Agrima Joshua is an Indian stand-up comedian. She is the owner of a digital marketing agency.
Wiki/Biography
Agrimal Joshua was born on Monday, January 6, 1992 (28 years old in 2020) in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Her star sign is Capricorn. In 2013, she dropped out of engineering college.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 2″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family, Caste and Boyfriend
Her father works in the Indian Army. There is not much information about her personal life.
Profession
In 2015, one of her friends took her to a public poetry speaking event. Her friend said to her:
Don’t write poetry, you’re not cut out for it. But go do comedy public speaking.”
That event marked the beginning of her career as a stand-up comedian. In an interview, she said:
Luckily, the Hive was an intimate room back then. Everyone knew each other and everyone was very welcoming. So it was like joking around in front of your friends instead of strangers. That’s why I came to the open mics every Monday.”
Her first comedy video on YouTube, Uttar Pradesh is the Texas of India, became a hit. She has appeared in various talk shows across India. She owns a digital marketing agency.
dispute
In 2019, she created a huge controversy when she told a joke about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a talk show video. Her joke was:
This Shivaji statue is the masterpiece of PM Modi. It will be equipped with solar cells to provide electricity to the entire state of Maharashtra. It will also be equipped with a GPS tracker and will be able to shoot laser rays from its eyes to kill Pakistani terrorists in the Arabian Sea.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CYwQLEELPU
She was severely criticized for making fun of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Anil Deshmukh, then Home Minister of Maharashtra, said,
I have instructed CP [Commissioner of Police] Mumbai and IG [Inspector General] Cyber will take swift legal action. I urge everyone to remain calm and let the law do its job.”
She later uploaded an apology video on her Twitter account.
Agrima Joshua’s apology tweet
In 2020, the issue heated up again. On July 11, 2020, Shubham Mishra of Gujarat posted a video on his Instagram account in which he insulted Agrima and harassed her for making jokes about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. After receiving a series of complaints, the Vadodara city police detained him and tweeted:
Vadodara City Police took proactive action against Shubham Mishra for uploading and sharing an abusive and threatening video on social media. We have detained him and initiated legal proceedings against him for registration of an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.”
Those who harassed Agrima Joshua
Several Indian celebrities including Swara Bhaskar and Kunal Kamra came out in support of her and expressed disgust over such threats of harassment.
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, when she was asked, “Do you have any rituals before going on stage?” she replied,
“I come out to listen to music. I usually have a cup of coffee before I go on stage.”
- She shared the first joke she ever told that made anyone laugh, and in an interview she recalled the joke,
I came up with a joke that I’m very proud of: Hitler became a star because his father disapproved of him. One day, his father looked at him and said, “Will you succeed? Will you start something and finish it? Will you finish a game?” Hitler said, “Challenge accepted.
- When asked what was the best advice she’d ever received from a fellow comedian, she said,
It comes from [Kunal] Kamra. He said comedy is democratic. You have to put yourself out there to know if it works. You can’t judge yourself. Let the audience decide.”
- She is a big fan of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.
Agrima Joshua’s tweets
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