Kiku Sharda

Kiku Sharda
Sharda in 2024
Born	Raghavendra Sharda (1976-02-14) 14 February 1976 (age 48) Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor Comedian
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Priyanka Sharda ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2

Raghavendra Amarnath Sharda (born 14 February 1976), better known as Kiku Sharda, is an Indian comedian and actor who mainly works in Hindi television and Hindi films. He is best known for his role as Constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule in Sony SAB's comedy series F.I.R.. He is also known for working in Comedy Nights with Kapil which aired on Colors TV and The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony Entertainment Television, where he played various characters.

He played the character of Hobo in Hatim, He is best known for his role as Constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule in F.I.R., and Akbar in the comedy show Akbar Birbal. He has worked in Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show, playing various characters notably of Palak in the former.^[1] He participated in Nach Baliye 6 in 2013 and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 in 2014.

In January 2016, Sharda ran into controversy and was arrested for mimicking Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on a television channel in which Kiku dressed as a baba was shown serving liquor and doing lewd dance with girls which insulted the sect chief.^[2][3]

Early and personal life

Raghavendra Amarnath Sharda was born on 14 February 1976 in a business family in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. One of four brothers born to businessman Amarnath Sharda.^[4]

He has been married to Priyanka Sharda since 2002, with whom he has two sons.^[5]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Mitti	Qasma	[6]
2003	Darna Mana Hai	Amar
2006	Phir Hera Pheri	Kanji
2007	Darling	Doctor
	Dhamaal	Constable
	No Smoking	Doctor	[7]
	Go
2008	Race	Annirudh
	Roadside Romeo	Hero English (voice)	[8]
	Dasvidaniya
	Love Khichdi	Balwinder
2010	No Problem
2014	Happy New Year	Dance teacher	[9]
2016	Mahayoddha Rama	One of Ravan's heads (voice)
2017	2016 The End	Assi
2020	Jawaani Jaaneman	Dr. Kriplani
	Angrezi Medium	Gajju	[10]
2022	Thank God
2023	Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan	Robot	Cameo[11]
2025	Welcome To The Jungle †	TBA

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
2003–2004	Hatim	Hobo	[12]
2004–2005	Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa	Jay
2004	Aaj Ke Shrimaan Shrimati	Jyoti Prasad	[13]
2005–2007	The Great Indian Comedy Show	Various characters
2006–2007	Vicky & Vetaal	Fraudster
2006–2014	F.I.R	Constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule
2007	Agadam Bagdam Tigdam	Deepak Malhotra
2007	Kasturi	Kiku
2008	Bhaago KK Aaya	KK
2008	Kya Aap Paanchvi Fail Champu Hain?	Faroj Khan
2009	Bhootwala Serial	Amarnath Bhandari	[14]
2009–2010	Shree Adi Manav	Manav
2011	Kahani Comedy Circus Ki	Guest contestant
2011	Ring Wrong Ring	Genie	[15]
2012–2013	Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe	Contestant
2013	Nach Baliye 6	Contestant	with wife Priyanka Sharda (5th place)[16]
2013–2016	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Various characters
2014–2016	Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal	Akbar
2014	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7	Himself/Palak(Contestant)	8th place[17]
2016– present	The Kapil Sharma Show	Various characters
2017–2018	Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double[18]	Manav A Desai
2018	Family Time With Kapil Sharma	Bumper
2018	Baby Come Naa[19]	Yoyo Bappi Singh	Web series
2019	Booo Sabki Phategi	Puchki	Web series
2019	Dr Pran Lele[20]	Dr.Pran
2024–present	The Great Indian Kapil Show	Various characters

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Serial	Outcome
2015	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy)	Akbar Birbal	Won
2019	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	The Kapil Sharma Show	Won

References

1. "With Gutthi gone, Palak came into her own: Kiku Sharda - DNAIndia". 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
2. "Kiku Sharda thanks industry for supporting him during arrest". The Economic Times. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
3. "Comedian Kiku Sharda arrested for mimicking Gurmeet Singh, apologises". 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
4. "Lesser known facts about Kiku 'Palak' Sharda". The Times of India. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
5. "Meet Priyanka Sharda, pretty wife of 'The Kapil Sharma Show' star Kiku Sharda". www.dnaindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
6. Cyril, Grace (3 August 2022). "'Ap celebrity nahi ho'. When Kiku Sharda was rejected from Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
7. Hegde, Prithviraj (26 October 2007). "What was the director smoking?". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024. Kiku Sharda (the doctor), who also made a trip to the good Baba's abode.
8. Malani, Gaurav (24 October 2008). "Movie Review : Roadside Romeo". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
9. "Introducing Shah Rukh Khan's dance teacher in 'Happy New Year'". 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
10. "Kiku Sharda: 'Wish Angrezi Medium released a bit earlier or later'". Hindustan Times. 16 April 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
11. Gahlot, Deepa. "Khichdi 2: Mission Paakthukistan Review: Total Majaa!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
12. "कॉमेडियन Kiku Sharda को कैसे मिला था पहला शो हातिम? बोले- शुरू में थोड़ा झिझक रहा था" [How did comedian Kiku Sharda get her first show Hatim? Said- I was a little hesitant in the beginning]. ABP News (in Hindi). 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
13. "Kiku Sharda Recalls The Time When He And Dilip Joshi Were Replaced In A Show". News18. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
14. "Kiku Sharda at the launch of Sab TV's new serial 'Bhootwala Serial' at BJN, Mumbai - Photogallery". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
15. "Gulgule to play a genie". The Times of India. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
16. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
17. Jha, Subhash K. (15 May 2014). "Palak Dikhhla Jaa!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
18. "Kiku Sharda moves on to SAB TV as Kapil Sharma Show takes a break : The Tribune India". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
19. "Make way for Baby Come Naa : The Tribune India". Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
20. "Kiku Sharda, Gaurav Gera team up for Dr Pran Lele". India Today. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

External links

• Kiku Sharda at IMDb