when Kapil Sharma did not show up. Later Kapil Sharma admitted in to an Ayurvedic ashram in Karnataka to leave his Alcohol addiction but he left the ashram before attending full treatment of 40 days, in 12 days. He told to DNA (newspaper) in an interview that he had suffered from high blood pressure and other health issues. Prior to this Sharma assaulted his employee and fellow comedian on his show, Sunil Grover after drinking alcohol and abused other fellow comedians. After this Grover quit Sharma's TV show. His second movie Firangi was released on 1 December 2017. Directed by Rajiev Dhingra and produced by Sharma himself, Firangi was a period drama film set in the year 1920. Sharma played the role of Manga. Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India in review wrote, 'Firangi is a boring film', gave 2.0/5 stars and other critics, panned it for bad story, slow speed. It emerged as a big flop at the box-office. The 25 crore film managed to earn 10 crore and Sharma suffered losses. His next show was launched on 25 March 2018 stating as Family Time With Kapil Sharma which was ended on 1 April after only 3 episodes. In 2018, he produced a Punjabi movie named Son of Manjeet Singh which was released on 12 October 2018. His show The Kapil Sharma Show was renewed with a new season which started airing on 29 December 2018, produced by Salman Khan. In 2020, it was announced he will star in a kids comedy show, titled The Honey Bunny Show With Kapil Sharma on Sony Yay. In January 2020, Kapil Sharma - Krushna Abhishek and other members of his Sony TV show did live show in Dubai of United Arab Emirates. In January 2022, it was announced that a biopic on his life is under development. Titled as Funkaar the film will be directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. The Kapil Sharma Show initiated airing on Sony from September 10, 2022. The show's one of the main actor Krushna Abhishek left the show after monetary differences. Before the start of shoot in June–July, Sharma did live shows in North America. Controversies In 2016, Sharma tagged Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in a tweet and alleged that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took 5 Lakh rupees bribe from him for construction of his office. “I am paying 15 crores income tax from last