Kusha Kapila is an Indian content writer, actress, and social media celebrity who works for the popular Indian media platform, iDiva. She is best known for playing the fictional character “Billi Maasi.”
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Kusha Kapila was born on Tuesday, 19 September 1989 (age 34 years; as of 2023) in Delhi. She grew up in North Delhi and did her schooling in South Delhi. Kusha attended Delhi University’s Indraprastha College for Women to pursue her graduation in English Literature. She, then, went to the National Institute of Fashion Technology to pursue a Bachelor of Design. While in college, Kusha joined theatre and did street plays. Initially, she desired to become a journalist. After completing her graduation, she started working as a Merchandising Intern at Bhartiya International. She worked there for 3 months and joined Chisell Effects, Noida as a Product Design Intern.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Not much is known about her parents and siblings.
Kusha Kapila’s mother
Kusha Kapila’s parents
Husband
Kusha got married to Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia (an employee at Diageo) in 2017. The couple parted ways after six years of marriage in June 2023. [1]The Times of India
Kusha Kapila with Zorawar Singh
In August 2023, a few weeks following her declaration of separation from her estranged spouse Zorawar Singh Ahluwalia, she posted an extended heartfelt message on Instagram. In the note, she expressed that she had been experiencing grief ever since the separation took place. Kusha wrote,
It’s a weird thing, this grief or whatever version of it I am currently experiencing. As overcome I am by its heaviness – I guess chest days feel like this – I am also strangely dwarfed by it, to the point of feeling like an injured nail on a pinky toe. Almost like a big bang in motion, only it’s on a microscope slide.”
Career
Kusha Kapila started her career in 2013 as a Fashion Correspondent for a Delhi-based firm Apparel Online. She, then, worked as a Trend Analyst and Content Writer for Fashion Forward Trends. In May 2014, she joined Razorfish and started working as a copywriter. Subsequently, she worked as a Digital Content Head and Content Developer. In 2016, she moved to Times Internet and worked there as a Fashion Editor. Thereafter, she joined iDiva as a writer and got bumped up to a fashion editor there. At iDiva, Kusha started creating videos for their Facebook page.
While making the videos, she created the character “Billi Masi,” which, later, went on to become a huge hit, and Kapila came into the limelight. Subsequently, she portrayed many other characters that were well received by the audience. Kusha has also worked with many popular faces from Bollywood including Abishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor.
Controversy
Kusha once got a backlash for stereotyping women in her videos, especially the South Delhi girls.
Car Collection
In April 2024, she bought a Mercedes-Benz E Class.
Kusha Kapila posing with her Mercedes car
Favourites
- Food: Chicken Wings, Sushi Platter
Kusha Kapila having Sushi
- Journalist: Barkha Dutt
- Travel Destination: Singapore
- Colour: Red
- Actress: Tabu
Facts
- Listening to music, watching movies, and swimming are some of her favourite pastimes.
Kusha Kapila inside the pool
- According to Kusha Kapila, since childhood, she was passionate about singing and dancing.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Kusha is often spotted drinking alcohol on various occasions.
- Kusha loves poetry and does a little content piece called “Kavita Ki Kavita.”
- She is well versed in Hindi and English languages.
- Kusha has featured on the covers of magazines like Harper’s Bazaar.
Kusha Kapila on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine
- She is an active philanthropist and is associated with NGOs like VoLIndia and Naz Foundation (India) Trust.
- Kusha met Karan Johar for the first time during a fashion week in Mumbai. When she reached the venue, she was amazed to see Karan waving at him and saying that he was a big fan of Kusha.
Kusha Kapila with Karan Johar
- Kusha has a huge fan following on the internet which includes not just the common people, but also, many popular Bollywood celebrities like Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, Sonam Kapoor, and Arjun Kapoor.
- Kusha took the idea of her popular character “Billi Masi” from a lady that she met in real life. Kusha came across that lady at a friend’s relatives’ party at Chattarpur Farms in Delhi.
References
| ↑1 | The Times of India |
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