Manoj Bajpayee has entered the conversation around Samay Raina’s latest controversy with the kind of measured clarity that instantly cuts through noise. As debate grows around a joke tied to immigrants and regional identity on India’s Got Latent, the actor has made his position clear: humour can work, but only when respect stays intact.
Manoj Bajpayee Reacts To The Row
Speaking on the controversy, Manoj said, “If it is all in jest, I actually don’t mind it. We should learn to laugh at ourselves and laugh together, laugh at each other and still not be hurt and offended. So, this is what we should learn. We should have humour about ourselves but at the same time we should have respect, not only for ourselves but also for the person that you are sitting with and where that person comes from. It’s very very important. If two people are very easy with each other, they always laugh at each other”.
That is what gives his reaction its edge. Manoj is not taking the easy route of dismissing outrage or condemning comedy outright. He is talking about the space in between, where banter feels natural only if the people involved share ease, trust and a basic regard for each other.
The Bihar Anecdote He Shared
To underline that point, Manoj reached back to a memory from his early days in Delhi. He said, “When I was in Delhi, I was 18, and I was trying to get into a bus from the front door because this was my first time. So, I didn’t know the rules of the city. So, the driver looked at me, and shouted, ‘Aye Bihari board from the back gate’. So, he didn’t know that I was from Bihar but actually I’m from Bihar. So, for him, every person who was doing that kind of a foolish mistake was from Bihar. I didn’t mind it because first, he was right that I was from Bihar. Second, I was not wrong because I was new to the city and I was completely unfamiliar. But when I made friends with people from different states, we used to laugh at each other”.
He added, “We never got offended or hurt. But yes, there is a problem if somebody coming from somewhere becomes a problem for you or becomes a problem for the community. Then there is a problem. Till then it’s, we should be able to laugh at each other, laugh at ourselves. That’s a sign of a very healthy society”.
How The Samay Raina Clip Reignited Debate
That personal anecdote also explains why Manoj’s remarks feel especially relevant right now. The clip that triggered the latest backlash came from a recent India’s Got Latent episode, where Samay Raina took a dig at Sharon Verma’s Bihari roots. She replied, “At least I left my state by my choice.” The exchange then turned sharper with a dark-humour reference to Raina’s Kashmiri identity, pushing the moment beyond casual banter and into a larger public argument over identity-based jokes.
Manoj Bajpayee’s Recent And Upcoming Work
Manoj’s comments carry weight not just because of what he said, but because of where he stands in the industry today. Over the past few years, he has remained one of the few actors moving comfortably between mainstream streaming success and more layered, performance-led films. He starred in Killer Soup in 2024, appeared in The Fable, which reached Indian theatres in September 2025, and was also seen in Governor: The Silent Saviour in 2026. His return in The Family Man season 3 has kept him firmly in the public conversation, making his view on a comedy controversy feel especially timely.
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