Kapil Sharma

Kapil Sharma is a stand-up comedian, television host, actor, producer and singer. He was born Kapil Punj in Amritsar. His father was a head constable in the Punjab Police. He studied in Amritsar and appears among the notable alumni of the Apeejay College of Fine Arts in Jalandhar. He has said he first moved to Mumbai to become a singer.

Comedy made him famous instead. Before national fame he worked on the Punjabi show Hasde Hasaande Ravo, and in 2007 he won the third season of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He won several seasons of Comedy Circus with different partners and was second runner-up on the singing show Star Ya Rockstar in 2011. He then hosted and produced his own shows: Comedy Nights with Kapil, Family Time with Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show and The Great Indian Kapil Show. He has won five Indian Television Academy Awards.

His film debut, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (2015), was a hit, and a sequel came in 2025. In between he appeared in Firangi (2017) and Zwigato (2023). He also tours live stand-up in India and abroad. On this guide he hosts The Great Indian Kapil Show, which is on air.

His first big comedy show, Comedy Nights with Kapil, started in 2013 under his banner K9 Productions on Colors TV, with him as Bittu Sharma. That year CNN-IBN named him Indian of the Year in entertainment. He co-hosted the 60th Filmfare Awards in 2015 with Karan Johar. Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, directed by Abbas–Mustan, opened on 25 September 2015.

The Great Indian Kapil Show is a comedy talk show on Netflix, Season 5 in 2026. A published episode is dated 10 October 2026.. Kapil Sharma hosts it.