New Delhi, April 7 -- Actor, comedian Rajpal Yadav issued a video statement after a controversy over Saurabh Dwivedi's joke at him. On Tuesday, Yadav took to social media and urged people not to criticise Dwivedi or his co-host Zakir Khan, who were at the Chetak Screens Awards. Both the hosts faced severe backlash on the internet after Dwivedi joked about Yadav's financial worries from a cheque bounce case.

Rajpal Yadav clarified that the joke in question was a part of a skit.

He said in Hindi, "Hello friends. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to visit Chetak Screen Award, where I got the chance to meet people from across the industry. There was a lively atmosphere with dance, music, and skits being performed-overall, it was a wonde...