Gaurav Kapur

Gaurav Kapur
Gaurav Kapur (right) in 2010
Born (1981-04-11) 11 April 1981
New Delhi, India
Residence Bandra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor, presenter
Years active 2003–present
Known for Extraaa Innings T20
Spouse(s)
Kirat Bhattal (m. 2014)

Gaurav Kapur (born 11 April 1981), also spelled as Gaurav Kapoor is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, Extraaa Innings T20.

Career

Gaurav was seventeen when he first got an opportunity to work with FM.[1] After beginning as a radio jockey, he actually did a travel show called Indian holiday by sony television, which hardly anyone remember, but it was really beautiful travel show exploring probably all beautiful Indian places with anu malhotra and people even notice that mini Mathur if you go back in late 90's guess 1998-99 if i am sure, then he began working as a VJ on Channel V.[1] He first entered into films with Darna Mana Hai (2003) as Romi.[2] The same year he was seen in another horror flick Ssssshhhh (2003).[3] This was pursueded by Manu Rewal's Chai Pani Etc. (2004), a comedy; White Rainbow (2005); the comedy Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana and as Ahmed in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, a remake of Sholay.[3]

In 2008, he was seen in Secrets of the Seven Sounds, Quick Gun Murugan, The Mole and Ugly Aur Pagli. He worked with Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah in Neeraj Pandey's A Wednesday.[4]

Gaurav Kapur played the lead in the comedy Bad Luck Govind (2009) that opened to mixed reviews.[5] He appeared in the film Saluun in 2009.[6] In 2011, he appeared in Chala Mussaddi - Office Office.

He hosted the cricket based talk show Extraaa Innings T20 from 2011 to 2017, covering the Indian Premier League.

In March 2017, Gaurav started a web series called 'Breakfast with Champions' where he interviews and interacts with cricketers and other sports athletes. Many including Steve Smith, Michael Holding, Shoaib Akhtar, Gary Kirsten, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh with wife Hazel Keech, Ashish Nehra, Stephen Fleming, Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Dwayne Bravo, Matthew Hayden, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Smriti Mandhana, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Parthiv Patel and Ravi Shastri have appeared on this show.[7][8]

In 2018, he joined Cricbuzz LIVE as an anchor, a online based cricket talk show covering the Indian Premier League and other Indian cricket team matches.[9]

Personal life

Gaurav is from New Delhi and did his schooling in Mount St. Mary’s School.[1] He completed his undergraduate degree in Sri Venkateswara College in Delhi.[10]

He married actress Kirat Bhattal on 3 November 2014 in Chandigarh.[11] He resides in Bandra, Maharashtra.[12]

Business Interests

In April 2016, Gaurav started a dedicated sports media and production agency named Oaktree Creative Solutions.[13]

Filmography

Gaurav Kapur(rightmost) hosting Extraaa Innings T20

Films

Year Film Name Role
2003 Darna Mana Hai Romi
2003 Sssshhh... Rajat
2004 Chai Pani Etc. Harish
2006 Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana Rahul
2007 Ram Gopal Verma ki Aag Ahmed
2008 The Mole The Assassin
2008 Ugli Aur Pagli Hemal
2008 A Wednesday! Ajay Khanna
2009 Bad Luck Govind Govind Surender Sharma
2009 Saluun Asok
2009 Quick Gun Murugun Cameo appearance
2011 Chala Mussaddi - Office Office Bunty M. Tripathi
2013 Kai Po Che! Cricket Commentator

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006–2007 The Great Indian Comedy Show Himself Contestant
2011–2017 Extraaa Innings T20 Himself Host

Awards and nominations

    YearAwardCategoryResult
    2012 EC Live Quotient Awards Best Anchor (Media Personality)(Male) Won[14]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Exclusive biography of #GauravKapoor and on his life". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
    2. ↑ Raman, Prawaal (2003-07-25), Darna Mana Hai, retrieved 2016-05-01
    3. 1 2 "Check out lists of Movies by #GauravKapoor #Filmography". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
    4. ↑ Pandey, Neeraj (2008-09-05), A Wednesday, retrieved 2016-05-01
    5. ↑ Khanna, Varun (2009-01-09), Bad Luck Govind, retrieved 2016-05-01
    6. ↑ Bhat, Nikhil (2000-01-01), Saluun, retrieved 2016-05-01
    7. ↑ "Chatty cricketers and sassy comedians: The best of the Internet with Brunch's WTF". hindustantimes.com/. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
    8. ↑ "Breaking bread over cricket". mid-day. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
    9. ↑ "Cricbuzz ropes in Zaheer Khan among others for IPL; launches Cricbuzz Live". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
    10. ↑ "Gaurav Kapur ain't no angel - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
    11. ↑ "Inside Gaurav Kapur, Kirat Bhattals Wedding: Pictures of Baraat, Baraatis and Jaimala - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
    12. ↑ tushky (2014-04-24). "From being bullied in school to the IPL centerstage - The Gaurav Kapur Story - Tushky". Retrieved 2016-08-12.
    13. ↑ "Oaktree Creative Solutions. - Capturing the extraordinary in the ordinary!". Oaktree Creative. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
    14. ↑ "EC Quotient Awards 2012".
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