The Kapil Sharma Show’s famous characters, Lachha and Palak, played by comedian Kiku Sharda shared his early days in the industry. The comedian revealed that in the initial stage of his career, he wanted to do Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa but denied saying he isn’t a big celebrity.

Kiku further added that The Kapil Sharma Show was a good thing in his life. The comedian started his career with Igbal Durrani’s Mitti in 2001. He later played the popular role of Hobbo in Hatim and got featured in shows like Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, F I R, and many others.

In an interview with Pinkvilla speaking about his struggles and change, the comedian said, “It changed many things for me. I believe I was a good actor even before that, but now I have become popular. I’ll tell you frankly, in the beginning, when I used to see Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Nach Baliye, I wanted to be a participant in those shows, but nobody called me for it. Why? (I would be told) ‘Kyunki aap actor bade acche ho, lekin aap itne bade nahi ho, aap celebrity nahi ho abhi tak. (You are a very nice actor but aren’t a big actor. You are not a celebrity)’.”

Kiku also spilled beans on how he got calls from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Nach Baliye; he added, “So I was like what’s wrong in being an actor, and you admit that I am a good actor. (But they were like) ‘Nahin, uska phir Nach Baliye se kya lena dena (So how is that related to Nach Baliye?) You’re a good actor, but you need to be a celebrity that people would like to see you as much.'”

The famous star talked about how ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ worked out for him and helped him make a name for himself. The comedian expressed, “So yes, I didn’t understand that, but I was like, ‘Make me popular so that I can do these shows. Why aren’t they calling me?’. So finally, when I started doing Kapil’s show, I think it had just been some 4 or 5 months of me doing his show when I got a call from Nach Baliye’s team. And I was more than happy as I was waiting. So I did Nach Baliye, soon after I did Jhalak Dikhla Jaa. I enjoyed dancing and was like, ‘Dance-based shows are being made… I am here and still why I am not being called for it.” The comedian appeared on Nach Baliye in its sixth edition with wifey Priyanka and in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 7.

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