Guess who is the latest insomniac to have hit town! Sources say it is none other than India's most famous comic show host, Kapil Sharma. One hears that film units that choose to promote on his set are often called at night because Kapil reportedly has a sleeping problem. Put simply, he prefers to stay awake at night and sleep well into the afternoon.

There's a cute anecdote doing the rounds that when Rekha went on Kapil's set, the yesteryear diva and a few of his close friends were awake until 4 am, ensconced in the diva's makeup van, listening to her singing! There are innumerable such instances of his nocturnal ways.

High on this list is also Shahid Kapoor. In fact, with the actor, the clock stands reversed.He goes to the gymnasium only after eight. Naturally, after working out for a couple of hours, he is all wired up and cannot sleep. So, he calls friends over to unwind or even better, goes out with them.

Sasha's neighbour, Priyanka Chopra is another nightbird. PC, who is a multi-tasker, believes snoozing is a waste of time. The girl, whose adrenaline levels are unmatchable, rehearses her singing, reads scripts, has meetings and keeps herself up until 2 am without an issue, say insiders.

Filmmaker Karan Johar too, doesn't care much about his 40 winks. An actress friend of KJo says, “Besides the fact that he loves people, another reason Karan entertains so much is because he loves staying awake.“ In the last couple of years, Aamir Khan, another confirmed insomniac, has become a regular at KJo's home. These two can stay awake until the wee hours of the morning. Even otherwise, the superstar stays up in his own office till 6 am, talking shop. Those who interact with him late into the night say Aamir often says his goodnights only post 7 am!

When you talk insomniacs, Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan can't be left out. Big B has admitted that he can forgo sleep to listen to music or do his writing. His wife Jaya Bachchan put things in perspective when she gave an interview to Filmfare sometime ago, saying that Mr Bachchan often stays up late to write his blog posts. She said, “That's the time he can get his thinking machinery going, when everything is quiet and there's no one around to distract or disturb him.“ Jaya also clarified that though people have been under the impression that her husband suffers from insomnia, there is no truth to it. “He can sleep anytime, anywhere,“ she said, adding, “Ask the people he works with. He can fall asleep on the set, right on his seat, between shots.“ So there you go, Mrs Bachchan just debunked one of Bollywood's biggest myths - that of Big B being a nightbird.

Of course, many are aware that while working on the music of Taal, when Academy Award winner A R Rahman told Subhash Ghai to meet him at 5, the filmmaker automatically assumed it was 5 pm. Only later did he realise that Rahman meant 5 in the morning. Likewise, while working with Rahman on the music of Jab Tak Hai Jaan, the late Yash Chopra, who loved his sleep, would often ask his filmmakerson Aditya to fill in for him. Good-naturedly, Yash is said to have told another filmmaker, “Yaar, Rahman is brilliant. But I love my sleep. So, burning the midnight oil with him is something I cannot do.“

Of the young actors today, Aditya Roy Kapur is said to be a nightbird. But surprisingly, the one who has come around from being a self-admitted insomniac to sleeping early is his bhabhi Vidya Balan. There was a time when the National Award-winning actress used to shock people by reverting to their texts as late as 3 am. Now, Vidya insists that marriage has cured her sleep disorder to a large degree. Since her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur is more disciplined in his sleeping habits, she too has turned over a new leaf.