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Kanan Gill’s Biography

Kanan Gill currently resides in Bengaluru India and performs stand-up comedy and acts on YouTube. He is Indian by nationality and he currently eats non-vegetarian. He is pleased to be a member of the Christian community. He also observes all of the holidays and worships every god and goddess. He enjoys acting. In movies and television series he enjoys acting. 

His comedy partner in directing this hugely successful series is fellow stand-up comic Biswa Kalyan Rath. The pair's outrageous commentary and hilarious personalities have caused a sensation in the Indian subcontinent's YouTube scene.

Kanan Gill's Age

Kanan Gill birthdate is on 24 December 1989. Kanan Gill was 33 years old as of 2022. Kanan Gill zodiac sign is Saggitarius. Kanan Gill’s hobbies are Making YouTube Videos Travelling.

Kanan Gill’s Family

Kanan was raised in Dehradun and Delhi before being born to a Sikh family in Bareilly. In addition to serving as the principal of Rashtriya Military School in Bangalore Kanan Gill’s father Charanjit Singh Gill was an officer in the Indian Army. He was taken to Bengaluru at a young age. 

Kanan Gill's Education

He attended the Ahlcon Public School in New Delhi and the Frank Anthony Public School in Bengaluru for his academic studies before pursuing a B.E. at the MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Computer Science. He was in a band and eventually rose to lead singer position after beginning to compose funny tunes.

Kanan Gill’s Career

Kanan was a software engineer at Exeter Group Inc for three years. He competed in and won a contest called Punchline Bangalore in the meantime and he then triumphed once more at the Comedy Store in Mumbai. Then to pursue a career in comedy he left his job.

He became well-known because of the popular Pretentious Movie Reviews YouTube series. He and Biswa Kalyan Rath gave reviews of well-liked Hindi films that have received negative reviews. Gill made his acting debut in Sunhil Sippy's Noor in 2017 costarring Sonakshi Sinha. 

The same year Gill released his special Keep It Real on Amazon Prime Video. Kanan also participated in the improvisational sketch comedy program The Living Room on Comedy Central. His Netflix special Yours Sincerely was made available in 2020.

Kanan occasionally appears on projects made by his friends and coworkers most notably on Them Boxer Shorts' web series Better Life Foundation and numerous other skits films and podcasts produced by or hosted by other comedians. 

He is well-known for the YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews in which he and fellow stand-up comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath critique problematic vintage Bollywood movies.

Kanan released a one-hour comedy special titled Keep It Real in 2017. He made his big-screen debut with Sonakshi Sinha in the film Noor. He also served as a judge on the humorous reality TV program Comics Taan in 2018. He co-hosted the YouTube Fan Fest India and was one of the key figures behind the YouTube Comedy Hunt. He triumphed in the Bangalore Punch Line Competition.

Kanan Gill was a funny kid from an early age who loved to tell jokes and play practical pranks. Having grown up in a typical Indian family he had little doubt that he would eventually pursue a conventional career that would provide security. After high school he decided to pursue a profession in computer engineering but he never lost his love for comedy. While still a student he began playing in comedy bands and spent his leisure time creating crazy songs.

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Kanan obtained lucrative employment as a software engineer with Exeter Group Inc. after graduating. Despite working as a technician participating in several contests and winning the Punchline Bangalore competition he kept his passion for comedy alive. After yet another triumph at the Mumbai Comedy Store Gill felt confident enough to give up his job as an engineer and focus only on advancing his comedic career.

In his early career as a comic book artist Kanan Gill met Biswa Kalyan Rath another budding comic book artist. Together they came up with the concept for the YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews where they critique Bollywood films funnily and bizarrely.

Reviews of popular movies like Gunda Hum Saath Saath Hain Prem Aggan and Aap ka Suroor assisted them in amassing a huge fan base in India a country that is enamored with movies. Gill was given the chance to work on the improvised sketch comedy show The Living Room on the American television network Comedy Central not long after they started to get more notoriety outside of India. 

He co-hosted the YouTube FanFest India and was a driving force behind the YouTube Comedy Hunt. In 2017 Kanan Gill made his debut in the Bollywood film industry with a small role in the Sonakshi Sinha-starring film Noor demonstrating his desire to do even more. 

Kanan Gill Movie: Noor

Sonakshi Sinha plays the title character in Sunhil Sippy's 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy Noor. The movie Karachi You're Killing Me! is based on a book by Pakistani novelist Saba Imtiaz and it centers on the follies and loves the life of Indian journalist and writer Noor as she makes her way through Mumbai. On April 21 2017 the movie was released internationally.

In July 2016 principal photography got underway on a set at Mumbai's RK Studio. By August the picture had been completed and shot on a single schedule. Part of the movie was filmed in the UK. Amaal Mallik is the film's music composer. 

This soundtrack features seven tracks and is Mallik's second effort as a solo artist. Kumaar and Manoj Muntashir wrote the song's lyrics. Manoj Muntashir's Uff Yeh Noor served as the movie's theme song. On March 24 2017 the complete album soundtrack was made available.

Kanan Gill’s Controversy

A fan accused comedian Kanan Gill of sexual harassment. Kanan Gill has refuted the claim and tweeted I vehemently refute this allegation. Please take a look into this @MumbaiPolice. 

When the fan approached Kanan for a picture she claimed he grabbed her waist very tightly while intoxicated. She continued saying he had also done the same thing to other women. Kanan Gill refuses all allegations.

Kanan Gill’s Net Worth

Indian stand-up comedian actor and YouTuber Kanan Singh Gill. He triumphed in the Bangalore Punch Line Competition. He is well-known for co-hosting the YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews with fellow stand-up comic Biswa Kalyan Rath where they critique cheesy Bollywood movies.  

The estimated net worth of Kanan Gill is $4–6 million USD. He also owns a large bungalow and a personal luxury car. Stand-up comedian actor and YouTuber are Kanan Gill's main sources of income. His yearly salary is pegged at between $80K and $85K.

9 Fun Facts About Kanan Gill

• Kanan has lived multiple lifetimes in barely 30 years. Kanan was a band vocalist before he made a name for himself in stand-up comedy. Someone eventually suggested that Kanan thinks about going into comedy because he enjoyed writing amusing songs for the band.
• While growing up Kanan Gill wasn't the most well-liked kid despite having a delightful sense of humor. His classmates should have paid him more attention. But he no longer needs to be concerned about that. He is receiving more attention than he could have ever dreamed of as a result of his great career in entertainment.
• As important to Kanan's success as his sense of humor is his capacity for tenacity. He encourages other aspiring comedians to do the same by refusing to let hurdles stand in the way of their aspirations. The most crucial action they can do according to him is to keep going and not give up.
• Since a young age Kanan has been passionate about writing. Later Kanan realized he could mix his love for writing with his love for comedy. He told Blogadda that I learned I had an aptitude for writing when I was young therefore I used to compose stories largely to please my English instructors and get that coveted prize for English.
• The 15 minutes of fame for some people are longer than for others. He isn't concerned about how long Kanan lasts. Kanan stated in an interview I'm fine with all of this disappearing. It's been enjoyable so I've come to terms with it. The key idea is that life does not instantly return to what it was. Numerous new people are encountered and chances arise. I'm unconcerned. I'll take action.
• Even though Kanan doesn't have much free time anymore when he does he prefers to unwind. He likes to read boring books and play video games. Even though he acknowledges that he is not a highly gregarious person he enjoys spending time with his close pals. Although Kanan calls his leisure activities a waste there are times when doing nothing is the best way to recuperate.
• Kanan discovered his talent a little later in life than some comedians who claim they have been making people laugh for as long as they can remember. Kanan learned that he could make people laugh when he was a teenager. There was no turning back once he recognized he had this talent and that he wanted to be a funny man.
• Not all attention is advantageous. Kanan knows this from personal experience. At times his followers don't respect his boundaries which makes things awkward. He admitted to having several encounters with stalkers to The Mit Post however he did not elaborate. But fortunately he went on to say that 95% of his interactions with fans are amicable.
• Every comic has a certain style of humor. The fashion sense of Kanan Gill is a touch out of the ordinary. The kind of comedy I like the best is the kind that doesn't make any sense he claims. For me a whole branch is just a useless thing.

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