Tuesday, February 10, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

Kapil Sharma Is Good Human Being, Not A Criminal: Vivek Oberoi

Darpan News Desk IANS, 15 Sep, 2016 12:11 PM
    Actor Vivek Oberoi says he finds nothing wrong in helping Kapil Sharma in sorting out the controversy created by the comedian's tweets on corruption in the BMC, as he feels he is "no criminal and just a good human being."
     
    According to media reports, Kapil has sought Vivek's help to reach out to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after his tweet complaint of bribe demands by the civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ended up in a row.
     
    "The Kapil Sharma Show" host said in his tweet that he has been paying Rs 15 crore income tax every year since the past five years, and yet he was asked to pay a bribe of Rs 500,000 to a municipal officer for expediting his office work.
     
    Now the "Company" actor, who is married to late Karnataka leader Jeevaraj Alva's daughter Priyanka, is said to be using his political connections for the same.
     
     
    Asked about it, Vivek told IANS during a visit to the capital on Thursday: "I believe he is good human being. I also believe in another thing -- if you are in a position where you can help sort out some sort of mess, you should." 
     
    "I know that from my personal experience, so I think if I can help him, I will."
     
    Vivek, son of veteran actor Suresh Oberoi, says he has seen the humane side of Kapil.
     
    He said: "I do a lot of fundraisers for children who are fighting cancer. I am working on this for years and Kapil himself came to me and said 'I want to be a part of this. Aap mujhe involve karo ismein (you involve me in this) and whatever you want, I will do to raise funds for children who are fighting cancer'."

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Aamir Khan Ready To Back Film On Surrogacy

      At the launch of a new fertility wing of Jaslok Hospital here, Aamir was asked if a film can be made on the topic of IVF, surrogacy to raise awareness about the issue.

    Aamir Khan Ready To Back Film On Surrogacy

    Arijit Singh To Judge Music Reality Tv Show

    Singer Arijit Singh, who started his journey in the music industry from a reality TV show, will be back on the small screen to judge a music reality show - “Raw Star”.

    Arijit Singh To Judge Music Reality Tv Show

    I Want To Become A Better Singer: A.R. Rahman

    Asked at a news conference here on Monday if he had plans for such an album, he said: "I want to do that, but I want to become a better singer."

    I Want To Become A Better Singer: A.R. Rahman

    Being An Actress, I Can Be Anybody: Priyanka Chopra

    Being An Actress, I Can Be Anybody: Priyanka Chopra
    Priyanka, who was at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on Tuesday, did a video chat with her fans who asked her several questions.   

    Being An Actress, I Can Be Anybody: Priyanka Chopra

    Want To Focus More On Telugu Films: Sonam Bajwa

    Want To Focus More On Telugu Films: Sonam Bajwa
    Actress Sonam Bajwa, who currently juggles between the Telugu and Punjabi industry, says she intends to focus on doing more Telugu films going forward and explore a variety of characters in the process.

    Want To Focus More On Telugu Films: Sonam Bajwa

    Money Also Important Along With Medals: Akshay Kumar

    Superstar Akshay Kumar says that honouring winners of competitions like Olympics with just medals is not enough, and that providing them financial rewards also are a more important and practical practice.

    Money Also Important Along With Medals: Akshay Kumar