Kapil Sharma reacts after facing criticism for ‘racist jibes’ against Atlee: Don’t spread hate

Days after Kapil Sharma courted controversy for allegedly poking fun at filmmaker Atlee’s skin colour, the stand-up comic and host on Tuesday defended his comments and requested people to not spread hate on social media

Days after Kapil Sharma courted controversy for allegedly poking fun at filmmaker Atlee's skin colour, the stand-up comic and host on Tuesday defended his comments and requested people to not spread hate on social media.

Several X users, including singer Chinmayi Sripaada, criticised the comic calling his remarks "crass and racist".

Atlee appeared on the Saturday episode of Sharma's The Great Indian Kapil Show on Netflix along with the team of his upcoming film production Baby John starring Varun Dhawan.

While many on social media praised Atlee for his grace, others were not amused.

On Tuesday, Sharma replied to one of the posts on X and asked the user where he made a comment on Atlee's looks in the now viral video.

"Dear sir, can you pls explain me where n when I talked about looks in this video ? pls don’t spread hate on social media thank you. (guys watch n decide by yourself, don’t follow any body’s tweet like a sheep)" he wrote.

In a video clip from the show circulating on social media, Sharma asks Atlee: "You're so young and you have become such a big producer-director. Has it ever happened that you went to meet a star and they didn't realise that you are Atlee, do they ask 'Where is Atlee?'" To this question, the director -- known for directing films such as Vijay-starrers "Theri", "Bigil", and "Jawan" featuring Shah Rukh Khan -- simply replied that the world should value one's heart more than their appearance.