Shakeel Siddiqui popular stand-up comedian recently made an appearance on Hafiz Ahmed Podcast. During webisode, veteran who is known for his wit and sharp humour stated that he does not believe Pakistan can presently make show like Kapil Sharma Show.

Although Siddiqui is renowned Pakistani comedian, he rose to prominence in Bollywood after appearing as contestant in Comedy Circus. Working alongside famous personalities like Urvashi Dholakia, Salman Khan and Johnny Lever, artist has attained prestigious image amongst comedians.

Therefore, taking chance, host questioned Siddiqui about his take on stand-up comedy shows in Pakistan. "Kapil Sharma Show is quite popular show in India, why do we not have such shows here?" he asked.

To this Comedy King star replied, "To make show like Kapil Sharma, you would have to find Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan or Katrina Kaif here. Our artists come for interviews and strictly say, 'No, we won't perform.' That's difference. Indian actors always perform on shows they are invited to and are even given scripts to follow and they do so."

Before concluding, Siddiqui held that Pakistanis already have too much on their plate. "Pakistan is already suffering from many issues, it's enough for people to just deal with them for now," he noted.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 20 2023

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