Comedy King Kapil Sharma discussed on his Netflix show, how he got angry on the Star channel when his prize money of 3.10 lakhs was deducted.
‘Kapil Sharma’ is a name recognized as the comedy king in today’s world. This man has achieved success as no other celebrity has. Today, he is one of the most famous stand-up comedians known to all of us. His journey to success started when he introduced his shows like ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ & ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’. Both the TV shows were big hits and TRP ratings were off the charts. Every season of his shows was very much entertaining and won the hearts of every Indian. Kapil has made everyone’s Saturdays and Sundays full of joy. His jokes and fun acts made millions of people laugh. They pleased him for his hard work to entertain everyone.
Now, his special web series on Netflix has launched I’m Not Done Yet. He has spoken about his beginning and struggles in the TV industry. His Netflix show is also getting enormous admiration from the viewers. He has spoken about many of his struggles till now. One of the most recent incidents that became famous is ‘how his prize money for “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge” got deducted from 10 lakh to 6.90 lakh.
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Kapil Sharma disclosed that in 2007, he won the TV show ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He proved that he was worthy of winning the hearts of people by funny acts. After getting his cheque of Rs. 10 lakhs he even showed it to the sitting viewers and got the cheque laminated as a memento.
Kapil admits that when he converted his cheque of Rs.10 lakh into cash he only got Rs.6.90 lakh into his bank account. An amount of Rs.3.90 lakh was deducted in the name of TDS (Tax Deducted At Source).
Kapil reveals that he doesn’t know of the theory of TDS at that time and got very angry at the start channel. He complained about the deductions to the star channel and said ‘Kisse puch ke kaata?’ Administration told him about the concept of TDS and made him understand that it needs no one’s permission to deduct.