Ajay Devgan was of course there in the
film, Kajol was also there in that film
so, they had come for a shoot at
Chandigarh and I used to study at
Chandigarh college and did theatre over
there; over a period of time the thing
I understood that it's an amazing task
to make people laugh and if you have the
ability and you can do it, then do it for
sure. Many a times I stay cool too,
it might be feeling that every time I do
that I mumble, it's sometimes even that
I am calm. By God's grace, I have started
working, I feel normal everything is
normal-laughter is the best medicine
It's started?-yes-I don't even know
-they didn't even say Rolling, Camera,
Action [Laughs]- I'm sitting with my mouth
open like this-okay
The guest at Pinkvilla today has been
entertaining us with his free doses of
medicine which is laughter, ever since he
has set foot in this industry and please
welcome Mr. Sunil Grover--thank you,
welcome to you also- Mr. Sunil, you have
been in this industry for a really really
long time and you have done
-not this much-you have -just a few time
-haha-long time was of Raj Kapoor sir
or Prithvi Raj sir's, I'm just recent one
y'all added 2 reels
-yes-count only one reel-okay
-will remove one really, but for even that
few span of time you have really performed
each type of character-yes-say it comedy
small roles in the movies, TV shows-
-correct-I just heard you were saying you
even dubbed over a voice actor so, how do
you see your growth as an individual, as
an artist over this period of time
-mine is like who first walking on foot
then by sitting on bullock-cart, by
hanging behind someone's tractor
then by sitting with 3 of them in truck
via bus, umm train, airport airplane;
all these journey, I've done!-[laughs]
-one or two things might be missed in
between so, I've experienced things for
some time, different different things
I really enjoyed, I'm grateful that I
got a chance to experience all of these
and my choice also stays this only
and this is a bit, many of the decisions
from this are intentional too because
my bend towards experience, towards
experiencing different mediums; has been
a lot!- "united Kachhe", this title when
you heard it for the first time, what was
the first thing that came into your mind
-the thing which I liked-hmm-I didn't
accept the show due to the title, I liked
that Kacche means illegal elements and
this concept in which it was like
I want to do a Sit-Com whose concept is
like this and in one house, some people
stay and life around them, the vicinity
will be shown like this-hmm-so, it was
very sweet and felt that; as far as I know
setting up of such type of Sit-Com in
London is good thing and Big thing-hmm
-so, I said that yes, I'll do! on hearing
that, I felt pretty good, so, I did it.
because such type of attempt has never
been happened-correct! So, if we speak
about your actor, we saw trailer, teaser
it's very interesting so, in real life, is
there any of your resemblance with
that character?-Like, Tango's character
in it, he is from Panjab and I'm also
Punjabi and my house where we used to
stay on Haryana, Punjab,Rajasthan's
border, so, I've seen many of such
type of people who have a dream of going
abroad; now also I see it so, there are
many relatable things that we want to go
out and many of them have dream who have
kept the land on lease and went abroad
many of them sell it and go abroad
so, I have seen this type of people
I can relate to this, and one thing that
our aspirations, each human has it that
I go to some new place or by doing
some new work, I get in it and create a
destination, settle over here, it's there
in each profession, at each place, this
emotion is there-umm you had done a
role in Pyar toh Hona Hi Tha-yes, it was
my first film-it was you first film!-hmm
-so, now, in parties and with all the
stars, now, you are also a star, when you
meet all did you discuss about this with
Mr. Ajay that you know I was there in
Houseful-yes yes!-how was his reaction,
what was the..?-do you know that Anees
Bazmee sir was director in that and
Rohit Shetty was Associate director in
that and so, of course Ajay Devgan was
there in that film so, Kajol was also
there in that film. So, they came
Chandigarh for shooting and I used to
study at Chandigarh college and did
theatre over there, I was popular
so, a local actor was needed so I was
called over there by the coordinator
did this role, felt very nice, just before
few time, I met Ajay Devgan sir so,
he discussed this [Mimics Ajay Devgan]
of course he knows-you had done some time
before, Gutter Gu which is a silent
comedy show-yes yes-and your last comedy
show on Television was Kanpur Waale
Khuranas-yes-Since then, how has comedy
as a genre evolved and how have you
personally benefitted from it?-I don't
know about evolvement, I know a bit much..
I, as per myself modify and do it
so, when you know that you have
understood, that's the time when you
have forgotten, you have not understood
anything! so, just keep doing it, I feel;
like whatever you understand
Keep doing which you thing is right
and when you yourself feel like
laughing, firstly, definitely do it
if people laugh, it feels even more better
so, over a period of time, I've understood
that it's a very great job to make people
laugh and if you have the ability and you
can do it then definitely do it because
this is a very enjoying job because
people want is people forgetting sadness
pain and smiling then why should you not
do it if you can- definitely! on your
Instagram too, all your posts are
hilarious, all are funny memes, usually,
celebrities us it for their film
promotion for this or for that, but
yours in general, whichever post it is,
it's all related to comedy only so, that
is intentional or you are just like that
as a person- Maybe, I'm like this only
I like it and I feel if someone has come
on the page, if any post is there due to
which a slight smile comes on her face
and I don't take so much effort, time
on it-hmm-so, I just put it, but I wish
I become more active, I'm less active
maybe!-hmm-every person derives
inspiration from some place or some
incident or anything as a comic artist,
where do you look for more source of
inspiration for your content?-In our
surroundings only, people, things are
there and if you make them relatable,
so, it's more nice that if it's more
relatable then people will understand and
laugh on it so, the listeners and watchers
and you, both can relate to that so, then
eventually, it becomes comedy maybe!
your surrounding area, talks happen.
-we know you as a star, we know you as a
person who has been seen on the television
but off screen, how is Sunil Grover as a
person with his family, with his friends
how is he?-I am useful for picking up
everyone's bag umm if they say to pass it,
I just pass it, pick up that, then I pick
it up so, I like to host for people or to
do something for people whom I love,
so, I am telling it because I am the same
as I started or before that in childhood
More or less, I am like that and most of
the time I stay calm it might feel,
every time I am bouncing, it's not
like that, many a times, I am very calm
too-I wanted to ask that only that you
have calm nature also!-Mood keeps on
fluctuating that some day a lot bouncing
happens, so, when I go out for roaming
around then I become a very different
person-hmm- I really like travelling
going to different places-hmm-and visiting
and exploring new places. At that point,
mine every thing changes, on thinking that
I become happy. I like to spend time at
home, with family too-You have worked
on Television, OTT and you also have done
films, as an artist, through which medium
do you get to explore yourself more?
-when I used to do theatre, drama umm
so in that one thing is like you get
instant result, you performed; people
in front like it, either applauses either
silence either talks so, you get to know
it accurately whether if you are right or
wrong and instant gratification you get in
a second. In TV it takes 1 or 2 weeks,,
in films, it takes 6 months, 1year,
2 years-hmm-in OTT too it takes this much
time. different different mediums has
different different things, in radio when
I used to do, it's I used to know after
a few while; there is one more medium,
Social Media, where you put something
you get instant results from people
-if you post any post on Instagram, do
you keep checking again and again that
how many views are there, what's the
engagement with it or you just let it be
after posting it!-no, sometimes I do
check and I tried in between that I
understand many a times when you post
something then people see it, when you
post, sometimes people don't see
how much is coming! and I don't bother
that much, post it and you just get aside
it's their own technology, how much we
will put where we will put and the
purpose is... at that should be because
the more you get inside it, you will get
much more inside-hmm-my main medium
is this where I am part of Story telling
process' in a long format and I enjoy it
so, better I just put some things for fun,
then it's put! and it can't be my
obligation I'm so hardworking and there
is not so much capability in me that I
deliver I work on 4 5 mediums, I want
to do that for fun or for sharing to
do that to do that to take this as a work
so, it's a long format and I really enjoy
it!-talking about comedy, it has many
extensions to it the genre itself has
a lot of umm sub-sections to it so,
which kind of comedy do you like?
like Satire, clean comedy, dark humor
-in which we can laugh it's good!
First of all that's the requirement, rest,
we try that do such
things which can be watched with family
in comedy because there are few
subjects where you get different
certificates for various reasons but I
prefer that, my effort is so that if you
are watching it with family then that
family also gets a chance to spend time
together-hmm-and it's a beautiful thing
recently, I had gone to perform live show
so there were 80-90 years old senior
citizens had also come along with
5-6 years of children there were
8 years children too
so, I was becoming a lot happy that
grandpa, grandma, their children then
their children, 3 generations have come to
watch the show together and they are
enjoying, the show which they are watching
it's a one thing, along with they too get
a chance to spend time with one another
today, so many of them are busy
so, it becomes a reason that all can
sit together, it feels really nice
-anything else that you are going to come
up on television right now? like we have
a list of things, your upcoming movie
Jawaan and then Sunflower-yes-
anything on television-television is a
very big medium and I like it a lot
and I'm everything due to television
and there, I've a wish to do something
if something new comes then definitely
I will do-it has been almost a year, I
think more than a year and a month
since you suffered heart attack which is
very very shocking for everyone of us and
you dealt with it, what are the changes
that you have made into your lifestyle
after that and how has perspective tolds
life change after that?-that was one
incident, I had caught COVID and I was
suffering from COVID during which this
happened so, I was told that due to
this reason, at many places this cloth
occurs and happens like this so, I tried
understanding the things but till I
understood that, my surgery was done and
slowly slowly...that thing that comes
to you, I took it like that only now it
has come you can't ignore it and can't
do anything but the only way is bringing
some discipline in lifestyle, do few
slight changes and before also, I was
very discipline, it was somewhat
here-there, still a little bit too but
effort should be like stay happy,
enjoy and do your work nicely
It's by God's Grace that I have started
working again, I feel normal, everything
is normal and I feel good about it,
exercise has started, work has started
now, I don't even know what had happened
to me-thank you so much Sunil sir for
talking wo us-thank you!
Hello, I am Sunil Grover and you are
watching me on Pinkvilla!