Gaurav Gupta is a well-known stand-up comedian in the Indian comedy industry. He is a dentist who rose to fame after one of his stand-up comedy videos titled Being Baniya went viral on WhatsApp.
Wiki/Biography
Gaurav Gupta was born on Monday, September 10, 1984 (36 years old in 2020) and is from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He attended school at the Andhra Pradesh Education Society Sri Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial School, New Delhi, and then went on to pursue his Bachelor of Dental Surgery at ITS Dental College, Ghaziabad.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Gaurav Gupta belongs to a Hindu Vaishya (Baniya) family.
Parents and siblings
Gaurav Gupta’s father’s name is Sushil Gupta and his mother’s name is Asha Gupta.
Gaurav Gupta’s parents
Relationships, Wife and Children
Gaurav Gupta’s wife Ankita Jhalani is a dentist. His daughter is named Advika Gupta.
Gaurav Gupta with his wife and daughter
Profession
After completing his formal education, Gaurav became a dental surgeon and ran his own dental clinic in Mayur Vihar II, Delhi.
In 2015, he came across a few stand-up comedy videos by Sumit Anand and decided to give stand-up comedy a try. His first public performance was at Summer House Café in Hauz Khas, Delhi, and much to his disappointment, it did not go well; however, Gaurav did not lose hope and spent the next three months working harder to prepare for his upcoming public performance at Barrels in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. The performance was a huge success and Gaurav became a rising star in the Indian comedy industry. In 2017, Gaurav made his television debut on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He made it to the finals but did not win the title.
India Laughter Challenge
That same year, he came into the limelight when his talk show video, Being Baniya, went viral. It was a recording of a show he performed at Akshara Theatre in New Delhi, which he shared with some businesses. An anonymous person from one of these businesses downloaded the video and shared it on WhatsApp. Although he never allowed anyone to do so, he is grateful for the event as it turned out to be beneficial for him. In an interview, he said
I don’t know who among them downloaded the video and shared it on WhatsApp, but I’m grateful to that person. It made me famous and I started getting more gigs.
Being a member of the Baniya community, he excels at making fun of the stereotypes of the community and uploads various videos on his YouTube channel like Baniya and his Punjabi Dost, Baniya Wedding Mein Punjabi Flavour, Baniya Harkat, Shaadi aur Gadda etc. Gaurav Gupta has since toured across India for his personal talk show special titled More Than Just Baniya.
Awards/Honors
- 94.3 Radio One FM LOL Contest Winner (2015)
- Champion of Tongue in Cheek Competition (Delhi)
- Chalta Hai Comedy Award Winner (Mumbai)
- He was also one of the top 12 finalists on Star Plus’ Big Laugh Challenge TV show India, judged by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. (2017)
Facts/Trivia
- Gaurav Gupta occasionally drinks.
Gaurav Gupta is drinking beer.
- The dentist has a busy schedule, seeing patients at his clinic in Mayur Vihar during the day and performing as a comedian at open mics around the Delhi-NCR region at night.
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