Sunil Grover's Mad In India Disappoints; Makers Change Format For Damage Control
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oi-Girija
By Girija Narayan
With
disappointing
response
after
the
first
episode,
the
makers
of
Mad
In
India,
including
Sunil
Grover
have
immersed
themselves
in
some
serious
damage
control.
The
show
which
very
obviously
was
made
to
compete
with
Kapil
Sharma's
Comedy
Nights
With
Kapil,
got
lost
at
finding
its
own
identity.
Apparently,
the
makers
made
a
critical
error
in
judgment
when
it
came
to
deciding
how
strong
a
presence
Sunil
Grover
should
have
in
Mad
In
India.
A
leading
website
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"The
show
was
marketed
and
promoted
as
Sunil
Grover's
vehicle.
But
in
the
edited
aired
material
a
lot
of
Sunil
Grover's
'Chutki'
material
was
gone."
When
there
is
such
issues,
the
blame
game
takes
the
front
seat,
the
same
happened
here
too.
A
source
was
quoted
saying,
"Grover
ki
bhi
galti
hai.
He
didn't
want
to
be
the
protagonist
of
the
show.
He
wanted
it
to
be
an
ensemble
comedy
show
so
he
could
share
the
platform
with
his
colleagues.
The
show
was
split
into
two
halves,
a
celebrity
chat
and
the
comic
skits."
And
now
the
skits
would
be
increased
to
spotlight
Grover's
presence
on
the
show.
Tellychakkar
quoted
Sunil
Grover
as
saying,
"But
that
also
has
to
do
with
the
heightened
expectancy
level.
People
expected
too
much
from
us.
And
yes
I
deliberately
decided
to
downplay
my
presence
on
the
show.
That
was
a
mistake.
Because
we
advertised
the
show
as
my
show.
We've
already
shot
Episode
2
with
Govinda
and
Karisma.
The
changes
will
be
apparent
from
the
third
episode."
Now
since
the
second
episode
is
already
been
shot,
one
with
Govinda
and
Karisma
Kapoor,
the
third
episode
will
have
the
changes
that
they
will
decide
upon.
Well,
let's
hope
Sunil
Grover
and
the
makers
of
the
show
would
figure
things
out
soon
before
too
much
damage
is
done
to
the
show.