Lately, ace comedian Kapil Sharma made headlines for his Twitter rant against the malaise of fake news. While going on an abusive rant against a media portal head and his ex-colleague Preeti Simoes, Kapil made many allegations of fraud and extortion. He also filed a police complaint against them and shared copy of the complaint on Twitter. He mentioned how they have tried to tarnish his image and show him in bad light. However, Preeti soon denied the allegations and shared that he was being motivated by some bad advisors to file a complaint against his old team. According to a latest report of Zee News, Kapil has raised some serious allegations of fraud against the Simoes' sisters. From conducting fraud to spreading misleading information and defaming him on public, the charges are pretty serious. It seems Zee News got hold of a copy of his statement to the police, which is in Marathi. The statement says that Kapil was looking for managers after starting his own production house, K9 and that is how Preeti joined Comedy Nights With Kapil Sharma. They had previously worked together in his earlier days in a different channel. He mentioned that Preeti was designated the position of a manager and coordinator and used to deal all his professional services. From the guest handling to the shooting schedules, Preeti was the manager of all and she was paid 2 lakhs per month for it. As the show became bigger and channel started collecting benefits from it, he hired her sister Neeti.
Further on, it says that he he raised their salaries also. The complaint states, “In 2013, a girl named Anushree was hired as a talent manager for my show but after Simoes sisters insisted I fired her in 2016. Preeti and Neeti told me that Anushree charges money from people for coming on the show but once I met her at some programme and she instead revealed that Simoes sisters were actually doing it. She told me that they charge money from the people who want to sit in the audience and the rates vary depending on which row. People who sit in the front row are charged more." His complaint further states, "Preeti and Neeti were responsible for handling the celebrity guests and letting me know every detail beforehand but due to their lack of coordination and not informing me on time, several celebs were left miffed with me. They also tried to create misunderstanding about me and my other fellow actors." Kapil further alleged, “Due to Preeti and Neeti's miscommunication, I suffered a lot as many celebs were upset with me and this hampered my public image. And surprisingly, all of this was told to me by Anushree. I realised that people I trusted the most were trying to pull me down and tarnish my image and my teammates were scared to tell me fearing a job loss."
Kapil mentioned, "In 2016, I warned them to improve their work. However, soon after that, we had an argument and the Simoes sisters quit the job. But they came back to me after three days saying let bygones be bygones and we must work together. Again I found out that they are trying to hamper my work and after a heated exchange, they left the show in March 2017."
His complaint further states, "Soon after their exit, a leading entertainment portal started publishing negative and false stories about me which would hamper my image in the industry. In September 2107, one of my close friends Gurjot met Preeti in a cafe where they talked about me and my work. Gurjot told me that in order to take revenge from me, Preeti has leaked the info to the entertainment portal. When my friend asked her not to do such things, she demanded Rs 25 lakh for it. The portal continued to carry negative stories about me and it affected my work." He further added, "In February 2018, I confronted Preeti at her house and requested her to end all of this. She replied saying, "You are nothing without me in the industry and I will not leave you. I will swipe you away from the industry and if you want to end all of this then pay me Rs 25 lakh. I left her house after that."
The complaint ends with, "Meanwhile, the portal still continued with its negative stories about me and on April 6 I called Preeti but she did not respond. After that, I took the number of the journalist from Neeti, who Whatsapped me. I called the guy and soon it became heated. I contacted my lawyer Tanveer Nizam and decided to file a police complaint. My managers, Preeti and Neeti Simoes have tried to malign my image and hamper my work. They also tried to create misunderstanding between me and my fellow actors. The journalist spread negative stories about me which affected my mental health. The trio demanded Rs 25 lakh from me and this left me with no choice but to file a police complaint."
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