Arunabh Kumar
Biography
Arunabh Kumar (born 26 November 1982) is an Indian entrepreneur, producer, director, screenwriter and actor. He is the founder of The Viral Fever.
He was the CEO of The Viral Fever but later stepped down after being accused of sexual harassment by a former employee, and several other women. He rejoined TVF after a hiatus of 3 years as a Mentor.
Arunabh Kumar was brought up in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. After completing his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, he joined Shah Rukh Khan's production house Red Chillies Entertainment as an assistant's position under Farah Khan. He was the assistant director for the movie Om Shanti Om.
MTV rejected his creation Engineer's Diary which led to the launching of The Viral Fever.
Arunabh Kumar found himself amidst a controversy in March 2017. Over 50 women stepped up to accuse him of sexual harassment after an anonymous Medium post titled The Indian Uber- That is TVF.
On March 29, 2017, he was booked for molestation after a woman filed a police complaint in Mumbai. Following this, a second FIR was filed against him while his whereabouts were unknown.
On 16 June 2017, Kumar, accused in multiple sexual harassment cases, stepped down as TVF CEO and gave the charge to Dhawal Gusain.
On 28 December 2022, Mumbai Court acquitted Arunabh Kumar of all charges, years after he faced charges of sexual misconduct.
