Sunil Grover (born 3 August 1977) is an

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and comedian from

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. He came into limelight for his portrayal as Gutthi on television show '' Comedy Nights with Kapil'' but gained popularity for playing the role of Dr Mashoor Gulati and Rinku Devi on ''

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''. He was also seen in Bollywood films '' Gabbar Is Back'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Grover was born on 3 August 1977 in

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town of

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. He received Master's Degree in Theatre from

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. 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

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. He has also acted in India's first

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show, SAB TV's

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in the initial 26 episodes. During 2000s, he made his television debut with ''Chala Lallan Hero Banne'' on

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. He gained a lot of popularity from the comedy show '' Comedy Nights with Kapil'' and became well known for his comical characters like Gutthi, Rinku Bhabi and Dr. Mashoor Gulati. He also mimics famous

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actors like

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and many others in the show which were mostly liked by the viewers. But after having a fight with his co-actor

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, Sunil left the show. Soon after leaving Kapil's show, Grover returned to television with Star Plus's show

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with

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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 ''

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'' and the same year he portrayed Shraddha Kapoor's father in '' Baaghi''. He made a comeback in television industry in August 2020 with the show ''

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'' on Star Bharat where he played role of Bhindi Bhai. The show ended in October 2020. In 2021, Grover portrayed Gurpal Chauhan in political drama web series ''

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'', directed by

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with an ensemble cast of

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, Amyra Dastur,

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, Sarah Jane Dias and Sandhya Mridul,

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and

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. In the same year, he portrayed Sonu Singh in the thriller web-series ''

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'', for which he shed almost 8.1 kilos.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Radio

Songs

Dubbing roles

Animated films

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grover, Sunil 1977 births Living people Indian people Punjabi Hindus Indian male comedians Indian male film actors Indian male television actors People from Sirsa, Haryana Male actors from Haryana Amitabh Bachchan imitators