After Karan Johar slams artist for mimicking him, comedian Kettan Singh apologises

Karan Johar and Kettan Singh

On Sunday evening, filmmaker Karan Johar expressed disappointment at a show on TV where an artist mimicked him in 'poor taste'. The filmmaker found it disrespectful towards him. He, however, did not name the show or the channel in his post. However, netizens were quick to connect the dots and figured it was a promo of an upcoming episode on Sony TV's Madness Machaenge. Now, comedian Kettan Singh who mimicked Karan has reacted to the post by the filmmaker.

Talking to Times Now, Kettan said that his intent was never to hurt Karan Johar. "I would like to apologise to Karan (Johar) sir. First of all, whatever impersonation I do because I watch a lot of Karan Johar on the coffee show, I am a fan of his work. I have seen his latest film, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani 5 to 6 times. I am a huge fan of his work and his show. If my actions hurt him, I would like to apologise to him. My intention was not to hurt him. I just wanted to entertain audience but if I did something extra, I would like to say sorry to him."

"I would like to see the reactions of people and Karan sir after watching the episode. I don't want to offend, sir. Many artists don't mimic Karan sir. I used to do it a couple of years ago on The Kapil Sharma Show. I did it for the first time on Madness Machayenge. Apart from my apology, I am not thinking of anything else," he said.

In his Instagram post, Karan Johar wrote, "I was sitting and watching television with my mom... and saw a promo of a reality comedy show on a supposedly respectable channel... a comic was mimicking me in exceptionally poor taste... I expect this from trolls and faceless and nameless people but when your own industry can disrespect someone who has been in the business for over 25 years it speaks volumes about the times we live in... this doesn't even anger me it just makes me sad!"

Ekta Kapoor also came in Karan's support. Sharing his story, she wrote, "Happened so many times! Ugly humour is sometimes on shows and even at award functions. And then they expect you to attend. Karan, please ask them to imitate one movie or classic of yours."