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Kapil Sharma
Sharma on the sets of his show in Mumbai, 2016
Born
Kapil Punj[1]

(1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43)[2]
Education
  • Amristar and Hindu College
  • Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar
Occupations
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Ginni Chatrath
(m. 2018)
PartnerPreeti Simoes (? - 2017) [3] [4][5]
Children2
Parent
Janak Rani (mother)
RelativesAshok Sharma (elder brother) [6] Puja Devgan (sister) [7]
Comedy career
Medium
Genres
Subject(s)
Notable works and roles

Kapil Sharma (born Kapil Punj; 2 April 1981)[2] is an Indian stand-up comedian, television host and former television-film producer from Punjab, India, Primarily known for hosting The Kapil Sharma Show.[8] He won the stand-up comedy reality show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge season 3 in 2007.[9]

He previously hosted and produced the television comedy shows such as Comedy Nights with Kapil, Family Time with Kapil on Colors TV and Sony TV channels respectively. He has won multiple seasons of comedy reality show Comedy circus of Sony tv along with various partners and in 2011 participated in singing reality show Star ya rockstar of Zee TV, where he finished as a second runner up.[10]

He worked in some films such as Bhavnao Ko Samjho (2010), Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015), Firangi (2017) and did short appearances in ABCD 2 (2015). He did Hindi dubbing for The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019).[11]

Early and personal life

Sharma was born in a Punjabi family in the city of Amritsar of Punjab, India as Kapil Punj.[1][12] His father Jeetendra Kumar Punj was a head constable in Punjab Police, while his mother Janak Rani is a homemaker.[13] His father was diagnosed with cancer in 1997 and died in 2004 at AIIMS in Delhi.[14] He studied at Shri Ram Ashram Senior Secondary School, Amristar and Hindu College in Amritsar. He is featured in the list of prominent alumni of Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar.[15] Sharma has a brother named Ashok Kumar Sharma, who is a Police constable and a sister named Pooja Pawan Devgan.[16]

Sharma was in relationship with Preeti Simoes for 8 years. Simoes also worked as his manager, their affair started from Comedy nights with Kapil and was both togather till 2017.[17][18][19][3]

He married Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar on 12 December 2018.[20][21] They had a daughter on 10 December 2019.[22] On 1 February 2021, the couple had another child, a son.[23][24]

Sharma with wife, Ginni Chatrath in 2018

Career

Sharma rose to fame after winning the comedy reality television show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2007, for which he won a cash prize of INR ₹10 lakh.[25] He had previously worked in the Punjabi show Hasde Hasaande Ravo on MH One channel.[26] Sharma has stated that he moved to Mumbai in order to become a singer.[1]

Sharma (standing) on the sets of Comedy Nights with Kapil in 2013

He participated in Sony's Comedy Circus[27] and went on to win six seasons of the show.[28] He also hosted the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6[29] and another comedy show Chhote Miyan.[30][31] Sharma was seen as a contestant in the show Ustaadon Ka Ustaad in 2008. In 2011, he participated as a contestent in Zee TV's singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar, he fished as runner up. In 2013, Kapil launched his own show, Comedy Nights with Kapil, under his banner K9 Productions on Colors tv.

At the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards 2013, Sharma was felicitated with the Indian of the Year award in the entertainment category by veteran actor Amol Palekar.[32] During the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, he was appointed the Brand Ambassador by the Delhi Election Commission.[33]

Sharma was the co-host of the 60th Filmfare Awards in 2015 along with Karan Johar.[34] He was the presenter for the fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League, 2014.[35] He appeared as a guest on the opening episode of the eighth season of the Indian television game show Kaun Banega Crorepati[36] and also as a celebrity guest on The Anupam Kher Show.[37] He also appeared as a guest in Koffee With Karan in 2017.

Sharma made his Bollywood debut as the male lead in the movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, a romantic-comedy directed by Abbas Mustan opposite four actresses, Elli Avram, Manjari Phadnis, Simran Kaur Mundi and Sai Lokur.[38] The film was released on 25 September 2015 to mixed reviews from critics, but did record-breaking opening day business for a debut.[39][38][40] In the same year he singed and paid to do 6 live shows in North America but the event organiser Amit Jaitly alleged that Sharma not did show in one city and thus filed a court case for breach of contract against Sharma in New York's court. Jaitly also accused that Sharma is not taking his phone calls, the case is pending in New York's court.[41]

His show Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors aired its last episode on 24 January 2016. Sharma then began a new show titled The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony Entertainment Television under his K9 Productions. The Kapil Sharma Show debuted on 23 April 2016 to a positive response from the viewers.[42][43]

In 2017, he did not recorded his tv show on multiple times and cancelled shootings, due to it several actors like Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan and their crew had to return from the sets when Kapil Sharma did not showed up. Later Kapil Sharma admitted in to an Ayurvedic ashram in Karnataka to leave his Alcohol addiction but he left the ashram before attending full treatment of 40 days, in 12 days. He told to DNA (newspaper) in an interview that he had suffered from high blood pressure and other helth issues. Prior to this Sharma assaulted his employee and fellow comedian on his show, Sunil Grover after drinking alcohol and abused other fellow comedians. After this Grover quite Sharma's TV show.[44]

His second movie Firangi was released on 1 December 2017. Directed by Rajiev Dhingra and produced by Sharma himself, Firangi was a period drama film set in the year 1920. Sharma played the role of Manga. Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India in review wrote, 'Firangi is a boring film', gave 2.0/5 stars and other critics, panned it for bad story, slow speed. [45][46] It emerged as a big flop at the box-office.[47] The 25 crore film managed to earn 10 crore and Sharma suffered losses.[17]

His next show was launched on 25 March 2018 stating as Family Time With Kapil Sharma which was ended on 1 April after only 3 episodes. In 2018, he produced a Punjabi movie named Son of Manjeet Singh which was released on 12 October 2018. His show The Kapil Sharma Show was renewed with a new season which started airing on 29 December 2018, produced by Salman Khan.[48]

In 2020, it was announced he will star in a kids comedy show, titled The Honey Bunny Show With Kapil Sharma on Sony Yay.[49] In January 2020, Kapil Sharma - Krushna Abhishek and other members of his Sony tv show did live show in Dubai of United Arab Emirates.[50]

In January 2022, it was announced that a biopic on his life is under development. Titled as Funkaar the film will be directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba.[51]

The Kapil Sharma Show initiated airing on Sony from September 10, 2022. The show's one of the main actor Krushna Abhishek left the show after monetory differences.[52] Before the start of shoot in June-July, Sharma did live shows in North America.[41]

Controversies

In 2016, Sharma tagged Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in a tweet and alleged that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took 5 Lakh rupees bribe from him for construction of his office. “I am paying 15 crores income tax from last 5 years and still I have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office Narendra Modi, Yeh hain aapke achhe din?", he tweeted. In response chief of BMC's vigilance department asked him names of the people who took bribe and assured to take stringent action against them. But later revealed that Sharma himself was doing illegal activities. BMC issued stop work notice to him and asked to stop illegal extensions work in his two bunglows, ground in Andheri and told to demolish illegal work in next 24 hours. On 4 August 2016, BMC demolished parts of the extensions and their officials alleged that Kapil Sharma did internal changes in his properties and office without leagal permission from BMC.[9]

In 2018, Kapil Sharma abused a journalist Vicky Lalwani of SpotboyE in a telephone conversation, later leaked by Lalwani, Sharma used foul language and asked journalist reason for his negative articles about him. After the conversation gone viral on social media, Sharma field a police complaint against Vicky Lalwani, his ex-managers Preeti Simoes and Neeti Simoes for trying to extort INR 25 lakhs from him as well as both sisters were use to take money from the people who use to arrive in Film City, Mumbai to see his show and manufactured miss understandings between him and his fellow comedians of his show.[19] Simoes said all these alligations are false and made up stories. Preeti Simoes was girlfriend of Kapil Sharma.[17][3] She and her sister Neeti Simoes worked in Kapil Sharma's production or with him for 8 years till 2017.[53] But fault happened between Preeti and Kapil, after later announced his engagement with Ginny Charath in March 2017. Sharma also abused a media house by doing series of tweets, his employees tried it to cover-up by citing his account was hacked but later Sharma confessed that the abusive tweets was done by himself. Twitterati slammed Sharma for foul tweets and some expressed shock. [4] [54]

Multiple times various people accused Kapil Sharma for his degrotory comments about womens. Once in 2014, he did a joke about a pregnant woman delivering a baby while traveling on his TV show, Comedy nights with Kapil. Women's rights activists filed complaint against him. [55] Many accused him of doing sexiest, vulgar and body shame remarks on womens.[56][4]

Activism

Sharma has been known for his efforts in promoting animal rights. He and the cast of Comedy Nights with Kapil appeared in a PETA campaign to promote adoption of homeless cats and dogs.[57] In July 2014, he adopted a homeless dog, a retired police dog from Mumbai. He has also campaigned to save tortured elephants across the country.[58] Sharma was nominated for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for which he campaigned and regularly promotes on his show.[59][60]

Sharma was nominated in 2014 for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spread awareness among people for cleanliness and other hygiene related social issues.[59] For his contribution towards the mission through his show, he was invited to the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee in September 2015 to acknowledge his contribution.[61]

Filmography

Films

List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Bhavnao Ko Samjho Thakur's son Special appearance
2015 ABCD 2 Himself
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan
2017 Firangi Manga
2018 Son Of Manjeet Singh Special appearance Also producer
2020 It's My Life Pyaare
2022 Zwigato Manas

Television

List of television shows and roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Hasde Hasande Ravo Contestant Punjabi language show [62]
2007 The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (season 3) Winner
2008 Chhote Miyan Host
2008–2009 Laughter Knights Contestant
2009 Ustaadon Ka Ustaad
Hans Baliye
2010–2013 Comedy Circus Winner of 6 consecutive seasons
2010 Comedy Ka Daily Soap Performer
2011 Star Ya Rockstar Contestant Runner Up [63]
2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6) Host
2013–2016 Comedy Nights with Kapil Host/Comedy performer/co-producer of the show
2014 Aap Ki Adalat Guest [64]
2015 60th Filmfare Awards Host [65]
Star Guild Awards Host [66]
2016 22nd Star Screen Awards [67]
61st Filmfare Awards [68]
2016–present The Kapil Sharma Show Host [69]
2017 62nd Filmfare Awards Host [70]
Aadat Se Majboor Himself Guest [71]
2018 Family Time With Kapil Sharma Host
2020–present The Honey Bunny Show With Kapil Sharma Himself [72]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor – Comedy Kahani Comedy Circus Ki Won [73]
2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil [74]
Funniest Serial – Comedy Comedy Nights with Kapil
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Entertainer of the Year Kapil Sharma [75]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Comedy Show Comedy Nights with Kapil [76]
2014 Star Guild Awards Best Comedy Show [77]
2015 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Comedy) Comedy Nights with Kapil
2019 Gold Awards Best Comedy Show The Kapil Sharma Show
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Comedy Show

See also

References

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