Kusha Kapila (born 19 September 1989) is an Indian fashion editor, social media personality, comedian, actress, and

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. She is from

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Personal life

Kapila is a

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from

. She married Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia, a former employee at

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in 2017. On 26 June 2023, she announced their separation.

Career

After graduation from

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, she worked as a merchandising intern for Bhartiya International Limited based in Delhi for three months. Subsequently, she worked as a

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intern at Chisell Effects, in

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. In 2013, she started working as a fashion correspondent for a Delhi-based clothing firm, Apparel Online. In May next year, she joined Razorfish Neev and started working as a

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. In 2014, she made her first debut with the

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''Son of Abish'' hosted by

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. In 2016, she worked for the

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as a

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. Later, she joined iDiva as a content writer head. While working for iDiva, she created and played the fictional character, Billi Masi, which became a major hit, making her an Internet sensation. In 2020, she appeared in an

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Netflix film ''

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''. She was also in Netflix India's YouTube show ''Behensplaining''. In 2021, she performed in the

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's comedy reality show ''LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse''. In 2022, she was seen in a reality

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'' of Amazon MiniTV. She also featured in the Season 2 of

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TV series ''

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''. She co-hosted the season 3 of ''

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.'' She made an appearance in ''

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''. She also appeared as a part of jury on Season 7 of '' Koffee with Karan''. In February 2023, she appeared in ''Minus One: New Chapter'' and ''

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''. Later that year, in September, she featured in '' Sukhee'' alongside

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. She also played a pivotal role in Rhea and

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's '' Thank You for Coming'', which premiered at the

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Media

In 2019, Kusha Kapila featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar India. In 2021, Kapila featured in

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HT Brunch cover story. In 2022, she featured on the cover of

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. In the same year, she got listed in the

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's W-Power list.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{Portal bar, Biography, Internet, India 1989 births Living people Fashion editors Punjabi Hindus Indian women comedians Indian film actresses Indian web series actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Indian YouTubers Comedy YouTubers YouTube channels launched in 2011