5 Biggest Milestones In Kapil Sharma's Career

The Amritsar lad, Kapil Sharma started his innings in Television by participating in the 3rd season of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star One. From there on, there was no looking back for him as he soon went on to establish himself as a popular host and probably the funniest comedian on TV. He hosted different reality shows and participated and won other comedy shows as well.

He pitched the idea of a Comedy Show led by him to Colours channel and Comedy Nights With Kapil soon became the highest rated TV show in India. Families would come together at night to watch his show which got the coveted primetime slot and made Kapil and his team overnight stars. He then shifted base to Sony and The Kapil Sharma Show was a great success as it consistently featured in the top rankings in the TRP chart and also became the pit stop for numerous Bollywood movie promotions. Here are the 5 biggest milestones of Kapil Sharma's career:

The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 3: The show that started it all, Kapil Sharma was not only the find of the season but also won the reality show apart from a prize of INR 10 Lakhs. He, later on, appeared as a guest host in future seasons and soon started getting offers to perform gigs on different shows. 

Most Popular TV Personality: In April 2016, he was rated as the most popular personality on TV beating the likes of Salman Khan and other top TV stars. He's also one of few comedians to have successful shows on different channels. 

Highest Paid Comedian on TV: He soon became the highest paid celebrity on TV and consistently featured in Forbes list of highest paid celebs in India. he entered the list for the first time in 2012 and was ranked 11 with earnings of over 30 Crores in 2016. He also charges almost 80 Lakhs per episode and signed a contract with Sony TV worth 110 Crores in 2017.

Only Stand-Up Comedian to deliver a solo hit: He also successfully branched out to Bollywood and his debut film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon got a record opening and became a box-office hit. Audiences loved him in his cinematic avatar as well.

Highest Tax Paying TV Celeb: With multiple sources of earnings, he also became the only TV personality to be featured in the top 10 highest tax paying celebrity list and he paid an advance tax of 15 Crores.