Mumbai, April 7 : Veteran actor-filmmaker Anupam Kher has tagged comedian Samay Raina, calling him â??almost a genius,â?? and heaped praise on the young talentâ??s sharp wit and impeccable comic timing.

Anupam took to Instagram, where he share a few videos featuring him with Samay. He also shared a picture of himself giving a signed copy of his book to the comedianâ??s parents.

The veteran actor took to the caption section and mentioned that Samay visited his Actorâ??s Prepare with his parents Pushkar and Sweety to meet him.

â??Such warmth, such graceâ?¦ a truly beautiful Kashmiri Pandit family. Samay, on screen, is sharp, funny and brilliant. But off screen, he was like a protective son. There is something very endearing about that quality,â?? Anupam wrote.

Calling him a genius, Anupam added: â??At just 28, his timing and sense of humour are outstanding. I genuinely feel he is a geniusâ?¦. Well ALMOST! All bad patches take us back to reflect! To pause. And if we take it as a #LessonOfLife , then we are unstoppable!â??

The two even tried to crack jokes together and Anupam said that he failed.

â??Samay and I tried cracking jokes togetherâ?¦ I failed. Then he failed. How HUMAN! And thatâ??s when I was remindedâ??life is not about getting it right all the time. It is about failing, laughing, getting up againâ?¦ and enjoying the journey.â??

â??Thank you Samay, Pushkar ji and Sweety ji for such a lovely visit. It stayed with me. Sweety ji! On your next visit to Mumbai I promise to make you meet my mother #DulariTheGreat! Orzu Te Lassiv!â??

In other news, Samay is making a comeback with his new comedy special christened â??Still Aliveâ??, which traces the comedianâ??s journey in its most raw and unfiltered form. It is not a set about someone who survived a scandal.

/IANS