The Free Press Journal

THE ‘MIMICRY’ FEUD

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Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar recently slammed comedian and actor Kettan Singh for mimicking him in 'exceptiona­lly poor taste' on a show. Karan took to his Instagram story to slam the makers as well as the comedian for the act. However, he did not mention anyone's name in his post. Netizens were quick to join the dots, in fact, Kettan also apologised for the mimicry.

The Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani director was left disappoint­ed on Sunday after Kettan mimicked him on a show on television which did not go down well with the former.

In his Instagram story, Karan wrote, "I was sitting and watching television with my mom...and saw a promo of a reality comedy show on a supposedly respectabl­e channel...a comic was mimicking me in exceptiona­lly poor taste...I expect this from trolls and faceless and nameless people but when your own industry can disrespect someone who has been in the business for over 25 years it speaks volumes about the times we live in... this doesn't even anger me it just makes me sad."

After getting criticised, Kettan told a leading media outlet, "I would like to apologise to Karan sir. First of all, whatever impersonat­ion I do, because I watch a lot of Karan Johar on the coffee show, I am a fan of his work. I have seen his latest film, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani 5 to 6 times. I am a huge fan of his work and his show. If my actions hurt him, I would like to apologise to him. My intention was not to hurt him. I just wanted to entertain the audience but if I did something extra, I would like to say sorry to him."

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