Munawar Faruqui announces new show to perform in Kolkata
Mumbai Dec 19 PTI Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui who was last month denied a nod to hold a show in Bengaluru amid protests by some right-wing outfits is set to perform in Kolkata in JanuaryThe comedian took to Twitter on Saturday evening and shared a link to book tickets for his two-hour comedy act Dhandho to be held on January 16According to online ticket booking platform BookMyShow the tickets — priced at Rs 799 — were filling fastIn November Faruqui was under fire after the Bengaluru Police denied permission to his stand-up comedy show in the city amid protest by Hindu right-wing outfits who alleged that he had hurt the Hindu sentiments in one of his showsThe 29-year-old comic had said his show — which had sold more than 600 tickets — was cancelled in the wake of the threats to venue vandalism The proceeds from the show were supposed to be donated to late Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumars charitable organisationFaruqui also claimed that 12 of his shows were called off in the last two months because of the threats to the venue and audiencesMy name is Munawar Faruqui And thats been my time you guys were a wonderful audience Good bye Im done he had tweetedA few days later stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra a vocal critic of the government also said his shows scheduled to be held in Bengaluru were cancelled after the organisers received threatsEarlier this year Faruqui had spent a month in jail at Indore after a BJP MLAs son lodged an FIR in January accusing the comedian of hurting religious sentiments through his show PTI JUR RDS RDS
Mumbai Dec 19 PTI Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui who was last month denied a nod to hold a show in Bengaluru amid protests by some right-wing outfits is set to perform in Kolkata in JanuaryThe comedian took to Twitter on Saturday evening and shared a link to book tickets for his two-hour comedy act Dhandho to be held on January 16According to online ticket booking platform BookMyShow the tickets — priced at Rs 799 — were filling fastIn November Faruqui was under fire after the Bengaluru Police denied permission to his stand-up comedy show in the city amid protest by Hindu right-wing outfits who alleged that he had hurt the Hindu sentiments in one of his showsThe 29-year-old comic had said his show — which had sold more than 600 tickets — was cancelled in the wake of the threats to venue vandalism The proceeds from the show were supposed to be donated to late Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumars charitable organisationFaruqui also claimed that 12 of his shows were called off in the last two months because of the threats to the venue and audiencesMy name is Munawar Faruqui And thats been my time you guys were a wonderful audience Good bye Im done he had tweetedA few days later stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra a vocal critic of the government also said his shows scheduled to be held in Bengaluru were cancelled after the organisers received threatsEarlier this year Faruqui had spent a month in jail at Indore after a BJP MLAs son lodged an FIR in January accusing the comedian of hurting religious sentiments through his show PTI JUR RDS RDS
