Kapil Sharma Birthday Special: 5 times when the ‘Comedy King’ got embroiled in controversies

Comedian and actor Kapil Sharma is celebrating his 38th birthday today. The actor is a perfect example of a ‘rags to riches’ story and how to convert potential into performance. Let’s look back at Kapil Sharma’s 5 controversies and how he bounced back from those.

Kapil Sharma’s mid-air brawl with Sunil Grover

Kapil Sharma’s spat with Sunil Grover made national headlines and it hit him quite badly. According to reports, a drunk Kapil was hurling abuses at Chandan Prabhakar, and that is when Sunil tried to step in to take charge of the situation. But, this made Kapil more upset as he started to physically and verbally assault Sunil Grover.

Kapil Sharma’s Twitter spat with PM Narendra Modi

We all are aware of the pitfalls of social media and how it can become counterproductive. Kapil Sharma tweeted quite a while back stating that he was asked to pay Rs 5 lakh as bribe by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for making an office in the city. And later, the said property got into a dispute.

In a tweet put out from his official handle, the actor said, “I am paying 15 cr income tax from last 5 year n still i have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office @narendramodi.”

I am paying 15 cr income tax from last 5 year n still i have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office @narendramodi

— KAPIL (@KapilSharmaK9) September 9, 2016

Yeh hain aapke achhe din ? @narendramodi

— KAPIL (@KapilSharmaK9) September 9, 2016

But earlier this year, Kapil humbly apologised to PM Modi.

Kapil Sharma faces ire for making fun of pregnant women

An NGO had filed a complaint against Kapil with the Maharastra State Commission for Women when he had cracked a joke, which came out as sexist. Kapil had said that traveling on a pothole-riddled road can help a poor, pregnant woman pop out the baby. But now, the ‘Firangi’ actor is happily married to Ginni Chatrath and his mindset has certainly changed.

Kapil Sharma’s lack of professionalism at CCL

The funny man is a big sports enthusiast. He was reportedly paid Rs 1.25 crore for CCL (Celebrity Cricket League). Though he was supposed to host the extra innings, reports of him walking out of the league at the last moment surfaced. At the end of the day, Kapil Sharma is also a human and mistakes happen!

Kapil Sharma accused of misbehaving with female co-stars

The comedian can sometimes be accused of misbehaving, but it could just be flirting. On the ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’, the host had reportedly misbehaved with Monali Thakur, Tanishaa Mukerji and other female guests at IIFM (International Marathi Film Festival) Awards 2015 after having a few drinks.

Post this, he wrote a cryptic tweet, which reads, “I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I’ve been hurt but I am alive.i am human, I am not perfect but I am thankful :).”

Now, times have certainly changed and these controversies have taught Kapil Sharma about the life a great deal.

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