Shyam Rangeela

Indian comedian

Shyam Rangeela
Born	Shyam Sunder (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 29) Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Rangeela
Occupation	Comedian

Shyam Rangeela (born Shyam Sunder on 25 August 1994), often credited as Rangeela (which literally means colourful), is an Indian comedian. He is a member of Aam Aadmi Party.

Early life

Shyam Rangeela was born on 25 August 1994 in the village of Manaktheri of Pilibanga town of Hanumangarh in the Indian state of Rajasthan. His father, Jawahar Lal is a farmer. He left this village in 2013 and moved to a new village. Rangeela's family presently lives in Mokamawala village of Raisinghnagar town of Sri Ganganagar. He belongs to a Hindu family.

Shyam's education till eighth grade took place in the village of Manaktheri, then till the twelfth in Suratgarh. After that, he did an animation course in Jaipur from 2012 to 2015.

Shyam dreamed of becoming a comedian in childhood.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Career

Rangeela gained attention when he performed in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, receiving a standing ovation from the judge Akshay Kumar, although it never aired. Prior to that, he had performed in an institute at Jaipur and imitated those politicians.^[5]

Joining AAP

Rangeela joined the Aam Aadmi Party in May 2022, after sharing a series of tweets stating how TV shows were rejecting him repeatedly because his comedy was 'too political'.^[6]

References

^ "Shyam Rangeela on mimicking Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi: 'I am glad the video got leaked'". Firstpost. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ Kohli, Karnika (26 October 2017). "Star Plus Drops Telecast of Comedian Mimicking Modi on 'Great Indian Laughter Challenge' – The Wire". thewire.in. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Sunil Pal Supports Shyam Rangeela, Says He Was 'Imitating, Not Abusing' PM Modi". News 18. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ Satija, Garima (30 October 2017). "Comedian Shyam Rangeela's Mimicry on PM Modi Gets Dropped From The Great Indian Laughter Show". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Comedian mimics Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, gets standing ovation from Akshay Kumar on Laughter Challenge. Watch video". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ Mukherjee, Deep (10 May 2022). "Shyam Rangeela Part II: As AAP leader in The Great Indian Political Challenge". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 December 2023.