
Sunil Grover and Kapil Sharma in a still from The Kapil Sharma Show (courtesy: WhoSunilGrover)
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"I am retired hurt," Sunil Grover tweeted back to Rishi Kapoor
Kapil Sharma allegedly assaulted Sunil Grover on a plane
Sunil Grover has since quit The Kapil Sharma Show
Here's the exchange between Rishi Kapoor and Sunil Grover:
@chintskap @KapilSharmaK9 Sir, I am not playing this season coz I am retired hurt. Best Regards.
— Sunil Grover (@WhoSunilGrover) April 17, 2017
No response yet from Kapil Sharma, who is accused of behaving badly while drunk on a plane out of Melbourne last month. Mr Sharma, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to various media outlets, flew into a rage when his cast mates from The Kapil Sharma Show began eating their in-flight meals while he was still finishing his drink. He allegedly began railing at his team, then at Mr Grover who intervened, and then allegedly hit him with a shoe.
It was all south from there. Sunil Grover has resolutely refused to return to The Kapil Sharma Show, writing in a tweet that it was about dignity and not money, possibly in response to reports that he was being wooed back with a pay hike. Mr Grover responded to an apology from Mr Sharma with a rebuke about 'acting like God.' Since quitting (which hasn't been made official), he has performed at a live show in New Delhi, on the finale of reality show Indian Idol 9, and provided live commentary of an IPL match for an app.
Kapil Sharma, who recently celebrated his 36th birthday, is believed to have abandoned attempts to repair his partnership with Sunil Grover. His series has been given a month's extension by the TV channel that airs it and has added comedian Raju Srivastava to its line-up.