# Kusha Kapila

Kusha Kapila (born 20 September 1989) is an Indian social media personality, comedian, and actress from New Delhi.

## Personal life

Kusha Kapila was born on 20 September 1989 in New Delhi into a Punjabi family.
She married Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia, a former employee at Diageo in 2017. On 26 June 2023, she announced their separation.

## Career

After graduation from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in fashion design, she worked as a merchandising intern for Bhartiya International Limited based in Delhi for three months. Subsequently, she worked as a product design intern at Chisell Effects, in Noida. In 2013, she started working as a fashion correspondent for a Delhi-based clothing firm, Apparel Online. In May of next year, she joined Razorfish Neev and started working as a copywriter.
In 2014, she made her debut with the television show Son of Abish hosted by Abish Mathew.
In 2016, she worked for the Times Internet as a fashion editor. Later, she joined iDiva as a content writer head. While working for iDiva, she created and played the fictional character, Billi Masi, which became a major hit, making her an Internet sensation.
In 2020, she appeared in an anthology Netflix India film Ghost Stories. She was also on Netflix India's YouTube show Behensplaining.
In 2021, she performed in the Amazon Prime's comedy reality show LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse.
In 2022, she was seen in a reality sketch comedy show Case Toh Banta Hai on Amazon MiniTV. She also featured in the Season 2 of the Netflix TV series Masaba Masaba. She co-hosted the season 3 of Comicstaan. She made an appearance in Plan A Plan B. She also appeared as a part of jury on Season 7 of the Koffee with Karan.
In February 2023, she appeared in Minus One: New Chapter and Selfiee. Later that year, in September, she featured in Sukhee alongside Shilpa Shetty. She also played a pivotal role in Rhea and Ekta Kapoor's Thank You for Coming, which premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Later in December, she was seen in Amazon Mini TV's Dehati Ladke.

## Media

In 2019, Kusha Kapila featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar India.
In 2021, Kapila featured in Hindustan Times HT Brunch cover story.
In 2022, she featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan. In the same year, she was listed in Forbes India's W-Power list.
In 2024, she was interviewed by The Lallantop, where she opened up about her personal life and her journey to fame.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Ghost Stories | Misha | Karan Johar's segment |
| 2022 | Plan A Plan B | Seema | |
| 2023 | Selfiee | Tara | |
| 2023 | Sukhee | Meher Chhibber | |
| 2023 | Thank You for Coming | Neha "The Queen" | |
| 2024 | Ishq Vishk Rebound | Film producer | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Son of Abish | Herself | |
| 2021 | LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse | Herself | |
| 2022 | Comicstaan | Host | Season 3 |
| 2022 | Masaba Masaba | Nicole | Season 2 |
| 2022 | Case Toh Banta Hai | Judge | |
| 2023 | Minus One: New Chapter | Nayantara | |
| 2023 | Social Currency | Herself | Episode 5 |
| 2023 | Dehati Ladke | Chaya | |
| 2024 | Life Hill Gayi | Kalki | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
| 2023 | O Piya | Prateek Kuhad | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2022 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actress - Comedy Series (OTT) | Case Toh Banta Hai | Nominated |
| 2023 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Female) | — | Nominated |
| 2024 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Series (Female): Drama | Dehati Ladke | Nominated |