Kusha Kapila | ||||||||||
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Born | New Delhi, India | 20 September 1989|||||||||
Alma mater | IP College NIFT | |||||||||
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Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||
Notable work | Comicstaan Sukhee Thank You for Coming | |||||||||
Spouse | Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia (m. 2017–2023) | |||||||||
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Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 1.26 Million [1] | |||||||||
Total views | 420 million [1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 2 March 2024 |
Kusha Kapila (born 20 September 1989) is an Indian fashion editor, social media personality, comedian, actress, and YouTuber. She is from New Delhi. [2]
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]
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]
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]
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] |
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] |
Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
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2023 | O Piya | Prateek Kuhad | [45] |
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 | [46] |
2023 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Female) | — | Nominated | [47] |
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