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{{Short description|Indian television director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nikul C. Desai
| image =
| occupation = [[Television director]]
| years_active = 2001–present
}}

'''Nikul C. Desai''' is an Indian television director, known for directing shows such as ''[[Rising Star (Indian TV series)|Rising Star]]'', ''[[Comedy Circus]]'', ''[[Comedy Nights Bachao]]'' and ''[[Entertainment Ki Raat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keshri |first=Shweta |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |title=Entertainment Ki Raat review: Too many cooks spoil a potentially good show |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reviews/story/entertainment-ki-raat-review-too-many-cooks-spoil-a-potentially-good-show-lifetv-1090491-2017-11-20 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is also the creative producer and nonfiction content head at Optimystix Entertainment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nikul Desai: The process of making a non-fiction show is evolving – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/nikul-desai-the-process-of-making-a-non-fiction-show-is-evolving/articleshow/79289429.cms |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ALL GROWN UP – Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/all-grown-up/570547/0 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Nikul was born into a [[Jainism in Gujarat|Gujarati Jain]] family.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kar |first=Madhurima |title=Nikul Desai on the need to marry TV screen with the mobile screen – Adgully.com |url=https://www.adgully.com/nikul-desai-on-the-need-to-marry-tv-screen-with-the-mobile-screen-116305.html |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=www.adgully.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He started off his career as an assistant director at Optimystix Entertainment in 2001.<ref name=":1" />

In 2006, Nikul was working as an associate director in a television series. He received his first break as a full-time television director when the existing director of a show fell ill.<ref name=":0" />

Nikul shot to fame after directing ''[[Comedy Circus]]'', that ran for eighteen seasons between 2007 and 2018 on [[Sony Entertainment Television]]. He is credited for having introduced comedians like [[Kapil Sharma]], [[Krushna Abhishek]], [[Bharti Singh]], and [[Sudesh Lehri]] to audiences.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

His recent show as a director, [[Taare Zameen Par (TV series)|Taare Zameen Par]], was a kid singing reality show that aired on [[StarPlus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sing |first=Shikha |date=4 July 2020 |title=Optimystix Entertainment finding creative ways to maintain social distancing on air |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/production-house/film-production/optimystix-entertainment-finding-creative-ways-to-maintain-social-distancing-on-air-200704 |website=Indian Television}}</ref> The series was hosted by the child actress Aakriti Sharma and singer [[Sugandha Mishra]] with [[Shankar Mahadevan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shankar Mahadevan to judge the Indian version of Rising Star – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/shankar-mahadevan-to-judge-the-indian-version-of-rising-star/articleshow/54892565.cms |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> [[Jonita Gandhi]] and [[Tony Kakkar]] as the mentors.<ref name=":0" /> Nikul is currently directing the ongoing daily nonfiction show on [[Sony SAB|Sab TV]] titled – Good Night India.<ref name=":1" />

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Show
!Channel
!Role
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009
|''Chichpokli To China''
| rowspan="3" |[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| rowspan="21" |[[Creative director]]
|-
|''Comedy Circus 20-20''
|-
|''[[Dekh India Dekh]]''
|-
|''Laughter Ke Phatke''
|[[Star One (Indian TV channel)|Star One]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |2010
|''Comedy Circus Ka Mahasangram''
| rowspan="10" |[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|-
|''[[Comedy Circus Ke Superstars]]''
|-
|''Comedy Circus Ka Daily Soap''
|-
|''[[Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo]]''
|-
|''[[Jubilee Comedy Circus]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''[[Comedy Circus Ke Taansen]]''
|-
|''Comedy Circus Ke Naya Daur''
|-
| rowspan="6" |2012
|''[[Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe]]''
|-
|''[[Kahani Comedy Circus Ki]]''
|-
|''[[Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali]]''
|-
|''Uthe Sabke Kadam''
|[[Sony SAB]]
|-
|''[[Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe]]''
|[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|-
|''Dirty Khabar''
|[[Sony Max]]
|-
|2014
|''[[Comedy Classes]]''
|[[Life OK]]
|-
|2015
|''[[Comedy Nights Bachao]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Colors TV]]
|-
|2016
|''[[Comedy Nights Live]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''Comedy Dangal''
|[[And TV]]
|-
|''[[Entertainment Ki Raat]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Colors TV]]
| rowspan="3" |Creative Producer
|-
|''[[Rising Star (Indian TV series)]]''
|-
|2018
|''[[Sabse Smart Kaun]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[StarPlus]]
|-
|2020
|[[Taare Zameen Par (TV series)|Taare Zameen Par]]
|Director
|-
|2021
|Good Night India
|[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|Creative Producer
|-
|2025
|[[Pati Patni Aur Panga – Jodiyon Ka Reality Check]]
|[[Colors TV]]
|Creative Producer
|}

== Awards ==

* 2018: [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]<ref>{{Citation |title=The Reality Check {{!}} The ITAAwards 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAU_CBfWC7A |language=en |access-date=2022-06-09}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|id=9578245}}

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