Sunil Grover's show Mad In
India premired on February 16 amidst lot of speculation and expectations.
After the comedian quit
popular TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil over alleged tiff between the two,
fans were expecting him to present something novel and entertaining on the new
show.
Colors had also issued a
warning that Gutthi – Sunil's extremely popular character on Comedy Nights with
Kapil – could not be recreated on any other show, necessitating some amount of
innovation.
However, the show's first
episode failed to make a mark.
To begin with, Mad In India
is not Sunil Grover's show, as believed earlier. If anything, it seems like a
poorer version of Shekhar Suman's Movers and Shakers, with Manish Paul trying hard
to fit into Suman's shoes.
Moving on to the content on
the show, most of the gigs and jokes that Manish Paul, Siddharth Jadhav and
Sunil Grover tried were way too lame to entertain.
Fans expected Sunil to offer
something new on this show, which was touted as his - just as Comedy Nights
with Kapil was Kapil Sharma's show on Colors.
Not only did Sunil Grover's
Chutki looks like Gutthi, even her speech, mannerisms and body language are
similar to those of Gutthi! A complete disappointment if you came in expecting
even a few changes.
To make the matters worse,
Sunil and Manish tried to pull off jokes that were surprisingly similar to
those on Comedy Nights with Kapil. Sadly, even that didn't seem to work for Mad
in India.
The only saving grace for
Mad in India was the timing of the show. One could watch Comedy Nights wih
Kapil just after Chutki's show ended.
Much had been said about why
Sunil Grover left Kapil Sharma's show Comedy Nights with Kapil. Speculations
were rife that Grover, who had his share of fame as Gutthi in Kapil's show, had
a fight with the producers. Incidentally, Kapil Sharma is also a producer of
the show.
Reports also suggested that
Sunil Grover wanted a hike in his payment with the renewal of his contract,
which had expired.
None of the reports,
however, were ever confirmed. In fact, both Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover went
on record to claim that they continued to be best of friends even after the
latter quit the show.
Sunil said in an interview,
"I want people to watch both the shows. I also want Kapil Sharma to watch
my show. He is a valuable aspect of my growth as a comic actor."
Just a few months after
Sunil quit the show, Star Plus announced a comedy show with Sunil Grover and
Manish Paul, among a few other stand-ups.
