Why Did Kapil Sharma Feel 'He Was Finished'? Comedian Recalls Battling Depression At 36

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Sharma is one of the top comedians in our industry today. He has been ruling hearts for over decades and has a huge fanbase. The actor recently revealed that he battled depression at the age of 36 and opened up about how choosing comedy was an 'accident.' Sharma has shared many times that he initially wanted to become a singer, but later decided to try acting. He did serious roles before getting into comedy, adding that comedy is more difficult.

Kapil Sharma Recalls Battling Depression At 36

Speaking to ETimes, Kapil shared that at 36, depression hit him hard, and he went completely down. "People started saying, 'He's finished.' Then I got married. Then the show came back. Then I did 300+ episodes again." He added that the only certainty in life is uncertainty, and that one must keep working with good intentions, as good things eventually keep happening.

Further, talking about his father, Jeetendra Kumar Punj, a head constable in the Punjab Police, who died in 2004 after a seven-year-long battle with cancer, Kapil shared that when he won The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Season 3 trophy and got a cheque of Rs 10 lakh, he cried thinking of his father. He added that when the show started, he remembered standing quietly outside his house at 9 pm. In every house in the society, TVs were on, and he could hear people’s laughter. "I thought to myself, if Papa were alive, how happy he’d be. I miss him every day, but some moments hit harder," Sharma concluded.

Personal And Professional Front

In August last year, shots were fired at Kap’s Café, the Canadian restaurant owned by actor-comedian Kapil Sharma. This marked the second attempted attack on the establishment in Surrey in less than a month. At least six bullet holes were found in the shattered windows of the café, located at the intersection of 85 Avenue and Scott Road. The restaurant suffered visible damage in the shooting. Gangster Goldy Dhillon has claimed responsibility for the attack in a social media post.

On the work front, Kapil was last seen in Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2, the sequel to his 2015 film. The movie also starred Manjot Singh, Warina Hussain, Tridha Choudhury, Parul Gulati and Ayesha Khan, but failed to perform at the box office due to competition from Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar.