Krushna Abhishek on Kapil Sharma: I don’t consider myself among his friends; want him to remain in good health

While interacting with a leading daily, comedian Krushna Abhishek spoke about his professional rivalry with Kapil Sharma and also about the latter's health.

By Aishwarya V

Updated on Jul 11, 2018 | 11:35 PM IST | 4.6M

The rivalry between comedians Kapil Sharma and Krushna Abhishek go way back almost two years ago. Both have spoken about their professional rivalry whenever asked about it.

Now, when Hindustan Times asked Krushna about it, he stated, "He (Kapil) left Comedy Circus and started his show, which clicked. He was suddenly in the limelight and we were doing Comedy Classes on Life OK. People started telling us that why don’t we do something similar. He is also a writer and that’s his strength. He was everywhere."

On being quizzed about the inception of rivalry, Krushna said, "We also wanted to start a big show because of professional rivalry. We came on Colors and he immediately left it. Even Raj Nayak talked about it. Then Bharti and I took over his show. He went to Sony. Preeti (Simoes) signed me once his show got over. Then I signed Drama Company. He exited from Sony. He said that he will return to Sony only when Drama Company finishes. Then he started Family Time With Kapil Sharma. I wanted that to work because of professional rivalry."

Krushna also spoke about the existence of camp in the field of stand-up comedy. He said, "Definitely, there are camps. When he was unwell, I was really sad. I don’t consider myself among his friends, but I want him to remain in good health. I messaged him after five years. I even told him that we can perform together if you want. He established comedians in the entertainment industry, got them respect."

Krushna added, "I am not a stand-up comedian. I don’t perform with mike like Kapil and Sudesh ji."

When asked about his roasting show Comedy Nights Bachao, Krushna said, "People were loving Comedy Nights Bachaao. John Abraham was a friend, at least before that episode. He is a lovely person, I have worked with him. I felt bad that he was upset. I have stayed with him for long, so after that episode, I decided to roast people within limits. Even then it was fine, but when I went for even safer ways, people stopped finding it interesting. Then we closed it."