The Great Indian Kapil Show

The Great Indian Kapil Show is an Indian Hindi-language sketch comedy talk show hosted and produced by Kapil Sharma.^[1] It started streaming on Netflix on 30 March 2024.^[2] It is Netflix's first Indian series to trend globally for a month.^[3] Season 1 ended on 22 June 2024 with 13 episodes.

The Great Indian Kapil Show
Show's poster shared by Netflix
Genre	Sketch comedy Talk show
Created by	Kapil Sharma
Directed by	Anukalp Goswami
Starring	Kapil Sharma Archana Puran Singh Sunil Grover Kiku Sharda Krushna Abhishek Rajiv Thakur
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Anushree Bhardwaj
Producers	Kapil Sharma Akshit Lahoria Gurjot Singh
Production location	Film City, Mumbai
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	35–70 minutes
Production companies	K9 Films Beingu Studios
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) – present

Premise

The series format is largely identical to that of Sharma's former shows The Kapil Sharma Show and Comedy Nights with Kapil. The show revolves around Kapil Sharma and his team of comedians, including Sunil Grover, Kiku Sharda, Krushna Abhishek and Rajiv Thakur.^[4] The extravagant set of the play is a visual extravaganza, set against the backdrop of an opulent airport terminal. Everything about this place is elegant and sophisticated, from the opulent waiting area to the designer retail kiosks, revolving café, and the legendary Kap's unique cafe.^[5][6] Archana Puran Singh is the permanent guest of the show.^[7]

Cast

• Kapil Sharma as Himself (Host)
• Archana Puran Singh as permanent guest
• Sunil Grover as Dhafli / Engineer Chumbak Mittal / Couple Paaji (Kapil Dev's mimic) / Kamlesh ki Lugai / Kha Ke (PK's mimic) / Dharmendra's mimic / Cherry Paaji (Navjot Singh Sidhu's mimic) / The Great Kya Khali (The Great Khali's mimic) and various characters
• Kiku Sharda as Bade Bhaiya (Sunny Deol's mimic) / Chef Dhaniya Lal / Kim Kong (Kim Jong Un's mimic) / Pahlawan Fokat / Chandra Mukhi / Filmy Maa and various characters
• Krushna Abhishek as Chote Bhaiya (Bobby Deol's mimic) / Air Hostess Mona / Doland Drunk (Donald Trump's mimic) / Dharmendra's mimic / Ranvijay (Ranbir Kapoor's mimic) / Chunni Babu and various characters
• Rohit Gill as Bodyguard
• Rajiv Thakur as Raju (Kap's Cafe Attendant) / Fajini (Ghajini's mimic)

Kapil Sharma (right) and Sunil Grover (left) at a press conference for the show.

Season 1

No	Episode name	Guest(s)	Date of broadcast	Featured promotion	Ref
1	Ranbir - The Real Family Man	Ranbir Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni	30 March 2024	Special appearance	[8][9]
2	Cricket Fever - Rohit and Shreyas	Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer	6 April 2024	Special appearance	[10][11]
3	Stars of Chamkila	Diljit Dosanjh, Parineeti Chopra and Imtiaz Ali	13 April 2024	Amar Singh Chamkila	[12][13]
4	Brothers in Arms - Vicky & Sunny Kaushal	Vicky Kaushal and Sunny Kaushal	20 April 2024	Special appearance	[14][15]
5	Aamir Unlimited	Aamir Khan	27 April 2024	Special appearance	[16][17]
6 ⁠	Dil Se Deol - Sunny & Bobby	Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol	4 May 2024	Special appearance	[18][19]
7	Diamonds Of Heeramandi	Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sharmin Segal	11 May 2024	Heeramandi	[20][21]
8	The Perfect Artist - Ed Sheeran	Ed Sheeran	18 May 2024	Special appearance	[22][23]
9	Fun With Friends - Anil Kapoor & Farah Khan	Anil Kapoor and Farah Khan	25 May 2024	Special appearance	[24][25]
10	Perfect Partnership- Rajkummar Rao & Janhvi Kapoor	Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor	1 June 2024	Mr. & Mrs. Mahi	[26]
11	Game Changers- Sania Mirza, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and Sift Kaur Samra	Sania Mirza, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and Sift Kaur Samra	8 June 2024	Special appearance	[27]
12	Kings of Hip Hop - Badshah, Divine and Karan Aujla	Badshah, Divine and Karan Aujla	15 June 2024	Special appearance	[28]
13	Kartik Aaryan and Khandaan	Kartik Aaryan and Dr. Mala Tiwari	22 June 2024	Chandu Champion	[29]

Season 2

No	Episode name	Guest(s)	Date of broadcast	Featured promotion	Ref
14	Bonded By Love - Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Vedang Raina and Vasan Bala	Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Vedang Raina and Vasan Bala	21 September 2024	Jigra	[30]

References

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2. "The Great Indian Kapil Show trailer: Sunil Grover teases 'turbulence' with the host. Watch". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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26. "The Great Indian Kapil Show: From Talking About Shikhar To Kapil Arranging Swayamvar; Top 5 Highlights Of RajkummarRao And Jahnvi Kapoor'sbanter On The Show". The Times of India. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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28. "The Great Indian Kapil Show 12th episode first impression: Kapil Sharma serves concert instead of comedy". The Indian Express. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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30. "The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 2: Karan Johar calls Alia Bhatt his 'first daughter', says her reaction on being selected for SOTY evoked paternal feelings". The Indian Express. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

External links

• The Great Indian Kapil Show at IMDb 
• The Great Indian Kapil Show on Netflix