Kapil Sharma Net Worth

Kapil Sharma is an Indian television presenter, a very famous comedian, TV actor, and television and film producer. He is known for hosting The Kapil Sharma Show. He has also hosted television comedy shows like Family Time with Kapil and Comedy Nights with Kapil.

In 2016 and 2017, Forbes India ranked him 11^th and 18^th in their Celebrity 100 list respectively. Sharma was also rated the most popular Indian TV personality by Ormax Media in April 2016. He won the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award in the entertainment category in 2013. In 2015, Sharma came third in the Economic Times Most Admired Indian List.

In 2014, Sharma was nominated by India’s PM Narendra Modi for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. He was tasked with spreading awareness among citizens about hygiene and cleanliness-related issues. In September 2015, President Pranab Mukherjee invited him to the Rashtrapati Bhavan for his contribution toward hygiene awareness in his show.

What Is Kapil Sharma’s Net Worth?

At the time of writing this article, Kapil Sharma’s net worth was $35 million. This is equivalent to 261 crores in Indian rupees. His show “The Kapil Sharma Show” rakes him millions of Indian rupees by virtue of being one of the best comedy shows in the world. He takes 70 to 80 lakhs per episode in terms of salary for the show.

Kapil Sharma is a very famous standup comedian in India and he earns 3 + crore as a monthly income. He is also the proprietor of a production company called K9 Productions. He has been a host of different reality shows, including “Family Time with Kapil Sharma”  and “Comedy Nights with Kapil” amongst others. He typically invites singers and Bollywood stars to his shows. He makes people smile while taking a good cheque home. He was ranked 53 on the Forbes 100 celebrity list in 2019.

Sharma has also been endorsing different brands. These include Policy Bazaar, Honda, and OLX, among others. His earnings are 1 crore INR from the brands he endorses. Also, as a movie actor, he gets remuneration of more than 4 crores. However, most of his income comes from what he earns from“The Kapil Sharma Show.” He has also been an influential personality in marketing the Indian Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

What about income tax?  Does Kapil Sharma pay tax to the government? In one of the shows, Kapil Sharma disclosed how much tax he pays to the government. He is among India’s highest taxpayers and pays 15 crores in income tax a year.

Kapil Sharma’s Net Growth By Year

Kapil Sharma’s monthly and annual income has not always been what it is today. Let us look at the breakdown of how his net worth has grown in the last 5 years.

Kapil Net Worth 2022: 35 crores +

Net Worth 2021: 36 crores

Net Worth 2020: 31 crores

Net Worth 2019: 25 crore

Net Worth 2018: 23 crore

Who Is Kapil Sharma?

Kapil Sharma was born in the city of Amritsar into a Punjabi family as Kapil Punj. His father is called Jeetendra Kumar Punj and his mother is Janak Rani. His father was a head constable for the Punjab police while his mother was a homemaker. Sadly, Sharma’s father died of cancer in 2004. He was diagnosed with the disease in 1997 and lived with it for more than seven years.

Sharma attended Shri Ram Ashram Senior Secondary School and Hindu College in Amritsar. He also attended the Apeejay College of Fine Arts, where he was featured on the list of prominent alumni. Kapil Sharma’s sister is a police constable, and he has a sister named Pooja Pawan Devgan. Kapil Sharma’s wife is Ginni Chatrath. The couple is blessed to have a son and a daughter.

Career

Kapil Sharma rose to fame back in 2007 when he won The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He had previously been on the show Hasde Hasaande Ravo, which aired on MH one channel.  His intention in moving to Punjabi was so he would become a singer.

Kapil Sharma’s season for good earnings started when he participated in Sony TV Comedy Circus, winning six seasons. He hosted Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 6, Chhote Miyan, and was a contestant in Ustaadon Ka Ustaad in 2018. It was in 2013 when he launched his show “Comedy Nights with Kapil” under his production line, K9 Productions.

Kapil Sharma worked hard and made his Bollywood debut in Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, which was released in September 2015. The movie received mixed reactions but had a record-breaking opening day given it was a debut. The show Comedy Nights with Kapil stopped airing on 24^th January 2016. He began his show Kamil Sharma show under his K9 Productions on Sony Entertainment Television on 23 April 2016.

Firangi was his second movie that was released on 1^st December 2017. He launched Family Time with Kapil Sharma in March 2018 and it ended in April after airing only three episodes. He has also produced the movie Son of Manjeet Singh.

The Kapil Sharma show aired for a new season in December 2018 and was produced by Salman Khan. He announced he would be on Sony Yay’s kid’s comedy show “The Honey Bunny Show with Kapil Sharma”.

Fun Facts About Kapil Sharma

Let us look at some of the interesting facts about Kapil Sharma now that we have looked at his net worth and history.

1. Kapil Sharma was initially rejected during an audition round of “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.”
2. His first love was music. He went to Mumbai to become a singer.
3. Sharma won the 2013 CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award. This was due to his contribution to the entertainment industry.
4. His Comedy Nights with Kapil is one of the highly ranked and most shows on TV.
5. Kapil Sharma was one of the selected celebrities in the 2013 Forbes Indian magazine.
6. Colleges sponsored his education since he was good at theatres.
7. He taught theatre and drama to children when he was in college to earn extra bucks.
8. Kapil Sharma gave all the 10 lakh he won as prize money from the laughter challenge so his sister could have a lavish wedding.
9. Sharma did odd jobs before rising to fame. He worked in a cloth mill, PCO, and picked crates of soft drinks to earn money.
10. There is a wax statue of Kapil Sharma at the Tussauds Wax Museum.
11. Kapil Sharma cars are among India’s most exquisite collections. He is known to love both antique and modern cars.

What’s To Come For Kapil Sharma?

Being among the highest-paid actors, Kapil Sharma is working on the kid’s comedy show “Honey Bunny Show with Kapil Sharma”. A biopic of his life is also under development. It will be titled Funkaar and the film will be directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. One way or the other, Kapil Sharma is going to continuously grow in his career and we expect more bucks going his way. We will keep you updated on all the latest developments.

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