Biography
Who is Kanan Gill?
Early life and education
Kanan Gill was born in Bareilly, India, and spent his early years living in different locations including Dehradun and Delhi before moving to Bengaluru with his family. His father, Charanjit Singh Gill, served as an officer with the Indian Army and also worked as the principal of the Rashtriya Military School in Bangalore. Kanan grew up in a Sikh family and attended schools such as Ahlcon Public School in New Delhi and The Frank Anthony Public School in Bengaluru.
Following his school education, Kanan pursued a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science at the M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology. During his younger years, he was part of a musical band where he eventually became the lead singer and started writing humorous songs, which marked an early integration of comedy and music into his creative pursuits.
Engineering background and comedy career
Before transitioning into full-time entertainment, Kanan worked as a software engineer at Exeter Group, Inc., for three years. While still working in the software industry, he participated in and won the Punch Line Bangalore competition, followed by another victory at the Comedy Store in Mumbai. These early wins encouraged him to quit his engineering job and pursue a full-time career in comedy, television production, and YouTube content creation.
He achieved major popularity through the YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews, where he reviewed critically panned Hindi films alongside fellow comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath. Kanan was also involved in the YouTube Comedy Hunt, co-hosted the YouTube FanFest India, and appeared in an improvised sketch comedy show titled The Living Room on Comedy Central. He later served as a judge on the comedic reality television show Comicstaan on Amazon Prime Video.
Film and television projects
Kanan expanded his career into acting and released multiple stand-up specials across different streaming platforms. In 2017, he released his one-hour comedy special Keep It Real on Amazon Prime Video. That same year, he made his big screen acting debut in the film Noor, directed by Sunhil Sippy and starring alongside Sonakshi Sinha. He later released his special Yours Sincerely on Netflix in 2020, followed by subsequent specials like Is This It? And What Is This? Directly on YouTube.
In addition to his work in Indian cinema and comedy specials, Kanan starred in the Norwegian romantic comedy film Christmas As Usual alongside Ida Ursin-Holm. He also published his debut novel Acts of God through HarperCollins, which originated from a short story he wrote earlier in his writing career.
Birthday and age
Kanan Gill was born on December 24, 1989, which makes Kanan 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Kanan shares the date with 21 other famous people.
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