Kapil Sharma

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.

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

(1981-04-02) 2 April 1981
EducationApeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar
Occupations
  • Stand-up
  • television presenter
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Ginni Chatrath
(m. 2018)
Children2
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • Television
  • Film
Genres
Subject(s)
  • Punjab
  • Indian women
  • Indian men
  • Bollywood
  • Fellow performers
  • Class divide
Notable works and roles

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 a 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.

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