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Preeti Simoes objects to being reduced to Kapil Sharma’s ex
Producer Preeti Simoes has criticised media coverage that repeatedly identifies her as comedian Kapil Sharma’s former girlfriend. In an interview with the Free Press Journal, reported by The Times of India, Simoes…
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Producer Preeti Simoes has criticised media coverage that repeatedly identifies her as comedian Kapil Sharma’s former girlfriend. In an interview with the Free Press Journal, reported by The Times of India, Simoes said headlines focused on her relationship with Sharma instead of her work. She was the creative force behind Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show.
Simoes said she and Sharma had moved on with their separate lives, adding that former partners can remain friends or maintain a cordial professional relationship. She also said women are often blamed when outsiders discuss a breakup. Sharma married Ginni Chatrath in December 2018, and they have two children.
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The lazy narrative here is that a woman linked to a famous man must be defined by that connection, while another assumes every breakup has a female culprit. Both reduce a professional career to gossip. Simoes’s own record gives readers a better measure: her creative work on two successful comedy shows. Coverage should test whether the headline tells us about her work or merely borrows Sharma’s name for attention.
Sources (2): dnaindia.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
