Kunal Kamra on PM Modi: Kunal Kamra, in his recent stand-up set at Habitat in Mumbai’s Khar, mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. He branded PM Modi a ‘tanashah’ (dictator) and a ‘dogla’ (hypocrite), delivering his sharp political satire through music. Kamra reworked Shah Rukh Khan’s iconic song ‘Badshah O Badshah’ from the film Badshah to take a swipe at the Prime Minister.
An FIR has been filed against Kunal Kamra and Shiv Sena has issued threats against him for mocking Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. They have also vandalised the venue where the comedian performed.
Kunal Kamra’s musical jibe at PM Modi
He sang, “Dogla hun main, khokla bhi hoon. Khata roz main dhokla bhi hoon. Schemein churana, apna batana, schemein churana, apna batana, bas yahi mera kasoor. Degree main apni dikhata nahi, naukri kisi ki lagata nahi.”
“Tanashah O Tanashah, Tanashah O Tanashah, Tanashah O Tanashah, Tanashah…,” he launched into the chorus.
The parody didn’t stop there. Kamra also mentioned Amit Shah, riots, and EVMs. “Charon taraf hain mere hi chamche, EVM pe bas mera naam. Lashon se upar utha career, peeche mere hai Amit Shah.”
Adding another layer to his satire, Kamra brought up the viral Meloni meme, mocking Modi’s interaction with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni:
“Jhooti kahani sachchi lage, Meloni tu mujhe achchi lage. Jhooti kahani sachchi lage, Meloni tu mujhe achchi lage. Chutiya banana, bartan bajwana; chutiya banana, bartan bajwana, bas yahi mera kasoor. Gareebon se mera naata nahi, ED se koi bach pata nahi.”
He concluded the song: “Tanashah O Tanashah, Tanashah O Tanashah….”
Kunal Kamra on Eknath Shinde
“What they did in the Maharashtra elections…. Shiv Sena left BJP, then Shiv Sena left Shiv Sena. NCP left NCP. They gave one voter nine buttons. Everyone got confused. One clever man did this. He comes from a very prominent district in Mumbai – Thane,” Kamra said during the show.
He then went on to sing the parody of the song: “Thane ki rickshaw, chehre pe daadhi, ankhon pe chashma, haye! Thane ki rickshaw, chehre pe daadhi, ankhon pe chashma, haye! Ek jhalak dikhlaye kabhi Guwahati mein chup jaaye. Meri nazar se tum dekho, gaddar nazar wo aye. Thane ki rickshaw, chehre pe daadhi, ankhon pe chashma, haye!”
“Mantri nahi wo dalbadlu hai, aur kaha kya jaye? Jis thali me khaaye, usme hi wo ched kar jaye. Mantralay se zyada, Fadnavis ki godi me mil jaye. Teer kaman mila hai isko, baap mera yeh chahe. Thane ki rickshaw, chehre pe daadhi, ankhon pe chashma, haye!” he added.