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Sony TV to ditch Kapil Sharma for Sunil Grover?

The Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover spat seems to be grabbing eyeballs everywhere. Whereas sources have said Grover won’t be returning to ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’, reports suggested that he might have to shoot for the show owing to his contract with Sony TV. However, now, it seems the channel are keen on signing Grover for a new show and ditching Sharma altogether.

DNA reports that Sony TV has signed Sharma for a huge Rs 107 crore. However, with this ongoing argument giving the show bad publicity, ratings just haven’t been the same. A source from the channel divulged, “They are terribly disappointed with how much bad press the entire Kapil Sharma episode has brought to the channel and the show. The ratings have dipped way more than what they thought it would and they are mostly not signing Kapil anymore. In fact, they might pull plugs on The Kapil Sharma Show once and for all”.

The source added, “They are planning to invest in Sunil now for a different show altogether. Ever since the fight happened, even rival channel Colors (who have a long standing issue with Kapil) has approached Sunil for a show but he has not signed anything. Sony has rights to his characters – Rinku bhabi and Dr Mashur Gulati and also earn a chunk of money from his live shows where he performs in his avatars. And they are incredible characters in their own spaces already. So they might have a show with these characters.”

The source also spoke about Sharma’s tantrums being the catalyst in such actions being taken by the channel.

It remains to be seen whether there is any light at the end of the tunnel in the situation.

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