Shekhar Suman
| Shekhar Suman | |
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Suman in 2010
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| Born |
7 December 1962 Kadam Kuan, Patna, Bihar, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Alka Suman (1983 - Present |
| Children | 1 |
Shekhar Suman (born 7 December 1962) is an Indian film actor, anchor, comedian, singer and politician.
Shekhar Suman married Alka Kapur on 4 May 1983, and has a son, Adhyayan Suman a Bollywood film actor. An older son, Aayush, died of a heart ailment at age 11.
On television, he debuted in a popular serial "Wah! Janaab" with Kiran Juneja. It was based on Lucknow Urdu culture. Suman's TV career included popular shows like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Reporter, Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar, 'Chote Babu, Andaz, Amar Prem 'Aaha', Vilayati Babu, Movers n Shakers, Simply Shekhar and Carry On Shekhar. The last three were primarily modelled on and adapted from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He hosted Film Deewane The Great Indian Comedy Show on Star One until February 2006 and appeared in some episodes of Dial One Aur Jeeto on Sahara TV. He also did quiz shows including Nilaam Ghar on Zee TV and He-Man on Star One. He also hosted the Poll Khol show on STAR News for five years, which was a satire on Indian politics. In 2015, he has hosted similar type of show named Abki Bari Shekhar Bihari on Aaj Tak.
He was one of the judges of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge along with Navjot Singh Sidhu. This programme, a stand-up comedy contest, was the first of its kind on Indian television. However, Shekhar quit after the end of the third season due to differences with Sidhu. He became the judge of a rival comedy program Comedy Circus. He has also featured as a judge on another comedy show named Comedy Superstar on SAB TV. He also hosted the show Jab Khelo SAB Khelo on SAB TV. He can be seen on Sony TV as a participant in Jhalak Dikhlaja.
He made his singing debut with a music album named Kuch Khwaab Aise, a collection of eight love ballads whose music was composed by Aadesh Shrivastava and lyrics written by Shyam Raj. In December 2009, he appeared as a participant on a reality TV series, Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka based on past life regression.
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