Kapil Sharma facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kapil Sharma
Sharma at press conference for The Great Indian Kapil Show
Born	Kapil Punj (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43) Amritsar, Punjab, India
Education	Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar
Occupation	Stand-up comedian television presenter
Years active	2006–present
Spouse(s)	Ginni Chatrath ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2
Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up Television Film
Genres	Insult comedy Heritage comedy character comedy
Subject(s)	Punjab Indian women Indian men Bollywood Fellow performers Class divide
Notable works and roles	The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (season 3) Comedy Circus Comedy Nights with Kapil The Kapil Sharma Show The Great Indian Kapil Show

Kapil Sharma (born Kapil Punj; 2 April 1981) is an Indian stand-up comedian, television host, actor, dubbing artist, producer and singer. Sharma is the host on the stand-up comedy and talk show The Great Indian Kapil Show and The Kapil Sharma Show and has received five Indian Television Academy Awards.

Sharma won the stand-up comedy reality show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge season 3 in 2007. He has hosted and produced television comedy shows such as Comedy Nights with Kapil and Family Time with Kapil. He has won seasons of the comedy show Comedy Circus along with various partners and in 2011 participated in the singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar, where he finished as the second runner-up.

Sharma made his film debut with Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015), a moderate success. He went onto appear in Firangi (2017), and Zwigato (2023). Sharma did Hindi dubbing for The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019). Kapil Sharma also does live stand-up comedy-stage shows.

Early and personal life

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

Sharma with wife, Ginni Chatrath in 2018

Sharma married Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar on 12 December 2018. They have two children – a daughter and a son.

Career

Rise to prominence (2007-2012)

Sharma rose to fame after winning the comedy reality television show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge's third season in 2007, for which he won a cash prize of ₹10 lakh (equivalent to ₹30 lakh or US$51,000 in 2023). He had previously worked in the Punjabi show Hasde Hasaande Ravo on MH One channel. Sharma has stated that he moved to Mumbai to become a singer.

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

He participated in Sony's Comedy Circus and went on to win six seasons of the show. He also hosted the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6 and another comedy show Chhote Miyan. Sharma was seen as a contestant in the show Ustaadon Ka Ustaad in 2008. In 2011, he participated as a contestant in Zee TV's singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar, he finished as runner up.

Established comedian and film career (2013-present)

In 2013, Kapil launched his own show, Comedy Nights with Kapil, under his banner K9 Productions on Colors TV. He played Bittu Sharma, the host of a fictional family show. He also hosted the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6 and another comedy show Chhote Miyan.

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. In the same year he did live stage shows in Oman. During the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, he was appointed the Brand Ambassador by the Delhi Election Commission.

Sharma was the co-host of the 60th Filmfare Awards in 2015 along with Karan Johar. He was the presenter for the fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League, 2014. He appeared as a guest on the opening episode of the eighth season of the Indian television game show Kaun Banega Crorepati and also as a celebrity guest on The Anupam Kher Show. 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. The film was released on 25 September 2015 to mixed reviews from critics but did record-breaking opening day business for a debut. In the same year he signed and paid to do six live shows in North America but the event organiser Amit Jaitly alleged that Sharma did not show up in one city and thus filed a court case for breach of contract against Sharma in New York's court. Jaitly also accused Sharma is not taking his phone calls, the case is pending in New York's court.

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.

In 2017, he did not record his TV show multiple times and cancelled shootings, due to several actors like Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan and their crew having to return from the sets when Kapil Sharma did not show up. ..... He told DNA (newspaper) in an interview that he had suffered from high blood pressure and other health issues. ..... After this Grover quit Sharma's TV show.

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 a review wrote, 'Firangi is a boring film', gave 2.0/5 stars and other critics, panned it for a bad story, and slow speed. It emerged as a big flop at the box-office. The 25 crore film managed to earn 10 crores and Sharma suffered losses.

His next show was launched on 25 March 2018 stating as Family Time With Kapil Sharma which 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.

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

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

The Kapil Sharma Show initiated airing on Sony on 10 September 2022. The show's one of the main actor Krushna Abhishek left the show after monetary differences. Before the start of shoot in June–July, Sharma did live shows in North America. In 2023, Kapil Sharma was the lead actor in the movie Zwigato, directed by Nandita Das.

Netflix announced Sharma's show on their platform on 14 November 2023. From the previous show on Sony TV, Archana Puran Singh, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda and Rajeev Thakur joined the cast. The Great Indian Kapil Show started streaming on Netflix from 30 March 2024.

Singing career

Sharma sang his first song "Alone" with Guru Randhawa with a video published by T-Series featuring Sharma and Yogita Bihani in the leading roles. The song was aired on YouTube on 9 February 2023.

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 the adoption of homeless cats and dogs. 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.

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. 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.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Kapil Sharma para niños

• History of stand-up comedy
• Comedy
• Humour
• Humor styles - ways of humour
• Humorist