Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
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actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
and
comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audienc ...
from
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...
. He came into limelight for his portrayal as Gutthi on television show ''
Comedy Nights with Kapil
''Comedy Nights With Kapil'' is an Indian Hindi-language sketch comedy and celebrity talk show hosted and produced by comedian Kapil Sharma. It was on-air on Colors TV amid 22 June 2013 to 24 January 2016. Many of the episodes feature celeb ...
'' but gained popularity for playing the role of Dr Mashoor Gulati and Rinku Devi on ''
The Kapil Sharma Show
''The Kapil Sharma Show'', also known as TKSS, is an Indian Hindi-language stand-up comedy and talk show broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television. Hosted by Kapil Sharma, the first season of the show had its premiere on 23 April 2016. The ...
Grover was born on 3 August 1977 in Mandi Dabwali town of
Sirsa district
Sirsa district is the largest district of Haryana state. Sirsa is the district headquarters. It is located on National Highway 9 and from the capital Delhi.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa. The name, Sirsa is de ...
,
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...
. He received Master's Degree in Theatre from Panjab University Chandigarh. He is married to Aarti and has a son Mohan.
In February 2022, Grover suffered a heart attack, and had to undergo four bypass surgeries.
Acting career
Grover was discovered during his college days by the late satirist and comedian Jaspal Bhatti. He has also acted in India's first silent comedy show, SAB TV's
Gutur Gu
''Gutur Gu'' is a silent comedy broadcast on the Indian satellite television channel SAB TV, produced by B. P. Singh and directed by Prabal Barua. It was also India's first silent comedy series. Its cast include, Sheetal Maulik and Sunil Gro ...
in the initial 26 episodes.
During 2000s, he made his television debut with ''Chala Lallan Hero Banne'' on Filmy.
He gained a lot of popularity from the comedy show ''
Comedy Nights with Kapil
''Comedy Nights With Kapil'' is an Indian Hindi-language sketch comedy and celebrity talk show hosted and produced by comedian Kapil Sharma. It was on-air on Colors TV amid 22 June 2013 to 24 January 2016. Many of the episodes feature celeb ...
'' and became well known for his comical characters like Gutthi, Rinku Bhabi and Dr. Mashoor Gulati. He also mimics famous
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" ...
actors like
Amitabh Bachhan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...
and many others in the show which were mostly liked by the viewers. But after having a fight with his co-actor Kapil Sharma, Sunil left the show.
Soon after leaving Kapil's show, Grover returned to television with Star Plus's show Kanpur Wale Khuranas with Aparshakti Khurana as the host. The plot of the show was similar to that of The Kapil Sharma Show, but it didn't last long and soon went off air.
In 2016, Grover debuted in the Punjab film industry with '' Vaisakhi List'' and the same year he portrayed
Shraddha Kapoor
Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987 or 1989Baaghi''.
He made a comeback in television industry in August 2020 with the show '' Gangs of Filmistan'' on
Star Bharat
Star Bharat is an Indian Hindi language General Entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It telecasts dramas, crime and comedy shows. The channel wa ...
where he played role of Bhindi Bhai. The show ended in October 2020.
In 2021, Grover portrayed Gurpal Chauhan in political drama web series '' Tandav'', directed by Ali Abbas Zafar with an ensemble cast of
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
Khan ...
,
Tigmanshu Dhulia
Tigmanshu Dhulia (born 3 July 1967) is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television. He wrote the dialogue for the 1998 film '' Dil Se..'', the fi ...
,
Kumud Mishra
Kumud Mishra is an Indian actor in Hindi cinema. He mainly plays supporting roles in movies, television series, and web series but has also played lead roles in some of them.
Career
He played Eknath, a trade union leader in the 1995 Doordars ...
,
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is frequently cast in supporting roles, and has appeared in more than 25 films in a career which has spanned eight years. He has also worked in a Hindi serial "Kyun ...
Amyra Dastur
Amyra Dastur (born 7 May 1992) is an Indian actress who has starred in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu Films.
Early life and career
Dastur is Parsi and she speaks English and Gujarati at home. She holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Mumbai's ...
,
Kritika Kamra
Kritika Kamra (; born 25 October 1988) is an Indian film and television actress.
Kamra is known for playing Arohi in television shows '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai'', Dr. Nidhi in ''Kuch Toh Log Kahenge'', Ananya in ''Reporters'' and Chandrakanta in ...
,
Sarah Jane Dias
Sarah-Jane Dias is an Indian actress, host, VJ and former beauty queen. She was the winner of Femina Miss India 2007 and was a VJ for Channel V.
Early life
Sarah-Jane Dias was born in Muscat, Oman. Her father, Eustace Dias, is a marketing man ...
and
Sandhya Mridul
Sandhya Mridul (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films and television. She is most known for her roles in films like '' Saathiya'' (2002) and '' Page 3'' (2005) and was first runner up on the reality dance show ' ...
,
Anup Soni
Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975) is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as '' Sea Hawks'' and '' Saaya''. He then took a break from television ...
and Dino Morea. In the same year, he portrayed Sonu Singh in the thriller web-series ''
Sunflower
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