Kapil Sharma (comedian)


Kapil Sharma is an Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter, actor and producer known for hosting The Kapil Sharma Show. He previously hosted the television comedy shows Comedy Nights with Kapil and Family Time with Kapil.
Ormax Media rated Sharma the most popular Indian television personality in April 2016. Forbes India ranked him at 11th and 18th in their Celebrity 100 list in the year 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2013, he was awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in the entertainment category, and was ranked third in the Most Admired Indian Personality List by The Economic Times in 2015. 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.

Early and personal life

Sharma was born in Amritsar, 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, Amristar 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 and Ginnie met each other in 2005 and they were with each other for almost twelve years.
Sharma married Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar on 12 December 2018 They had a daughter on 10 December 2019.

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. He had previously worked in the Punjabi show Hasde Hasaande Ravo on MH One channel. Sharma has stated that he moved to Mumbai in order to become a singer.
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 2013, Kapil launched his own show, Comedy Nights with Kapil, under his banner K9 Productions on Colors.
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. 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.
After the end of Comedy Nights with Kapil, Sharma signed a contract with Sony TV for a new show called The Kapil Sharma Show. Its last episode was aired on 24 January 2016. After that he started working on Sony Entertainment Television for The Kapil Sharma Show under his K9 Productions. The Kapil Sharma Show started airing on 23 April 2016 and received a positive response from the viewers.
As of December 2016, he has signed two movies and is currently working on them. Also he has renewed his contract with Sony Entertainment Television for The Kapil Sharma Show, which began airing on 29 December 2018.
His second movie Firangi was released on 1 December 2017. Directed by Rajiev Dhingra, Firangi is a historical drama film set in the year 1920.
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 aired with a new season on 29 December 2018, produced by Salman Khan.

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. 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 for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for which he campaigned and regularly promotes on his show.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2010Bhavnao Ko SamjhoThakur's sonSunil PalSpecial appearance
2015ABCD 2HimselfRemo D'SouzaSpecial appearance
2015Kis Kisko Pyaar KaroonKumar Shiv Ram KishanAbbas–MustanDebut film
2017FirangiMangaRajiv Dhingra
2018Son Of Manjeet SinghProducer/Special AppearanceVikram GroverProducer of the film
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Red Thurop Van OrmanHindi dubbed version

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Hasde Hasande RavoContestant
2007The Great Indian Laughter Challenge ContestantWinner
2008Chhote MiyanHost
2008-09Laughter KnightsContestant
2009Ustaadon Ka UstaadContestant
2009Hans BaliyeContestant
2010-13Comedy CircusWinner of 6 consecutive seasons
2010Comedy Ka Daily SoapPerformer
2011Star Ya RockstarContestantRunner Up
2013Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Host
2013-16Comedy Nights with KapilHost/Comedy performer/co-producer of the show
2014Kaun Banega CrorepatiGuest
2014The Anupam Kher ShowGuest
201560th Filmfare AwardsHost
2015Farah Ki DaawatGuest
2015Aap Ki AdalatGuest
2015Dance India DanceGuestto promote his debut film
2015Indian Idol JuniorGuestto promote his debut film
2015The VoiceGuestto promote his debut film
2015Aaj Ki Raat Hai ZindagiGuest
2015Star Guild AwardsHost
201622nd Star Screen AwardsHost
201661st Filmfare AwardsHost
2016–2017The Kapil Sharma Show Season 1Host/Comedy Performer
201762nd Filmfare AwardsHost
2017Koffee with Karan 5Guest
2017Bigg Boss 11GuestTo promote his film Firangi
2017Super Dancer Chapter 2GuestTo promote his film Firangi
2017Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il ChampsGuestTo promote his film Firangi
2017HostSpecial Event/Show to promote his film Firangi
2018Family Time With Kapil SharmaHost
2018–presentThe Kapil Sharma Show Season 2Host/Comedy Performer/co-producer of the show

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryForResult
2012Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actor – ComedyKahani Comedy Circus Kirowspan="12"
2013Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actor – ComedyComedy Nights with Kapil-
2013Indian Television Academy AwardsFunniest Serial – ComedyComedy Nights with Kapil-
2013CNN-IBN Indian of the YearEntertainer of the YearKapil Sharma-
2013BIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Comedy ShowComedy Nights with Kapil-
2014Star Guild AwardsBest Comedy ShowComedy Nights with Kapil-
2015Sony Guild Film AwardsPromising Debut Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon-
2015Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actor Comedy Nights with Kapil-
2019World book of Records Most viewed stand-up comedian-
2019Gold AwardsBest Comedy ShowThe Kapil Sharma Show-
2019Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Comedy ShowThe Kapil Sharma Show-
2019Indian Television Academy AwardsComedy GeniusThe Kapil Sharma Show-