Shyam Rangeela Age, Family, Biography

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Marital Status: Unmarried

Hometown: Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Age: 29 Years

Bio/Wiki
Real name	Shyam Sunder ^[1]Patrika
Name Earned	Rangeela ^[2]Insider.in
Profession(s)	• Comedian • Mimicry Artist • YouTuber
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Party	Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) (May 2022-present)
Political Journey	• May 2022: Joined the Aam Aadmi Party • May 2024: Announced his decision to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi On 15 May 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected his affidavit.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 August 1994 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2023)	29 Years
Birthplace	Manaktheri Barani, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Village Mokamawala, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
Religion	Hinduism
Controversies	• In 2017, the organisers of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, reportedly removed the segment of his performance, where he mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ^[3]The Quint • In 2021, a police case was filed against Shyam Rangeela. The case was filed by the owner of a petrol pump station. ^[4]OpIndia
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Jawahar Lal (farmer) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Sister- Durga (elder)
Favourites
Comedian	Raju Srivastav
Actor	Irrfan Khan
Song	Mann Bharrya
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Maruti Baleno (Model 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shyam Rangeela

Shyam Rangeela was born and brought up in Manaktheri Barani, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan.
Shyam Rangeela’s childhood photo

After completing his formal schooling in Hanumangarh, he went to Jaipur to pursue a course in animation and theatre.

Since his childhood, Rangeela was an expert mimicry artist. Reportedly, he was very good at mimicking his school teachers and various family members. Later, he went on to imitate various Bollywood actors and Indian politicians, and soon, he earned popularity for his unique style of mimicry.
Shyam Rangeela in school days

In 2011, he created a YouTube channel, “Shyam Rangeela,” where he started uploading his mimicry videos. The channel has more than 877k subscribers (as of May 2022).

In 2015, his mimicry video, “Golgappa,” and in 2016, his video, “Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai” went viral on social media; making him a household name.

In 2016, he participated in the comedy show called, ‘Mazak Mazak Mein.’ The show had Harbhajan Singh as a judge.
Shyam Rangeela on the sets of Mazak Mazak Mein

In 2016, Shyam Rangeela participated in the comedy show named, ‘The Laughter Show,’ which was judged by Anu Malik.
Shyam Rangeela on the sets of the Laughter Show

In 2017, he appeared as a contestant in the popular TV reality show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star Plus. Reportedly, the organizers told him that he could not mimic Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the show; but they allowed him to mimic Rahul Gandhi; however, later, they told him to abstain from mimicking both politicians. ^[5]india.com In an interview, Shyam told the reporters,

I had prepared on the script around Modi ji for a month, but was told by the channel’s production guys that it might lead to a huge controversy, and even riots. I was asked to drop it. Then I prepared one on Rahul Gandhi… that too was rejected. The script I actually performed on the show was done over just two days. Comedy can’t be done in a day and these constant changes left me very disturbed. I feel these decisions (not to run scripts around Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi) should have been taken before calling me to the show. It’s affecting my career… somewhere people are thinking that this person got eliminated in the first round of the show, so he’s not capable. It’s not fair. I don’t think there was anything wrong with the skits, I was not insulting anyone. It was just a comedy!”

Shyam Rangeela in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge
Shyam Rangeela, unlike the other candidates, was selected for the show, ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge,’ without giving any audition. ^[6]InUth

Apart from Modi and Rahul Gandhi, Shyam Rangeela also entertains people by mimicking Lalu Prasad Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal, and Baba Ramdev.

In 2018, he participated in the TV show, ‘Chunavi Kavi Sammelan’ on Aaj Tak.
Chunavi Kavi Sammelan ad poster

In 2018, he was a part of a show titled, ‘Raj Tilak.’ The show was aired on Aaj Tak.
Shyam Rangeela on the sets of Raj TIlak

Shyam Rangeela, in 2018, performed for the Delhi Government. The show was called, ‘Mayur Utsav.’
Mayur Utsav Poster

In 2018, Shyam Rangeela performed with Suresh Albela, a renowned comedian, in a comedy show titled, ‘Desi Comedy Tadka.’
Poster of Desi Comedy Tadka

In 2018, his story was featured in the India Today Magazine.
Shyam Rangeela featured in the India Today magazine

In the same year, Shyam Rangeela was interviewed by The Times of India.
Shyam Rangeela’s interview in The Times of India newspaper

In 2018, his story was featured on BBC World News.
Shyam Rangeela on the set of BBC World News

In 2018, he participated in the show titled, ‘Hum Hain Kamaal Ke.’
Shyam Rangeela while performing at Hum Hai Kamaal Ke

In 2018, he participated in the show titled, ‘Democracy Wall.’ The show was organised by The Print.
Shyam Rangeela performing in The Print’s Democracy Wall

In 2019, Shyam Rangeela performed along with Rajeev Nigam, for the show, ‘Bahut Hua Samman.’ The show took place in Dubai.
Poster of Bahut Hua Samman

On 16 February 2021, he made a satirical video on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the fuel prices in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar crossed the Rs. 100 mark; the video went viral on social media.

After his satire video on fuel prices went viral, the owner of a gas-filling station, Surendra Agrawal, filed a complaint against Shyam Rangeela at a police station. In his complaint, Surendra Agrawal said that the concerned petroleum company warned him that unless he complained against Shyam Rangeela, the fuel supply would be cut off from the company to his filling station. On 20 February 2021, Shyam Rangeela shared a video on social media in which he justified that the content he had shared through his video; had nothing wrong with it, and he did not know, what was wrong with the video. In the video, he said,

कम्पनी को ऐसी क्या तकलीफ़ हो गयी जो संचालक को तेल नहीं भेज रही है? मैंने ऐसा क्या बोला है जिस से कम्पनी की भावना को ठेस पहुँची है ? ऐसी कोनसी मजबूरी है जो उनको माफ़ी नहीं कार्यवाही चाहिए? चलिए कर लीजिए कार्यवाही.”

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