It isn’t easy to make people laugh. In fact, it is one of the most difficult things to do and one of the most difficult professions. Sunil Pal, the funny man who took on the laughter challenge, has been tickling our funny bones since a long time.
In a recent Facebook video, Sunil was seen visibly miffed with director Anees Bazmee, whose latest outing Mubarakan hit the screens on Friday. He cited how Anees Bazmee is ‘Money’s Hazmi’ because he didn’t pay the comic for a show he repeatedly requested Pal to do.
When his rant reached the director, he rubbished the rumours and called Pal a publicity-seeking trouble maker in a DNA report.
“I will just clarify to you what happened. Sunil is among the numerous hopefuls who come to my office every day for work. And yes, he’s right I did tell him I’ll find him something in one of my films. He seemed desperate and I felt sorry for him. However, there was no scope for Sunil in Mubarakan. Now, of course, there is no question of working with a trouble-maker and a publicity seeker.”
Explaining his side of the story, the Welcome director said,
“Mera uss show se koi lene dena nahin hai. I was asked by one of my associates Mayur Barot if Sunil would perform at a birthday party. I directed Sunil to Mayur’s requirements and my role in the matter ended there. The next thing I knew I started getting calls from Sunil saying he hadn’t been paid. I did call Mayur and ask him about his payment. Mayur told me Sunil got drunk at the event. Since he didn’t perform at the function why should he be paid? For me the matter ended there. But Sunil continued to harass me with calls about his money, threatening to go legal if I didn’t pay up.”
He said that Sunil is dragging his name unnecessarily into the whole matter because he’s a known name.
“Giving him the money that he would have rightfully got for his performance is no problem. But I am nowhere in the picture. So why is he using my name and hurling abuses at me? Just because I am known and the people he was supposed to have performed for are not known? And why should they pay when Sunil chose to get drunk rather than do his job?”
We are not sure as to whose side of the story we are to believe.