Ketan Singh is an Indian actor, writer, comedian, and, voice artist. He is best known for playing a triple role in the Hindi television series Shankar Jaikishan 3 in 1 in 2017. This is considered to be the first time on Indian TV that someone played a triple role.
Wiki/Biography
Ketan Singh was born in Mumbai. He did electronics engineering at the University of Mumbai. He participated in many co-curricular activities during college. After graduation, he joined the theater because he had a great interest in acting.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5’9″
Weight (approx): 65 Kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Ketan’s father’s name is Moti Chandra Singh and his mother’s name is Madhuri Singh.
Ketan Singh’s father
Ketan Singh with his mother
He has a brother, Pradeep Singh, and a sister, Swati Singh Taneja.
Ketan Singh’s sister
Relationships/Affairs
In 2020, Ketan Singh is in a relationship with TV actress Anjum Fakih. Ketan and Anjum met for the first time at the Zee Rishtey Awards in 2020 where Ketan hosted the red carpet. In an interview, Ketan said,
Anjum is such a good-natured girl and I didn’t realize how quickly my time with her flew by. We enjoy being with each other.”
Ketan Singh with his girlfriend Anjum Fakih
Career
Radio
Ketan started his career as a Radio Jockey at BIG 92.7 FM, Mumbai and gained recognition for his skills with good facial expressions and voice.
Youtube
In 2018, Ketan hosted the show Janhit Me Jari Happii Fi on YouTube. The show is about topical issues that touch on relevant issues and provide perspective around them in a funny way. In 2016, Ketan became a script writer and voice artist for the YouTube comedy series Actor Calling Actor where actor Farhan is always annoyed and his father Javed Actor tries to solve his problems and does not spare anyone with his jokes. He was part of the show Shudh Desi which ended on YouTube in 2020.
Movie
In 2014, Ketan made his acting debut with the film Jigariyaa.
Ketan Singh in the movie Jigariyaa
In 2019, he acted in the Marathi thriller Vicky Velingkar where he played the role of Sankarsh Salunkhe. Ketan also appeared in the films Solid Patel (2015) and 7 Hours To Go (2016).
Television
Ketan made his TV debut with the Hindi drama series Bhanumati released on SAB TV on 1 August 2016 in which he played the role of Doodhnath.
Ketan Singh in the TV series Bhanumati
He acted in the series Shankar Jai Krishan 3 in 1 (2017).
Music
In June 2021, Ketan released his first self-written song Lockdown main Mora Saiyaan which received 1 M likes. In March 2022, he worked in the music video of the song Phone Busy Aa Rha Tha.
Reality shows
In June 2022, Ketan appeared as a participant in the reality show India’s laughter Champion which gave talented stand-up comedians the opportunity to attract the attention of famous comedians from all over the country.
Ketan Singh in the show India’s Laughter Champion
He also worked in Zee TV reality show DiD Lil master season 5 in 2022.
Favourite
- Food: Pizza, Pav Bhaji and Samosa
- OTT Series: The Sherlock Holmes, The Family Man and Mild Hunter
Facts/Trivia
- Ketan’s hobbies include playing the guitar, singing and imitating.
- Ketan’s Instagram page is under the name Kettan Singh. In an interview, he mentioned that he changed the spelling of his name. He said that,
I have a unique problem with my name. At that point I met the famous numerologist Sanjay Jhumani and he suggested I change the spelling of my name. He told me to put an extra T in my name and from then on I was Kettan Singh. So I have changed the spelling to Kettan to create a unique id on social media. But all my official documents are in my old name only – Ketan. So this way I have a unique social network profile.”
- Ketan performed at the 21st ITA Awards in April 2022 held in Mumbai.
- Ketan also appears in some advertisements.
- According to Ketan, he is a big fan of Tarak Mehta’s Hindi TV series, Sajan Re jhoot mat bolo, and Chidiya Ghar.
- In an interview, Ketan said that he was the channel voice for Sony SAB TV in 2012 and 2013.
- In conversation, Ketan stated that Johnny Lever and Mehmood, actor-comedians, have inspired him a lot.
- In an interview, Ketan said, comedy is a natural thing that cannot be acted. He added that,
Comedy writing is hard but comedy is a natural thing. It’s like not being able to act in comics. If you are naturally a comic only person then you can break the time. Otherwise, it seems to be overacting because other emotions such as tragedy, sadness, these things can be done in a subtle way. But for comedy, even in a subtle way, you have to have time. I’ve done comedy in bad moods too, it comes naturally and my mood doesn’t affect me much.” Kettan is known for his humor and says that all kinds of comedy work today. “There is an audience for everything. I know people who don’t understand slapstick, they think this is bad. I didn’t find any kind of bad comedy. I love slapstick, smart humor, dark comedy, toilet jokes. I have a barrier, “.
- Ketan is active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. He often shares funny videos of himself and his mother on social media. He has more than 3 million followers on Instagram.
- According to Ketan, during his school days, he used to mimic his school teacher.
- According to Ketan, he has a high interest in writing since his school days. He said that
I started writing since I was in school. I will write poetry and prose. I used to mix Hindi and Urdu to make it easy to understand. I didn’t realize that I had a talent for writing, but I kept writing and day by day, it got better. Until now, I don’t think I write very well, but the more I write, the better I am.”
- According to Ketan, he was overweight until 2012 when he faced many problems; then he lost 7 Kg in a month and a half by following a healthy diet.
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