film producer Vivek Agnihotri Recently requested by a fan to promote his upcoming film which talks about Exodus Kashmiri Hindu Because of the Kashmir insurgency in the 1990s. Responding to this, he directed a tweet on Kapil and said that he is not the one to decide whether he can promote the film on the show or not.
His tweet read, “I don’t have to decide who to invite to the @KapilSharmaK9 show. It is his and his producer’s choice as to whom he wants to invite. As far as Bollywood is concerned, I am the same. I will say what Mr. Bachchan once said about the Gandhi family: Woh Raja Hai Hum Rank.
I can’t decide who to invite to the @KapilSharmaK9 show. It’s his and his maker’s choice which one he wants… https://t.co/iiJdULkBQq
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) 1646638818000
In another previous tweet, Vivek Agnihotri claimed that the show refused to promote his film as it did not have a ‘commercial star’ in its starcast. “They refused to invite us on their show as we don’t have any big commercial stars. #FACT,” read the tweet.
They refused to call us on their show as we don’t have any big commercial stars. #fact https://t.co/sQvOd3olSW
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) 16464156010000
The filmmaker’s statements have infuriated netizens who are now ‘demanding boycott of Kapil Sharma’. The comedian is being lambasted by internet users on social media. Not only this, the trolling that stopped on Twitter has also trended Kapil Sharma on the platform.
Reacting to Vivek’s claims, a user reprimanded Kapil and wrote, ‘Kapil Sharma is the circus master of Bollywood. He is not serious about national issues. He is abusing and insulting poor people in the show to earn money. No civilized society would allow his hypocrisy. He cannot understand the pain of massacre. Long live India.
Kapil Sharma is the circus master of Bollywood. He is not serious about national issues. He is abusing and insulting… https://t.co/NzTUofjgWK
— Surinder Bhatt (@surinderbhat14) 1646664293000
Another user wrote, ‘Boycott the Kapil Sharma Show. Anyway… I’ve said it before… this show doesn’t cost anything.”
Boycott Kapil Sharma’s show. Anyway… I have said it before… this show has no cost. https://t.co/PwdaNbOlmT
— creeper (@Bosethehero) 1646655659000
Check out some more tweets made by Twitter users against Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show.
Maturity is knowing that the jokes on Kapil Sharma’s show were not funny at all. They were full of body shaming, derogatory comments.
— Nidhi (@NidhiiTweets_) 1646659658000
So according to Kapil Sharma team. K Files movie stars are not that big (professionally). ie… https://t.co/M8ajVHIEwy
— RK Rashi Anand (@REBELKAUR) 1646663022000
Shame on Kapil Sharma. https://t.co/yMb0TqNRrv
— Balbir S Negi (@bsnegildh) 1646706722000
#BoycottKapilSharmaShow Kapil Sharma denies #The_Kashmir_Files genuineness of Kashmiri Pandits he found in… https://t.co/BAwDMjrwEO
— Dars (@darsh0020) 1646703695000
This is not the first time that Kapil Sharma and his show have been embroiled in a major controversy. A while back a leaked BTS video landed the comedians in trouble Akshay Kumar, which sparked rumors of a rift between him and the Bollywood actor. Later, Kapil took to Twitter and clarified on the same.