Popular comedian Kapil Sharma often remains in the headlines for some reason or the other. This time Kapil is in the news due to a controversy, which is related to Atlee Kumar, the producer of the film ‘Baby John’. Kapil is being trolled on social media for making fun of Atlee’s look. However, Kapil has broken his silence on this matter and given clarification.
Why did Kapil Sharma get trolled?
Recently both Kapil Sharma and Atlee Kumar are surrounded in controversies. During Atlee’s appearance in an episode of Kapil’s show ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’, something happened which sparked debate on social media. Viewers allege that Kapil made fun of Atlee’s look in the show. After this, criticism of Kapil started on the internet.
Dear sir, can you pls explain me where n when I talked about looks in this video? pls don’t spread hate on social media
thank you. (guys watch n decide by yourself, don’t follow any body’s tweet like a sheep). https://t.co/PdsxTo8xjg
— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) December 17, 2024
Kapil Sharma’s reaction
On this controversy, Kapil Sharma responded to the trolls by sharing a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account. Kapil wrote:
“Dear Sir, can you please tell me when I talked about looks in this video? Don’t spread hatred on social media. Thank you.”
Kapil further said that his friends and fans should watch the video themselves and decide whether they have commented on someone’s look or not.
‘Baby John’ team participated in Kapil’s show
This controversy started from the episode in which the team of the film ‘Baby John’ participated in Kapil’s show.
- Guests of the episode: The film’s producer Atlee, actor Varun Dhawan, and actresses Keerthy Suresh and Vamika Gabbi arrived on the show.
- Controversy arose over some excerpts of the conversation between Kapil and Atlee during the show.
What’s in the viral video?
In the viral video, it can be seen that Kapil questions Atlee in a funny tone:
“You are such a young and amazing filmmaker. When you meet a star for the first time, he would not have thought that you were Atlee?
On this, Atlee laughingly replied that he has understood Kapil’s question and will try to answer it.
Attlee’s answer
Attlee said in his reply:
“I am most thankful to AR Murugadoss sir, who listened to my story and believed in me. They didn’t look at how I looked or what I was capable of. I believe that people should be judged by their work and not by their looks.”
This statement of Atlee is being appreciated a lot on social media.
debate on social media
After the episode aired, two factions formed on social media:
- Kapil’s supporters:
- He says that Kapil’s intention was not to insult anyone.
- Kapil’s critics:
- They believe that such joking was unnecessary and could hurt someone’s sentiments.
