The Kapil Sharma Show

Humor and Laughter are important aspects that remove the dullness and monotony to energize us psychologically and emotionally. Comedy shows - Live or Recorded are very popular and appealing now-a-days. The Kapil Sharma Show run by comedian, actor, celebrity Kapil Sharma is undoubtedly the most popular of them all. Started in April 2016 and running till date albeit with a new name, is famous for its witty, dramatic and funny acts staged by actors, on the sets. Aired on Sony Liv channel first, it basically has guests invites for minute interviews alongside jugular acts from actors mimicking superstars, actors, directors and many others. Using a commonplace Hindi, in total the program provides celebrity interview mixed with artists impersonating other characters.

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The show is a reality laughter-show where, celebrity guests are interviewed in front a small audience as well as broadcast on the Sony Liv channel. Apart from Kapil Sharma the host, the cast includes Krushna Abhishek acting as Dharmendra, SRK, Jackie Shroff, Amitabh Bachchan, Sapna etc. Kiku Sharda mimicking as Bumper, Sunny Deol, Nurse etc., Sunil Grover acting as the famous Dr. Masoor Gulati of 50-50 Hospital, Rinku Devi, Mithun Chakraborty etc., Chandan Prabhakar acting as Chandu Tea Seller, Sumona Chakraborty acting Bhoori etc., Bharti Singh mimicking as Madhuri Dixit, Simran, Titli etc., Sidharth Sagar as Music Teacher, Naseeruddin Shah, Ranveer Singh etc., veteran actress Upasana Singh as Kapil aka Kappu's Bua, Sudesh Lehri acting as Daler Mehendi, Arijit Singh etc., among others. Among the skits performed during the show included Krushna Abhishek and Kiku Sarda dressed as Dharmendra and Sunny Deol respectively and delivering quirky dialogues on stage. Another is about the incidents of the 50-50 hospital run by Dr. Masoor Gulati aka Sunil Grover along with Kiku Sarda as nurse Bumper performing hilarious medical operations on his patients. Similarly, the KBC show conducted by Mr. Arora aka Kapil Sharma asking humorous questions to guests and Rinku Devi i.e., Sunil Grover interrupting with hilarious antics in between. Each episode comes with a new story and skit invoking great humour and laughter among the audience at large. The celebrity guests who came to the show included Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Irfan Khan, Monoj Bajpayee, Aishwariya Rai, Tripti Dimri, Alia Bhat, John Abraham, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Juhi Chawla, A R Rahman, the Wadali Brothers, Sonu Nigam, Huma Qureshi, Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, Sukhbir, Daler Mehdi, Gurdas Mann and many others both on promotions of their upcoming films or directional ventures as also as Kapil's guests. The TRP of the show is highest among all genres of programs shown on TV. The earnings from the show have brightened the fortunes of the performers and actors there. Kapil Sharma the highest earner reportedly earns ₹5 Cr. per episode, actor Sunil Grover ₹25 lakh. per episode, Kiku Sarda ₹7lacs. per episode, Krushna Abhishek ₹10 lacs approx. The show judge veteran Puran Singh reportedly takes approx. ₹10-₹15 lacs per episode. The Sony Channel too earned ₹100 to ₹200 Cr. from the show contracts. The actors and actresses have become celebrity names as well as attained a high brand value. Some of them like Sunil Grover has had a successful Bollywood film career as well as successes on TV shows. Similarly, Kiku Sharda, Chandan Prabhakar also earned fame and successes from children's TV serials. Actress Upasana Singh has also been a famous character actor in films and TV serials also. Similarly, Krushna Abhishek has also been a celebrated actor in Bhojpuri TV and films besides being a Bollywood star. The IMDb ratings of the show are at 7.3/10. The popularity of the show is so much that it found mention in the speeches in elections of 2014, prominent public, social functions etc.

Kapil Sharma first won the Great Indian Laughter Challenge trophy in 2007 and since then has scaled almost all ladders of success. He is now one of the most wealthy and popular of comedians and screen celebrities of showbiz. Judged by veteran actress Archana Puran Singh and then by famous cricketer turned commentator and politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, the show with 471 episodes has its own fan following and avid viewership. Now, showing with a different name since 2024, as the Great Indian Kapil Show, the comedy-show has filled the Indian drawing rooms with bouts of laughter, smile and fun through the years.