Kapil Sharma is an Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter, actor and producer. He also hosted television comedy shows like Comedy Nights with Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show and Family Time With Kapil Sharma Ormax Media rated Sharma the most popular Indian television personality in April 2016.[3] Forbes India ranked him at 11th position in their Celebrity 100 list in the year 2016.

Forbes India ranked him at 18th position in their Celebrity 100 list in the year 2017 with an income of Rs. 48 crore.[5] He was awarded the CNN-IBNIndian of the Year 2013, in the Entertainment category and was ranked third in the Most Admired Indian Personality List by The Economic Times in 2015.[6] Sharma was nominated for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi[7] and was invited to the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee in September 2015 to acknowledge his contribution for the same.