Preeti Simoes
{{short description|Indian television producer (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Preeti Simoes
| image = Photos-Celebs-grace-the-premiere-of-Aakhri-Sach-4 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Simoes at the premier of Aakhri Sach in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|31|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/preeti-simoes-birthday-wishes-sunil-grover-ali-asgar-kapil-sharma-lifetv-332409-2016-07-31|title=This is how friends from the industry wished Preeti Simoes a very happy birthday|website=India Today}}
| birth_place = Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
| occupation = Television producer
| years_active = 2007–present
| known_for = Relationship with Kapil Sharma
| partner = Kapil Sharma (2010–2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/when-comedian-kapil-sharma-broke-up-with-his-school-girlfriend-over-rs-80-7048375.html|title=When Comedian Kapil Sharma Broke Up With His School Girlfriend Over Rs 80|date=10 February 2023|website=News18}}
}}
Preeti Simoes (born 31 July 1988) is an Indian television producer.
She has produced Comedy Nights with Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show, Kanpurwale Khuranas and Gangs of Filmistaan .{{cite web |title=Ali Asgar makes a shocking revelation, Kapil Sharma has written ex Preeti Simoes' name on his hand |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-ali-asgar-makes-shocking-revelation-kapil-sharma-has-written-ex-preeti-simoes-name-on-his-hand-2605595 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=DNA India |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Exclusive - Producers Preeti Simoes and Neeti Simoes to come up with a new show with Rajiv Adatia as the host - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-producers-preeti-simoes-and-neeti-simoes-to-come-up-with-a-new-show-with-rajiv-adatia-as-the-host/articleshow/93143100.cms |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} Simoes is well known for her romantic relationship with Indian stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma.
Early and personal life
Preeti Simoes was born on 31 July 1988 in Bombay (now Mumbai), she has a sister, Neeti Simoes, who works alongside her in television show productions. Together, Simoes and Neeti have produced several popular Hindi TV comedy shows.{{cite web |title=Exclusive - Producers Preeti Simoes and Neeti Simoes to come up with a new show with Rajiv Adatia as the host |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-producers-preeti-simoes-and-neeti-simoes-to-come-up-with-a-new-show-with-rajiv-adatia-as-the-host/articleshow/93143100.cms |website=Times of india}}
Simoes and Kapil Sharma met each other while working on the Sony TV reality show, Comedy Circus. Simoes was a creative director on the show, while Sharma participated as a contestant. During the course of the show, Kapil Sharma got engaged to Simoes.{{cite web |title=कपिल की जिंदगी से आउट हुईं गिनी, प्रीति से होगी शादी |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-kapil-sharma-preeti-simoes-love-affair-wedding-ginni-chatrath-4453541-PHO.html |url-status= |website=Dainik Bhaskar}} She was girlfriend of Kapil Sharma for 8 years{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} and was serious to get married, but they separated after Sharma announced his new partner Ginni Charath's name on Twitter.{{cite web |title=कपिल ने एक्स गर्लफ्रेंड पर लगाए बेहद गंभीर आरोप, कहा- 'शो पर इस काम के लेती थी पैसे' |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/television/kapil-sharma-police-statement-against-preeti-simoes |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}{{cite web |title=Kapil Sharma affair with Preeti Simoes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/kapil-sharma-dating-comedy-nights-creative-director-preeti-simoes-219547-2013-12-02 |url-status= |website=India Today}}
Career
Simoes worked with Kapil Sharma on his show Comedy Nights with Kapil of Colors TV as a creative director.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/preeti-simoes-wishes-former-indian-captain-ms-dhoni-on-his-birthday-with-a-lovely-note-on-their-14-years-of-friendship/articleshow/76831448.cms|title=Preeti Simoes wishes former Indian captain MS Dhoni on his birthday with a lovely note on their 14 years of friendship - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=30 November 2022}} She also was the manager of Sharma for a long period of time, when Sharma started his show, The Kapil Sharma Show, on Sony TV, she worked as celebrity coordinator and executive producer.
Later Preeti started her own show The Drama Company on Sony TV with Krushna Abhishek.{{cite web |title=Sharma on ex girlfriend Preeti Simoes |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-finally-kapil-sharma-breaks-silence-on-his-fall-out-with-ex-preeti-simoes-2543660 |url-status=|website=DNA India}} Prior to this in 2016, Krushna alleged that Preeti Simoes was behind the fight between him and Sharma and later was also responsible due to it, he did not invite Krushna on Comedy nights with Kapil show to promote his film Entertainment (2014) with Akshay Kumar.{{cite web |title=Preeti Simoes behind Kapil Sharma & Krushna Abhishek's fallout? - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/preeti-simoes-behind-kapil-sharma-krushna-abhisheks-fallout/articleshow/51224366.cms |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
On 24 July 2017, Preeti Simoes started her own production house, named it as The Little Frodo. Neeti-Preeti produce shows together and have made multiple show with Sunil Grover, Manish Paul and others. In 2018, Preeti- Neeti produced show, Dan dana dan starring Sunil Grover and Shilpa Shinde.{{cite web |title=Dan dana dan show |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/first-pics-from-sunil-grover-shilpa-shinde-show-dan-dana-dan-out-there-s-ms-dhoni-too/story-ImHpCn48dsi1PTuv5gfGUI_amp.html&ved=2ahUKEwjV98K1stf7AhUGSGwGHYiJC24QFnoECCAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3cwlFYzKjUevhbcRpQYLL3 |url-status= |website=Hindustan Times| date=4 April 2018 }} In 2020, Laughter Challenge season 5 winner comedian- writer Abhishek Waliya alleged Simon for not paying his due amount, despite working for them in their show, Movie Masti with Manish Paul. In response Preeti said, "Waliya was bad and had attitude problem, so we showed him door".{{cite web |title=Fraud... |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/bollywood/tv/news/fraud-allegations-on-producer-preeti-simoes-and-and-sister-neeti-01690223.html |url-status= |website=Bhaskar}} In the same year in September, Shilpa Shinde alleged Simoes of bad behaviour.{{cite web |title=Shilpa Shinde shares screenshot with Simoes sisters |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/reality-tv/story/shilpa-shinde-shares-screenshots-of-emails-and-chats-with-preeti-and-neeti-simoes-stop-spreading-lies-1718575-2020-09-04&ved=2ahUKEwj1ru65rNf7AhVY3jgGHYbmBdQ4HhAWegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw2GhWx_n19O7zgC2NOC_JvR |url-status= |website=India Today}}
In August 2022, Simoes sisters started filming their upcoming Disney+ Hotstar webseries with Tamannaah Bhatia in Delhi.{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/producers-preeti-and-neeti-simoes-cast-tamannaah-bhatia-and-sunil-grover-for-their-ott-debut-series-1547086|title=Preeti And Neeti Simoes Cast Tamannaah Bhatia And Sunil Grover For Their OTT Debut Series|first=ABP News|last=Bureau|date=8 August 2022|website=news.abplive.com|access-date=30 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/abhishek-banerjee-to-play-the-negative-lead-in-preeti-neeti-simoes-upcoming-next-11080681.html|title=Abhishek Banerjee to play the negative lead in Preeti-Neeti Simoes' upcoming next|date=19 August 2022|website=Firstpost|access-date=30 November 2022}}
Controversy
In 2017, Kapil Sharma filed a complaint at Oshiwara police station against Preeti Simoes, her sister and a journalist called Vicky Lalwani for allegedly demanding 25 lakh rupees from him. He also alleged that Simoes used to extort money from the audience at his shows and that the trio in collaboration wrote multiple negative articles about him on SpotboyE, an online news portal. Before filing the complaint, Sharma abused Lalwani in a telephone conversation and later leaked a recording of it, which went viral on social media.{{cite web |title=Kapil Sharma's ex-girlfriend Preeti Simoes reacts to police complaint filed by the comedian |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/kapil-s-ex-girlfriend-preeti-simoes-reacts-to-police-complaint-filed-by-the-comedian-1216599-2018-04-20 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Was the failure of Kapil Sharma's Firangi responsible for his downfall? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/standpoint/story/kapil-sharma-firangi-failure-depression-1210643-2018-04-12 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Preeti Simoes: I just want to tell Kapil Sharma...get well soon! - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/preeti-simoes-i-just-want-to-tell-kapil-sharma-get-well-soon/articleshow/63657421.cms |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
Filmography
| class=wikitable |
| Title
!TV channel ! Role |
|---|
| Comedy Circus
|Creative director |
| Comedy Nights with Kapil |
| Kanpur Wale Khuranas
|producer |
| The Kapil Sharma Show
|Sony TV |celebrity co-ordinator, executive producer |
| Jio Dhan Dhana Dan
|producer |
| The Drama Company
|producer |
| Gangas of filmistan
|producer |
| Movie Masti with Manish Paul
|producer |
| Aakhri Sach
|Disney+Hotstar |producer |
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External links
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