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.[1] He is also the creative producer and nonfiction content head at Optimystix Entertainment.[2][3]

Nikul C. Desai
NationalityIndian
OccupationTelevision director
Years active2001–present

Early life and career

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Nikul was born into a Gujarati Jain family.[4] He started off his career as an assistant director at Optimystix Entertainment in 2001.[4]

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.[2]

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.[2][4]

His recent show as a director, Taare Zameen Par, was a kid singing reality show that aired on StarPlus.[5] The series was hosted by the child actress Aakriti Sharma and singer Sugandha Mishra with Shankar Mahadevan,[6] Jonita Gandhi and Tony Kakkar as the mentors.[2] Nikul is currently directing the ongoing daily nonfiction show on Sab TV titled – Good Night India.[4]

Television

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

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Keshri, Shweta. "Entertainment Ki Raat review: Too many cooks spoil a potentially good show". India Today. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nikul Desai: The process of making a non-fiction show is evolving – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "ALL GROWN UP – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Kar, Madhurima. "Nikul Desai on the need to marry TV screen with the mobile screen – Adgully.com". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sing, Shikha (4 July 2020). "Optimystix Entertainment finding creative ways to maintain social distancing on air". Indian Television.
  6. ^ "Shankar Mahadevan to judge the Indian version of Rising Star – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ The Reality Check | The ITAAwards 2018, retrieved 9 June 2022
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