All you need to know about The Kapil Sharma Show’s controversy around The Kashmir Files-Entertainment News , Firstpost

In the interview with Times Now, both Agnihotri and Kher asserted that Sharma has no negative feelings about the film or them. Sharing this particular clip from the interview on Twitter, Sharma thanked the veteran actor for clarifying on the “false allegations” against him.

Take a glance at the tweet here:

How did the controversy start? It was Vivek Agnihotri’s response tweet to a fan who asked him why he didn’t promote his film on The Kapil Sharma Show that sparked the controversy. The director stated in his tweet that they were not invited to the show because the film does not have a commercial star cast. Following his tweet, several Twitter users called for a boycott of the show and the hashtag “BycottKapilSharmaShow” started to trend. In another tweet, Agnihotri stated that he does not get to decide who should be invited to the comedy show, added fuel to the fire. The Tashkent Files director asserted that Sharma and his producers decided who would be invited on the show. “As far as Bollywood is concerned, I’d say what once  Bachchan was quoted saying about Gandhis: They are kings, we are the poor ones”, the director added. The tweets soon snowballed into a controversy, with many people tagging Kapil Sharma and asking him the reason behind his refusal to promote The Kashmir Files on his show. Sharma, in his defence, stated that the allegations about his refusal to promote the film on his show were untrue. The comedian added that while he decided to respond to the allegations made by a user since he was asked about it, he would not give any explanation to people who already believed the story to be true. He also asked users to “never believe in one-sided story in today’s social media world”. 

The film The Kashmir Files, based on the exodus of Kashmiri pandits, stars Anupam Kher along with Mithun Chakraborty, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi. The film has been minting money at the box office since its release on 11 March. Till date, the film has collected over Rs 50 crore.