Kusha Kapila

Kusha Kapila
Kapila in 2023
Born (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)
New Delhi, India
Alma materIP College
NIFT
Occupations
  • Social media personality
  • comedian
  • actress
Years active2013–present
Notable workComicstaan
Sukhee
Thank You for Coming
Spouse
Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia
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(m. 2017⁠–⁠2023)​
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Genre
Subscribers1.38 Million[1]
Total views675 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 18 November 2024

Kusha Kapila (born 20 September 1989) is an Indian social media personality, comedian, and actress from New Delhi.[2]

Personal life

Kusha Kapila was born on 20 September 1989 in New Delhi into a Punjabi family.[3]

She married Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia, a former employee at Diageo in 2017.[4] On 26 June 2023, she announced their separation.[5][6]

Career

After graduation from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in fashion design, she worked as a merchandising intern for Bhartiya International Limited based in Delhi for three months. Subsequently, she worked as a product design intern at Chisell Effects, in Noida. In 2013, she started working as a fashion correspondent for a Delhi-based clothing firm, Apparel Online.[7][8] In May of next year, she joined Razorfish Neev and started working as a copywriter.

In 2014, she made her debut with the television show Son of Abish hosted by Abish Mathew.[citation needed]

In 2016, she worked for the Times Internet as a fashion editor.[9] Later, she joined iDiva as a content writer head. While working for iDiva, she created and played the fictional character, Billi Masi, which became a major hit, making her an Internet sensation.[10][11]

In 2020, she appeared in an anthology Netflix India film Ghost Stories.[12] She was also on Netflix India's YouTube show Behensplaining.[13]

In 2021, she performed in the Amazon Prime's comedy reality show LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse.[14]

In 2022, she was seen in a reality sketch comedy show Case Toh Banta Hai on Amazon MiniTV.[15] She also featured in the Season 2 of the Netflix TV series Masaba Masaba.[16] She co-hosted the season 3 of Comicstaan.[17][18] She made an appearance in Plan A Plan B. She also appeared as a part of jury on Season 7 of the Koffee with Karan.[19]

In February 2023, she appeared in Minus One: New Chapter and Selfiee.[20][21] Later that year, in September, she featured in Sukhee alongside Shilpa Shetty.[22] She also played a pivotal role in Rhea and Ekta Kapoor's Thank You for Coming, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[23] Later in December, she was seen in Amazon Mini TV's Dehati Ladke.[24]

Media

In 2019, Kusha Kapila featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar India.[25]

In 2021, Kapila featured in Hindustan Times HT Brunch cover story.[26]

In 2022, she featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan.[27] In the same year, she was listed in Forbes India's W-Power list.[28]

In 2024, she was interviewed by The Lallantop, where she opened up about her personal life and her journey to fame.[29][30]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Ghost Stories Misha Karan Johar's segment [31]
2022 Plan A Plan B Seema [32]
2023 Selfiee Tara [33]
Sukhee Meher Chhibber [34]
Thank You for Coming Neha "The Queen" [35]
2024 Ishq Vishk Rebound Film producer [36]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Son of Abish Herself [37]
2021 LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse [38]
2022 Comicstaan Host Season 3 [39]
Masaba Masaba Nicole Season 2 [40]
Case Toh Banta Hai Judge [41]
2023 Minus One: New Chapter Nayantara [42]
Social Currency Herself Episode 5 [43]
Dehati Ladke Chaya [44]
2024 Life Hill Gayi Kalki [45]

Music videos

Year Title Singer Ref.
2023 O Piya Prateek Kuhad [46]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Comedy Series (OTT) Case Toh Banta Hai Nominated [47]
2023 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Female) — Nominated [48]
2024 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series (Female): Drama Dehati Ladke Nominated [49]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Kusha Kapila". YouTube.
  2. ^ Kakkar, Parul (17 August 2018). "Kusha Kapila | The Swaggy Cat". Newshour Press. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ Kapila, Kusha [@kushakapila] (15 January 2018). "Meet me – your token Punjabi girl, born with a unibrow and tortured by a premature moustache". Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Kusha Kapila And Zorawar Ahluwalia's Love Story: From Strangers At An Open Bar To Happily Ever After". BollywoodShaadis. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Kusha Kapila announces divorce from Zorawar Ahluwalia". News18. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Kusha Kapila announces separation from husband Zorawar Ahluwalia: 'We gave it our all until we couldn't anymore'". The Indian Express. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Meet the women on the Indian comedy circuit who are taking over our screens and Instagram feeds". Vogue India. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  8. ^ "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ "ILN Studios and Smule launch India's first digital reality show "1,2,3… Riyaaz" to give local talents a shot to fame". Times Internet: Everything. Everyday. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ^ "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. ^ "As an influencer, when you fail you fail publicly". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Karan Johar on directing Ghost Stories: Totally out of my comfort zone". India Today. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Watch: A new episode of Netflix's 'Behensplaining' reviews 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun'". Scroll.in. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Kusha Kapila: Don't think anyone famous should be overly celebrated for helping people". Telangana Today. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Riteish Deshmukh on Case Toh Banta Hai, his bond with Varun Sharma, Kusha Kapila and more". Firstpost. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  16. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (27 July 2022). "Kusha Kapila, Rytasha Rathore & others come together with Masaba Gupta for Masaba Masaba season 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  17. ^ "I was so nervous in the beginning, says Kusha Kapila about her experience of hosting 'Comicstaan'". Telangana Today. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Kusha Kapila is all set to host Comicstaan Season 3 with Abish Mathew". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Koffee with Karan Season 7 finale: Karan Johar reveals Varun Dhawan found out about his relationship by 'default', gets trolled for his Alia Bhatt obsession". The Indian Express. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  20. ^ "The cast of 'Minus One: New Chapter' speak about their favourite love stories and the changing idea of romance". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Selfiee Movie Star Cast - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Shilpa Shetty and Kusha Kapila talk about self-love in Sukhee promotional video". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Thank You For Coming first reviews from TIFF". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Kusha Kapila-Starrer 'Dehati Ladke' To Explore Themes Of Love, Friendship & Hardship". Outlook India. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Harper's Bazaar India captures the beauty in all its forms through the lens of the OnePlus 7T Pro". ANI News. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  26. ^ "HT Brunch Cover Story: Slay it with a smile with Kusha Kapila and Dolly Singh". Hindustan Times. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  27. ^ "'I was diagnosed with high-functioning depression and ADD' - Kusha Kapila". Cosmopolitan India. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Kusha Kapila: Influencer Next Door". Forbes India. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  29. ^ "Kusha Kapila Reveals Why She Announced Her Separation From Zorawar Ahluwalia". Outlook India. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  30. ^ "Kusha Kapila On Divorce From Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia: "I Became A Big Villain"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  31. ^ "From Prajakta Koli to Kusha Kapila, influencers are going mainstream in Bollywood". filmfare.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Plan A Plan B Review: Far Less Intelligent Than It Thinks It Is". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  33. ^ "Selfiee movie review: Akshay Kumar, Emraan Hashmi film is not even trying to be more than it is". The Indian Express. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  34. ^ "Kusha Kapila: Sukhee Could Possibly Be The Career-Defining Film For Me". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  35. ^ "'Thank You For Coming': Bhumi Pednekar, Kusha Kapila Star in Rhea Kapoor's Next". The Quint. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  36. ^ "'Ishq Vishk Rebound' movie: struggle in cosmetic rom-com". The Hindu. 21 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  37. ^ "Kusha Kapila recalls getting flak for entering 'sacred' comic space with Comicstaan, being called 'unfunny girl'". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  38. ^ "LOL Hasse Toh Phasse: Sunil Grover, Kusha Kapila, Cyrus Broacha and others battle it out in this promising version of Bigg Boss. Watch". The Indian Express. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  39. ^ "Kusha Kapila on Comicstaan: I thought I will be hosting with a make believe audience". Mid-day. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  40. ^ "Kusha Kapila, Rytasha Rathore & others come together with Masaba Gupta for Masaba Masaba season 2". Bollywood Hungama. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  41. ^ "Case Toh Banta Hai trailer: Celebrities face hilarious accusations". The Indian Express. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  42. ^ "Kusha Kapila Says She Became A Social Media Sensation By Accident". Outlook India. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  43. ^ "Watch Social Currency | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  44. ^ "'Sukhee' fame Kusha Kapila gets candid about playing "modern and liberal woman" in her next project". ThePrint. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  45. ^ Chatterjee, Sanghamitra (19 July 2024). "Life Hill Gayi trailer: Divyenndu and Kusha Kapila play siblings vying for inheritance in comedy series". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  46. ^ Prateek Kuhad - O Piya (Official Music Video), 18 December 2023, retrieved 20 December 2023
  47. ^ "ITA2022 Nominees". theita2021.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  48. ^ "Complete List of Winners of Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  49. ^ "Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 Nominations". Filmfare. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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