Simply Shekhar
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Simply Shekhar is an India
n late-night
talk show
that was hosted by popular comedy-actor Shekhar Suman
, on Zee TV
. It made its debut on July 30, 2001. It followed the basic format as many other talk shows: an opening monologue followed by comedy routines, interviews and performances.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n late-night
Late night television
Late night television in the United States is the block of television programming airing after 11:00 pm and usually through 2:00 am. Traditionally, this type of programming airs after the late local news and is most notable for being the daypart used for a particular genre of programming that falls...
talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
that was hosted by popular comedy-actor Shekhar Suman
Shekhar Suman
Shekhar Suman is an Indian film actor and a television personality. He has also been featured as a singer on a music album. Suman married Alka Kapur on May 4, 1984, and has a son, Adhyayan Suman a Bollywood film actor.-Career:...
, on Zee TV
Zee TV
Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...
. It made its debut on July 30, 2001. It followed the basic format as many other talk shows: an opening monologue followed by comedy routines, interviews and performances.
Format
The show follows various different segments, such as stand-up comedy, monologue, & chat with a celebrity guest. In addition, the show also contains a mimicary segment in which the host, Shekhar Suman mimics some of the most known politicians from all over the world. Besides, in the last segment of the show, Shekhar often sings to the live band on the show.Episodes
| Episode # | Celebrity Guest | Notes |
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| 1 | Bal Thackeray Bal Thackeray Bal Keshav Thackeray , popularly known as Balasaheb Thackeray, is an Indian politician, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Hindu nationalist, and Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.Born in Pune, Thackeray began his professional career... |
Leader of an Indian political party, Shiv Sena Shiv Sena Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray... |
| 2 | Bal Thackeray Bal Thackeray Bal Keshav Thackeray , popularly known as Balasaheb Thackeray, is an Indian politician, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Hindu nationalist, and Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.Born in Pune, Thackeray began his professional career... |
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| 3 | Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been... |
Bollywood actress |
| 4 | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Indian singer |
| 5 | Bejan Daruwalla Bejan Daruwalla Bejan Daruwalla is a popular Indian astrology columnist. He has also served as a professor of English in Ahmedabad. Despite being of Parsi heritage, he is known to be an ardent follower of Shri Ganesh... |
Astrologer |
| 6 | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... |
Indian singer |
| 7 | Belly dancers from Brazil | |
| 8 | Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal .... |
Bollywood actor |
| 9 | Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal .... |
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| 10 | Anu Malik Anu Malik Anu Malik , born Anwar Sardaar Malik, is a famous music director in the Hindi film industry. Son of veteran music director Sardar Malek, Anu Malik made his debut as a music composer in the year 1977. After a considerable period of struggle, the 90's welcomed Anu with hits like 'Phir Teri Kahani... |
Indian singer; episode also features some TV celebrities |
| 11 | Taufiq Qureshi Taufiq Qureshi Taufiq Qureshi is an Indian classical musician. He is a percussionist and an composer.-Early life:Born in Mumbai, to legendary tabla player, Ustad Alla Rakha. His eldest brother is tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain. He received guidance from Ghatam Vidhwan, Pandit Vikku Vinayakram.-Career:Taufiq... |
Classical fusion percussionist |
| 12 | Agosh | Contemporary band group |