Gutthi is nobody's property: Sunil Grover lashes out at Viacom for its public notice against him

The people behind Comedy Nights With Kapil (Colors) are hell-bent to take Sunil Grover to task. Taking the fight further, on Wednesday Viacom 18 who produces Comedy Nights With Kapil, issued a public notice stating no actor has the right to take Gutthi out of the show and onto another public platform and doing so would amount to a legally cognizable copyright infringement. Shocked and amused by the turn of events Sunil Grover whose enactment of Gutthi was a selling point on Kapil’s show until Grover exited, spoke exclusively to Tellychakkar.com.“First of all, when have I said that I am taking Gutthi with me? I just said I am doing something else. I never said anything about taking the character with me.” Scoffing at the claim that Gutthi belongs to the show and the channel Grover says, “If that was so where was Gutthi in the first few episodes? Why did she show up later? Secondly I have played the same character on Star One in a show called Hans Baliye. The only difference was that the character was called Chutki instead of Gutthi.” Sunil wonders why such a hue and cry is being made about his exit from Comedy Nights With Kapil and more importantly why the attempts to clip his wings? “Why a public notice about something I never claimed? As far as stealing creative or intellectual property is concerned Kapil Sharma too did the same things on another show Comedy Circus on another channel that he is doing now on Comedy Nights With Kapil. But that other channel didn’t threaten to take legal action against him, did it?” Sunil refuses to be cowed down by these attempts to clip his wings. “You can take away Gutthi from me. But no one can take away my talent, for whatever it may be worth. I am quite shocked at the levels of insecurity being demonstrated. It only makes me more determined than ever to push ahead with my own thing.” Sunil wonders who is behind these attempts to cut him down to size. “I’ve nothing against Viacom 18. They are very professional and easy-going. I wonder who is instigating them to pull me down.” Sunil is currently in consultation with a team of lawyers. “I’ve shown them my contract for Comedy Nights With Kapil. We’re trying to see if there are any areas where I can be faulted. I wanted to make my exit dignified. But it looks like I won’t be allowed to.” The war is on!!!