Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra is surrounded by controversies these days. He called a veteran leader a traitor through a song without taking his name. After this, an FIR was registered against him. He also vandalized the place where he did the show. Due to this, Kunal has also got into legal troubles. However, this is not the first time that Kunal has been embroiled in controversies due to his comedy. Even before this, he has made controversial and objectionable statements. Let’s see the controversial statements that shook the stand up comedy from controversial king Kunal Kamra to Munawar Faruqui.
Apart from Kunal Kamra, many other comedians have got into legal troubles by making controversial, indecent and insulting statements and have also faced criticism from people. Let us know about those statements that put stand-up comedians in trouble.
Indecent remarks on Lord Ram-Sita
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui had made indecent remarks on Lord Ram-Sita, after which he got into a lot of trouble. He had given a controversial statement by linking it to the song ‘Mera Piya Ghar Aaya O Ram Ji’, due to which he had to go to jail.
‘I come from two Indias’
A video of stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das went viral. In this video, he had given the statement ‘I come from two Indias’ in America. After which he was criticized a lot in the country. He was also accused of insulting the country.
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‘Gaddar Nazar Woh Aaye…’
The latest case is related to Kunal Kamra. Recently, a video of Kunal Kamra went viral on social media. In this video, he made a song on the song ‘Bholi Si Surat Ki Dhun’ from ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, in which he made fun of a veteran leader and called him a ‘traitor’ without taking his name. Since then, his opposition started. Many cases have been registered against him.
Comment on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
A video of stand-up comedian Agrima Joshua went viral in the year 2020, in which she was seen making fun of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj being built in the Arabian Sea. She was heavily criticized after the video surfaced. The Home Minister of Maharashtra also ordered legal action against the comedian. Agrima also received many threats regarding this matter. However, later the comedian deleted this video and also apologized for it.
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