DON'T BOTHER KAPIL WITH QUESTIONS: KIKU
When actor-comedian Kapil Sharma’s show announced a break due to his poor health, speculation was rife that this was a planned decision due to the show’s poor TRPs. Kapil’s bad health also resulted in cancelled shoots and celebrity guests leaving the sets at the last minute. However, Kapil’s co-star Kiku Sharda says that upsetting industry people was not a risk anyone could take by planning such a break.
“There was no strategy and planning because the decision to take a break was taken very urgently. It wasn’t an organised break. If the shootings were getting cancelled at the last minute then no one could’ve planned it. The channel will not upset actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn and send them off,” says Kiku, who played multiple roles in the show.
The last team that went from the sets without a shoot was Baadshaho (2017).
“After Ajay’s shooting got cancelled, we decided that why should Kapil continue and feel pressured. Kapil’s health is more important. Apart from shooting for his film, on a daily basis, he had to keep a tab on his film’s production, he is also the producer of the show so had to take care of the show as well. That can get too much to handle,” he says.
Kiku, 42, also believes that it is unfair for people to bother Kapil with tough questions and keep charging at him for every report that surfaces.