Krushna Abhishek: “Kapil & I are like SRK & Salman on TV”
Funny man, Krushna Abhishek is set for his latest TV venture ‘The Drama Company’, which will see him follow Kapil Sharma on the same channel. Viewers may recall, previously Abhishek and Sharma competed with each on Colors. Now, the two will be seen on Sony Entertainment Television.
Being a show of film spoofs, skits and plays, Hindustan Times reports Abhishek explaining, “I am nervous and anxious about the concept, as it isn’t what people expect from me.”
Talking about taking up the opportunity to express a different kind of comedy, the talent went on to explain, “After a certain point, you are bored and the audience is too. I was tired of doing the same thing for years. I wanted to do something new and different, and this new show will be unlike my earlier show, ‘Comedy Nights Bachao’ (2015-2017), and even Kapil’s show. It will have more situational comedy rather than the one-liners I used to do. People will see a new side of me, as I will play a variety of roles, which will be a departure from the typical entry and dance performance that I used to do.”
Always having been seen as Sharma’s rival in the first place, though his show will be slightly different, Abhishek knows that this will increase the competition. “People have always pitted us against each other. Our popularity and our careers are linked in some way. Kapil and I are like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan of TV. But unlike these superstars, we are not friends. We don’t talk to each other, but when we do, we respect each other,” he expressed.
He went on to say, “One should appreciate talent, and we are both very talented. I am waiting for the day when we both get an opportunity to work together. There is no competition with Kapil, but now that Ali (Asgar) and others are in my show, people will link it to Kapil again, saying they left him to join me. But this is just a coincidence.”
Talking of the others, the likes of Sugandha Mishra and former executive producer Preeti Simoes who were both a part of Sharma’s show will now be involved in ‘The Drama Company’.
