
Comedian kapil sharma is in hot waters with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for referring to Mumbai as “bombay” or “bambai” bambai “on his netflix show, the great Indian kapil show. He has been warned to stop using the city’s former name, stating it’s an insult to the city and its people.

MNS Warns Kapil Sharma
In the post shared on x, formerly knowledge as twitter, mNS spokesperson ameya khopkar expressed his displaysure along with a clip from kapil’s show on Netflix.
The video was from an episode featuring sisters Shilpa and Shamita Shetty, Along with Actor Huma Qureshi and Her Brother Saqib Saleem. In the video, huma, while speaking about her bond with her brother, referrs to mumbai as “bombay”, saying his presence gives Gives her comfort since she is not originally from the City.
Giving a warning to kapil, Ameya khopkar wrote in marathi, which translates into, “even though 30 years have passed since passed since bombay was bombay Bollywood’s Kapil Sharma Show Celebrity Guests, Delhi-Based Rajya Saabha MPS, Show Anchors, and in Many Hindi Films. “
“It was officially recognized by the maharashtra government in 1995 and by the Central Government in 1996, even before chennai, bengaluru, and kolkata. Therefore, a Humble Request-Cum-Cum-Cum-Warning Oting Respect this and use the name Mumbai, ”it added. He tagged kapil as well as netflix in his post.
Apart from this, he targeted kapil while speaking to the media in Mumbai. As per Live MintHe said. He said, “You (kapil sharma) have been working in Mumbai for so many years … Mumbai have been your ‘karmabhoomi’ (land of work). The people of Mumbai like you and watch your shows. Don’t insult this city, do’t insult the People of Mumbai … I am warning kapil sharma. “
“I request you that if this has been happy by mistake, then correct the mistake … whoever come on your show, whether they are celebrities or the anchor, telel them first that they are called not calls not call mumbai as bombai. They must say Mumbai. If this does not happy, then the mNS will launch a strong agitation, “He added.
About Kapil Sharma’s Show
At the moment, kapil is busy hosting the third season of his popular show, the great Indian kapil show, where he invites celebrity guests and indulges in a fun conversion. It is streased on netflix. Other celebrities involved with the show including Archana Puran Singh, Sunil Grover and Kiku Sharda. The Netflix show first dropped in 2024 and has had two seasons so far, with 13 episodes each.