Comedy Nights With Kapil: What happens post-leap

Comedy Nights With Kapil is high on entertainment quotient but the episodes did need a bit of spicing up. So, the makers of the show have introduced a one-year leap on the show. While leaps are commonplace in daily soaps, this is the first time that a comedy show such as CNWK has undergone a leap. A lot of things have changed for the better. The characters have different roles now. Kapil's wife is no longer a housewife and has a job, Gutthi has her own parlour now and Palak, well Palak's just being herself. And wait. Kapil Sharma finally has a baby! And with his wife away, the host of the show has to take care of the baby too. But being the multi-tasker that he is, Kapil continues interviewing celebs for his magazine. Here's who he chose to meet after a year's leap ahead...

Akshay Kumar-Shruti Haasan: The first guests on Kapil's show post the leap are Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan. The lead actors of Gabbar Is Back made their presence felt on the show. Akshay was quick to dole out some gyaan on corruption, which is the theme of his upcoming release. Akshay's anti-corruption talk was fun. He suggested that every time a citizen of the country breaks the law, there should be punishment of some kind. He cited the example of breaking the signal and suggested that the miscreant's hair be shaved off on the spot to ensure that he doesn't repeat his mistake. While Akshay and Shruti were interesting enough, Gutthi and her boyfriend's antics were hilarious. Here's what they did...

Double khiladi: On seeing Akshay Kumar, Gutthi complained that he hadn't called her after meeting her. A rather baffled Akshay Kumar was confused for a while before Gutthi revealed that he was her boyfriend. The confusion reached a crescendo of sorts when Akshay's look-alike came on the stage. Gutthi claimed that he was her boyfriend. However, both Akshay Kumar and his look-alike aren't too happy with Gutthi's claim and threaten to kick her. Palak came in next...

Gutthi and Palak still can't dance: There are things that change and some that don't. The drab sets have made way for a colourful ambience and the whole feel of the show, including the costumes of the characters, is very vibrant. However, the characters are still just as flawed as they were a year ago and thus they continue doing the same things. Palak still challenges guests to dance with her and Gutthi couldn't care less. She does her own jig while singing, 'Aap aaye hai...,' even as Akshay and Shruti look on in amusement. Gutthi now has a beauty parlour and for this she tries to offer a pedicure to Shruti, who politely declines the offer. Both the lead stars of Gabbar Is Back inaugurate Gutthi's parlour and Shruti even gifts Gutthi her own ring. However, what Shruti does next surprises everyone!

Shruti croons...Kapil joins in: It is no secret that Shruti Haasan is a fabulous singer. The pretty songstress obliged when the fans requested her to sing. She started singing a popular English track in her mellifluous voice. However, when she realised that Kapil, too, could sing, she invited him to join her and he was only too happy to do so. The two hummed along to a Hindi number even as the audience swayed and cheered.