Kapil Sharma
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Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, Actor, Anchor, Producer, Singer |
Years active | 2005-present |
Known for | The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Comedy Circus Comedy Nights with Kapil |
Kapil Sharma(born April 2, 1981) is an Indian stand-up comedian, actor and television host.[1][2] He was the winner of the stand-up comedy reality series, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (Season 3) on STAR One, where he received huge acclaim for his stand-up comedy characters, Lala Roshan Lal and Shamsher Singh (the Punjab Police cop).[3][4] In 2010, he won the Comedy Circus's 2010 version, Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars and Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo. In 2011, he won Jubilee Comedy Circus in a tie with Krishna Abhishek - Rajiv Nigam, Comedy Circus Ke Taansen and Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur. In 2012, he won Kahani Comedy Circus Ki in a tie with Krishna Abhishek - Sudesh Lehri on Sony Entertainment Television, partnering with Parvati Singhal, Shikha Singh, Ali Asgar, Shweta Tiwari, Sumona Chakravarti and others.[5]
Career
Stand up Comedian
Kapil Sharma[6] started his career from reality shows and comedy. He participated in a comedy reality show Ustaadon Ka Ustaad (2008); where the contestants of Comedy Circus performed against contestants from Great Indian Laughter Challenge, He also co-hosted a comedy show Chhote Miyan (2008) with Juhi Parmar on Colors. In 2009, he joined the comedy reality show Hans Baliye (STAR One), as a wild card entry with Ginni as his partner.[7] He also co-hosted the first Punjabi international film awards in Toronto in 2012.
He also co-hosted Great Indian Laughter Challenge Season IV with Chandan Prabhakar. He won Comedy Circus Ke Taansen and has worked on comedy show Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur with his partner Shweta Tiwari and won it. He is also a singer and was contestant in Star Ya Rockstar. He was a wild card entry and reached up to the final where he came second. He also won Kahani Comedy Circus Ki.In February 2013,Kapil Sharma was selected among top 100 celebrities in Forbes India magazines and he was ranked 96th in that list.[8][9]
Host
Sharma, co-hosted the PIFAA Awards[10] 2012 and Zee Cine Awards 2013 - flashback with Soumya on Zee TV. He is currently co-hosting Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6), with Manish Paul.[11]
Now, he has his own comedy talk show titled, Comedy Nights with Kapil being aired currently on Colors TV.
As A Producer
Recently, with the mutual consent of Vipul D Shah, Kapil defied all odds and eventually opened his own production house, k9 Production. He launched his show 'Comedy Nights-With Kapil". In this series, he will be seen doing multiple avatars, that of an actor, scriptwriter and producer.
Reality Shows
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge
- Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars
- Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo
- Jubilee Comedy Circus
- Comedy Circus Ke Taansen
- Star Ya Rockstar
- Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur
- Kahani Comedy Circus Ki
- Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe
- Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)
- Comedy Nights with Kapil[12]
- Hasde Hsande Raho [Punjabi Show]
As guest performer
- Bigg Boss 6 Grand Finale
- Dance India Dance Li'l Masters grand finale
- C.I.D. (Indian TV series) Veerata puraskar
- Nach Baliye season 5 Premiere (Episode 01, 04)
- Nach Baliye season 5 grand finale
- SAB Ke Anokhe Awards
- SAB Ki Holi(Holi celebration on SAB TV)
- PIFFA Awards
References
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-02/tv/38217028_1_kapil-sharma-happy-birthday-magazine
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Kapil-Sharma-plays-the-Traffic-monitor-at-India-Gate/articleshow/22334306.cms
- ^ "I don't want to be known as just a stand-up comedian" Kapil Sharma tellychakkar, 17 Sep 2007.
- ^ "The Great Punjabi Challenge". The Tribune. September 16, 2007.
- ^ http://www.siasat.com/english/news/parvati-singhal-kapil-crown-comedy-king
- ^ http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/39642/kapil-sharma-and-parvati-singhal-win-comedy-circus/
- ^ "Wild Card entry in Hans Baliye". 06/08/2009.
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- ^ http://forbesindia.com/profile/kapil-sharma/194
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ijMlQK2VvQ
- ^ "Daily soaps weren't creatively satisfying: Manish Paul". The Times of India. Aug 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-23/tv/40146823_1_kapil-sharma-comedy-show-great-indian-laughter-challenge