Kanan Gill | |
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Born |
Kanan Gill 24 December 1989 |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | B.E. In Computer Science. |
Alma mater | M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology |
Occupation |
Stand-up comedian Actor |
Years active | 2013–Present |
Home town | Bangalore |
Kanan Gill is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber. He won the Punch Line Bangalore Competition. He is known for the YouTube series, Pretentious Movie Reviews where he reviews flawed yesteryear Bollywood films along with fellow stand-up comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath . The first movie that they reviewed was Gunda followed by other movies like "Hum Saath Saath Hain" , "Prem Aggan" , "Aap ka Suroor" and "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge"
Kanan was educated at Frank Anthony Public School and pursued a B.E. in Computer Science at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology. He was a part of a band where he later became the lead singer when he started writing "funny songs".
Kanan worked as a software engineer in Exeter Group Inc., for three years. In the meantime, he participated and won a competition called Punchline Bangalore followed by another win at the Comedy Store in Mumbai. He then quit his job to pursue a career in comedy.
He gained popularity with the viral YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews. He reviews critically panned Hindi movies along with Biswa Kalyan Rath. Kanan also worked in an improv sketch comedy show, The Living Room on Comedy Central. Gill is making his acting debut in Sunhil Sippy's Noor alongside Sonakshi Sinha.