India, April 18 -- Actor and comedian Ali Asgar became a household name for his iconic 'Dadi' character in Comedy Nights with Kapil. The actor cross-dressed as both Dadi and Nani on the television show and left a lasting impression with the antics and jokes. However, Ali revealed during a recent chat with Maniesh Paul on his podcast that he had to stop playing female characters on-screen after his kids were bullied at school. Ali has two children with his wife, Siddika Asgar: son Nuyaan Asgar and daughter Ada Asgar.

Maneish said that Ali gained so much popularity for those characters in the show that it backfired on him after a point. Ali agreed and said his kids were bullied because he was playing a female character. He said, "Deewar me...