Samay Raina and Huma Qureshi Exchange Jokes on Toxic's Box Office Performance
Comedian Samay Raina playfully criticized the box office performance of Yash's film Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups during an episode of India's Got Latent featuring actress Huma Qureshi. Samay joked that Huma was the first guest to appear on the show after a film flop, prompting her to retort by calling him 'toxic' in real life. Their humorous exchange included references to the film's reception, hate-watching trends, and its steamy trailer. Toxic, despite a large budget and star cast, underperformed at the box office, earning around Rs 342 crore globally.
First-hand measurement across 11 sources
We measured how 11 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (48/100). Lens Score 29/100.
Outlets measured: thetelegraph, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, economictimes, indiatvnews, indiatoday, indianexpress, english, timesnow, and 3 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 35/100 to 75/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
indiatvnews broke this story on 12 Nov, 04:18 pm. Other outlets followed.