India, June 21 -- It took exactly one performance for Sukrut Deo to go completely viral. The Marathi theater artist walked onto the premiere episode of India's Got Latent Season 2 with just about 6,000 to 7,000 Instagram followers. Within hours of the broadcast, his social media erupted, pushing his follower count past the 100,000 mark as fans rushed to praise his talent. He has already crossed 136,000 followers and counting.

His act has quickly become the defining highlight of the new season, earning public praise from top stars like Alia Bhatt as well as show creator Samay Raina. The premiere also featured Alia Bhatt and Sharvari as special guests, promoting their upcoming action film Alpha.

Sukrut is a versatile Maharashtra-based per...