Sunil Grover

Sunil Grover (born on 3 August 1977) is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Hindi and Punjabi movies and TV shows. He became well-known for playing the character Gutthi in the TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil. He became even more popular for his roles as Dr. Mashoor Gulati, Rinku Devi, and Pidu in The Kapil Sharma Show. He has also acted in movies like Gabbar Is Back, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Bharat, and Jawan.

 Personal life 
Grover was born on 3 August 1977 in Mandi Dabwali, a town in Sirsa district, Haryana. He completed his Master’s Degree in Theatre from Panjab University in Chandigarh. He is married to Aarti and they have a son. 
In February 2022, he had a heart attack and had to go through four bypass surgeries.

 Acting career 
Sunil Grover was noticed during his college days by the famous comedian and satirist Jaspal Bhatti. He also acted in India’s first silent comedy show Gutur Gu on SAB TV, appearing in the first 26 episodes.

In the 2000s, he started his TV career with the show Chala Lallan Hero Banne on the Filmy channel.

Grover became very popular from the comedy show Comedy Nights with Kapil. He was well known for his funny characters like Gutthi, Rinku Bhabi, and Dr. Mashoor Gulati. He also copied famous Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan, which the audience really enjoyed. However, after a fight with his co-actor Kapil Sharma, Sunil left the show.

Soon after leaving Kapil’s show, Sunil came back to TV with a show called Kanpur Wale Khuranas on Star Plus, where Aparshakti Khurana was the host. The show had a similar style to The Kapil Sharma Show, but it didn't last long and was taken off air.

In 2016, Grover started acting in Punjabi films with Vaisakhi List. In the same year, he played the role of Shraddha Kapoor’s father in the movie Baaghi.

He returned to television in August 2020 with the show Gangs of Filmistan on Star Bharat, where he played a character named Bhindi Bhai. The show ended in October 2020.

In 2021, Grover played the role of Gurpal Chauhan in the political drama web series Tandav, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.The show had a big cast including Saif Ali Khan, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kumud Mishra, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Gauahar Khan, Amyra Dastur, Kritika Kamra, Sarah Jane Dias, Sandhya Mridul, Anup Soni, and Dino Morea.  In the same year, he also played the role of Sonu Singh in the thriller web series Sunflower. For this role, he lost about 8.1 kilograms of weight.

After being apart for seven years, Grover and his long-time co-star Kapil Sharma reunited for The Great Indian Kapil Show, which started streaming on Netflix from 30 March 2024. His imitation of Salman Khan in the show was praised by critics.

 Filmography 

Movies
+ List of Sunil Grover movie credits Year Title Role 1998  Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha  Barber Totaram 1999  Mahaul Theek Hai  2002  The Legend of Bhagat Singh  Jaidev Kapoor 2004  Main Hoon Na  College Student 2005  Insan  Mahesh 2006  Family: Ties of Blood Aryan's Friend 2008  Ghajini  Sampat 2011  Mumbai Cutting  2013  Zila Ghaziabad   Faqeera 2014  Heropanti  Driver Devpal 2015  Gabbar is Back  Constable Sadhuram2016  Vaisakhi List  Tarsem Lal Baaghi  P. P. Khurana 2017  Coffee with D  Arnab Ghosh 2018  Pataakha  Dipper 2019  Bharat  Vilayti Khan 2022  Goodbye  Pandit Ji  2023  Jawan  Irani 2024  Blackout  Bewdiya/Asgar Don

Television
+ List of Sunil Grover television credits Year Title Role Notes 1995  Full Tension Various characters   2001   Professor Money Plant   Punjabi Television series 2002   Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Unnamed   2005   Lo Kar Lo Baat  Himself  2007   Kaun Banega Champu  Ruk Ruk Khan    2008  Kya Aap Paanchvi Fail Champu Hain?   2008   Chala Lallan Hero Ban ne  Lallan  2010–2012   Gutur Gu  Balu Kumar   2012   Comedy Circus  Various characters   2013  Safar Filmy Comedy Ka  Host  2013–2016   Comedy Nights with Kapil  Gutthi, Khairatilal, Kapil's father in law and Various characters  2014   Mad In India  Chhutki  2016–2017   The Kapil Sharma Show  Dr. Mashoor Gulati, Rinku Devi, Piddu and Various characters  2017   Indian Idol 9  Dr. Mashoor Gulati/Rinku Devi  2017   Sabse Bada Kalakar  Dr. Mashoor Gulati  Guest appearance 2017   Super Night with Tubelight   Dr. Mashoor Gulati, Bachchan Sahab and Various characters  Television special to promote Tubelight 2018   Super Night with Padman   Dr. Mashoor Gulati, Rinku Devi and Various characters  Television special to promote Padman 2018   Dus Ka Dum  Bachchan Sahab and Rinku Devi  Television special 2018  Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan  Professor Sahab  2018–2019   Kanpur Wale Khuranas  Mr. Khurana  2018   25th Star Screen Awards  Stree  Co-hosted the show with Ayushyaman Khurana, Vicky Kaushal and Salman Khan 2019   Bigg Boss (Hindi season 13)  Guest appearance   Along with Harsh Limbachiyaa 2020   Gangs of Filmistan  Bhindi Bhai 2021Tandav Gurpal Chauhan 2021–2024  SunflowerSonu Singh   2023 United Kacche Tejinder "Tango" Gill   2024–present  The Great Indian Kapil Show  Dhafli, Engineer Chumbak Mittal and various characters2025 Dabba Cartel  Chacko Kurian 

Radio
 Title  Notes Hansi Ke Phavare-1  Sud on Radio MirchiRadio Ha-ha | Business Standard News Business Standard > Beyond Business (14 September 2008). Retrieved 26 April 2016.

Songs
+ List of Sunil Grover song credits Title Role "Daaru Peeke Girna"  Billa Sharabi "Mere Husband Mujhko Piyar Nahin Karte"  Rinku Bhabhi

 Dubbing roles 
Animated movies
+ List of Sunil Grover dubbing roles in animated movies movie title Original voice Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes Chicken Little  Adam West  Ace – Hollywood Chicken Little  Hindi  English  Punjabi 2005  2015 

 Awards 
+ List of Sunil Grover awards Year Category Movie/Role Result 2018ITA Award For Special Mention Comic IconMimicry of Amitabh Bachchan

 References 

 Other websites 



Category:Living people
Category:1977 births
Category:Indian actors
Category:Indian comedians