Samay Raina's India's Got Latent Season 2 opened with celebrity guests Alia Bhatt and Sharvari on the panel, but by the end of the episode, much of the audience was talking about someone else entirely, a contestant who arrived as Donald Trump and walked away with some of the night's biggest laughs.

The Trump impersonator quickly emerged as one of the standout performers of the season premiere, delivering a relentless stream of jokes that blended global politics, pop culture and references familiar to the show's audience. From the Iran-Israel conflict and rising oil concerns around the Strait of Hormuz to H-1B visa debates and the controversy that surrounded the previous season, almost nothing was off limits.

What made the act work wasn't just the references, but the way the contestant stayed fully committed to the character throughout. Adopting Trump's mannerisms, speech patterns and exaggerated confidence, he turned nearly every interaction into a punchline.

The contestant even took aim at the controversy involving content creator Ranveer Allahbadia that dominated headlines during the show's earlier run, drawing loud reactions from both the audience and the panel. At another point, he joked about Alia Bhatt's husband Ranbir Kapoor while cleverly weaving in a name mix-up, briefly leaving the actor confused before the punchline landed.

As the set progressed, the performer repeatedly put the panel on the back foot with his comic timing. Alia Bhatt, who appeared unsure how to respond after one of the jokes, became the target of another quick-witted remark when the faux Trump jokingly asked the director to hand her a script. The throwaway line instantly drew laughter from the room.

Moments later, when Alia struggled to pop a confetti stick during a segment, he was ready with another punchline, quipping that she might need a stunt director. The joke landed immediately, with even the panel appearing caught off guard by how quickly he found humour in the situation.

Host Samay Raina wasn't spared either. The impersonator repeatedly poked fun at the comedian's English and stage mannerisms, turning several routine interactions into viral-worthy moments. In one of the segment's most unexpected turns, he even broke into a Trump-style rendition of the popular Punjabi track Ishq Tera Tadpave, drawing cheers from the audience.

The performance also featured a parody of Trump's famous "Make America Great Again" slogan, reworked to suit the Latent universe and delivered in a way that kept both the audience and judges laughing.

While Alia Bhatt and Sharvari appeared on the show to promote their upcoming film Alpha, social media users were quick to spotlight the Trump impersonator as one of the episode's most memorable performers. Clips from the act have been widely shared online, with viewers praising his confidence, timing and ability to turn current affairs into comedy.