Kunal Kamra shares step–step guide to ‘kill an art’: ‘Sell the soul or wither in silence’ | Bollywood News
They say comedy is serious business, and 2025 has definitely been a year when stand-up comedians understood that it is more than just an average serious business, but one with violent repercussions, and legal ramifications. In the wake of comedian Kunal Kamra’s satirical comedy becoming national news after some found one of the jokes involving Maharashtra’s Deputy CM Eknath Shinde to be offensive, the comic has been on the receiving end of multiple cases.
In fact, with Kunal facing multiple charges, and warrants, he also pointed out how the cops are turning up at his old residence in Maharashtra. The comedian, who is living in Pondicherry now, took to social media to succinctly call out everything that unfolded after his video, ‘Naya Bharat’ was made live on YouTube.
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In a post that has since become viral, Kunal shared a five-point l titled, ‘How to Kill an Art: A Step–Step Guide’ and it was a recollection of what happened, especially to the audience of that show, and the location where he recorded the shoot. In fact, his comment about Eknath Shinde’s political moves during the recent elections, resulted in Shiv Sainiks vandalising the venue. While the stand-up comic faces three FIRs because of the comic routine, the attackers were out on bail a few hours after being arrested.
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1) Outrage – just enough for brands to stop commissioning their work.
2) Outrage more – until private and corporate gigs dry up
3) Outrage louder -so big venues won’t take risk.
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5) Summon their audience for questioning – turning art into a crime scene
How to kill an Art “Democratically” pic.twitter.com/9ESc9MZfWr
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) April 1, 2025
Kunal, who has made a name for himself addressing pertinent themes with his brand of comedy, also pointed out that under such circumstances and pressure, arts have only two choices — Sell their soul and become a dollar puppet or wither in silence. “This isn’t just a playbook, it’s a political weapon. A silencing machine,” he wrote.
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With Kunal being defiant about not apologising for his comedy special, the video continues to go viral, and has garnered over 10 million views on YouTube. Last week, three FIRs — at Nashik Rural, Jalgaon and Nashik (Nandgaon) — were transferred to Khar police station where a case has already been regered on the complaint of Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel.
