‘I WILL NEVER LEAVE KAPIL’S SHOW’
Comedian Kiku Sharda talks about the joy of working with Kapil Sharma; adds he is not ‘worried about his image’ as a comic actor
It has been six years since he started working with comedian-actor Kapil Sharma on his comedy shows. After their first show in 2013, Comedy Nights With Kapil, led by Kapil and his team lasted for three years, they came together for The Kapil Sharma Show on another channel. While season one of the show ran for two years and aired 130 episodes, season two of the show recently completed 100 episodes. Kiku is thrilled about being associated with Kapil for six years in all.
Though he does sketches and portrays various characters while interacting with celebrities on the show, Kiku admits there is no feeling of saturation. “Though it has been six years, we try to juggle things in our format. We talk about different things on different topics. Sure, celebrities have been repeated often but we mix things by not appearing in every episode or by doing sketches or playing different characters. In fact, I remember, in season one, I played women characters often while in season two, I have played male characters — Baccha Yadav and Accha Yadav. It wasn’t a conscious decision not to play a woman but happened organically,” he states, adding that working with Krushna Abhisek and Bharti Singh is enjoyable.
Kiku has featured in many comedy shows including Hatim, F.I.R, Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal and Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double. He has also been part of many movies. Ask him if he hopes to get acting opportunities away
Earlier, we would shoot late nights but since Kapil bhai’s marriage, we pack up on time and things have been smooth. He, too, has a desire to get back home to his wife and kid on time.
KIKU SHARDA, COMEDIAN
from comedy and he says, “I have done some web shows but even they were comedy centric. As for roles away from comedy, I haven’t got such parts. I am waiting for some non-comic stuff. I am not worried about my image and I have time to spare after shooting for my show, so I am looking for interesting scripts. Having said that, I love Kapil’s show, so I am not going to be leaving that for something else.”
Kapil recently had a baby girl and talking about that, Kiku says, “Earlier, we would shoot late nights but since Kapil’s marriage, we pack up on time and things have been smooth. Kapil bhai, too, has a desire to get back home to his wife and kid on time. I am very happy for him as the bond that a daughter and father share is amazing. I have two sons, and I always wanted a daughter.”