Theatre akin to investment for comedian Kapil

Mumbai: Popular stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma, who has turned producer with ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’, considers his 12-year theatre experience, when he worked for free, as an investment.

In 2005, he won the stand-up comedy reality series ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge-Season 3’. Now he is coming out with his show that will go on air June 22 on Colors channel. "I have been planning for a very long time to start my own production house. I thank god that my dream has come true so soon," Kapil said Tuesday at the launch of the show. "I had done theatre for 12 years for free and now I feel that was a kind of investment for me. I got to learn a lot from that experience," he added. Meanwhile, Kapil has a lot more on his to-do list. "I have an actor, a singer inside me. There are a lot of things, which I have to do and I am very happy that I am launching myself as a producer with the show, which is very unique in itself," said Kapil. Sumona Chakravarti, Ali Asgar, Upasana Singh and Naseem Vicky will see playing various family members of Kapil`s family in the show. IANS