The character Gutthi was played by Sunil Grover and new character Gulaari is played by Gaurav Gera.
New Delhi:
Actor Sunil Grover's departure from popular TV show Comedy Nights With Kapil left fans asking if it meant that Gutthi, the character he played in drag, was also going to beat a hasty retreat.
This Everest would seem to have been scaled with a new female character called Gulaari, introduced on the episode featuring celebrity guest Saif Ali Khan, stepping into the Gutthi-shaped void.
However, even as Gutthi remains girl sadly interrupted, a copyright storm threatens to brew off-screen, with the TV channel claiming ownership rights over the character and actor Sunil Grover insisting that Gutthi was his creation.
"I might never have played Gutthi again had things been sorted out amicably. But I don't like someone forcibly stopping me," said Sunil Grover to The Times Of India newspaper.
"Now, I want to retain the rights to the name. But if they get another actor playing Gutthi on Comedy Nights With Kapil, I will not oppose because this show gave me a platform that changed my life. This controversy has only made me bigger," he added.
Meanwhile, Gulaari - played by actor Gaurav Gera - has work to do and big shoes to fill.
Watch:
This Everest would seem to have been scaled with a new female character called Gulaari, introduced on the episode featuring celebrity guest Saif Ali Khan, stepping into the Gutthi-shaped void.
However, even as Gutthi remains girl sadly interrupted, a copyright storm threatens to brew off-screen, with the TV channel claiming ownership rights over the character and actor Sunil Grover insisting that Gutthi was his creation.
"I might never have played Gutthi again had things been sorted out amicably. But I don't like someone forcibly stopping me," said Sunil Grover to The Times Of India newspaper.
"Now, I want to retain the rights to the name. But if they get another actor playing Gutthi on Comedy Nights With Kapil, I will not oppose because this show gave me a platform that changed my life. This controversy has only made me bigger," he added.
Meanwhile, Gulaari - played by actor Gaurav Gera - has work to do and big shoes to fill.
Watch:
