The war between the once thick mama-bhanja jodi, Govinda and Krushna Abhishek, is far from over. It’s been three years since their fallout, and they are yet to resolve their differences. The latest on the front is that Krushna refused to shoot in an upcoming episode of The Kapil Sharma Show, which will feature Govinda and his wife, Sunita Ahuja, as celebrity guests. This is the second time that Krushna has opted out of an episode featuring his mama. In November last year, Krushna did not perform when Govinda and Sunita graced the comedy show.

When we reached out to Krushna, he said, “Since the past 15 days, I have been shuttling between Raipur and Mumbai to shoot for my film and Kapil’s show. I would always go that extra mile to adjust my dates for the show. However, when I learnt that they would be appearing as celebrity guests in the upcoming episode, I didn’t want to be a part of it, so I didn’t try to adjust my dates. I believe both parties don’t wish to share a stage.”

He added, “Yeh meri taraf se bhi hoga aur unki taraf se bhi hoga. Also, it’s a comedy show. Pata nahi kaun si baat lekar badi baat bann jaye aur phir wohi sab hoga ki aisa bol diya waisa bol diya. I didn’t want to create an issue. I am sure that the audience waits in anticipation for my gig when Govinda ji comes on the show, but I realised that it was better not to perform. Artistes bahut emotional hote hain. Unko kaam karna chahiye par aise bhi nahi jahaan dono ko ek doosre ko dekhna nahi hai. Things are still the same between us and issues haven’t been resolved.”

Krushna says that he has never questioned Kapil Sharma and the creative team on their decision to invite Govinda even though the two can’t see eye to eye. He added, “Why should the team spoil their relationship with Govinda? It’s a family matter...an internal matter. Kapil is extremely fond of him and shares a great bond with him. I wouldn’t want Kapil to spoil his equation with him.”

While there was news about some trouble between the two over the past few years, their ties further strained in 2018, after Govinda’s wife Sunita took offence to Kashmera Shah’s (Krushna’s wife) tweet about some ‘people who dance for money.’ Sunita alleged that tweet referred to Govinda, and they decided to cut off ties with Krushna and Kashmera. In 2019, too, when Govinda, Sunita and their daughter Tina Ahuja came on Kapil’s show, Krushna was missing apparently because Sunita didn’t want to share the stage with him. We reached out to Govinda for a comment, but the actor didn’t respond till the time of going to press.