Kapil Sharma Controversies: King of Comedy Ki Controversies!
Kapil Sharma Controversies: Instances when he made headlines for wrong reasons
Kapil Sharma made a name for himself in this highly competitive B-town industry. He stepped into the glamour world with the help of his humour and his perfect comic timing. And he is fondly monikered as King of Comedy. But his journey was never a smooth sail for him. Here is a list of Kapil Sharma controversies, instances when he made headlines for all wrong reasons.
During his struggle days, he worked in a PCO and also tried his luck in theatres. But when his father was diagnosed with cancer, things got worse. He began working in 3 different shifts to access proper treatment for his father. But unfortunately, he could not save his father’s life. After his father’s demise, he began finding his niche in comedy.
In the second attempt, he got selected in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Show and won that season. After a lot of struggle, he has finally made a name for himself. Comedians in India still feel that they aren’t given the respect they deserve. But people welcomed Kapil Sharma with all their hearts. After hosting Comedy Nights with Kapil, he became a household name. Today, we all keep our weekends booked for The Kapil Sharma Show and it’s worth it.
Later, he shifted the concept to a different channel and continued to entertain his audience there. But apart from his comedy, his controversies also played a major part in his journey.
Here we will look at the instances which made him a King of Controversies as well!
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Kapil Sharma – King of Controversies
Mid Air Brawl between Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover
In 2017, a rift took place between Kapil and Sunil Grover. According to reports, Sunil and Kapil were travelling in the same plane when drunk Kapil started hurling abuses at Chandan Prabhakar. Anticipating the situation to get worse, Sunil took charge to control words of war. Sunil’s interference made Kapil upset and he abused him as well.
As a result, Sunil and many co-actors left the show, and the show also went off-air.
Kapil Abused Spotboye Editor, Audio Leaked
In 2018, Kapil launched another season of the famous comedy show Family Time With Kapil Sharma, and this time also, he landed himself in a controversy.
An audio clip was leaked by Spotboye where he abused a journalist named Vicky Lalwani.
He even confirmed his actions by abusing him on Twitter. Kapil was upset with the journalist as according to him, Vicky published filthy and negative news against him.
Both filed a defamation case against each other and his new show faced a suspension for a few months.
Rift with Ex-girlfriend
After Spotboye vs Kapil Sharma, the very next morning welcomed him with another controversy. Kapil filed harassment and money extortion cases against his ex-girlfriend Preeti Simones and manager Neeti Simones.
Preeti and Neeti also made such allegations and told that Kapil was under the influence of alcohol.
Misbehaved with female co-stars
At the IIFM (International Marathi Film Festival) Awards 2015, Kapil reportedly misbehaved with his female co-stars Monali Thakur, Tanishaa Mukerji, and other female guests.
He even shared a cryptic tweet – I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I’ve been hurt but I am alive. I am human, I am not perfect but I am thankful 🙂
I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I've been hurt but I am alive.i am human, I am not perfect but I am thankful 🙂
— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) November 3, 2015
Deepali Sayyad, a Marathi actress accused Sharma of misbehaving with her at a wrap-up party held to celebrate International Marathi Film Festival Awards 2015. But the comedian went into complete denial of the accusation and even said that he was not present at the event.
When Entire Kayastha Community Boycotted him
Sometimes Kapil crosses the line while cracking the jokes on the show. In one of such episodes, he took a jibe on one of the deities of the Kayastha community. Therefore, they demanded a boycott.
Later, he issued an official apology for the same