New Delhi:
Kapil Sharma accused of making “racist” remarks To director Atlee, on his show The Great Indian Kapil ShowResponded to an X user’s post requesting not to spread hatred on social media. Kapil Sharma shared a teaser of the show on his X handle, which created a lot of headlines on the internet. The caption on the post reads, “Kapil Sharma subtly insults Atlee’s looks? Atlee responds like a boss: Don’t judge by looks, judge by heart.”
Sharing the video, Kapil Sharma wrote, “Dear Sir, can you please tell me where and when I talked about looks in this video? Please do not spread hatred on social media. Thank you. (Friends, watch and yourself Decide, don’t follow anyone’s tweets like sheep)’ Take a look at the post here:
Dear Sir, Can you please explain to me when I talked about looks in this video? Please do not spread hatred on social media Thank you. (Friends, see and decide for yourself, don’t follow anyone’s tweets like sheep). https://t.co/PdsxTo8xjg
– Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) 17 December 2024
Atlee with Varun Dhawan, Wamiqa Gabbi and Keerthy Suresh will be seen on the show to promote their Christmas release baby johnA clip of the upcoming episode is already viral on social media where the internet believes that Kapil Sharma has made racist remarks young Director. In the clip, Kapil asks Atlee, “You are so young and have become such a big producer-director.” Has this ever happened? it happened If you go to meet a star and they don’t know you are Atlee, do they ask ‘Where is Atlee?’
Taking the question in stride, Atlee replied, “In a way, I understood your question. I will try to answer. I am really very grateful to AR Murugadoss sir because he produced my first film. He Asked for a script, but didn’t see how I looked or whether I was capable of it or not. But, I think the world should see that we shouldn’t judge by looks.
Not just ex-users, singer Chinmayi Sripada also slammed Kapil for his comments on the show. Singer Chinmayi asked, “Will they ever stop making these vulgar and racist digs at her skin color in the name of ‘comedy’?”
He said, “To say something like this from a person of influence and influence like Kapil Sharma is disappointing and unfortunately not surprising.”
There were various comments on this clip, mainly criticizing Kapil Sharma. “Kapil pokes fun at Atlee’s presence, but director gives mic-drop moment: “Judge by heart, not looks,” wrote an “But it’s the society that enjoys this nonsense.”
Kapil’s show stars Sunil Grover, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Rajeev Thakur and Archana Puran Singh. The format of The Great Indian Kapil Show is quite similar to Kapil Sharma’s earlier shows The Kapil Sharma Show and Comedy Nights with Kapil. The Great Indian Kapil Show is streaming on Netflix.