, “Is aadmi ke jeewan par @akshaykumar film banane hi wala hai.”

“Bhai mere college aa jao,” someone else jokingly asked the man.

Who Is This “Jinxed” Man?

In an episode of Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent, a man named Monal Kohli claimed that wherever he goes, he brings a trail of “badnaseebi” or bad luck. Describing himself as “jinxed,” Monal shared that the playschool he attended shut down after he joined, and the next one he enrolled in also closed soon after.

This prompted Samay to ask, “So now, you have come to India’s Got Latent?” Monal said that he worried about the show when he decided to grace it, which led the comedian to hilariously warn him about the consequences if anything went south with his show. And it went wrong.

After YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, content creators Apoorva Mukhija (Rebel Kid) and Ashish Chanchlani, and the show appeared on the show, it shut down due to the controversial comments Ranveer made. He made inappropriate remarks about parents, which caused a huge uproar, and people even filed police complaints against them.