The king of comedy Kapil Sharma turns a year older. The actor who shot to fame with “Comedy Nights With Kapil has became the most watched show on Indian television. Today on his birthday we bring to you some lesser known facts about this ace comedian
- The TV show host came to Mumbai to become a singer.
- Kapil says his sense of humour comes from his mother who has been his biggest source of encouragement.
- Kapil has worked in a PCO, a cloth mill and even picked crates of soft-drinks to earn money.
- The first time Kapil applied for his comedy reality show, which he later to win, he was actually rejected in the audition round!
- Kapil’s father was the head constable in Punjab Police.
- He is a very sensitive person in real life.
- The comedian has a 3-film contract and talent management deal with Yash Raj Films.
- Kapil will debut with director duo Abbas-Mustan’s yet untitled film. The film also stars Elli Avra
- Once, the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar had praised Sharma’s singing when he was a wild card contestant in singing reality show “Star Ya Rockstar”, according to The Times of India.
- Kapil has won the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2013 award for his contribution to the entertainment industry.