Among India's most recognizable faces and one of its biggest celebrities, he is the Everyman and the Funnyman. The comic who goes shopping every few years for a glitzier platform and bigger checks and then asks the nation's biggest stars inherently middle-class questions, like whether he still squeezes out the last of the toothpaste before throwing the tube away, is the man that India patiently waits for to deliver its weekly nightly laughs. Laughter is assured.

This time, Kapil Sharma's new address is Netflix. As The Great Indian Kapil Show will broadcast in 190 countries starting on March 30, it is aimed for a worldwide viewership. Sharma has had many little victories throughout his career, but there have also been many setbacks. This is only the most recent example.

On the other hand, Kapil has found success because to a devoted following that sticks with him despite disagreements and different venues. They regard the man in front of them as their own, an underdog, an Everyman who gathers all the leftover potatoes in the soap dish so he may take a bath, even though he may be charging a few crores per episode.