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Kanan Gill
Kanan Gill in March 2017
Born	(1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 35) Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	B.E. In Computer Science.
Alma mater	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)	Stand-up comedian Actor YouTuber
Years active	2013–Present
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Kanan Gill is an Indian stand-up comedian, actor and YouTuber. He won the Punch Line Bangalore Competition. He is known for the YouTube series, Pretentious Movie Reviews where he reviews flawed yesteryear Bollywood films along with fellow stand-up comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath . The first movie that they reviewed was Gunda followed by other movies like "Hum Saath Saath Hain" , "Prem Aggan" , "Aap ka Suroor" and "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge". He was one of the main personalities behind the YouTube Comedy Hunt and also co-hosted the YouTube FanFest India. He made his debut on the big screen with the movie Noor alongside Sonakshi Sinha.

Early life

Kanan was born in Bareilly. His father is an officer with the Indian Army. Kanan started his schooling at Ahlcon Public School and was later educated at Frank Anthony Public School. He pursued a B.E. in Computer Science at M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology. He was a part of a band where he later became the lead singer when he started writing "funny songs".

Career

Kanan worked as a software engineer in Exeter Group Inc., for three years. In the meantime, he participated in and won a competition called Punchline Bangalore followed by another win at the Comedy Store in Mumbai. He then quit his job to pursue a career in comedy.
He gained popularity with the viral YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews. He reviews critically panned popular Hindi movies along with Biswa Kalyan Rath. Kanan also worked in an improv sketch comedy show, The Living Room on Comedy Central. Gill made his acting debut in Sunhil Sippy's Noor alongside Sonakshi Sinha.

Filmography

Film

Web

References

1. "Take it from Gill". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
2. "Kanan Gill unplugged". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
3. "Comedy Central to premiere 'The Living Room'". Afaqs.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
4. "Disney owned YouTube MCN Maker Studios signs up Indian channels: AIB, Kanan Gill, others". Medianama.com\accessdate=29 December 2014.
5. "Reviewer duo Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath throw a few punches at bad Bollywood movies". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
6. "Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath's first live show in Gurgoan". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
7. Allan Moses Rodricks. "Take it from Gill". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
8. "How To Make Your YouTube Videos Work". Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
9. "Boys of Bollywood". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
10. Anil Wanvari. "Indian Television Dot Com - Comedy Central sees potential in localised content". Indiantelevision. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
11. "Kanan Gill". CreativeMornings. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
12. Natasha Coutinho (6 July 2016). "Today's headlines are tomorrow's garbage: Sonakshi". Times Of India. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
13. "Kanan Gill's show, Keep it Real, is the freshest thing you can stream this week".
14. "Kanan Gill breaks down technology for parents in Brunch WTF".
15. "What's Good And Not So Good About AIB's Latest Web Series 'Better Life Foundation'".

External Links

• Kanan Gill at IMDb

• Indian stand-up comedians
• Living people
• Indian male comedians
• 1989 births
• Indian Internet celebrities
• Indian YouTubers