Kapil Sharma refutes reports of SRK, Salman and Anil being miffed with him

Comedian-turned-actor Kapil Sharma launched the trailer of his forthcoming flick ‘Firangi’ yesterday. At the trailer launch event, he was asked numerous questions regarding all the controversies and fights he has been a part of, recently. Starting off with his infamous fight with fellow comedian Sunil Grover, he said, “I wanted him (Sunil Grover) to launch ‘Firangi’ trailer. I even asked him to do it but he is in Canada currently. I guess he is performing a show there. So that couldn’t be possible. But if he was here he would have definitely been here.”

He also spoke about how all such reports affected him a lot and how he got into severe depression. Said Kapil, “After reading what all media was publishing about me, I got even more depressed. It’s upsetting that negative news is valued more on any platform. But because of it I even started to suffer from anxiety attacks. I miss my team, I can’t detach myself easily from people and things on my mind. Things like these were the reasons why I could not perform and had to cancel a few shows.” (Also Watch: ‘Firangi’ trailer: Kapil-starrer looks like a light-hearted film with an interesting backdrop)

Then, he addressed reports of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor being upset with him for cancelling shows which were supposed to feature them. Said Kapil, “People wrote stories like, I’ve sent Shah Rukh Khan away from my sets. The thing is I reached the set at 2 p.m. and SRK was supposed to come at 7 p.m. He was shooting nearby and somewhere at 8 p.m., I suddenly felt that I cannot shoot, I won’t be able to go on set, I cancelled the shoot and then I cancelled the second shoot, third and fourth. Some people understood my problem, but some spread rumours. When Anil Kapoor sir came to the sets, he saw that I could not host the show and he was okay with it. He assured me that he will come next time. Shah Rukh Khan came to meet me, he advised me ‘Take rest and set your mind’, and I took his advice and took a break. I even talked to Anil Kapoor as I was feeling guilty about cancelling the shoot.”

Talking of his movie ‘Firangi’, he said, “Films about the pre-Independence era have always shown the darker side of that time, but people still lived their lives and had happy moments. This film talks about those moments. People will love to see the slice of life feel in that era, they will be able to see how people lived in harmony and had some small fights too. Manga, my character, does not feel that the Brits were bad.”

Directed by Rajiv Dhingra and produced by Kapil Sharma, the movie also features Ishita Sharma, Monica Gill, Aanjan Srivastav, Maryam Zakaria and Raju Srivastav (guest appearance). The movie is slated to release on November 24 this year.

Inputs from IANS

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