Sunil Grover is an Indian actor and comedian who has amassed great popularity with his portrayal of fan-favorite characters like Gutthi, Dr. Mashoor Gulati, Rinku Devi, Khairatilal, etc. on Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013-2016) and later, The Kapil Sharma Show (2016-2017). He has more than 6 million followers on Twitter and more than 5 million followers on Instagram and Facebook.
Born Name
Sunil Grover
Nick Name
Sunil
Sunil Grover as seen in March 2020 (Sunil Grover / Instagram)
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Sirsa, Haryana, India
Residence
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality
Education
Sunil attended the Panjab University in Chandigarh and graduated with a Master’s degree in Theater.
Occupation
Actor, Comedian
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
67 kg or 147.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Sunil has dated –
Aarti Grover – The comedian is happily married to an interior designer named Aarti. Together, they are parents to a son named Mohan Grover.
Sunil Grover as seen posing with Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2020 (Sunil Grover / Instagram)
Sunil Grover showing off his tattoo in 2018 (Sunil Grover / Instagram)
Sunil Grover’s Facts
He based his iconic character of Gutthi on his female classmates from college.
Sunil received his first break in television from the acclaimed satirist Jaspal Bhatti, who also became his mentor.
In 2010, he starred as Balu Kumar in India’s first silent comedy series called Gutur Gu on SAB TV.
He ended his hugely successful stint on The Kapil Sharma Show in 2017 after a much-publicized fallout with the show’s host, Kapil Sharma. According to reports, a drunk Sharma verbally and physically attacked Grover during a mid-air altercation while returning from Melbourne.
He was approached to enter the Bigg Boss house on numerous occasions, but he turned down the offer.
He shares a close resemblance to Queen actor and National Film Award winner, Rajkummar Rao.
In February 2022, Sunil Grover had undergone bypass surgery at the Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai. It was later revealed that he had suffered a heart attack and was also tested positive for COVID-19 at the time of admission.
In April 2023, he confirmed that he had no plans to return to Kapil Sharma’s comedy show and was enjoying his phase of working in fiction films and series. Before fiction, he had worked in non-fiction films.
In December 2023, it was revealed that Sunil and Kapil Sharma had ended their 6-year-long fight and had teamed up for a new Netflix show. They were involved in a fight in 2017 after Kapil had allegedly abused Sunil while he was flying home from Melbourne.