Kapil Sharma faces backlash over Shah Rukh Khan comment on Amol Muzumdar on The Great Indian Kapil Show: ‘When did I say…’
During the conversation, Kapil asks Amol, “Do you know that after you won the Cricket World Cup, people on the internet compared you to Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Chak De’?
Kapil Sharma had recently come under criticism after an episode on The Great Indian Kapil Show, which aired on Netflix. The episode featured members of the Indian women’s cricket team other than Smriti Mandhana and their coach Amol Muzumdar.
What did Kapil Sharma say?
During the conversation, Kapil asks Amol: “Do you know that after winning the Cricket World Cup, people on the internet are comparing you to Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Chak De’? Seriously sir. You are very handsome too. Do you feel like Shah Rukh Khan?” The coach smiles and replies: “No, not like ‘Chak De’.”
Before he could complete his sentence, cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues interrupted him. “He is lying; he even changed his name from Amol Muzumdar to Kabir Muzumdar,” he said, referring to Shah Rukh Khan’s character Kabir Khan in the 2007 hit film.
Social media reactions
Soon after the episode aired, an X user criticized Kapil and Chak De! India was inspired by the life of former hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi. They wrote: “Idiot @KapilSharmaK9 should know that the real hero is Mir Ranjan Negi and not the reel hero Kabir Khan! I wish Amol Muzumdar had fact-checked this joker.”
Kapil defended himself and wrote, “Dear sir, when did I say Kabir Khan? I said Shah Rukh Khan and I said that in a humorous way too, you can never understand that because your sense of humor is bad (your singing is bad) hahaha, anyway, Happy Birthday. Be happy and spread happiness.”
Soon, a lawyer also came to Kapil’s defense and wrote: “Did he take Kabir Khan’s name? He just mentioned a movie.” Kapil replied to him: “Yes, that’s exactly what I meant, who can explain it better than a lawyer? Thank you.”
When a fan asked the TV host to ignore such trolls, he replied: “I know Gupta ji, I was sitting in the toilet at that time. I didn’t have time to respond to them. Ha ha ha, Happy New Year to you too sir.”
The new season of The Great Indian Kapil Show has so far featured guest appearances by Priyanka Chopra and the recently World Cup-winning Indian women’s cricket team.
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