The troubles seem to never end for Kapil Sharma. After his abusive rant on Twitter chapter got over, a bunch of ex-colleagues claimed and stated that they are worried about his mental health. Though fans are still not sure what is going on since nothing is out in the open yet and Kapil is not ready to talk to the media yet. Well, we know how that went wrong but that's another controversy. Kapil had filed a police complaint against Preeti and Neeti Simoes, whom he has worked with in Comedy Nights With Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show. After Kapil's mid-air fight with Sunil Grover and a couple of other teammates last year, a lot of them moved on to other projects.
Kapil mentioned in his complaint, "Right from the shooting schedules to guest coordination--everything was managed by Preeti. And for that, I paid her Rs 2 lakh a month. Soon, I hired her sister Neeti as well and as the show became popular and the channel benefitted from it, I raised their salaries." He also mentioned that he was quite close to the Simoes sisters during this period. Kapil has also accused the sisters of not communicating to him about the celebrities they got on board for the shows, which became another controversy. (ALSO READ: Kapil Sharma Finally Speaks On the Controversies Around Family Time With Kapil Sharma)
He said, "Preeti and Neeti were responsible for handling the celebrity guests and letting me know every detail beforehand but due to their lack of coordination and not informing me on time, several celebs were left miffed with me. They also tried to create misunderstanding about me and my other fellow actors." He adds, "Due to Preeti and Neeti's miscommunication, I suffered a lot as many celebs were upset with me and this hampered my public image. And surprisingly, all of this was told to me by Anushree. I realised that people I trusted the most were trying to pull me down and tarnish my image and my teammates were scared to tell me fearing a job loss."
The statement further read, "In 2016, I warned them to improve their work. However, soon after that, we had an argument and the Simoes sisters quit the job. But they came back to me after three days saying let bygones be bygones and we must work together. Again I found out that they are trying to hamper my work and after a heated exchange, they left the show in March 2017. Soon after their exit, a leading entertainment portal started publishing negative and false stories about me which would hamper my image in the industry. In September 2107, one of my close friends Gurjot met Preeti in a cafe where they talked about me and my work. Gurjot told me that in order to take revenge from me, Preeti has leaked the info to the entertainment portal. When my friend asked her not to do such things, she demanded Rs 25 lakh for it. The portal continued to carry negative stories about me and it affected my work."
Kapil also said, "In February 2018, I confronted Preeti at her house and requested her to end all of this. She replied saying, "You are nothing without me in the industry and I will not leave you. I will swipe you away from the industry and if you want to end all of this then pay me Rs 25 lakh. I left her house after that." (ALSO READ: Will Kapil Sharma Be Replaced By Krushna Abhishek And Bharti Singh's New Show?)
"Meanwhile, the portal still continued with its negative stories about me and on April 6, I called Preeti but she did not respond. After that, I took the number of the journalist from Neeti, who whatsapped me. I called the guy and soon it turned into a heated argument. I contacted my lawyer Tanveer Nizam and decided to file a police complaint. My managers, Preeti and Neeti Simoes have tried to malign my image and hamper my work. They also tried to create misunderstanding between me and my fellow actors. The journalist spread negative stories about me which affected my mental health. The trio demanded Rs 25 lakh from me and this left me with no choice but to file a police complaint," he concludes. Well, what are your thoughts on this? Tell us in the comments below and stay tuned with us for more.
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