Gaurav Gupta is a leading stand-up comedian in the Indian comedy circuit. He is a dental practitioner who rose to fame when one of his stand-up comedy videos titled ‘Being Baniya’ went viral on WhatsApp.
Wiki/Biography
Gaurav Gupta was born on Monday, 10 September 1984 (age 36 years; in 2020), and he hails from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling from Andhra Education Society Sri Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial School, New Delhi, and later, he pursued his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from ITS Dental College, Ghaziabad.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family & Caste
Gaurav Gupta belongs to a Hindu Vaishya (Baniya) family.
Parents & Siblings
Gaurav Gupta’s father’s name is Sushil Gupta, and mother’s name is Asha Gupta.
Gaurav Gupta’s parents
Relationships, Wife & Children
Gaurav Gupta’s wife, Ankita Jhalani, is a dentist. His daughter’s name is Advika Gupta.
Gaurav Gupta with his wife and daughter
Career
After completing his formal education, Gaurav became a dental practitioner, and he runs his own dental clinic in Mayur Vihar II, Delhi.
In 2015, he came across some of Sumit Anand’s stand-up comedy videos and decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy. His first open mic was at Summer House Café in Hauz Khas, Delhi, which, to his dismay, did not go well; however, Gaurav did not lose hope and for the next three months, he prepared even harder for the upcoming open mic at ‘Barrels’ in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. The show turned out to be a huge hit, and Gaurav emerged as a rising name in the Indian comedy circuit. In 2017, Gaurav made his television debut with the show, Great India Laughter Challenge. He was a finalist but did not win the show title.
India’s Big Laugh Challenge
In the same year, he came into limelight when his stand-up video ‘Being Baniya’ went viral. It was a recording of a performance he had done at New Delhi’s Akshara Theatre, which he shared with several corporate houses. An unknown person in the corporate house downloaded and shared the video on WhatsApp. Although he would never allow anyone to do that, he was thankful that events had turned out in his favor. In an interview, he said
I don’t know who among them downloaded the video and shared it on WhatsApp, but I thank that person. It made me popular and I started getting more shows.’
He belongs to the Baniya community, he excels in joking about the stereotypes of his community and has uploaded various videos like Baniya and his Punjabi Dost, Baniya Wedding Mein Punjabi Flavor, Baniya Harkat, Shaadi aur Gadda, etc. on his YouTube channel. After that, Gaurav Gupta extensively toured across India for his solo special performance ‘Not Just Baniya.’
Awards/Honors
- LOL 94.3 Radio One FM Contest Winner (2015)
- Winner of Piano Man Tongue in Cheek (Delhi)
- Chalta Hai Comedy Winner (Mumbai)
- He was also among the top 12 finalists of the Great Indian Laughter TV show on Star Plus, judged by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. (2017)
Facts/Trivia
- Gaurav Gupta sometimes consumes alcohol.
Gaurav Gupta is enjoying a beer.
- The dentist has quite a busy schedule as during the day, he attends to his patients at his clinic in Mayur Vihar, and at night, he is a comedian performing at open mics around Delhi-NCR.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
