The Asian Age

Kapil vows to be back with a bang

- SUBHASH K JHA Why didn’t you clarify your position?

Much to the dism Kapil Sharma’s went off air. While h was cited as the reaso there have been man about his hasty depa did chat, Kapil open health, his spat with and future plans. Have you regained your health now?

It’s nothing serious Main thoda phisal gaya tha. Ab sambhal gaya hoon (I slipped a little. Now I’ve regained composure). There are health issues. I’ve checked into an ayurveda clinic fo complete detoxifica­ti They’re saying I hav stay here for forty day a film coming up in N

What exactly was the problem

It’s nothing that som ural healing can’t c bound to happen. I w care of myself. I’d be and forth, shooting tw episodes of my show for my film Firangi. I or sleeping on time. bound to suffer and it Didn’t people close to you as takeitslow?

I was not listening to people. I was too busy with my profession­al commitment­s to stop and take a deep breath. Now that I am here, I already feel rejuvenate­d.

There was a lot written about your health and your tantrums. Were big stars turning away because you refused to shoot with them? Do you think I am stupid to turn away big stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgan? They all knew what my problem was. They all saw how I was suffering. They were all very caring. None of them had a problem. Only a section of the media made me sound like this arrogant monster, who was using his health as an excuse to turn away celebritie­s, just to satisfy my ego.

Have you been in touch with the stars who couldn’t shoot because of your health?

Arjun Rampal had to go without recording. But he came back because he knew what I was going through. When Anil Kapoorji came and I was not up for shooting, I decided I will stay on the sets and just sit there quietly. But when he saw my condition, he refused to shoot and told me to take it easy.

Main aapko sach bataaon? Main bahut emotional kissim ka insaan hoon. (Shall I tell you the truth? I am a very emotional person.) When I see that things are not going the way they should be, I just clam up. I’ve never bothered with marketing myself. I have never had a PR person. Maybe that’s why some sections of the media decided to write whatever they wanted. I was shocked to hear about the things being written about me. Most of them were untrue.

If it wasn’t true why didn’t you come forward to explain yourself?

Like I told you, when I am misunderst­ood I clam up. But it is now that I realise it was a mistake to not put the truth forward. A section of the media took advantage of my silence and painted me an arrogant brat. All these stories regarding shoethrowi­ng and tantrums were started by a section of the digital media.

Would you say the airplane incident broke you emotionall­y?

It affected me deeply. I started drinking heavily. It was so unnecessar­y. Sunil Grover, Chandan, and Ali Asgar are all my friends.

What is your message to your fans? I am not done yet. My show is far from over. We will be coming back stronger than ever as soon I’ve recovered. Please bear with me. Please pray for me.

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 ??  ?? This was bound to happen. I was not taking care of myself. — KAPIL SHARMA
This was bound to happen. I was not taking care of myself. — KAPIL SHARMA

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