Naresh Kathooria (born: 26 July) is an Indian

Punjabi film Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali. The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with the ...

writer, producer, screenplay and actor. He is best known for

Lucky DI Unlucky Story ''Lucky Di Unlucky Story'' () is a 2013 Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang, and featuring Gippy Grewal, Jaswinder Bhalla, Gurpreet Ghuggi and Binnu Dhillon in lead roles; the group earlier came together for 2012 Punjabi comedy ''Carry On ...

(2013),

Carry on Jatta ''Carry On Jatta'' is a 2012 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, and Mahie Gill. The film released on 27 July 2012. This movie was remade in Odia in 2015 as ''Pilata Bigidigala'', in Telugu in 2016 as '' ...

(2012),

Bha Ji in Problem ''Bhaji in Problem'' is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language comedy film directed by Smeep Kang, who had earlier directed films like ''Carry on Jatta'' and '' Lucky Di Unlucky Story'', both of which featured Gippy Grewal in the lead role. Grewal al ...

(2013) and Uda Aida (2019),

Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh ''Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh'' is a 2019 Indian-Punjabi romantic comedy film written by Naresh Kathooria and directed by Karan Guliani. Produced by ''Sumit Dutt & Dreembook Productions'' in association with ''Leostride Entertainment''; it ...

(2019) and Chakk De Phatte (2008).

Early life

Naresh was born on 26 July in

Giddarbaha Giddarbaha, is a town and a municipal council in Muktsar district, in the Indian state of Punjab. Under British rule During that time, it took the shape of a town from the small village and when the Britishers reached here they wrongly pronounc ...

Muktsar Sri Muktsar Sahib (/ʃriː ˈmʊktsər saːhɪb/) (often referred to as Muktsar (/ˈmʊktsər/)) is a historical city and district headquarters in Punjab, India. The 2011 Census of India put the total population of Sri Muktsar Sahib municipality ...

, Punjab, India. He graduated from Punjab University

Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubarak ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, India.

Career

Kathooria started his career as a theatre actor and always want to be a part of

Punjabi film industry Punjabi cinema, sometimes Metonymy, metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi language, Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali. The ci ...

. After growing his acting skills on stage, he just started as screenwriter on theater. Naaresh also did some famous TV shows like

Comedy Circus ''The Comedy Circus Show '' is an Indian comedy show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Overview Comedy Circus 1: Hindi TV Show where daily soap stars perform stand-up comedy. Paired with the "finest" stand up talent from India and ...

. He got fame just after completion of blockbuster Indian Punjabi film

Carry On Jatta ''Carry On Jatta'' is a 2012 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, and Mahie Gill. The film released on 27 July 2012. This movie was remade in Odia in 2015 as ''Pilata Bigidigala'', in Telugu in 2016 as '' ...

(2012) and got offer from

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

but Naresh prefer to work with Indian Punjabi fil industry.

Filmography

Actor

Writer

Producer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kathooria, Naresh Living people Male actors in Punjabi cinema Punjabi people Male actors from Punjab, India Indian male comedians Year of birth missing (living people)