Shyam Rangeela Age, Family, Biography
Bio/Wiki | |
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2016, Shyam Rangeela participated in the comedy show named, ‘The Laughter Show,’ which was judged by Anu Malik.
- 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, 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 2017, he participated in the TV show ‘Sahitya AajTak’ on Aaj Tak.
- In 2018, he participated in the TV show, ‘Chunavi Kavi Sammelan’ on Aaj Tak.
- In 2018, he was a part of a show titled, ‘Raj Tilak.’ The show was aired on Aaj Tak.
- Shyam Rangeela, in 2018, performed for the Delhi Government. The show was called, ‘Mayur Utsav.’
- In 2018, Shyam Rangeela performed with Suresh Albela, a renowned comedian, in a comedy show titled, ‘Desi Comedy Tadka.’
- In 2018, his story was featured in the India Today Magazine.
- In the same year, Shyam Rangeela was interviewed by The Times of India.
- In 2018, his story was featured on BBC World News.
- In 2018, he participated in the show titled, ‘Hum Hain Kamaal Ke.’
- In 2018, he participated in the show titled, ‘Democracy Wall.’ The show was organised by The Print.
- In 2019, Shyam Rangeela performed along with Rajeev Nigam, for the show, ‘Bahut Hua Samman.’ The show took place in Dubai.
- 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.”
- Shyam Rangeela is an avid dog lover.
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