Sunil Grover Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Sunil Grover is an Indian actor and comedian who is best known for his role as ‘Guthi’ in Comedy Nights With Kapil and ‘Dr Mashoor Gulati’ on The Kapil Sharma Show.

Wiki/Biography

Sunil Grover was born on Tuesday, 8 March 1977 (age 47 years; as of 2024) in the Sirsa City of Haryana. His zodiac sign is Leo.

Sunil did his schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir, Mandi Dabwali, Sirsa. He pursued his Bachelor’s degree in commerce from Guru Nanak College, Haryana and received a Master’s degree in Theatres from Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5’9″

Weight (approx.): 65 kg

Body Measurement (approx.): Chest 40″, Waist 31″, Biceps 13″

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Family, Caste & Wife

Sunil belongs to a Punjabi family. His father’s name is J. N. Grover. He has a younger brother Anil Grover.

He is married to Aarti, and the couple has a son named Mohan.

Career

Sunil Grover started his career as a radio jockey as RJ Sud in the popular series “Hansi K Phuware” on Radio Mirchi. He made his TV debut with the comedy show, “Full Tension,” which aired on DD National in 1995.

He made his film debut with the role of ‘Barber Totaram’ in the film ‘Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998).”

He has also acted in the first 26 episodes of India’s first silent show ‘Gutar Gu’ that aired on Sab TV in 2010 to 2014. He came into the spotlight after playing the role of ‘Gutthi,’ in the show “Comedy Nights With Kapil” that aired on Colours TV from 2013 to 2016.

He became famous after her roles of ‘Rinku Bhabhi’ and ‘Dr Mashoor Gulati’ in the show, “The Kapil Sharma Show,” which aired on Sony Entertainment Channel in 2016.

Sunil made his Punjabi debut with the movie “Vaisakhi List” in 2016.

Controversies

• Reportedly, he left the show “Comedy Nights With Kapil” because he had asked Kapil Sharma for a salary hike, which Kapil had refused.

• In March 2017, Sunil Grover accused Kapil Sharma of misbehaving with him on a flight from Melbourne to Mumbai. A few days later, Kapil admitted that he had an argument with Sunil and questioned the intentions of eyewitnesses who claimed Kapil of assaulting Sunil. To which Sunil replied that Kapil was a great comedian, but if somebody was correcting him (Kapil), he should take that positively.
  

• After the downfall of the show “The Kapil Sharma Show,” he started another show by the name “Family Time With Kapil,” on Sony Entertainment channel, which had all the old cast except Sunil Grover. Sunil Grover tweeted that he had not received any call for the new show of Kapil. To which Kapil replied that he had approached Sunil several times.
  

Awards

• Star Parivar Award For Favourite Mazebaan in 2014

• ITA Award for Special Mention Comic Icon in 2018

Favourite Things

Actor: Shah Rukh Khan

Comedian: Jaspal Bhatti

Facts

• Sunil was spotted by the satirist and comedian, Late Jaspal Bhatti,  during his college days.

• ‘Gutthi’s’ character was inspired by his personal experiences during his college days. According to him, there were only a few girls in the college, and they had the traits of ‘Gutthi.’

• He has also sung songs like ‘Daaru Peeke Girna’ and ‘Mere Husband Mujhko Piyar Nahin Karte (in the role of Rinku Bhabhi).”

• He has dubbed for the American 3D animated movie “Chicken Little (2005)” as ‘Ace – Hollywood Chicken Little’ in Hindi.

 

• Sunil and Kapil Sharma‘s infamous fight of six years came to an end publically in March 2024 as they collaborated for ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show.’ In an interview, they said that although they did not work for 6 years together, they were still in contact with each other. ^[1]The Indian Express

 

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• In May 2024, comedian Sunil Pal called Sunil Grover’s comedy “cheap” and “vulgar.” During an interview, Sunil Pal said that he didn’t like the way Sunil Grover dresses up like a woman in The Great Indian Kapil Show. ^[2]Hindustan Times