1. Kapil Sharma was born on Kapil Punj; 2 April 1981 and is an Indian stand-up comedian, television host, actor, dubbing artist, producer and singer.
50 Facts About Kapil Sharma
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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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Kapil Sharma has hosted and produced television comedy shows such as Comedy Nights with Kapil and Family Time with Kapil.
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Kapil Sharma 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.
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Kapil Sharma made his film debut with Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, a moderate success.
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Kapil Sharma went onto appear in Firangi, and Zwigato.
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Kapil Sharma did Hindi dubbing for The Angry Birds Movie 2.
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Kapil Sharma's father was diagnosed with cancer in 1997 and died in 2004 at AIIMS in Delhi.
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Kapil Sharma studied at Shri Ram Ashram Senior Secondary School and Hindu College, in Amritsar.
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Kapil Sharma is featured in the list of prominent alumni of Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar.
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Kapil Sharma married Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar on 12 December 2018.
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Kapil Sharma rose to fame after winning the comedy reality television show The Great Indian Laughter Challenges third season in 2007, for which he won a cash prize of 10 lakh.
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Kapil Sharma had previously worked in the Punjabi show Hasde Hasaande Ravo on MH One channel.
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Kapil Sharma has stated that he moved to Mumbai to become a singer.
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Kapil Sharma participated in Sony's Comedy Circus and went on to win six seasons of the show.
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Kapil Sharma was seen as a contestant in the show Ustaadon Ka Ustaad in 2008.
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In 2013, Kapil Sharma launched his own show, Comedy Nights with Kapil Sharma, under his banner K9 Productions on Colors TV.
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Kapil Sharma played Bittu Sharma, the host of a fictional family show.
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Kapil Sharma hosted the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6 and another comedy show Chhote Miyan.
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At the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards 2013, Kapil Sharma was felicitated with the Indian of the Year award in the entertainment category by veteran actor Amol Palekar.
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Kapil Sharma was the co-host of the 60th Filmfare Awards in 2015 along with Karan Johar.
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Kapil Sharma was the presenter for the fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League, 2014.
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Kapil Sharma appeared as a guest on the opening episode of the eighth season of the Indian television game show Kaun Banega Crorepati and as a celebrity guest on The Anupam Kher Show.
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Kapil Sharma appeared as a guest in Koffee With Karan in 2017.
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Kapil 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 AvrRam, Manjari Phadnis, Simran Kaur Mundi and Sai Lokur.
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Jaitly accused Kapil Sharma is not taking his phone calls, the case is pending in New York's court.
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Kapil Sharma's show Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors aired its last episode on 24 January 2016.
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Sharma then began a new show titled The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony Entertainment Television under his K9 Productions.
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The Kapil Sharma Show debuted on 23 April 2016 to a positive response from the viewers.
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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.
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Later Kapil Sharma was admitted into an Ayurvedic ashram in Karnataka to leave his Alcohol addiction but he left the ashram before attending the full treatment of 40 days, in 12 days.
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Kapil Sharma told DNA in an interview that he had suffered from high blood pressure and other health issues.
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Kapil Sharma's next show was launched on 25 March 2018 stating as Family Time With Kapil Sharma which ended on 1 April after only 3 episodes.
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Kapil Sharma's show The Kapil Sharma Show was renewed with a new season which started airing on 29 December 2018, produced by Salman Khan.
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The Kapil Sharma Show initiated airing on Sony on 10 September 2022.
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In 2023, Kapil Sharma was the lead actor in the movie Zwigato, directed by Nandita Das.
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Netflix announced Kapil Sharma's show on their platform on 14 November 2023.
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The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show started streaming on Netflix from 30 March 2024.
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Kapil Sharma sang his first song "Alone" with Guru Randhawa with a video published by T-Series featuring Kapil Sharma and Yogita Bihani in the leading roles.
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In 2016, Kapil Sharma tagged Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in a tweet and alleged that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation took a 500,000-rupee bribe from him for construction of his office.
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On 4 August 2016, BMC demolished parts of the extensions and their officials alleged that Kapil Sharma made internal changes on his properties and office without legal permission from BMC.
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In 2018, Kapil Sharma did a show for the Pakistan Super League in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, angering right-wing groups in India who were hostile to the idea of a collaboration with their neighbouring country.
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In 2018, Kapil Sharma had an argument with journalist Vicky Lalwani of SpotboyE in a recorded telephone conversation, later leaked by Lalwani.
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Kapil Sharma used foul language and asked the journalist his reason for writing negative and biased articles about him.
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Kapil Sharma claimed that trouble erupted between Preeti and Kapil after he announced his engagement with Ginni Chatrath in March 2017.
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Kapil Sharma abused SpotboyE and its editor Vicky Lalwani through a series of tweets, which his employees tried to cover up by saying his account was hacked until Kapil Sharma later confessed that the abusive tweets were written by himself.
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On 23 January 2025, Kapil Sharma received a death threat along with three other Bollywood celebrities.
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Kapil Sharma has been known for his efforts in promoting animal rights.
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Kapil Sharma has campaigned to save tortured elephants across the country.
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Kapil 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.