Does Kapil Sharma smoke?: No.Does Kapil Sharma drink alcohol?: Yes.Kapil came from a lower middle-class family with no entertainment background and had to struggle a lot to get himself roles that are worthy.During his graduation at Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, he used to direct plays for his pocket money. He was also a scholarship holder and a national-level winner in theatre.He was paid minimum wages in the initial stages of his career and he even acted as a comedian without being paid at all. He has also worked in a PCO, a cloth mill and even picked crates of soft-drinks to earn money.His father died in 2004 due to Cancer. He didn’t have the money to join any acting course but due to his sheer talent, many institutions sponsored his acting course fee.According to Kapil, his sense of humour comes from his mother who has been his biggest source of inspiration.He started his acting career as a theater artist when he was in his early 20s.His initial passion was singing and singing is the thing which made him come to the tinsel town.He was initially rejected in the audition round of ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 3’, but received a call to return, and eventually he won the competition.