If trade reports are to be believed, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, Kapil Sharma’s debut film released last Friday had a thunderous weekend at the box office, collecting ₹28.81 crore. It’s been declared a hit. This means he can still retain the title of India’s funniest man. The picture just got bigger, from television, to the big screen.
But could this success be a fluke of his reputation as a funny man on television? His brand of humour has been on the wane lately, with critics accusing his television show, Comedy Nights With Kapil of being unfunny.
One critic goes on to suggest, ‘Kapil Sharma of “Comedy Nights” fame has excellent comic timing but his show is not always funny. Instead, it thrives on ugly stereotypes of misogyny and racism.’
Kapil Sharma might be suffering from an excess of his own show. Prior to the release of his film, he had to promote it on his own tele-show, giving the term ‘film-within-a-film’ a whole new spin.
Here are 5 times when Kapil's comedy hit the fan!
Yo-Yo Honey Singh in the house. When the world found out that his real name is Hirdesh Singh. Not so yo-yo.
That time when cricketer Virat Kohli could not resist the charms of the 'daadi' who came calling.
And when former adult star Sunny Leone walked on the comedy stage, the show got its highest web views running over 16 million views. But obviously.
The Swacch Bharat Abhiyan team of Shah Rukh Khan and his co-actors from Happy New Year (2014) brought the house down when they came visiting with their 'cleaning tools'.
Kapil Sharma always wanted a career in singing so when Sonu Nigam appeared on the show, the duo tried to make music out of fruits and vegetables!
India finds him funny on the dinner table. Who does Kapil find funny? 'My biggest desire is to have Narendra Modi Sir as a guest on 'Comedy Nights,' says Sharma.
That should be a sell-out.