Karan
Patel
Karan
Patel
was
quoted
by
HT
as
saying,
"It
was
just
one
reality
show
that
I
did
with
her.
I
don't
know
anything
else
about
her
beyond
that.
It
is
strictly
their
personal
business.
I
am
not
aware
of
what
she
does
in
her
life.
I
do
not
want
to
comment
on
that
much.
I
don't
believe
that
it
is
a
case
of
targeting
TV
industry
next.
Let
the
case
take
its
own
course
is
all
that
I
would
like
to
say."
Iqbal
Khan
Iqbal
Khan
told
the
leading
daily
that
he
had
worked
with
Bharti
on
the
finale
episode
of
an
action
reality
show
a
few
years
back
and
bumped
into
her
a
few
times.
He
feels
the
comedienne
is
immensely
talented.
However,
he
doesn't
know
much
about
the
case
and
do
not
want
to
comment
much
on
this.
He
also
doesn't
feel
that
after
Bollywood,
TV
is
next
target
as
the
idea
is
to
clean
the
society
of
this
drug
menace
and
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
your
profession
or
line
of
work.
However,
he
said
that
he
is
against
this
hype
and
trial
by
a
certain
section
of
media
around
celebrities.
He
feels
celebrities
are
an
easy
target.
Shekhar
Suman
Although
Shekhar
Suman
said
that
the
use
of
stimulants
for
a
stand-up
comedian
is
an
alien
concept
for
him,
he
doesn't
feel
Bharti's
involvement
in
the
case
might
affect
the
image
of
comedy
providers
in
India.
He
was
quoted
by
Spotboye
as
saying,
"It
was
always
my
inherent
abilities
and
nothing
else.
My
advice
to
those
who
look
for
external
stimulants
to
perform
on
stage
is:
when
you
do
stand-up,
stand
up
on
your
two
feet
without
any
crutches.
Laughter
by
itself
is
the
biggest
antidote
n
the
most
effective
medicine.
It
doesn't
get
effected
by
sporadic
incidents
such
as
this.
Laughter
is
a
pond
that
doesn't
get
affected
by
one
bad
fish."
Raju
Srivastava
Raju
Srivastava
said
that
he
was
surprised
when
he
got
to
know
about
her
arrest.
Condemning
the
use
of
the
drugs,
the
stand-up
comedian
told
the
portal,
"Bharati
should
know
young
girls
look
up
to
her
as
a
role-model.
What
kind
of
an
example
is
she
setting
by
admitting
that
she
smokes
ganja?
Let's
hope
her
career
doesn't
go
up
in
smoke."
Johnny
Lever
Johnny
Lever
was
quoted
by
TOI
as
saying,
"Drugs
is
becoming
a
trend
like
alcohol
used
to
be
back
in
days.
Consumption
of
drugs
by
this
generation
of
creative
people
is
crossing
limits."
He
further
added,
"And
if
this
trend
of
drug
indulgence
continues...
hamari
industry
kharab
ho
jaayegi."
He
also
made
an
appeal
to
the
couple
and
said,
"I
would
like
to
say
one
thing
to
both
Bharti
and
Harsh.
Once
you
guys
come
out,
speak
to
your
colleagues
both
young
and
old
not
to
indulge
in
drugs.
Look
at
Sanjay
Dutt,
he
confessed
to
the
world.
What
bigger
example
do
you
want?
Accept
your
mistake
and
pledge
to
quit
drugs.
Nobody
is
going
to
come
to
give
you
a
bouquet
of
flowers
for
this
case."
Sunil
Pal
Sunil
Pal
told
Aajtak.in
that
he
was
called
as
a
celebrity
guest
on
The
Great
Indian
Laughter
Challenge
4,
where
he
had
launched
Bharti
Singh
for
the
first
time
on
television.
Because
of
this,
Bharti
considered
him
as
an
elder
brother,
but
didn't
call
him
for
her
wedding,
which
is
a
different
thing
though.
He
added
that
whatever
she
is
today
is
because
of
her
hard
work.
About
the
consumption
of
drugs,
he
said,
"People
consume
drugs
to
look
cool
and
famous.
Nowadays
artistes
feel
that
if
they
do
this,
they
can
be
a
part
of
the
group
of
people
who
are
influential
and
will
help
them
get
more
work.
When
the
time
is
good,
people
enjoy
success,
but
when
bad
times
are
bad,
you
get
in
trouble.
So,
one
should
always
stay
away
from
such
vices."