Kusha Kapila

Kusha Kapila
Kapila in 2025
Born	New Delhi, India
Alma mater	IP College NIFT
Occupations	Social media personality comedian actress
Years active	2013–present
Notable work	Comicstaan Sukhee Thank You for Coming
Spouse	Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia ​ ​ (m. 2017⁠–⁠2023)​
YouTube information
Channel	Kusha Kapila
Genre	Comedy
Subscribers	1.38 million
Views	675 million
Last updated: 18 November 2024[ needs update ]

Kusha Kapila is an Indian social media personality, comedian, and actress from New Delhi. ^[1]

Personal life

Kusha Kapila was born in New Delhi into a Punjabi family. ^[2]

She married Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia, a Sikh former employee at Diageo in 2017.^{[ citation needed ]} On 26 June 2023, she announced their separation. ^{[3] [4]}

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. ^{[5] [6]} 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. ^[7] 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. ^{[8] [9]}

In 2020, she appeared in an anthology Netflix India film Ghost Stories . ^[10] She was also on Netflix India's YouTube show Behensplaining. ^[11]

In 2021, she performed in the Amazon Prime's comedy reality show LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse. ^[12]

In 2022, she was seen in a reality sketch comedy show Case Toh Banta Hai on Amazon MiniTV. ^[13] She also featured in the Season 2 of the Netflix TV series Masaba Masaba . ^[14] She co-hosted the season 3 of Comicstaan. ^{[15] [16]} 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 . ^[17]

In February 2023, she appeared in Minus One: New Chapter and Selfiee . ^{[18] [19]} Later that year, in September, she featured in Sukhee alongside Shilpa Shetty. ^[20] 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. ^[21] Later in December, she was seen in Amazon Mini TV's Dehati Ladke. ^[22]

Off-screen work

In March 2025, Kapila co-founded UnderNeat, a women’s innerwear and shapewear brand, with entrepreneurs Vimarsh Razdan and Ghazal Alagh. ^[23] The brand was launched following a month-long content campaign titled What Are You Wearing Under?, which built community engagement and trust ahead of the official launch. ^[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]
2025	Vyarth	Bhumi	Short film	[37] [38]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Son of Abish	Herself		[39]
2021	LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse			[40]
2022	Comicstaan	Host	Season 3	[41]
	Masaba Masaba	Nicole	Season 2	[42]
	Case Toh Banta Hai	Judge		[43]
2023	Minus One: New Chapter	Nayantara		[44]
	Social Currency	Herself	Episode 5	[45]
	Dehati Ladke	Chaya		[46]
2024	Life Hill Gayi	Kalki		[47]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2023	O Piya	Prateek Kuhad	[48]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress - Comedy Series (OTT)	Case Toh Banta Hai	Nominated	[49]
2023	Bollywood Hungama Style Icons	Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Female)	—	Nominated	[50]
2024	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Series (Female): Drama	Dehati Ladke	Nominated	[51]

References

1. Kakkar, Parul (17 August 2018). "Kusha Kapila | The Swaggy Cat". Newshour Press. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
2. 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.
3. "Kusha Kapila announces divorce from Zorawar Ahluwalia". News18. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
7. "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.
8. "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
9. "As an influencer, when you fail you fail publicly". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
10. "Karan Johar on directing Ghost Stories: Totally out of my comfort zone". India Today. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
11. "Watch: A new episode of Netflix's 'Behensplaining' reviews 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun'". Scroll.in. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
12. "Kusha Kapila: Don't think anyone famous should be overly celebrated for helping people". Telangana Today. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
13. "Riteish Deshmukh on Case Toh Banta Hai, his bond with Varun Sharma, Kusha Kapila and more". Firstpost. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
14. 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.
15. "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.
16. "Kusha Kapila is all set to host Comicstaan Season 3 with Abish Mathew". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
17. "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.
18. "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.
19. "Selfiee Movie Star Cast - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
20. "Shilpa Shetty and Kusha Kapila talk about self-love in Sukhee promotional video". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
21. "Thank You For Coming first reviews from TIFF". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
22. "Kusha Kapila-Starrer 'Dehati Ladke' To Explore Themes Of Love, Friendship & Hardship". Outlook India. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
23. Taparia, Vidhi (1 April 2025). "Kusha Kapila's entrepreneurial leap: Influencer launches shapewear brand UnderNeat, secures big funding from Fireside Ventures, Ghazal Alagh". Fortune India. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
24. "Kusha Kapila Ventures Into Entrepreneurship With Her New Shapewear Label". News18. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
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 Adds A New Feather To Her Cap As A Co-Producer For Vyarth". News18. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
38. "Kusha Kapila Tackles Typecasting With Powerful New Short Film". Zee News. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
39. "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.
40. "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.
41. "Kusha Kapila on Comicstaan: I thought I will be hosting with a make believe audience". Mid-day. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
42. "Kusha Kapila, Rytasha Rathore & others come together with Masaba Gupta for Masaba Masaba season 2". Bollywood Hungama. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
43. "Case Toh Banta Hai trailer: Celebrities face hilarious accusations". The Indian Express. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
44. "Kusha Kapila Says She Became A Social Media Sensation By Accident". Outlook India. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
45. "Watch Social Currency | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
46. "'Sukhee' fame Kusha Kapila gets candid about playing "modern and liberal woman" in her next project". ThePrint. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
47. 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.
48. Prateek Kuhad - O Piya (Official Music Video), 18 December 2023, retrieved 20 December 2023
49. "ITA2022 Nominees". theita2021.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
50. "Complete List of Winners of Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
51. "Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 Nominations". Filmfare. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

External links

• Kusha Kapila at IMDb
• Kusha Kapila's channel on YouTube