Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan received the councillors on Thursday MUMBAI: Despite reservations within BJP, the 12 councillors in Ambernath suspended by Congress for ‘anti-party activities’ joined the saffron party Thursday. State BJP chief Ravindra Chavan received the 12 councillors at a function, raising questions not only from opposition but also from within his own […]
Kunal Kamra | Photo Credit: Karthikeyan B 9376@Chennai Comedian Kunal Kamra says he was approached to feature on the upcoming season of the popular reality series “Bigg Boss”, an offer he turned down. The comic on his Instagram Story on Tuesday shared a screenshot of his purported WhatsApp conversation with someone who claimed to be […]
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has reached out to BookMyShow, seeking clarity on whether he can continue listing his shows on the platform after being reportedly removed from its artist roster. Kamra took to X with a polite yet pointed message: “Hello @bookmyshow, can you please confirm if I have your platform to list my shows? […]
New Delhi: Film-maker Hansal Mehta today came out in support of comedian Kumal Kamra, who is being targeted over his joke on Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. In a post on X, Mr Mehta recalled an incident 25 years ago, when, he said, he was similarly targeted by the undivided Shiv Sena over an innocuous […]
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s junior home minister Yogesh Kadam on Monday told the state assembly that the government would be checking call record details and bank statements of comic Kunal Kamra, who landed in trouble for indirectly calling deputy CM Eknath Shinde a “gaddar” (traitor) at a Mumbai show.“Call recordings along with CDRs, as well as […]
Mumbai: Comedian Kunal Kamra has told Mumbai Police he does not regret his comment about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, sources told NDTV Monday afternoon. Police sources also said Mr Kamra – who spoke to the cops from Tamil Nadu – denied rumours he had been paid by the opposition to target Mr Shinde. […]
NEW DELHI: BMC officials on Monday were seen arriving at the Unicontinental hotel in Mumbai with hammers hours after Shiv Sena workers vandalised Habitat Studio, situated inside it, following comedian Kunal Kamra‘s joke about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.In a video shared by the news agency PTI, an official was seen entering the the […]
Shiv Sena “strongly condemns” Kunal Kamra over alleged remarks on Eknath Shinde, demands apology NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Sunday served a stern warning to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra following the latter’s alleged attack on Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde during a comedy show in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena workers also […]
Mumbai: Shiv Sena workers have ransacked the office of “The Unicontinental Mumbai” – the site of the show during which stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra had mocked Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The party members have also gathered at the Khar Police Station to file a complaint against him. The comedian had sparked massive controversy […]
In June 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sprang a surprise by choosing Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde as the chief minister of Maharashtra, with their own Devendra Fadnavis, in whose cabinet the former was a minister from 2014-19, as his deputy. Though it was speculated that Fadnavis would be doing some back-seat driving in […]
