Kiku Sharda On Career Struggles: ‘Had To Make People Laugh While Mother Was Ill'
Kiku Sharda is currently winning hearts with his sense of humour in the comedy series, The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3. Hosted by comedian Kapil Sharma, the show premieres on the OTT platform Netflix. As the actor-comedian continues to win hearts, he recently appeared on content creator Faisal Shaikh aka Mr Faisu's podcast show, where he got candid about his life experiences, particularly his initial acting days and family struggles.
During a heartfelt revelation, Kiku shared that he was expected to perform comedy skits even during moments of grief, as it's a part of his job.
Kiku Sharda Talked About His Parents
Speaking to Faisu, the actor shared, 'My parents are no longer. However, when my mother was alive, there were moments when she was ill and I was required to perform a comedic act. From within, I was sad, but I had to do it for work." He added that during such performances, he would call his mother during breaks to check on her.
Kiku Sharda On Getting Trolled For Body Weight
The actor has long been trolled for his excess body weight. Talking about that, he shared, 'There was a girl who was overweight and felt insecure about her body shape. However, she acquired confidence after witnessing my efforts and praised me for it."
Kiku Sharda On Working In Kapil Sharma's Show
Kiku has been working with Kapil Sharma since his first talk show, Comedy Nights With Kapil. He also appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show.
Sharing his experience, the actor said, 'There is no retake culture on the Kapil show. People make mistakes there, but we try to prevent retakes. Whatever happens on stage, there is no cut."
Kiku Sharda's Work Front
Kiku is currently seen in The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3, which premieres a new episode every Saturday only on Netflix. The show also features an ensemble cast including Kapil Sharma, Sunil Grover, Krushna Abhishek, Archana Puran Singh and Navjot Singh Siddhu.
On the film front, Kiku was last seen in the romantic drama film Loveyapa, co-starring Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan and Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi Kapoor. Helmed by Advait Chandan, the film failed to perform at the box office. It is currently streaming on JioHotstar.
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