Famous Personalities Of India Like Kapil Sharma 
                     KAPIL SHARMA
The Comedy King
 Kapil Sharma aspired to dream big and 
worked hard to turn it into reality, now he 
is an Indian stand-up comedian, 
television presenter and actor. He hosted 
own television comedy show Comedy 
Nights with Kapil.
 Kapil Sharma was born on 2nd April, 1981 
in Amritsar, Punjab. His father was head 
constable in police department.
 Since childhood, Kapil had a dream of 
becoming a singer. He has amazing voice 
and also has sense of seven notes(the 
basics of singing).
 Kapil completed his studies from 
Amritsar. He used to direct plays for his 
pocket money during his college days in 
Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar.
 He started his television career in 2005. 
He worked really hard even he had done 
several theatres and comedy shows for 
free.
 The first salary that Kapil Sharma 
received was Rs. 1500 while working at a 
Printing Mill. He started his career with a 
show “Hasde Hasate Raho”. 
 Kapil’s first big achievement was winning 
“The Great Indian Laughter Challenge” in the 
year 2007, He was rejected during audition 
in Amritsar but he decided to give it another 
shot and auditioned once again in New Delhi. 
Kapil not only got selected but won the show.
 He also hosted television comedy shows on 
colors: Jhalak Dikhla Ja Season 6, Chhote 
Miyan, Family Time with Kapil, The Kapil 
Sharma Show and Comedy Nights with Kapil.
 In 2009, he joined the comedy reality show 
“Hans Baliye” as a wild card entry. He also won 
comedy series Comedy Circus Ke Superstars. 
 He did and won back to back Comedy Circus 
shows-
• Comedy Circus, 2010
• Comedy Circus Ke Superstars, 2010
• Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo, 2010
• Jubilee Comedy Circus, 2011
• Comedy Circus Ke Taansen, 2011
• Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur, 2011
• Kahani Comedy Circus Ki, 2012
 In 2013, he started his own show- 
Comedy Nights with Kapil and started his 
own production k9 productions company. 
 At CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards, 
Sharma was felicitated with Entertainer 
of the Year award for 2013 by Amol 
Palekar. 
 He was also selected among top 100 
celebrities in 2013 Forbes India magazines 
and he was ranked 96th in that list.
 In 2014 Lok Sabha Election, he was 
declared the Brand Ambassador by Delhi 
election commission.
 In 2015, he has done his debut film named 
“Kis Kisko Pyar Karun”.
 He was to make his film debut with 
Yashraj film's Bank Chor, but the project 
somehow stopped abruptly.
 He has also won NBC Best Stand-up 
Comedian Award and Best Stand-up 
Comic Act Live Quotient Award.
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