Simply Shekhar
| Simply Shekhar | |
|---|---|
| Created by | In-House Productions |
| Starring | Shekhar Suman |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of episodes | Total 54 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Shekhar Suman & Uday Sinh Wala |
| Production location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Running time | 52 min. (with 8 min. commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee TV |
| Release | July 30, 2001 |
Simply Shekhar is an Indian late-night talk show that was hosted by popular comedy-actor Shekhar Suman, on Zee TV. It made its debut on July 30, 2001. It followed the basic format as many other talk shows: an opening monologue followed by comedy routines, interviews and performances.
Format
The show follows various different segments, such as stand-up comedy, monologue, & chat with a celebrity guest. In addition, the show also contains a mimicary segment in which the host, Shekhar Suman mimics some of the most known politicians from all over the world. Besides, in the last segment of the show, Shekhar often sings to the live band on the show.
Episodes
| Episode # | Celebrity guest | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bal Thackeray | Leader of an Indian political party, Shiv Sena |
| 2 | Bal Thackeray | |
| 3 | Shilpa Shetty | Bollywood actress |
| 4 | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Indian singer |
| 5 | Bejan Daruwalla | Astrologer |
| 6 | Sunidhi Chauhan | Indian singer |
| 7 | Belly dancers from Brazil | |
| 8 | Anil Kapoor | Bollywood actor |
| 9 | Anil Kapoor | |
| 10 | Anu Malik | Indian singer; episode also features some TV celebrities |
| 11 | Taufiq Qureshi | Classical fusion percussionist |
| 12 | Agosh | Contemporary band group |