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Kapil Sharma (Kapil Punj) was born on 2 April, 1981 in Amritsar, Punjab, India, is a comedian. Discover Kapil Sharma's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?

Popular As Kapil Punj
Occupation Stand-up · television presenter
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 2 April, 1981
Birthday 2 April
Birthplace Amritsar, Punjab, India
Nationality India

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Who Is Kapil Sharma's Wife?

His wife is Ginni Chatrath (m. December 2018)

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Kapil Sharma Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

2022

In January 2022, it was announced that a biopic on his life is under development. Titled as Funkaar the film will be directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba.

The Kapil Sharma Show initiated airing on Sony from September 10, 2022. The show's one of the main actor Krushna Abhishek left the show after monetary differences. Before the start of shoot in June–July, Sharma did live shows in North America.

2020

In 2020, it was announced he will star in a kids comedy show, titled The Honey Bunny Show With Kapil Sharma on Sony Yay. In January 2020, Kapil Sharma - Krushna Abhishek and other members of his Sony TV show did live show in Dubai of United Arab Emirates.

2018

He married Ginni Chatrath in Jalandhar on 12 December 2018. They had a daughter on 10 December 2019. On 1 February 2021, the couple had another child, a son.

His next show was launched on 25 March 2018 stating as Family Time With Kapil Sharma which was ended on 1 April after only 3 episodes. In 2018, he produced a Punjabi movie named Son of Manjeet Singh which was released on 12 October 2018. His show The Kapil Sharma Show was renewed with a new season which started airing on 29 December 2018, produced by Salman Khan.

In 2018, Sharma did a show for Pakistan Super League in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It angard people. Maharashtrian party Shiv Sena slammed Sharma and said, "Kapil Sharma is making a mockery of India's honour. He just wants to earn money and doesn't care about the country, we strongly condemn Sharma for performing during PSL", Sena said. Situation of India with its western neighbouring nation is bad from 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, In it 168 people died and 238 severely injured in an unprecedented terrorist attack.

In 2018, Kapil Sharma abused a journalist Vicky Lalwani of SpotboyE in a telephone conversation, later leaked by Lalwani, Sharma used foul language and asked journalist reason for his negative articles about him. After the conversation gone viral on social media, Sharma field a police complaint against Vicky Lalwani, his ex-managers Preeti Simoes and Neeti Simoes for trying to extort INR 25 lakhs from him as well as alleged in police complaint that, both sisters were used to take money from the people who use to arrive in Film City, Mumbai to see his show and Preeti-Neeti manufactured miss understandings between him and his fellow comedians of his show and arriving guests. Simoes said all these alligations are false and made up stories. Preeti Simoes was girlfriend of Kapil Sharma. She and her sister Neeti Simoes worked in Kapil Sharma's production or with him for eight years until 2017. But fault happened between Preeti and Kapil, after later announced his engagement with Ginny Charath in March 2017. Sharma also abused a Spotboye and its editor Vicky Lalwani by doing series of tweets, his employees tried it to cover-up by saying his account was hacked but later Sharma confessed that the abusive tweets was done by himself. Twitterati slammed Sharma for foul tweets and some expressed shock. On 8 April 2018, Spotboye filed a counter police report against Sharma for doing intimidation, abuse and threats.

2017

Sharma was in relationship with Preeti Simoes for eight years. Simoes also worked as his manager, their affair started from Comedy nights with Kapil and was both together until 2017.

In 2017, he did not recorded his TV show on multiple times and cancelled shootings, due to it several actors like Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan and their crew had to return from the sets when Kapil Sharma did not showed up. Later Kapil Sharma admitted in to an Ayurvedic ashram in Karnataka to leave his Alcohol addiction but he left the ashram before attending full treatment of 40 days, in 12 days. He told to DNA (newspaper) in an interview that he had suffered from high blood pressure and other helth issues. Prior to this Sharma assaulted his employee and fellow comedian on his show, Sunil Grover after drinking alcohol and abused other fellow comedians. After this Grover quite Sharma's TV show.

His second movie Firangi was released on 1 December 2017. Directed by Rajiev Dhingra and produced by Sharma himself, Firangi was a period drama film set in the year 1920. Sharma played the role of Manga. Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India in review wrote, 'Firangi is a boring film', gave 2.0/5 stars and other critics, panned it for bad story, slow speed. It emerged as a big flop at the box-office. The 25 crore film managed to earn 10 crore and Sharma suffered losses.

2016

His show Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors aired its last episode on 24 January 2016. Sharma then began a new show titled The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony Entertainment Television under his K9 Productions. The Kapil Sharma Show debuted on 23 April 2016 to a positive response from the viewers.

In 2016, Sharma tagged Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in a tweet and alleged that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took 5 Lakh rupees bribe from him for construction of his office. “I am paying 15 crores income tax from last five years and still I have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office Narendra Modi, Yeh hain aapke achhe din?", he tweeted. In response chief of BMC's vigilance department asked him names of the people who took bribe and assured to take stringent action against them. But later revealed that Sharma himself was doing illegal activities. BMC issued stop work notice to him and asked to stop illegal extensions work in his two bunglows, ground in Andheri and told to demolish illegal work in next 24 hours. On 4 August 2016, BMC demolished parts of the extensions and their officials alleged that Kapil Sharma did internal changes in his properties and office without leagal permission from BMC.

2015

Sharma was the co-host of the 60th Filmfare Awards in 2015 along with Karan Johar. He was the presenter for the fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League, 2014. He appeared as a guest on the opening episode of the eighth season of the Indian television game show Kaun Banega Crorepati and also as a celebrity guest on The Anupam Kher Show. He also appeared as a guest in Koffee With Karan in 2017.

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 Avram, Manjari Phadnis, Simran Kaur Mundi and Sai Lokur. The film was released on 25 September 2015 to mixed reviews from critics, but did record-breaking opening day business for a debut. In the same year he singed and paid to do six live shows in North America but the event organiser Amit Jaitly alleged that Sharma not did show in one city and thus filed a court case for breach of contract against Sharma in New York's court. Jaitly also accused that Sharma is not taking his phone calls, the case is pending in New York's court.

2014

Multiple times various people accused Kapil Sharma of doing degrotory, sexist comments about womens. Once in 2014, he did a joke about a pregnant woman delivering a baby while traveling on his TV show, Comedy nights with Kapil. Women's rights activists filed complaint against him. Many accused him of doing sexiest, vulgar and body shame remarks on women's.

Sharma has been known for his efforts in promoting animal rights. He and the cast of Comedy Nights with Kapil appeared in a PETA campaign to promote adoption of homeless cats and dogs. In July 2014, he adopted a homeless dog, a retired police dog from Mumbai. He has also campaigned to save tortured elephants across the country. Sharma was nominated for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for which he campaigned and regularly promotes on his show.

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. For his contribution towards the mission through his show, he was invited to the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee in September 2015 to acknowledge his contribution.

2013

At the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards 2013, Sharma was felicitated with the Indian of the Year award in the entertainment category by veteran actor Amol Palekar. In the same year he did live stage shows in Oman. During the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, he was appointed the Brand Ambassador by the Delhi Election Commission.

2011

He previously hosted and produced the television comedy shows such as Comedy Nights with Kapil, Family Time with Kapil on Colors TV and Sony TV channels respectively. He has won multiple seasons of comedy reality show Comedy circus of Sony TV along with various partners and in 2011 participated in singing reality show Star ya rockstar of Zee TV, where he finished as a second runner up.

2010

He worked in some films such as Bhavnao Ko Samjho (2010), Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015), Firangi (2017) and did short appearances in ABCD 2 (2015). He did Hindi dubbing for The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019).

2008

He participated in Sony's Comedy Circus and went on to win six seasons of the show. He also hosted the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6 and another comedy show Chhote Miyan. Sharma was seen as a contestant in the show Ustaadon Ka Ustaad in 2008. In 2011, he participated as a contestent in Zee TV's singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar, he fished as runner up. In 2013, Kapil launched his own show, Comedy Nights with Kapil, under his banner K9 Productions on Colors TV.

2007

Sharma rose to fame after winning the comedy reality television show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2007, for which he won a cash prize of INR ₹10 lakh. He had previously worked in the Punjabi show Hasde Hasaande Ravo on MH One channel. Sharma has stated that he moved to Mumbai in order to become a singer.

1997

Sharma was born in a Punjabi family in the city of Amritsar of Punjab, India as Kapil Punj. His father Jeetendra Kumar Punj was a head constable in Punjab Police, while his mother Janak Rani is a homemaker. His father was diagnosed with cancer in 1997 and died in 2004 at AIIMS in Delhi. He studied at Shri Ram Ashram Senior Secondary School, Amristar and Hindu College in Amritsar. He is featured in the list of prominent alumni of Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar. Sharma has a brother named Ashok Kumar Sharma, who is a Police constable and a sister named Pooja Pawan Devgan.

1981

Kapil Sharma (born Kapil Punj; 2 April 1981) is an Indian stand-up comedian, television host from Punjab, India, Primarily known for hosting The Kapil Sharma Show. He won the stand-up comedy reality show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge season 3 in 2007.