10 Facts About Shekhar Suman

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Shekhar Suman was born on 7 December 1962 and is an Indian actor, anchor, producer, director, and singer.

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Shekhar Suman married Alka Suman on 4 May 1983, and has a son Adhyayan Suman, a Bollywood film actor.

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Shekhar Suman made his telivision debut in 1984 with Wah Janaab in which he acted alongside Kiran Juneja.

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Shekhar Suman hosted Film Deewane, The Great Indian Comedy Show on Star One until February 2006 and appeared in some episodes of Dial One Aur Jeeto on Sahara TV.

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Shekhar Suman has hosted quiz shows including Nilaam Ghar on Zee TV, He-Man on Star One and Poll Khol on STAR News.

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Shekhar Suman was one of the judges of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge along with Navjot Singh Sidhu, quitting after three seasons over differences with his co-host.

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Shekhar Suman featured as a judge on several other comedy shows such as Comedy Circus on Sony TV and Comedy Superstar on SAB TV.

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Shekhar Suman hosted the show Jab Khelo SAB Khelo on SAB TV and participated in the fourth season of the popular dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa which aired on Sony TV.

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Shekhar Suman made his singing debut with a music album named, Kuch Khwaab Aise, a collection of eight love ballads whose music was composed by Aadesh Shrivastava and lyrics written by Shyam Raj.

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Shekhar Suman fought Lok Sabha election in May 2009 from Patna Sahib on Congress ticket and lost to BJP's Shatrughan Sinha, coming up in third place.