MUMBAI: Kiku Sharda recently highlighted how ego conflicts on a show could bring it down. Kiku Sharda is currently seen on Kapil Sharma's new Netflix show The Great Indian Kapil show. Kiku talked about Kapil's style of leadership in his show, which involves letting his team members shine and stepping aside when they are on stage.
In an interview with the popular news portal, Kiku replied that Kapil has always been "comfortable" with the idea that ego could become a barrier when they have to take shots among the cast members.
“Even on screen, when you see me cracking some wicked jokes on Kapil… he is very comfortable with that. We share a comfortable rapport. He knows me, we have been working together for many years. I have the utmost respect for him,” he said.
Kiku said that many people come up to him and suggest that he should have his own show but they don’t realise the amount of work that it takes to have one’s show. “I realise that the 10-15 minute act that we put up, I really work hard on creating those characters and creating the humour but the balance that Kapil has to do… Kapil has to do an entire episode that goes on for an hour or hour and a half, having a conversation with the guest, and within that too there is a certain line you cannot cross. You have to be humorous but when need be, you have to take a backseat as well. Kapil does all of that so beautifully. This is not an easy job. It is certainly not as easy as it looks,” he said.
Kiku said that when he is in the middle of his act, sometimes, Kapil will stand behind the sofa so Kiku gets the entire stage to himself. Or even when he is doing a two-person act with Krushna Abhishek, Kapil lets them be.
“Only a man with utmost security can offer this. Kapil is more than secure in his space. We started this format in 2013 and it is still going on. Everyone knows what’s happening and everyone is doing well in their field. It is a beautiful combination. A lot of shows wrap up because of ego battles. We are still around in our eleventh year so there must be something about us, ”he added.
Sunil Grover and Kapil Sharma once had a fallout, have returned to the cast of the show. Sunil and Kapil have reunited after six years thanks to The Great Indian Kapil Show. Sunil had a brief stint as the lead in his own show following their professional split.
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Credits – The Indian Express
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