Key points :
- A segment mocking news media named the ‘Raddi News’ on the latest episode of The Kapil Sharma show has angered fans of the and they’ve expressed their displeasure by trending #BoycottKapilSharmaShow show on Twitter.
- The act featured Kiku Sharda mocking a popular journalist on his coverage of the Bollywood Drugs controversy and the SSR case.
- Manoj Bajpai and Anubhav Sinha guest-starred in the aforementioned episode.
In the latest episode of Kapil Sharma, Kiku Sharma performed a segment related to the drug controversy in bollywood and the Sushant Singh Rajput case which seems to have angered fans.
Kiku Sharda was seen as Bacha Yadav and Krushna Abhishek as Sapna in a segment named ‘Raddi News’ which they hosted, as a part of which Kiku mimicked a popular journalist who has been covering news related to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and the drug connection in Bollywood. Kiku parodied the journalist by making news out of insignificant trivial issues. He also poked fun at the journalist by saying ‘Mujhe Jug Do’ desperately. He also went on to allege others are trying to stop him from expressing himself and violating his freedom of speech. Kapil Sharma had joined the act as Sidhu. Kiku audaciously continued to cover the news and highlighted silly issues.
Kapil Sharma’s guests on the show that evening, Manoj Bajpai and Anubhav Sinha along with Archana Puran Singh seemed thoroughly amused.
However, their act hasn’t gone down well with the fans tweeted their disapproval who tweeted their disapproval and started the trend #BoycottKapilSharmaShow
Shame On U @KapilSharmaK9 #ArnabGoswami Fighting For Justiceforsushantsinghrajput And U Making Fun Of that.We Know #SalmanKhan Told U,Do Something I Am Scaring From Arnab Goswami😂 #BOYCOTTKAPILSHARMA #BoycottTheKapilSharmaShow #BoycottBollywood#boycottsalmankhan #Revolution4SSR pic.twitter.com/ndGzmWMwCh
— Sanyam Jain (@SayamJain07) October 1, 2020
They're mocking Arnab on Kapil Sharma show because he's raising voice for Sushant.
Kapil Sharma show is sponsored by Salman Khan. #BoycottTKSS
— Arnab Goswami (@OfficialArnab3) October 2, 2020
I did not like this mocking of a Journalist who is fighting all hardships and standing for truth and Justice …… 😑😑#boycottkapilsharma https://t.co/NlJmjGQQX3
— Nationalist Forever (@NationalistFor3) October 2, 2020
There were others, however who appreciated the parody and even commended it.
Very funny, Bachha Yadav copying Arnab Goswami on Raddi News in The Kapil Sharma Show. pic.twitter.com/WFl7n3xhiH
— Save Humanity (@SaveHum65763484) October 2, 2020
I am sorry @anubhavsinha & @BajpayeeManoj
(& i have a huge amount of respect for @KapilSharmaK9) – but this is nowhere as funny as the real news channel comedy!😳
But well tried 😂 #JugDoJugDo https://t.co/bbnrnbHRpW— Akash Banerjee (@TheDeshBhakt) October 1, 2020
@KapilSharmaK9 death by laughter is how I will describe this episode !!!! How amazing are you all n what amazing writing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 will remember this for a long time 🤣😂 jug do jug do !!!!
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) October 4, 2020
#support kapil sharma #
really funny but arnab is better comedian than kapil.
— Berojgar Prateek (@Prateek89162031) October 5, 2020
The episode also featured the guests, Manoj Bajpai and Anubhav Sinha discussing their journeys and expressing their mutual admiration for each other. The episode ended with Kapil Sharma praising their journey.