Is Kapil Sharma losing his charm?

Kapil Sharma rose to the peak of his career, with the success of his show, Comedy Nights with Kapil. Bollywood biggies were lining up to be part of the show. Shah Rukh Khan has come on the show twice and shares a good relationship with the comedian. There are a host of other celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor among others who have graced the small screen with this show. While Kapil is best at entertaining his guests, there have been a few low points too.

Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar had come on the show to promote their film Shaadi Ke Side Effects. The duo had come on a very important occasion as a wedding sequence of Kapil’s bua was being organised. While the theme was interesting, Farhan Akhtar seems visibly bored at the occasion. Vidya went on a banter about husbands, giving occasional tips. While there was little of Kapil Sharma’s humour.

Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor had come on the show to promote their film 2 States. The film had done really well at the box office. But the two stars on the show were lacking the panache that Comedy Nights with Kapil Sharma is known for. When he had nothing to revert to Arjun, Kapil Sharma just picked up the side phone. It seemed like the ace comedian was not prepared for this. While Alia Bhatt also followed suit, this lead to another of her dumb moments.

Shekhar Suman has himself been a judge on several comedy shows, but had to come down to the king of comedy to promote his film. Shekhar along with son Adhyayan Sumar visited the sets of Comedy Nights with Kapil to promote their film Heartless. It seemed like Shekhar had taken over the show, but showing off his humorous side, constant chatter and romantic tactics. Eventually Shekhar asked Kapil how he felt interviewing Shekhar Suman. Adyayan too was trying to live up to the comic timing.

A veteran, Vinod Khanna,\ and an almost veteran Suniel Shetty recently made an appearance on Comedy Nights with Kapil. The duo had come on the show to promote their film Koyelaanchal. However, Vinod Khanna had little interest in the jokes that Kapil Sharma tried to crack, while Suniel too had little to contribute to the show in a comic sense. A few female fans of Vinod bagged the opportunity to dance with the actor, who was sporty enough to groove a bit.

Another dull moment appeared on the show when Kapil invited a double whammy of guests. Comedy Nights with Kapil, popular for movie promotions had the team of O Teri! on its sets. The episode started with Kapil trying to scare others with an artificial tiger, which Kapil tried to sell to his audiences as an extremely laughable idea. Producer of O Teri!, Atul Agnihotri tried to crack a few jokes, trying a tough hand at humour. The team of O Teri made an exit, while Vijender Singh and Jwala Gutta came on the show. The guests tried hard to keep audiences entertained, with Kapil’s one liners coming in to save the day.