Krushna Abhishek

Early life

Abhishek Sharma was born on 30 May 1983 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. His father was Atmaprakash Sharma and mother Padma Sharma. His sister is Arti Singh. His ancestral family is from Dhami, a village in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. Bollywood actor Govinda is his maternal uncle. His mother named him after her favourite actor Amitabh Bachchan's son, Abhishek Bachchan.

Personal life

Krushna Abhishek married his long time girlfriend Kashmera Shah in 2013 and they live in Mumbai. They met at the sets of movie Aur Pappu Paas Ho Gaya.

Career

He made his Hindi film debut with Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat (2002), and has acted in films like Hum Tum Aur Mother in 2005, Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega (2007), and Aur Pappu Pass Ho Gaya in the same year. Later he shifted to Bhojpuri films. He played the lead in the TV series, Sautela (Doordarshan) in 2007.

He participated in various seasons of stand-up comedy show, Comedy Circus, including, Comedy Circus 2 (2008), Comedy Circus 3 (2009), where he was a wild card entry in Comedy Circus 3 (2009) with Sudesh Lehri.

He participated in the celebrity couple dance-reality shows, starting with Nach Baliye (Season 3) (2007), and Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar (2008) along with Kashmera Shah and eventually won the latter. He also appeared in a similar show, Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1 (2008). In 2010, he participated in the dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4) with choreographer Robin Merchant. Previously he had also appeared as a judge in the reality dance show on DD National, Krazzy Kiya Re, along with Sudha Chandran.

As a celebrity couple, he and Kashmera Shah took part in the reality show Love Lock Up on UTV Bindass in February 2011, in which actress Priyanka Chopra played the role of peace maker.

In 2016, he hosted and performed in Comedy Nights Live show of Colors TV, produced by Vipul D. Shah. It replaced popularity declined Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013–16) of Kapil Sharma. Later when the show itself got replaced Comedy Nights Bachao (2015–17) he hosted it and did comedy.

In July 2017, he signed with Sony TV's The Drama Company show produced by Kapil Sharma's former longtime girlfriend Preeti Simoes and her sister Neeti Simoes.

In 2018, he joined the second season of The Kapil Sharma Show along with Sudesh Lehri, whom he collaborated with in Comedy Circus as well, after the first season closed down due to Kapil Sharma's poor health and mid-air altercations with supporting actors.

In 2020, he starred in his new show Funhit Mein Jaari with Bharti Singh and others.

In 2022, he launched the latest season of his History TV18's Infotainment show '''OMG! Ye Mera India''' (). Till 2021, he has hosted 7 season of this show.

In 2024, he and Kashmera Shah took part in a reality show called Laughter Chefs on Colours TV hosted by Bharti Singh.

Filmography

Television

Films

Dubbing roles

Awards and nominations

• Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role (2014) for Comedy Circus
• Indian Television Academy Award for Popular Comedy-Duo (2015) with Sudesh Lehri for Comedy Circus
• BIG Star Most Entertaining Jury/Host (TV)-Non Fiction (2015) with Bharti Singh for Comedy Nights Bachao
• ITA Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role (2019) for The Kapil Sharma Show
• Indian Telly Award for Best Comedian (2025) for Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment
• Indian Telly Award for Fan Favorite Jodi – Non fiction (2025) with Kashmera Shah for Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment
• Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male), Bol Bachchan, 2013 (Nominations)

References

References

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2. (18 January 2015). "Kashmera, Krushna secretly got married in July 2013". [[The Times of India]].
3. (18 January 2015). "Comedian Krushna Abhishek and wife Kashmera Shah are now parents to twins".
4. (May 30, 2024). "Krushna Abhishek Turns 41: A Look Back at His Journey and Top Shows". [[news18.com]].
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26. (11 June 2024). "Krushna Abhishek on doing Laughter Chefs: Kashmera and I wanted to work together, and it's been quite a while since we've worked together on television". The Times of India.
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28. (2024-08-19). "Film trends: Actors are taking up dubbing work in B-town". The Times of India.
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