Kiku Sharda (born Raghavendra Sharda; 14 February 1976) is an Indian comedian as well as film and television actor. He was born on 14 February 1976 in
Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
. Kiku completed his schooling in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
where he also completed his post-graduation with an MBA degree in Marketing.
He played the character of Hobo in
Hatim, Constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule in ''
F.I.R.
F.I.R. () is a Taiwanese pop rock band formed in 2004. The band consists of Lydia (lead vocals), Ian Chen (keyboards), and Real Huang (guitar, vocals). Producer Ian Chen formed his own band then recruited the other two members to form F.I.R. The ...
'', and Akbar in the comedy show ''
Akbar Birbal''. He had worked in ''
Comedy Nights with Kapil'' where he played various characters, notably of Palak. He is married to Priyanka.
He participated in ''
Nach Baliye 6
''Nach Baliye'' () is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus.
Production Concept
The show is a competition wherein 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants dance ...
'' in 2013 and ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 is the seventh season of the dance reality show, ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. It premiered on 7 June 2014 on Colors. The series was hosted by Ranvir Shorey and Drashti Dhami but later got replaced by Manish Paul. Madhuri Dixit, Ka ...
'' in 2014.
In 2016, Kiku Sharda was arrested for mimicking
Dera Sacha Sauda
Dera Sacha Sauda ("Camp True-Deal"; colloquially DSS) is an Indian non-governmental organization described as a "religious cult" and "non-profit social welfare dera" that was established on 29 April 1948 by Mastana Balochistani, an ascetic f ...
head,
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan on a television channel in which Kiku dressed as a baba was shown serving liquor and doing lewd dance with girls which insulted the sect chief.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards
Controversy
In January 2016, Sharda was arrested for mimicking
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan (born 15 August 1967), known also as MSG, is the head of the Indian social group Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) since 1990. Prior to a 2017 rape conviction, he was a religious leader, actor, singer, writer, songwriter, ...
.
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Living people
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors from Rajasthan
Indian male comedians
Marwari people
1976 births
People from Jodhpur
Rajasthani people