Zakir Khan on being fake: I am same on stage and same in life

The one who makes everyone laugh, Zakir Khan, is at it once again!

Zakin Khan will soon be leaving us all in splits as the second season of his fake poetry comedy show Farzi Mushaira Season 2 is all set to make a comeback on Amazon MiniTV. The web show will witness him conduct fake poetry sessions with celebrities joining him for some fake, cringeworthy shayaris. 

Talking to Hindustan Times, Zakir Khan appreciated the beauty of 'fakest' poetry in his show and how people are going to love it because of just how cringeworthy it is. 

“It’s going to be very fake, the fakest poetry you will ever hear. I myself really enjoy cringe poetry a lot. And so do most of my friends. We want this world to know the world of cringe poetry. When you will watch it in a good mood with friends and a paneer roll, you will really like it,” Zakir Khan told Hindustan Times.

Zakin Khan then went on to add that the interviewer will "watch it" because it "is so bad that it is good".

When Zakir Khan was asked about his own 'fakeness' both on and off stage, he said that he is the same person on stage as he is in real life. 

“I try to be a consistent person; I am same on stage and same in life. There is no voice or mode change or a different personality when I go on stage. You are a purest form of yourself when you are on stage," said Zakir Khan.

Zakir Khan, who enjoys global popularity, was asked about taking calculated risks when it comes to comedy as some find certain jokes offensive, said that the whole industry is going through a 'crisis' now just like journalism is. 

“I think comedy industry is going through the exact crisis what journalism is going through. Tell me how you are dealing with it, I will deal with it the same way," said comedian Zakir Khan.

However, according to the interview by Hindustan Times, Zakir Khan is positive that there's nothing controversial or problematic about his poetry in his latest show and that his content will not upset people. What if people find it objectionable regardless? 'I am sorry' is what the comedian plans on saying as he is, self-admittedly, a 'zero-conflict person'.

Zakir Khan's IMDb's page reads as: "With over 5 million subscribers on YouTube, Zakir Khan is India's biggest stand-up comic who has performed to sold-out audiences all over the world. Zakir created waves in 2016 with his appearance on AIB Diwas, as he swiftly went on to become what AIB founder Tanmay Bhat describes as "The biggest stand-up comedy act in India. Period". A writer by profession, this 'Confused Desi' serves his take on modern India, with a hard-to-resist style of humor that'll have you nodding your heads and clapping as you'll relate to everything he says."