Rishi Kapoor wants to play Dera chief
Mr Kapoor, 63, took to Twitter to lend his support to the actor.
Mumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has come out in support of comedian actor Kiku Sharda, who was arrested for spoofing Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in one of his television skits. The actor said he would play Ram Rahim and see who arrests him.
Mr Kapoor, 63, took to Twitter to lend his support to the actor. “I would like to play this rockstar in a film. Let me see who puts me behind bars? Go Kiku Sharda!,” he tweeted along with a picture of Dera Chief.
Many Bollywood celebrities like Farah Khan, Kapil Sharma, Huma Qureshi and Vir Das have also expressed their displeasure over the arrest of the comedian.
Meanwhile, the arrest of comedian Kiku Sharda by Haryana police over mocking Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh drew more derision on Thursday with Congress saying it made India look like a “tin pot republic”.
Mr Kiku, best known for his drag act as Palak in popular TV show Comedy Nights With Kapil, was arrested by Haryana police on Wednesday on a complaint alleging he hurt religious sentiments by mimicking the Dera Sacha Sauda sect head. He was granted bail but was again arrested on a second complaint.
Noting that Haryana Police should be “ashamed” of carrying out the arrest, Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi hit out at the BJP government in the state and said comedians like Kiku should be awarded not arrested.
“Arrest of #kikusharda a slap on judicial system, where killing people is ok, but mimicking will land u in jail ! ”V look like tin pot republic or like sum imploding nbours,” Mr Singhvi tweeted (sic).