Today, Kapil Sharma is regarded as one of India’s most successful comedians, but around 2018, he found himself embroiled in controversy. Reports at the time said that he would arrive late for the shoot, causing guests to wait for hours, and would sometimes fail to show up, which led to his cancellation.During this critical period, Kapil was involved in a public spat with entertainment journalist Vickey Lalwani. The actor allegedly called Lalwani and used abusive language, accusing him of spreading bad news to get money. Remembering what happened, Lalwani explained that this is one of the most amazing events in his career.Vickey recalled that he received a call from an unknown number in April 2018. According to him, the caller identified himself as Kapil Sharma. “Kapil was very rude, which I think was amazing,” said Vickey in an interview with Siddharth Kannan. After spending more than two decades in journalism, he said that no actor has reacted to his writing in this way, even if the information was positive or negative.“I told him you can’t do this. He didn’t want to listen,” she said. Following the exchange, Vickey decided to release recordings of the conversation on social media. Explaining his opinion, he said, “I had to explain to people that your hero is like this.When asked what caused Kapil’s anger, Vickey pointed to reports about the show being delayed. “He had some problem with me writing about him, that he was coming late on the set. It happened. He used to come very late. The stars were waiting for him; he had canceled the shoot,” he said. When compared to other actors who faced the same criticism, he added, “Do you think Govinda singing and harassing people? Or does Salman do that? Of course not.”Vickey said that the conversation crossed the line when Kapil mentioned about his daughter. “He said rubbish about my daughter. It’s all there. I don’t want to go in again. How can you cross another border? All borders were crossed by her,” he said.The controversy escalated in 2018 when Kapil publicly targeted Vickey on social media, accusing the journalist of receiving money to run stories that sought to tarnish his reputation.