Jaspal Bhatti

Jaspal Bhatti
Born
Jaspal Singh Bhatti

(1955-03-03)3 March 1955
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Died25 October 2012(2012-10-25) (aged 57)
Shahkot, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Alma materPunjab Engineering College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Years active1985–2012
Notable work
Spouse
Savita Bhatti
​
(m. 1985)​
Children2
RelativesSurilie Gautam (daughter-in-law)
HonoursPadma Bhushan (2013)[1]

Jaspal Singh Bhatti (3 March 1955 – 25 October 2012) was an Indian television personality known for his satirical take on the problems of the common man. He was most well known for his television series Flop Show, Full Tension and mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was commonly known as the "King of Comedy" and also the "King of Satire". He carried out various anti-corruption crusades in Chandigarh. His frontal attack on issues like red-tapism, nepotism, and corruption was both comic and awakening for the masses.

In 2013, he was (posthumously) honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award.[1]

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