Early career Ghuggi's career began with his appearance in several theatrical plays. In the 1990s, he got his break on television when he was cast in the comedic series,
Ronak Mela. After
Ronak Mela, Ghuggi had lead roles on the soap opera
Parchhaven, playing a serious character, as well as on several shows, including
Ghuggi Express and
Ghuggi On Line.
2004-present Ghuggi's debut film role was in the romantic drama
Jee Aayan Nu, in which he played a travel agency role. Released in 2002, the movie went direct-to-video. Soon after, he became a cast member in several films, including a breakthrough in 2015, when he was given the opportunity to play the lead role in
Ardaas. His involvement in the film earned him the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor (critics). Alongside working in
Punjabi cinema movies, Ghuggi has appeared in a few
Bollywood and
Canadian cinema films such as
Singh Is Kinng and
Breakaway. He received public recognition in India through his participation in
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, a reality show on
STAR One. Later Ghuggi appeared with his wife, Kuljeet Kaur, on Star One's
Hans Baliye and won the contest. Ghuggi has appeared in live concerts such as
Shounki Mela 2003 (along with
Kamal Heer,
Manmohan Waris and
Sangtar),
Vaisakhi Mela 2009 (along with
Jazzy B and
Sukhshinder Shinda) and
Vaisakhi Mela 2010 (along with Nachatter Gill,
Master Saleem and others). In 2020, Ghuggi started a new talk show called
Hasdeyaan De Ghar Vasde on
Zee Punjabi and
Zee5. Ghuggi hosts the show with
Khushboo Grewal. ==Political career==