India, May 21 -- Actor Shekhar who introduced the late-night talk show format in 1997 with Movers and Shakers, is back in the space nearly three decades later. On Friday, he welcomed Union Minister Nitin Gadkari as his first guest on his YouTube series Shekhar Tonite. The episode saw him deliver some sharp jibes at everyone from PM Narendra Modi to MP Raghav Chadha. "I've been known for being fearless and that I will maintain that, otherwise I wouldn't have done the show, " he says, adding that satire works best when it is intelligent, witty, and not intended to insult. "If you just do it with the intention of bullying, insulting, or humiliating people, they're bound to take umbrage. But if you do it in a manner which seems rational, logical, where it's witty, then they take it with a pinch of salt and with a sense of humour," shares Shekhar. Back in the '90s, Shekar's mimicry of then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his talk show gained popularity. Now, he reveals that Vajpayee himself appreciated the bit. "When (the former PM) met me (at a wedding), he stopped the entire motorcade and got out of the car. He hugged me and said, 'I record your show, and I watch it every day. When you take off on me, you do my impersonations. I laugh the loudest. Don't ever stop the show'," the actor recalls. He adds, "I should have just hung my boots that day because an actor cannot go beyond that. This is the ultimate compliment that an actor can get. Here was this statesman who had the courage to say this. Otherwise, most of them feel offended." Shekhar feels that the show will be 'like a litmus test', especially now, when social media can amplify reaction, parody, and satire. "We will have to play it by the ear. (But) there will always be some people who will be offended no matter which way you do it and how you do it," he says....