Celebs slam AIB's Tanmay Bhat for mocking Sachin Tendulkar, Lata Mangeshkar! – Details inside

New Delhi: Comedy isn't an easy job. Comedians in India often get slammed for mocking public figures and hurting sentiments. Now,  AIB's Tanmay Bhat is being criticised online for making fun of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and musical genius Lata Mangeshkar.

Recently, the 28-year-old youtuber posted two videos online where he was seen using Internet filters to look like Sachin and Lata. He then started mimicking both the personalities over an argument on whether Virat Kohli is better than the Master Blaster.

 

Sachin vs Lata #CivilWar (For more - follow me on Snapchat - ID : thetanmay)

A video posted by Tanmay Bhat (@tanmaybhat) on May 25, 2016 at 2:33pm PDT

 

Sachin vs Lata PART 2! - #CivilWar (For more - follow me on Snapchat - ID : thetanmay)

A video posted by Tanmay Bhat (@tanmaybhat) on May 25, 2016 at 2:36pm PDT

Some people believe that a few of his punches crossed the line in these clips. A lot of Bollywood celebrities also took to Twitter and expressed their opinions as they did not find Tanmay's act amusing.

Am absolutely shocked. Disrespect is not cool and neither is it funny. https://t.co/ymYPi9hxuv — Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 28, 2016

Absolutely.. Shocked n appalled!! Not amused @mangeshkarlata ji needs to be apologised to .. NOW !! @rasheshshah https://t.co/viTcXyBSI0 — Celina Jaitly (@CelinaJaitly) May 28, 2016

I am 9 times winner of #BestComicActor. Have a great sense of humor. But This's NOT humor. #Disgusting&Disrespectful https://t.co/sTuTfbAOrU — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) May 29, 2016