Sometimes, an episode doesn’t need big drama or over-the-top gimmicks to work. It just needs heart, some honest laughter, and people being unapologetically themselves. That’s exactly what Episode 8 of The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3 delivers. It’s packed with sibling banter, childhood throwbacks, and a lot of good old-fashioned desi parenting tales.
Coming in time for Raksha Bandhan 2025, the “Siblings Special” features Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty, alongside Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem. The idea is pretty straightforward: get them talking about growing up together and let Kapil do his thing — creating some chaos. What unfolds now appears less like a talk show and more like cousins catching up on gossip during a family reunion. It is wonderfully messy.
Shilpa’s honest share about her mother energizing her with a slipper or a broom is just one of those things that make you laugh out loud but also put a nostalgic fist in the air screaming, “Yep, been there.” Shamita’s nods and shy chuckles just cemented the whole thing. This is not some scripted fluff. This is the real deal. One can tell their sisterly relationship is partly admiration, partly friendly trolling, and fully relatable.
Huma and Saqib, on the other hand, feel like the siblings next door. They tease each other nonstop, but there’s an underlying comfort that is unmistakable. Huma gifting Kapil a comically large Rakhi is peak elder-sibling energy. Saqib rolling his eyes and throwing in childhood stories is classic younger brother behaviour.
Kapil, as usual, holds the chaos together with his quick wit and timing. And while some of the recurring gags from Archana, Sidhu, and the crew (Krushna, Kiku, and Sunil Grover) can feel a little repetitive, this episode doesn’t lean too hard on slapstick. It lets the guests and their stories breathe, which works.
It’s not trying to be profound. But it does remind you why you love (and occasionally want to strangle) your sibling. And that’s the magic.
Episode 8 was not perfect, not polished, but funny, warm, and oddly comforting. Like all good sibling stories.
