Ajay Devgn on the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show to promote his film Shivaay
Highlights
- Actors were reportedly assured that Kapil would be present and on time
- Kapil allegedly struggled to wake up after a late night
- Earlier, stars of Mubarakan and Jab Harry Met Sejal were kept waiting
Kapil Sharma just cancelled another shoot of his series
The Kapil Sharma Show, reports
mid-day - this time with actor Ajay Devgn and his co-stars from the film
Baadshaho. Given that the 36-year-old comedian's health has been a concern and shoots with other stars have previously been cancelled, representatives for
Baadshaho is reported to have checked in with Kapil Sharma's team in advance and were told that filming would take place as scheduled. This, apparently, was not what happened - the cast of
Baadshaho waited 15 minutes and then 'stormed out' when he didn't show up. Kapil Sharma didn't show up at all,
mid-day reports, allegedly because he struggled to wake up after a late night.
In the last few months, a number of stars have shown up to the sets of
The Kapil Sharma Show and then left without filming when their host failed to appear - these stars include
Shah Rukh Khan and Anil Kapoor (with his co-stars) from
Mubarakan. This ill-fated recording of
The Kapil Sharma Show, scheduled for the Saturday that just went by, was meant to feature
Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Ileana D'Cruz and Esha Gupta. The
Baadshaho actors were reportedly assured that Kapil Sharma would be present and on time.
A report in
SpotboyE quotes a source as saying, "Kapil's phones were switched off. The team was leaving no stone unturned to get in touch with him, but to no avail. Even Kapil's team did not give a proper answer."
Kapil Sharma's colleague Kiku Sharda told BollywoodLife last month that the
comedian was not depressed as some reports suggested. "Kapil's absence due to his ill-health has fanned stupid speculations. I don't want to comment and fan all this further. We have started shooting for the coming weekend," he said.
The Kapil Sharma Show has been hit by falling ratings after a fraught few months that saw many cast members exiting. The departures were headlined by comedian Sunil Grover and spurred by an alleged brawl on a flight out of Melbourne in which Kapil Sharma, reportedly drunk, assaulted Mr Grover and insulted the rest of his team. Changes in line-up continued till some weeks ago when Archana Puran Singh was brought in to replace series regular Navjot Singh Sidhu.