Raj Nayak finally talks about the real problem with Kapil and his show!

The controversy that has been brewing for a long time now is the loggerheads battle between Raj Nayak, CEO, Colors and comedian-actor Kapil Sharma. 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' went off air and was replaced by 'Comedy Nights Live!' starring Krushna Abhishek and Bharti Singh.

The new show aired its first episode this Sunday and has been receiving a lot of flak with the fans expressing their discontent with the show.

In an interview with a leading news daily, Raj Nayak, CEO of Colors opened up on the controversy and spilled beans over channel's relations with Kapil Sharma.

He said that Kapil Sharma has been on television for over 10 years, from 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge' then 'Comedy Circus' to 'Comedy Nights With Kapil'. The channel gave him a platform and co-created 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' where it was the channel's decision to name it with Kapil's name, as they felt it would give him a sense of ownership and his loyalty to the show would be 100%.

He mentioned that the channel also helped him in creating his production company. The success of the show meant that they now had a person who suddenly became a star and fount it difficult to manage his success. According to him, Kapil violated his contract by hosting shows on competitive channels in spite of having an exclusive contract with Colors, which they felt wasn't ethical.

He added his displeasure of letting Kapil and the show go and said, that in a normal course, no channel would ever let go of a good show. But it had to be economically viable and more importantly, business had to be conducted in an ethical manner. 

He agreed that for many reasons, the decision to let go a talented and one of the best comedians like Kapil was very tough. However, they never asked him to go. He wasn't happy with the channel and implied that they couldn't have another comedy show on the channel, which was unacceptable to the channel. Hence, he chose to walk out.

He concluded that he feels Kapil is a nice guy, being misled by the people around him for their own survival. He also expressed that he is very fond of him and feels really sad to see him go.

All one can say is Kapil will surely be missed on this channel!