A producer stated on Friday that popular comedian and TV show host Kapil Sharma’s life narrative will be depicted in an upcoming biographical drama film. Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, the director of ‘Fukrey,’ will direct the film, which will be titled ‘Funkaar.’ Under the company Lyca Productions, Mahaveer Jain will produce the film.
“I’m looking forward to telling the storey of India’s most adored Funkaar to the public. Kapil Sharma is a Bollywood actor “In a statement, Lamba said.
Jain, who previously funded Rajinikanth’s ‘2.0’ and future projects such as Akshay Kumar’s ‘Ram Setu,’ said the team is delighted to tell Sharma’s tale to the globe. “Thanks to Kapil Sharma, billions of people get their daily dose of dopamine. Love, life, and laughter are essential for all of us. We are thrilled to bring the unseen storey of comic superstar Kapil Sharma to the big screen in a huge way “he stated
Sharma, an Amritsar native, rose to prominence in 2007 after winning the comic reality television show ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.’
The 40-year-old comedian continued to appear for reality series until launching his own show, ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil,’ under his K9 Productions company in 2013, which catapulted him to even greater fame.
‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ is Sharma’s current show. In 2015, he made his cinematic acting debut in Abbas Mustan’s comedy ‘Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon,’ and then acted in the historical drama ‘Firangi.’
On January 28, he will broadcast his first comedy special, ‘Kapil Sharma: I’m Not Done Yet,’ which will premiere on Netflix.
