Best Comedian
Best Comedian
and breath-taking performance of a man, who is versatile, in every sense of the word, who is a phenomenon whenever he performs and who now after so many years of fabulous performances has becomeThe Darling of the Masses Paichan Kon? Yes, he is our very own Navin Prabhakar. From the moment of his debut on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Navin has never looked back. He has gone from strength to strength, achieved success after success in a myriad of fields, be it stand-up comedy, singing, acting, hosting, judging, anchoring, live-performances, corporate and charity shows. And all this he does with great gusto and a flair that comes only with inner belief and high self-confidence. Now, thats what you call a man, a performer for all seasons. Just take a sneak peek at his versatile talent.
COMEDY
Navin not only captured the hearts and imaginations of all Indians with his single comic punch line Paichan Kon, but in reality he changed the way stand-up comedy was approached and thought of in India. In fact, it will be easy to say Navin Prabhakar is a laughter riot, the turning point of Indian television stand-up comedy shows and is the best comedian in India. In USA in the year 2003, he performed in front of a jam-packed audience of more than 45,000 people. And the only word people utter after the show was WOW! His punchline became so famous that Reliance launched LG CDMA Pehchaan Kaun phones that tell users who is calling by its ringtone.
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This didnt end here. Bally books printed Navins photo on the front covers of their books and sold about 1,50,000 copies. And this is the conviction of this person that after achieving run-away success with his laugh riot antics as the No. 1 stand-up artist in India and leaving the audiences in splits on the show, Navin quickly turned and showcased his craft in other disciplines also.
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He also conceptualized a singing show called Sing and Laugh with Navin Prabhakar which was first performed in Mumbai with 2000 audience at Shanmukhananda auditorium. He completed 50 shows with the same title. He has also done voice over for Sunny Deol, Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Tiku Talsania, Sunil Shetty and Jitendra.
ACTING
With no dearth of talent, aspiration and ambition, Navin has also played the leading role in his upcoming film Mujhe Ramuji Se Milna Hai and has also appeared for lead roles in Bhavnao Ko Samjho which was released in 2010 and No Problem in Marathi in the year 2007. He has played the role of childhood friend of Shahid Kapoor for the upcoming filmPhata Poster Nikla Hero and childhood friend of Neil Nitin Mukesh forShortcut Romeo coming soon. He played the role of Asins husband in the movie Khiladi 786 and as elder brother of Riteish Deshmukh in Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya both released in 2012. He also played as negative comedian in Vroom, produced by fox television in 2010. And the most important of all is he has acted in three Aids awareness short films for the Hollywood star Richard Gere, which has been called as Heroes Project (2006). But Navin Prabhakars talent has been highly appreciated by most directors and producers for his one short film Aftermath (2008), thus showcasing the awesome mine of talent he has within.
MIMICRY
Navin, a man with electrifying energy and vivacious charisma had also made everyone felt his presence in a brand new avatar of anchoring a show called Hello Kaun? Pehchaan Kaun aired on Star One in 2008-09. He has been recognized as the number one mimicry artist in India for his ability to do natural voice mimicry for about 90 bollywood superstars. He has successfully done dubbing for all the superstars and veteran actors of Bollywood for various movies and television shows.
JUDGING
Navin who has a peerless sense and an eye for judging the Talent Quotient had also appeared as a celebrity judge on Sony Entertainment Televisions Boogie Woogie in 2008.
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LIVE SHOWS
With over 2,000 live shows both in the cosmopolitan and small cities of India as well as in the top-notch countries and cities internationally, Navin has built a fan-base that rivals the likes of the best out there. He has also hosted a number of reputed shows like Rajiv Gandhi Awards, Videocon Screen Awards, Sony TV Awards, Zee Alpha Gaurav Awards, India TV Awards, Indradhanu Awards, Sahara TV Channel Awards and many more. Truly, Navin is a one man ensemble cast who can churn out scores of performances in different capacities and make you feel entertained like never before because he is a Man who knows how to a make a difference and bring smile to your face. Because for him, his only OSCAR is your SMILE, your LAUGHTER!
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