Actor-Comedian Kapil Sharma and his popular Television show ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ is being vouched for a boycott by the netizens. It gained an evening trend on Twitter late Monday that came after filmmaker Agnihotri tweeted that makers of the show refused to promote his upcoming film – ‘The Kashmir Files’.
The Controversy
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri was recently requested by a fan on Twitter to promote his upcoming film ‘The Kashmir Files’ on The Kapil Sharma Show.
Responding to the user’s tweet, Vivek expressed disappointment over not being invited by Kapil and his team and said that he is nobody to decide if he can promote the film on the show.
The director wrote, “I don’t get to decide who should be invited on @KapilSharmaK9 show. It’s his and his producers choice whom he wants to invite. As far as Bollywood is concerned, I’d say what once Mr. Bachchan was quoted saying about Gandhis: Vo raja hai hum rank.”
I don’t get to decide who should be invited on @KapilSharmaK9 show. It’s his and his producers choice whom he wants to invite. As far as Bollywood is concerned, I’d say what once Mr. Bachchan was quoted saying about Gandhis: वो राजा हैं हम रंक… https://t.co/la8y9FhB6l
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 7, 2022
In another previous tweet, Vivek Agnihotri even claimed that the show refused to promote his film because it didn’t have a ‘commercial star’ in its starcast. “They refused to call us on their show because we don’t have big commercial star. #FACT,”
Netizen’s Reaction
As soon as Vivek’s tweet went viral, netizens demanded the ‘boycott of Kapil Sharma’. The comedian is getting slammed by internet users on social media for being biased towards big Bollywood stars.
Let’s take a look at what few Netizens have tweeted:
Boycott kapil sharma……this man is just like a parasite of bollywood …..not allowing a movie based on true incident like kashmiri pandits genocide for publicity …u don't have right to run this show publically #shameonyoukapilsharma pic.twitter.com/JkE6Pg3BsT
— Bhavishya (@Bhavish31282327) March 7, 2022
Now it’s high time to boycott #the kapil Sharma show.
He has not invited #KashmirFiles cast,he can invite any star he wants, but he should also keep in mind it’s the people of this country who has made him what he is today.He must know what the people needs.Jai Hind— Manoj Joshi (@JusManoj) March 6, 2022
Kapil sharma refused to promote #TheKashmirFiles stating that the film doesnt have a big starcast.
Everyone knows Kapi Sharma’s closeness with the The Khans in the industry. #BoycottKapilSharmaShow #KapilSharmaShow pic.twitter.com/uOC8abiWH1
— Sanjay Tiwari (@st4sanjay) March 7, 2022
Dear @vivekagnihotri i must say #TheKashmirFiles doesn’t need promotion in any show like #KapilSharmaShow your hard work and courage is appreciated sir audiences are almighty you don’t need कपिल शर्मा India with you
— pawan27nautiyal ?? (@pawan27nautiyal) March 7, 2022
Shame on you #KapilSharmaShow
You just forgot your past. You are nothing but a simple standup comedian when you started your journey. You must respect young actors and actresses. https://t.co/LOyp8PyFD6
— GR-Patra (@gyannranjan) March 7, 2022
A user called out Kapil and wrote, “Kapil sharma is circus master of Bollywood. He is not serious about national issues .He is abusing and insulting poor people in the show for making money . No civilised society will allow his hypocracy .He can not understand pain of Genocide .Jai Hind .”
The Kashmir Files
The Kashmir Files is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Abhishek Agarwal starring Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher. The film tells the story of the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the early 1990’s due to the Kashmir Insurgency.
