Sunil Grover

Biography

Sunil Grover (born 3 August 1977) is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Hindi and Punjabi language films and television. He came into the limelight for his portrayal as Gutthi on the television show Comedy Nights with Kapil but gained popularity for playing the role of Dr. Mashhoor Gulati and Rinku Devi on The Kapil Sharma Show. He was also seen in Bollywood films Gabbar Is Back, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, and Bharat.

Grover was born on 3 August 1977 in Mandi Dabwali town of Sirsa district, Haryana. He received a Master's Degree in Theatre from Panjab University Chandigarh. 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.

Grover was discovered during his college days by the late satirist and comedian Jaspal Bhatti. He has also acted in India's first silent comedy show, SAB TV's Gutur Gu in the initial 26 episodes.

During the 2000s, he made his television debut with Chala Lallan Hero Banne on Filmy.

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 Bhabhi, and Dr. Mashoor Gulati. He also mimics famous Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan and many others in the show which were mostly liked by the viewers. But after fighting with his co-actor Kapil Sharma, Sunil left the show.

Soon after leaving Kapil's show, Grover returned to television with Star Plus's show Kanpur Wale Khuranas with Aparshakti Khurana 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 the air.