New Delhi: There was a time when the cast of 'Mahabharata' reunited on Kapil Sharma's show in 2020 but Mukesh Khanna did not attend the comedy show and Mukesh Khanna refused to attend the show. Mukesh played the role of Bhishma on the mythological show. At the time, Mukesh had called Kapil 'uncultured', sparking controversy. Recently, he spoke about what he did not like about comedian Kapil Sharma.


Why Mukesh Khanna did not attend Kapil Sharma's show


Speaking to Bollywood Thikana, Mukesh Khanna said, "I don’t like Bigg Boss or The Kapil Sharma Show because of the vulgarity, but he (Kapil Sharma) is a terrific entertainer, no doubt.”


Elaborating on the same, he said, "There were two incidents… I won’t say they made me ‘anti-Kapil,’ but my vibrations didn’t match with him. The person might be good, but you don’t feel comfortable with him. I don’t think he even realises it, but I had told Krushna Abhishek. They used to do skits on Comedy Circus, and the mistake Kapil made was that he wore Shaktimaan’s costume, and in front of him was a girl, with a bed shown on the side.”


I said, ‘What the hell!’ We’ve made this character so righteous, and you’re showing that since he’s busy, he isn’t going to a girl—otherwise, he would be wooing them. You’re doing this just for the sake of comedy. I called Krushna and questioned him about the act. Krushna told me that he was supposed to do this act, but Kapil took it from him,” Mukesh Khanna recalled.


“The second incident happened at an award show. I was sitting in the front row, and Kapil was, I think, just starting in the industry. So, Kapil sat next to me for 10-20 minutes but didn’t greet me once. He just took his award and left. These two things were on my mind. That’s why I said he is uncultured. Why do you think of yourself as being so big? When such a person behaves like this, they lose respect," he added.


The Great Indian Kapil Show


On the other hand, Kapil Sharma is in talks with the second season of 'The Great Indian Kapil Show' on Netflix. As of now, celebrities like Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Saif Ali Khan, Vedang Raina, Janhvi Kapoor and Jr.NTR have appeared on the show.