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Gaurav Kapur (born 11 April 1981), also spelled as Gaurav Kapoor is an Indian actor, television and cricket presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, Extraaa Innings T20, Cricbuzz Live and his show Breakfast with Champions.


Career
Gaurav was seventeen when he started working on FM. After beginning as a radio jockey, he did a travel show called Indian holiday on Sony Television which explored scenic Indian locations with Anu Malhotra and Mini Mathur. Subsequently, he worked as a VJ on Channel V. He made his Bollywood debut with Darna Mana Hai in 2003 playing a character named Romi. In the same year he acted in another horror movie Ssssshhhh. He then worked in Chai Pani Etc. in 2004 which was a comedy film by Manu Rewal and White Rainbow in 2005. He also worked in the comedy film Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana and acted as Ahmed in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag which was a remake of .

In 2008, several films in which he worked on were released including Secrets of the Seven Sounds, Quick Gun Murugun, The Mole and Ugly Aur Pagli. Notably in the same year, he worked with and in 's A Wednesday.

Gaurav Kapur played the lead in the comedy Bad Luck Govind (2009) that opened to mixed reviews. He appeared in the film Saluun in 2009. In 2011, he appeared in Chala Mussaddi - Office Office.

He hosted the based Extraaa Innings T20 from 2008 to 2017, covering the Indian Premier League.

In March 2017, Gaurav started a web series called 'Breakfast with Champions' where he interviews and interacts with cricketers and other sports athletes. Many including Steve Smith, , , , , , with wife , , Danny Morrison, , , , , , Cheteshwar Pujara, , , , , , , , , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, , , , , Jemimah Rodrigues, David Warner, , , and have appeared on this show.

Gaurav Kapur co-founded Kommune Arts Private Limited, a performance arts collective, with Ankur Tewari and Roshan Abbas in July 2017.

In 2018, he joined LIVE as an anchor, an online based cricket talk show covering the Indian Premier League and other Indian cricket team matches.


Personal life
Gaurav completed his schooling in Mount St. Mary's School. He completed his undergraduate degree in Sri Venkateswara College in Delhi.

He married actress on 3 November 2014 in . They got divorced in 2021. He resides in , .


Business Interests
In April 2016, Gaurav started a dedicated sports media and production agency named Oaktree Creative Solutions.


Filmography

Films
2003Darna Mana HaiRomi
Sssshhh...Rajat
2004Chai Pani Etc.Harish
2005White RainbowGaurav Kapoor
2006Kudiyon Ka Hai ZamanaRahul
2007Ram Gopal Verma ki AagAhmed
2008The MoleThe Assassin
Ugli Aur PagliHemal
A Wednesday!Ajay Khanna
2009Bad Luck GovindGovind Surender Sharma
SaluunAsok
Quick Gun MurugunCameo appearance
2011Chala Mussaddi - Office OfficeBunty M. Tripathii
2013Kai Po Che!Cricket Commentator


Television
2006–2007 ! scope="row"The Great Indian Comedy ShowHimselfContestant
2008–2015 ! scope="row"Extraaa Innings T20HimselfHost
2018–Present ! scope="row" (Hindi and English)HimselfHost


Awards and nominations
2012EC Live Quotient AwardsBest Anchor (Media Personality)(Male)

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