On his watch

A crowd of commuters walks past the Ganesha mural on a wall at Dadar railway station. 

Samay said so

Samay Raina at the show in Worli last weekend. PIC COURTESY/SAMAY RAINA ON INSTAGRAM

Laga nahi tha apne desh mein phir se perform karne milega [I didn’t think I would perform in my country again],” said comedian Samay Raina at his comeback show last weekend. After landing in hot water over the India’s Got Latent row in February, Raina marked a return by performing for a crowd of 25,000 fans in Worli over the weekend. Parth Betkar, an attendee, told this diarist, “Samay was in his element. It was more of a heart-to-heart with his audience, than a comedy routine. He even took a few tongue-in-cheek digs at the absurdity of his situation.” Fans of the comedian will be thrilled to know that Raina also hinted at the return of his reality comedy series, adding that he will continue to look back on the ‘first season’ fondly.