MUMBAI: Kapil Sharma is a renowned name in the world of comedy. The actor-comedian rose to fame with Comedy Nights with Kapil and then there was no looking back.

Kapil went on to rule several hearts across the nation and today, he is considered the 'King of Comedy'. There's no one who can beat Kapil when it comes to comedy.

The actor has strived hard to achieve this level of success and today, he has garnered everything including, name, fame, and money.

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Well, Kapil's comic timing is impeccable and there's no doubt in that. There's no one who can compete him in this. 

He enjoys a massive fan following and he is one such comedian who has a whopping 32.5 million followers on Instagram.

Well, we all know that Kapil has come a long way in his career and he had to go through several hardships to acquire this stardom.

Kapil Sharma rose to fame after winning the comedy reality show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in the year 2007.

The actor went on to participate in several comedy reality shows like Hans Baliye, Ustaadon Ka Ustaad, Laughter Knights, Comedy Ka Daily Soap, Star Ya Rockstar, among others.

Fans are always curious to know each and everything about their favourite celebs.

Kapil is one such celebrity who is quite popular among the ones.

So, here's something about Kapil which not many are aware of.

Not many are aware that Kapil changed his surname before he entered the showbiz world. Yes, you heard it right!

The ace comedian's actual surname is Punj and not Sharma.

Kapil changed his surname from Punj to Sharma as he felt that the viewers will be able to connect to him with this surname and it suits more to his personality.

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