Gaurav Kapur (born 11 April 1981), also spelled as Gaurav Kapoor is an Indian actor, television and cricket presenter known for being the host of the pre-match

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show, ''

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'', ''Cricbuzz Live'' and his

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show ''Breakfast with Champions''.

Career

Gaurav was seventeen when he started working on FM. After beginning as a radio jockey, he did a travel show called Indian holiday on Sony Television which explored scenic Indian locations with Anu Malhotra and Mini Mathur. Subsequently, he worked as a VJ on

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. He made his Bollywood debut with Darna Mana Hai in 2003 playing a character named Romi. In the same year he acted in another horror movie Ssssshhhh. He then worked in Chai Pani Etc. in 2004 which was a comedy film by Manu Rewal and White Rainbow in 2005. He also worked in the comedy film Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana and acted as Ahmed in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag which was a remake of

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. In 2008, several films in which he worked on were released including Secrets of the Seven Sounds, Quick Gun Murugun, The Mole and

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. Notably in the same year, he worked with

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and

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. Gaurav Kapur played the lead in the comedy Bad Luck Govind (2009) that opened to mixed reviews. He appeared in the film Saluun in 2009. In 2011, he appeared in Chala Mussaddi - Office Office. He hosted the

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based

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''Extraaa Innings T20'' from 2008 to 2017, covering the

. In March 2017, Gaurav started a web series called 'Breakfast with Champions' where he interviews and interacts with cricketers and other sports athletes. Many including Steve Smith,

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with wife

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, Danny Morrison,

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, Smriti Mandhana,

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, David Warner, Mithali Raj,

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and

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have appeared on this show. Gaurav Kapur co-founded Kommune Arts Private Limited, a performance arts collective, with Ankur Tewari and Roshan Abbas in July 2017. In 2018, he joined

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matches.

Personal life

Gaurav completed his schooling in Mount St. Mary's School. He completed his undergraduate degree in Sri Venkateswara College in Delhi. He married actress

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on 3 November 2014 in

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. They got divorced in 2021. He resides in

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Business Interests

In April 2016, Gaurav started a dedicated sports media and production agency named Oaktree Creative Solutions.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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