Kiku Sharda reveals his career's low phase when he and Dilip Joshi were replaced overnight in a show
Comedian Kiku Sharda one of the most popular names has played the character of Hobo in Hatim, Akbar in Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule in F.I.R., and many more shows. Currently, in The Kapil Sharma Show, he portrayed several roles such as Bachha Yadav, Achha Yadav, Santosh, and Bumper. The actor recently talked openly about his career, including a brief depressive phase he had to contend with. He claims that the phase did have an impact on him saying, “Tomorrow if my work is not loved by people or something that I do is not liked by people, then I feel that I am doing my best. Why isn’t one enjoying it? I am giving my hundred percent. So if there is any feedback like that, then I feel hurt,”
Recalling an incident Kiku narrates, “It happened years back. We were doing one show called Aaj Ke Shrimaan Shrimati. It featured me, Dilip Joshi, and Shruti Ulfat. We were doing that show, and for some reason suddenly one day we were told not to come for tomorrow’s shoot, and I was like why? Me and Dilip Joshi were replaced in the show overnight. We were told ‘We are trying something new, it’s not working and lets…’ So I was like, what I am doing is not good enough? What happened, and I felt really low. I called up Dilip bhai, and he being much more senior and experienced than me, he said these things, you know how channels think, how people think....”
Further, he says, “I was like, doesn't the audience love me? So he explained to me that this is not about the audience. In channels and production houses they have a few calls which tend to go up and down. I couldn’t understand what was happening, but we were replaced for three months, and (they came back saying), ‘We tried a new thing, but it didn't work. Sorry sorry sorry, come back.’ So I called Dilip Bhai immediately and said, ‘Dilip bhai we are back. So those kinds of phases have happened. When I have to question my talent na, then I feel bad.”
Kiku recently joined Kapil and other members of TKSS for his Canada tour. Meanwhile, The Kapil Sharma Show is set to return to Tv in the month of September.
