# Nikul C. Desai

Nikul C. Desai is an Indian television director, known for directing shows such as Rising Star, Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao and Entertainment Ki Raat. He is also the creative producer and nonfiction content head at Optimystix Entertainment.

## Early life and career

Nikul was born into a Gujarati Jain family. He started off his career as an assistant director at Optimystix Entertainment in 2001.
In 2006, Nikul was working as an associate director in a television series. He received his first break as a full-time television director when the existing director of a show fell ill.
Nikul shot to fame after directing Comedy Circus, that ran for eighteen seasons between 2007 and 2018 on Sony Entertainment Television. He is credited for having introduced comedians like Kapil Sharma, Krushna Abhishek, Bharti Singh, and Sudesh Lehri to audiences.
His recent show as a director, Taare Zameen Par, was a kid singing reality show that aired on StarPlus. The series was hosted by the child actress Aakriti Sharma and singer Sugandha Mishra with Shankar Mahadevan, Jonita Gandhi and Tony Kakkar as the mentors. Nikul is currently directing the ongoing daily nonfiction show on Sab TV titled – Good Night India.

### Television

| Year | Show | Channel | Role |
| 2009 | Chichpokli To China | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2009 | Comedy Circus 20-20 | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2009 | Dekh India Dekh | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2009 | Laughter Ke Phatke | Star One | Creative director |
| 2010 | Comedy Circus Ka Mahasangram | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2010 | Comedy Circus Ke Superstars | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2010 | Comedy Circus Ka Daily Soap | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2010 | Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2010 | Jubilee Comedy Circus | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2011 | Comedy Circus Ke Taansen | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2011 | Comedy Circus Ke Naya Daur | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2012 | Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2012 | Kahani Comedy Circus Ki | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2012 | Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2012 | Uthe Sabke Kadam | Sony SAB | Creative director |
| 2012 | Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative director |
| 2012 | Dirty Khabar | Sony Max | Creative director |
| 2014 | Comedy Classes | Life OK | Creative director |
| 2015 | Comedy Nights Bachao | Colors TV | Creative director |
| 2016 | Comedy Nights Live | Colors TV | Creative director |
| 2017 | Comedy Dangal | And TV | Creative director |
| 2017 | Entertainment Ki Raat | Colors TV | Creative Producer |
| 2017 | Rising Star (Indian TV series) | Colors TV | Creative Producer |
| 2018 | Sabse Smart Kaun | StarPlus | Creative Producer |
| 2020 | Taare Zameen Par | StarPlus | Director |
| 2021 | Good Night India | Sony Entertainment Television | Creative Producer |

## Awards

* 2018: Indian Television Academy Awards