Kusha Kapila

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Kusha Kapila
Kapila in 2023
Born (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 34)
New Delhi, India
Alma materIP College
NIFT
Occupations
Years active2013–present
Notable workComicstaan
Sukhee
Thank You for Coming
Spouse
Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia
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(m. 2017⁠–⁠2023)​
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
Genre
Subscribers1.09 Million[1]
Total views420 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
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]

Personal life[edit]

Kusha Kapila is from New Delhi.

She married Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia, a former employee at Diageo in 2017.[3] On 26 June 2023, she announced their separation.[4][5]

Career[edit]

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.[6][7] In May of next year, she joined Razorfish Neev and started working as a copywriter.

In 2014, she made her first 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.[8] 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.[9][10]

In 2020, she appeared in an anthology Netflix film Ghost Stories.[11] She was also on Netflix India's YouTube show Behensplaining.[12]

In 2021, she performed in the Amazon Prime's comedy reality show LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse.[13]

In 2022, she was seen in a reality sketch comedy show Case Toh Banta Hai on Amazon MiniTV.[14] She also featured in the Season 2 of the Netflix TV series Masaba Masaba.[15] She co-hosted the season 3 of Comicstaan.[16][17] 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.[18]

In February 2023, she appeared in Minus One: New Chapter and Selfiee.[19][20] Later that year, in September, she featured in Sukhee alongside Shilpa Shetty.[21] 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.[22] Later in December, she was seen in Amazon Mini TV's Dehati Ladke.[23]

Media[edit]

In 2019, Kusha Kapila featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar India.[24]

In 2021, Kapila featured in Hindustan Times HT Brunch cover story.[25]

In 2022, she featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan.[26] In the same year, she got listed in the Forbes India's W-Power list.[27]

In 2024, she was interviewed by The Lallantop, where she opened up about her personal life and her journey to fame.[28][29]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Ghost Stories Misha Karan Johar's segment [30]
2022 Plan A Plan B Seema [31]
2023 Selfiee Tara [32]
Sukhee Meher Chhibber [33]
Thank You for Coming Neha "The Queen" [34]

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Son of Abish Herself [35]
2021 LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse [36]
2022 Comicstaan Host Season 3 [37]
Masaba Masaba Nicole Season 2 [38]
Case Toh Banta Hai Judge [39]
2023 Minus One: New Chapter Nayantara [40]
Social Currency Herself Episode 5 [41]
Dehati Ladke Chaya [42]

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Singer Ref.
2023 O Piya Prateek Kuhad [43]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Comedy Series (OTT) Case Toh Banta Hai Nominated [44]
2023 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Female) — Nominated [45]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "About Kusha Kapila". YouTube.
  2. ^ Kakkar, Parul (17 August 2018). "Kusha Kapila | The Swaggy Cat". Newshour Press. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Kusha Kapila And Zorawar Ahluwalia's Love Story: From Strangers At An Open Bar To Happily Ever After". BollywoodShaadis. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Kusha Kapila announces divorce from Zorawar Ahluwalia". News18. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "What Kusha Kapila learnt from being famous on the internet". Vogue India. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ^ "As an influencer, when you fail you fail publicly". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Karan Johar on directing Ghost Stories: Totally out of my comfort zone". India Today. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. ^ Scroll Staff (17 November 2019). "Watch: A new episode of Netflix's 'Behensplaining' reviews 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Kusha Kapila: Don't think anyone famous should be overly celebrated for helping people". Telangana Today. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Riteish Deshmukh on Case Toh Banta Hai, his bond with Varun Sharma, Kusha Kapila and more". Firstpost. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Kusha Kapila is all set to host Comicstaan Season 3 with Abish Mathew". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Selfiee Movie Star Cast - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Shilpa Shetty and Kusha Kapila talk about self-love in Sukhee promotional video". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Thank You For Coming first reviews from TIFF". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Kusha Kapila-Starrer 'Dehati Ladke' To Explore Themes Of Love, Friendship & Hardship". Outlook India. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "HT Brunch Cover Story: Slay it with a smile with Kusha Kapila and Dolly Singh". Hindustan Times. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  26. ^ "'I was diagnosed with high-functioning depression and ADD' - Kusha Kapila". Cosmopolitan India. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  27. ^ "Kusha Kapila: Influencer Next Door". Forbes India. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Kusha Kapila Reveals Why She Announced Her Separation From Zorawar Ahluwalia". Outlook India. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Kusha Kapila On Divorce From Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia: "I Became A Big Villain"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  30. ^ "From Prajakta Koli to Kusha Kapila, influencers are going mainstream in Bollywood". filmfare.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  31. ^ "Plan A Plan B Review: Far Less Intelligent Than It Thinks It Is". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  32. ^ "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.
  33. ^ "Kusha Kapila: Sukhee Could Possibly Be The Career-Defining Film For Me". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  34. ^ "'Thank You For Coming': Bhumi Pednekar, Kusha Kapila Star in Rhea Kapoor's Next". The Quint. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  35. ^ "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.
  36. ^ "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.
  37. ^ "Kusha Kapila on Comicstaan: I thought I will be hosting with a make believe audience". Mid-day. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  38. ^ "Kusha Kapila, Rytasha Rathore & others come together with Masaba Gupta for Masaba Masaba season 2". Bollywood Hungama. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  39. ^ "Case Toh Banta Hai trailer: Celebrities face hilarious accusations". The Indian Express. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  40. ^ "Kusha Kapila Says She Became A Social Media Sensation By Accident". Outlook India. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  41. ^ "Watch Social Currency | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  42. ^ "'Sukhee' fame Kusha Kapila gets candid about playing "modern and liberal woman" in her next project". ThePrint. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  43. ^ Prateek Kuhad - O Piya (Official Music Video), retrieved 20 December 2023
  44. ^ "ITA2022 Nominees". www.theita2021.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  45. ^ "Complete List of Winners of Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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