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{{Short description|Indian actor and television presenter (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gaurav Kapur
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| caption = Gaurav Kapur in Opening Ceremony [[Hockey World Cup]] 2018 in [[Odisa]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor, presenter
| years_active = 2003–present
| known_for = [[Extraaa Innings T20]],
Breakfast with Champions
| spouse = {{ubl|| {{marriage|[[Kirat Bhattal]]|2014|end=divorce|2021}}|{{marriage|[[Kritika Kamra]]|2026}}}}
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'''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 [[Indian Premier League]] show, ''[[Extraaa Innings T20]]'', ''Cricbuzz Live'' and his [[YouTube]] show ''Breakfast with Champions''.

== Career ==
Gaurav was seventeen when he started working on FM.<ref name="FilmiBeat">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/gaurav-kapoor/biography.html|title=Exclusive biography of #GauravKapoor and on his life.|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref> 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 [[Channel V India|Channel V]].<ref name="FilmiBeat" /> He made his Bollywood debut with [[Darna Mana Hai]] in 2003 playing a character named Romi.<ref>{{Citation|last=Raman|first=Prawaal|title=Darna Mana Hai|date=2003-07-25|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349333/|accessdate=2016-05-01}}</ref> In the same year he acted in another horror movie Ssssshhhh.<ref name="FilmiBeat-2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/gaurav-kapoor/filmography.html|title=Check out lists of Movies by #GauravKapoor #Filmography|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref> He then worked in Chai Pani Etc. in 2004 which was a comedy film by Manu Rewal and [[White Rainbow (film)|White Rainbow]] in 2005. He also worked in the comedy film [[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana|Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana]] and acted as Ahmed in [[Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag]] which was a remake of [[Sholay]].<ref name="FilmiBeat-2" />

In 2008, several films in which he worked on were released including Secrets of the Seven Sounds, [[Quick Gun Murugun]], The Mole and [[Ugly Aur Pagli]]. Notably in the same year, he worked with [[Anupam Kher]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]] in [[Neeraj Pandey]]'s [[A Wednesday!|A Wednesday]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Pandey|first=Neeraj|title=A Wednesday|date=2008-09-05|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1280558/|accessdate=2016-05-01}}</ref>

Gaurav Kapur played the lead in the comedy Bad Luck Govind (2009) that opened to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Citation|last=Khanna|first=Varun|title=Bad Luck Govind|date=2009-01-09|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1199490/|accessdate=2016-05-01}}</ref> He appeared in the film Saluun in 2009.<ref>{{Citation|last=Bhat|first=Nikhil|title=Saluun|date=2000-01-01|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1370437/|accessdate=2016-05-01}}</ref> In 2011, he appeared in [[Chala Mussaddi... Office Office|Chala Mussaddi - Office Office]].

He hosted the [[cricket]] based [[talk show]] ''Extraaa Innings T20'' from 2008 to 2017, covering the [[Indian Premier League]].

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 (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[Michael Holding]], [[Shoaib Akhtar]], [[Gary Kirsten]], [[Zaheer Khan]], [[Harbhajan Singh]], [[Yuvraj Singh]] with wife [[Hazel Keech]], [[Ashish Nehra]], [[Danny Morrison (cricketer)|Danny Morrison]], [[Gautam Gambhir]], [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Dwayne Bravo]], [[Matthew Hayden]], [[Virat Kohli]], [[Cheteshwar Pujara]], [[Rohit Sharma]], [[Sourav Ganguly]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Rahul Dravid]], [[Smriti Mandhana]], [[Shikhar Dhawan]], [[Yuzvendra Chahal]], [[Kuldeep Yadav]], [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]], [[Rashid Khan]], [[Parthiv Patel]], [[Ravi Shastri]], [[Harmanpreet Kaur]], [[Jemimah Rodrigues]], [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]], [[Mithali Raj]], [[Abhinav Bindra]], [[Leander Paes]] and [[Geeta Phogat]] have appeared on this show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/chatty-cricketers-and-sassy-comedians-the-best-of-the-internet-with-brunch-s-wtf/story-YSqfAy3YrtISUcKeZo3l4M.html|title=Chatty cricketers and sassy comedians: The best of the Internet with Brunch's WTF|date=2017-03-04|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/breaking-bread-over-cricket-gaurav-kapur-web-series-sports-stars-cricket/18006180|title=Breaking bread over cricket|work=mid-day|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en}}</ref>

Gaurav Kapur co-founded Kommune Arts Private Limited, a performance arts collective, with Ankur Tewari and Roshan Abbas in July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/KOMMUNE-ARTS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U74999MH2017PTC297015|title=Kommune Arts Private Limited|last=|first=|date=11 August 2019|website=Zauba Corp|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2018, he joined [[Cricbuzz]] LIVE as an anchor, an online based cricket talk show covering the Indian Premier League and other [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] matches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/101404/cricbuzz-ropes-in-zaheer-khan-among-others-for-ipl-launches-cricbuzz-live|title=Cricbuzz ropes in Zaheer Khan among others for IPL; launches Cricbuzz Live|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en}}</ref>

Kapur co-created and wrote the 2025 [[Netflix]] crime drama series ''[[Dabba Cartel]]'' alongside Shibani Akhtar, Vishnu Menon, and Akanksha Seda.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15340954/fullcredits/ |title=Dabba Cartel (TV Series 2025– ) - Full cast & crew - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2026-02-19 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Gaurav completed his schooling in [[Mount St Mary's School (New Delhi)|Mount St. Mary's School]].<ref name="FilmiBeat" /> He completed his undergraduate degree in [[Sri Venkateswara College]] in Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Gaurav-Kapur-aint-no-angel/articleshow/6479862.cms|title=Gaurav Kapur ain't no angel|date=3 September 2010|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Diksha|last=Kamra|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>

He married actress [[Kirat Bhattal]] on 3 November 2014 in [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/inside-gaurav-kapur-kirat-bhattals-wedding-pictures-of-baraat-baraatis-and-jaimala-688612|title=Inside Gaurav Kapur, Kirat Bhattals Wedding: Pictures of Baraat, Baraatis and Jaimala - NDTV Movies|website=NDTVMovies.com|date=3 November 2014 |access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref> They divorced in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Desk |first1=India TV News |last2=News |first2=India TV |date=2025-12-10 |title=Kirat Bhattal: Meet Gaurav Kapur's ex-wife who parted ways after 7 years |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/kirat-bhattal-gaurav-kapur-s-ex-wife-kritika-kamra-2025-12-10-1021131 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref>

He resides in [[Bandra]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tushky.com/blog/from-being-bullied-in-school-to-the-ipl-centerstage-the-gaurav-kapur-story/|title=From being bullied in school to the IPL centerstage - The Gaurav Kapur Story - Tushky|last=tushky|date=2014-04-24|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-12}}</ref> Gaurav married actress [[Kritika Kamra]] on 11 March 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaurav Kapur recalls first-ever conversation with wife Kritika Kamra, says her calmness surprised him: ‘Commitment means always having her back’ |work=The Indian Express |date=14 March 2026 |access-date=26 March 2026 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kritika-kamra-gaurav-kapur-wedding-first-conversation-calmness-having-her-back-10581081/}}</ref>

=== Business interests ===
In April 2016, Gaurav started a dedicated sports media and production agency named Oaktree Creative Solutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oaktreecreative.in/|title=Oaktree Creative Solutions. - Capturing the extraordinary in the ordinary!|website=Oaktree Creative|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
[[File:Deepika Padukone,Ajay Jadeja,Harsha Bhogle,Gaurav Kapoor on DLF IPL's Extraaa Innings (1).jpg|thumb|246x246px|Gaurav Kapur (rightmost) hosting Extraaa Innings T20]]

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Darna Mana Hai]]''
|Romi
|-
|''[[Sssshhh...]]''
|Rajat
|-
|2004
|''Chai Pani Etc.''
|Harish
|-
|2005
|''[[White Rainbow (film)|White Rainbow]]''
|Gaurav Kapoor
|-
|2006
|''[[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana]]''
|Rahul
|-
|2007
|[[Ram Gopal Varma Ki aag|''Ram Gopal Verma ki Aag'']]
|Ahmed
|-
| rowspan="3" |2008
|''The Mole''
|The Assassin
|-
|[[Ugly Aur Pagli|''Ugli Aur Pagli'']]
|Hemal
|-
|''[[A Wednesday!]]''
|Ajay Khanna
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
|''Bad Luck Govind''
|Govind Surender Sharma
|-
|''Saluun''
|Asok
|-
|''[[Quick Gun Murugun]]''
|Cameo appearance
|-
|2011
|[[Chala Mussaddi... Office Office|''Chala Mussaddi - Office Office'']]
|Bunty M. Tripathii
|-
|2013
|''[[Kai Po Che!]]''
|Cricket Commentator
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes
|-
|2006–2007
! scope="row" |''[[The Great Indian Comedy Show]]''
| rowspan="3" |Himself
|Contestant
|-
|2008–2015
! scope="row" |''[[Extraaa Innings T20]]''
| rowspan="2" |Host
|-
|2018–Present
! scope="row" |''[[Cricbuzz|Cricbuzz Live]]'' (Hindi and English)
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
*
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result
|-
| 2012
| rowspan="1" | EC Live Quotient Awards
| Best Anchor (Media Personality)(Male)
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eventfaqs.com/lqa/2012/home.htm|title=EC Quotient Awards 2012|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-date=6 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206141515/https://www.eventfaqs.com/lqa/2012/home.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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Maleeha at 11:16, 26 March 2026