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Kapil Sharma

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Kapil Sharma

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Overview

  • Born
    April 2, 1981 · Amritsar, Punjab, India
  • Height
    5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Mini Bio

    • Kapil Sharma is an Indian stand-up comedian, TV anchor and singer.He was selected among top 100 celebrities in 2013 Forbes India magazines and he was ranked 96th in that list. Currently he hosts The Kapil Sharma Show.[2] He also hosted television comedy shows like Comedy Nights with Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show, Family Time with Kapil, Chhote Miyan and Jhalak Dikhla Jaa season 6 on Colors. In 2009, he joined the comedy reality show Hans Baliye as a wild card entry.He also won comedy series Comedy Circus Ke Superstars.At CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards, Sharma was felicitated with Entertainer of the Year award for 2013 by Amol Palekar.In 2014 Lok Sabha Election, he was declared the Brand Ambassador by Delhi election commission.He was to make his film debut with Yashraj film's Bank Chor, but the comedian opted out of it.He is going feature as a first guest on the opening episode of the famous Indian television game show Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 8 on the 2nd of August.

      Television The Great Indian Laughter Challenge as Contestant Comedy Circus as Contestant Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 6 as host with Manish Paul Star Ya Rockstar as Contestant Comedy Nights with Kapil as host Kaun Banega Crorepati as guest.
      - IMDb Mini Biography By: Wikipedia

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      Ginni Chatrath(December 12, 2018 - present)

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  • Was to debut as an actor in Sanjay Kapoor's long delayed movie "Its My Life" (2008).Starring Nana Patekar, Harman Baweja, Genelia Dsouza, directed by Anees Bazmee. As of December 2015, the film is still unreleased.
  • His filmography is always mixed up with another actor named Kapil Sharma. The other Kapil Sharma is the brother of director Anil Sharma.
  • Kapil Sharma was rejected during the Amritsar audition of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in the year 2007, but he decided to give it another shot and auditioned once again in New Delhi. Kapil not only got selected but went on to win the competition.
  • Stand-up comedy was not the preferred choice of profession for Kapil Sharma, instead he was always inclined towards the field of music.
  • Named after cricketer Kapil Dev when India won the world cup in 1983.

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