Navjot Singh Sidhu recalls the time when Kapil Sharma was going through tough patch: 'People told me, he is...'

Former cricketer and TV personality Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is set to appear in the upcoming episode of Netflix’s The Great Indian Kapil Show, recalled about the tough time the Firangi star was going through. He spoke about the challenges faced by Kapil Sharma , which questioned his future in comedy. “When Kapil was not well, he was jittery, he was going through a tough time, people told me he is over," Sidhu said in a candid interview on The Grain Talk Show YouTube channel.

Calling Kapil Sharma a genius, he added, “You don’t have a genius like him. Talent does what it can do, genius does what he must do." Punjab de paajis aur unka shayraana andaaz kar raha hai aapka intezaar 🥰 Watch @harbhajan_singh , @sherryontopp , @DrDrnavjotsidhu and @Geeta_Basra on the new episode of #TheGreatIndianKapilShow , iss Funnyvaar, at 8 pm, only on Netflix.

#TheGreatIndianKapilShowOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/roz57tKnYj Talking about the iconic characters of the original show, he shared, “There was dadi (Ali Asgar), and everyone.

I wish everyone gets together...

Everyone dispersed. Now Gutthi (Sunil Grover) is back. He met me in Goa.

He is wonderful. He comes on for 10-15 minutes, he regales everybody. He is another genius.

" In the same interview, Sidhu spoke about his departure from the show and while everyone believed that it was because of his remarks on Pulwama attack, he said, “There were political reasons I don’t want to talk about. There were other reasons..

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