Kusha Kapila
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Last updated: 2 March 2024
Kusha Kapila (born 20 September 1989) is an Indian social media personality, comedian, and actress. She is 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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2023 | O Piya | Prateek Kuhad | [46] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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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] |
References
- ^ a b "About Kusha Kapila". YouTube.
- ^ Kakkar, Parul (17 August 2018). "Kusha Kapila | The Swaggy Cat". Newshour Press. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila announces divorce from Zorawar Ahluwalia". News18. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "As an influencer, when you fail you fail publicly". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Karan Johar on directing Ghost Stories: Totally out of my comfort zone". India Today. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Scroll Staff (17 November 2019). "Watch: A new episode of Netflix's 'Behensplaining' reviews 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila: Don't think anyone famous should be overly celebrated for helping people". Telangana Today. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Riteish Deshmukh on Case Toh Banta Hai, his bond with Varun Sharma, Kusha Kapila and more". Firstpost. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila is all set to host Comicstaan Season 3 with Abish Mathew". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Selfiee Movie Star Cast - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Shilpa Shetty and Kusha Kapila talk about self-love in Sukhee promotional video". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Thank You For Coming first reviews from TIFF". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila-Starrer 'Dehati Ladke' To Explore Themes Of Love, Friendship & Hardship". Outlook India. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "HT Brunch Cover Story: Slay it with a smile with Kusha Kapila and Dolly Singh". Hindustan Times. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "'I was diagnosed with high-functioning depression and ADD' - Kusha Kapila". Cosmopolitan India. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila: Influencer Next Door". Forbes India. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila Reveals Why She Announced Her Separation From Zorawar Ahluwalia". Outlook India. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila On Divorce From Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia: "I Became A Big Villain"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "From Prajakta Koli to Kusha Kapila, influencers are going mainstream in Bollywood". filmfare.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Plan A Plan B Review: Far Less Intelligent Than It Thinks It Is". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila: Sukhee Could Possibly Be The Career-Defining Film For Me". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "'Thank You For Coming': Bhumi Pednekar, Kusha Kapila Star in Rhea Kapoor's Next". The Quint. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "'Ishq Vishk Rebound' movie: struggle in cosmetic rom-com". The Hindu. 21 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila on Comicstaan: I thought I will be hosting with a make believe audience". Mid-day. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila, Rytasha Rathore & others come together with Masaba Gupta for Masaba Masaba season 2". Bollywood Hungama. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Case Toh Banta Hai trailer: Celebrities face hilarious accusations". The Indian Express. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Kusha Kapila Says She Became A Social Media Sensation By Accident". Outlook India. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Watch Social Currency | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "'Sukhee' fame Kusha Kapila gets candid about playing "modern and liberal woman" in her next project". ThePrint. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Chatterjee, Sanghamitra (19 July 2024). "Life Hill Gayi trailer: Divyenndu and Kusha Kapila play siblings vying for inheritance in comedy series". Telegraph India. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Prateek Kuhad - O Piya (Official Music Video), retrieved 20 December 2023
- ^ "ITA2022 Nominees". www.theita2021.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Complete List of Winners of Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
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- Kusha Kapila at IMDb
- Kusha Kapila's channel on YouTube