Kapil Sharma’s Kap’s Cafe in Canada has been attacked second time in a month on Thursday. The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) condemned the daylight attack at the cafe. The film has urged Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene in this matter. Earlier, Goldy Dhillon from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack. He sent a strong warning to the comedian via a Facebook post. On this matter, the film body has issued a special note on social media platforms, calling the second attack on Kapil Sharma’s Kaps Cafe, a ‘calculated assault on the Indian film industry, its freedom, and its dignity.’
AICWA President Suresh Shyamlal Gupta issued note, which reads, “Gangster Attack on Kapil Sharma’s Café in Canada is a Direct Threat to Indian Film Industry – AICWA Appeals to Honourable Home Minister Shri Amit Shah ji for Immediate Intervention The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) strongly condemns the broad daylight attack on Indian comedian Kapil Sharma’s restaurant ‘Kap’s Café’ in Canada, reportedly carried out once again by gangsters. This is not just an attack on a comedian or a property – this is a calculated assault on the Indian film industry, its freedom, and its dignity. It is evident that certain criminal elements are attempting to revive the dark era of the 1990s, when the Indian film industry was held hostage by underworld syndicates, extortion rackets, and constant fear.”
It continued, “Once again, Bollywood and Indian film personalities are being targeted one after another – a dangerous trend aimed at spreading terror and re-establishing gangster control through violence and intimidation. First it was Salman Khan, then Baba Siddique, followed by Saif Ali Khan, and now Kapil Sharma. Who’s next? That’s the alarming question echoing throughout the Indian film fraternity. This ongoing pattern of violence clearly indicates a deliberate campaign to terrorize artists, suppress creative freedom, and destabilize India’s cultural backbone – the film industry.”