‘YE COLLEGE AATI THI 20 LAKH KI GAADI MEIN AUR MAINE SCOOTER SECOND-HAND LIYA THA’: KAPIL SHARMA SHARES HIS LOVE STORY WITH WIFE GINNI CHATRATH
From riding a hand-me-down scooter in Amritsar to becoming one of the highest-paid entertainers in Indian television, Kapil Sharma’s story, with Ginni by his side, is as relatable as it is extraordinary.
In his Netflix special, Kapil Sharma: I’m Not Done Yet, India’s beloved comedian peeled back the curtain on his personal life, offering a rare, funny, and surprisingly emotional glimpse into his early struggles and his unlikely love story with his now-wife, Ginni Chatrath.
Kapil begins with a simple memory: "Ginni se meri mulaqat hui thi college mein... accha yeh college aati thi 20 lakh ki gaadi mein aur maine scooter ek second-hand liya tha."
She came to college in a ₹20 lakh car; he, on the other hand, had a second-hand scooter. The contrast was impossible to ignore. For a small-town boy, just affording that scooter was a big deal. So when friends joked that Ginni liked him, Kapil says he couldn’t believe it.
"Toh mere dost aake mere ko bolne lage—yeh like karti thi?… Tune uski gaadi dekhi hai, mera scooter dekha hai?"
He adds, tongue-in-cheek: "Maine jitne ka mera scooter hai, utne ka roz petrol dalvati hai woh."
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"Soch mein aa gaya... jiska baap 20 lakh ki gaadi mein padhne ke liye bhej raha hai, woh peetne aayenge toh kitni gaadiyon mein aayenge?" the comedian joked.
It’s moments like these, where laughter meets fear, that show Kapil’s genius. He turns real anxiety into a punchline, but beneath it lies a very real truth: love, in small towns, is often deeply scary.
He recalls how even meeting Ginni felt like a covert mission. Everything was laced with fear.
"Hum log bada dar ke dating karte the. Saal mein, mere khyaal se chaar baar mulaqat ki... yeh Mumbai mein aake mujhe pata chala ki aap openly date kar sakte hain, it's not a crime!," he said.
Growing up in a conservative town, dating wasn’t something you did openly. There were no cafés, no privacy, no space. Their go-to date spot? A noodle stall.
"Hum log chhote shehron mein kya dating... kaunsi jagah pe jaayenge? Zyada se zyada noodle ki dukaan pe baith jaate the," he shared.
And even there, love came with its own risks: "Yahi dar laga rehta tha ki noodle pehan le aayenge ki police. Noodle ki plate hoti thi ₹40 ki, police aa gayi toh ₹140 ki."
In just one sentence, Kapil captures the absurdity of small-town romance. A plate of noodles cost ₹40, but if the police came and mistook it for "immoral behaviour," the whole date could cost much more in embarrassment and fines.
But perhaps the most touching part of his story is how he describes love: "Hamara ishq kaisa hota hai... ek cold drink mein agar do straw daal ke hum dono ne pee liya na, toh it's equal to French kiss hum gareeb log ke liye."
Love wasn’t about grand gestures for them. It was about two straws in a bottle of cold drink. In a world that values extravagance, this line hits differently because it speaks to a kind of innocent intimacy that money can’t buy.
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2025-11-04T08:07:19Z