Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on comedian Kunal Kamra’s petition seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against him for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and granted him interim protection from arrest. A division bench of Justices S Kotwal and S Modak, after hearing … Read more
New Delhi: Responding to reports that a banker who attended his controversial show had to cut short a vacation after police called him for questioning, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has said he is “deeply sorry for the inconvenience”. Kunal Kamra has urged the banker to contact him so that he can plan a holiday for … Read more
Chennai: Comedian Kunal Kamra, who recently faced legal trouble over a joke directed at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has been granted transit anticipatory bail by the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court in Vanur, Tamil Nadu. Kunal Kamra had approached the Madras High Court on Tuesday, seeking transit anticipatory bail, which provides temporary protection from … Read more
Mumbai/New Delhi: Comedian Kunal Kamra on Tuesday shared a five-point post on X titled “How to Kill an Artist: A Step-by-Step Guide” in which he criticised the violent outrage against his recent show and said artists can either sell their soul or wither in silence. Kamra’s video “Naya Bharat”, released on his YouTube channel last … Read more
New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Monday took a swipe at the Mumbai Police, asking them not to “waste time” and “public resources”, as a team of personnel visited his parent’s house in connection with a case pertaining to his remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. “Going to an address where I … Read more
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra Mumbai: The Madras High Court on Friday granted stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra interim pre-arrest bail till April 7 in a case pertaining to his recent comments against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The development came hours after Mr Kamra, who is facing heat over his jokes on Mr Shinde, moved … Read more
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra approached the Madras High Court, seeking transit anticipatory bail in connection with an FIR lodged against him after he performed a parody song allegedly targeting Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The zero FIR was filed against Kamra after a complaint by Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel, and was later transferred … Read more
Pune: Maharashtra tourism minister and Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday said the police should arrest comedian Kunal Kamra at the earliest and not test the patience of party workers. Angered by the stand-up comedian’s parody song targeting Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde, Sena workers on Sunday night vandalised … Read more
New Delhi: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday justified the summons issued to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for references to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, asserting that it should be done if it is required by the law of the land. Kunal Kamra kicked up a major political storm in Maharashtra by making caustic … Read more
Kunal Kamra’s stand-up comic show at Mumbai’s Habitat studio, which sparked a massive row over his jokes on Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, also featured jibes at Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, with whom the comedian has clashed in the past too. When an audience asked him about reports of Ola scooters catching fire, Kunal Kamra … Read more