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.
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Born | Kapil Punj 2 April 1981 Amritsar, Punjab, India |
Education | Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Ginni Chatrath (m. 2018) |
Children | 2 |
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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.