Shyam Rangeela (born Shyam Sunder on 25 August 1994), often credited as Rangeela (which literally means colourful), is an Indian comedian. He is a member of

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ...

Early life

Shyam Rangeela was born on 25 August 1994 in the village of Manaktheri of Pilibanga town of Hanumangarh in the Indian state of

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. His father, Jawahar Lal is a farmer. He left this village in 2013 and moved to a new village. Rangeela's family presently lives in Mokamawala village of

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town of

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. He belongs to a

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family. Shyam's education till

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took place in the village of Manaktheri, then till the twelfth in Suratgarh. After that, he did an animation course in

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from 2012 to 2015. Shyam dreamed of becoming a comedian in childhood.

Career

Rangeela gained attention when he performed in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, mimicking

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and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, receiving a standing ovation from the judge

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, although it never aired. Prior to that, he had performed in an institute at

and imitated those politicians.

Joining AAP

Rangeela joined the

in May 2022, after sharing a series of tweets stating how TV shows were rejecting him repeatedly because his comedy was 'too political'.

References

Living people Indian male comedians 1995 births Indian impressionists (entertainers) Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi People from Hanumangarh district {{Comedian-stub