Referred as the king of comedy for his comic timing and sarcasm that makes everyone laugh their heart out. Comedian Kapil Sharma turns 38 today and has come a long away in the world of entertainment.

But do you know Kapil never wanted to be a comedian as his passion was music! On the occasion of Kapil’s special day let’s check out some interesting lesser known facts about him;

Kapil’s first TV show was The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, a show which gave many comedians a platform to launch themselves. But Kapil was initially rejected in the audition round. Nonetheless, he never gave up and made a comeback by winning the show eventually.

After winning the show and the grand prize money award of Rs 10,00,000 Kapil spent all his money on his beloved sister’s wedding to have a lavish affair. Wow that’s indeed a sweet gesture.

Kapil has always said on numerous occasions that music is his first love and he always wanted to be a singer. The comedian also tried his hand at singing as he participated in few singing shows as well.

Remember Inspector Bhola? One of Kapil’s most popular character of a Punjabi cop. The inspiration for the character came from Kapil’s father, who was a police constable in Punjab police.

Kapil is a self made man and has done all kind of jobs to survive in Mumbai and achieve his dream of being an entertainer. Kapil used to pick up crates and has worked in a PCO just for money.

Before getting a show of his own Kapil has won nine reality TV shows including The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and different seasons of Comedy Circus.

Kapil Sharma has been ranked third in the list of Most Admired Indian personalities by The Economic Times.

He is the only television personality in India, who has three chat shows to his credit with his name in the title of the show! Comedy Nights With Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show and Family Time with Kapil Sharma.

Kapil was awarded as the Indian of the Year in 2013 by CNN-IBN for his contribution in the field of arts and cinema.

Did you know Kapil’s breakthrough show Comedy Nights with Kapil is loosely based on British show, The Kumars at No.42? Even if it was it surely worked for Kapil and his co-star and made them a household name.