Kusha Kapila

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Kusha Kapila
Kusha Kapila at Myntra's Creator Fest 2023 event (cropped).jpg
Kapila in 2023
Born (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)
New Delhi, India
Alma mater IP College
NIFT
Occupations
  • Social media personality
  • comedian
  • actress
Years active2013–present
Notable work Comicstaan
Sukhee
Thank You for Coming
Spouse
Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia
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(m. 2017⁠–⁠2023)​
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Genre
Subscribers1.38 Million [1]
Total views675 million [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 18 November 2024

Kusha Kapila (born 20 September 1989) is an Indian social media personality, comedian, and actress from New Delhi. [2]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014Son of AbishHerself [37]
2021LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse [38]
2022 Comicstaan HostSeason 3 [39]
Masaba Masaba NicoleSeason 2 [40]
Case Toh Banta Hai Judge [41]
2023 Minus One: New ChapterNayantara [42]
Social Currency HerselfEpisode 5 [43]
Dehati LadkeChaya [44]
2024 Life Hill Gayi Kalki [45]

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2023O Piya Prateek Kuhad [46]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
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]
2024 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series (Female): DramaDehati LadkeNominated [49]

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