0:00:00.000,0:00:03.070 Ajay Devgan was of course there in the 0:00:03.070,0:00:05.560 film, Kajol was also there in that film 0:00:05.560,0:00:07.260 so, they had come for a shoot at 0:00:07.260,0:00:09.177 Chandigarh and I used to study at 0:00:09.177,0:00:11.077 Chandigarh college and did theatre over 0:00:11.077,0:00:12.917 there; over a period of time the thing 0:00:12.917,0:00:14.737 I understood that it's an amazing task 0:00:14.737,0:00:16.977 to make people laugh and if you have the 0:00:16.977,0:00:19.057 ability and you can do it, then do it for 0:00:19.057,0:00:20.777 sure. Many a times I stay cool too, 0:00:20.777,0:00:24.137 it might be feeling that every time I do 0:00:24.137,0:00:26.397 that I mumble, it's sometimes even that 0:00:26.397,0:00:30.397 I am calm. By God's grace, I have started 0:00:30.397,0:00:33.010 working, I feel normal everything is 0:00:33.010,0:00:35.321 normal-laughter is the best medicine 0:00:35.321,0:00:37.531 It's started?-yes-I don't even know 0:00:37.531,0:00:39.491 -they didn't even say Rolling, Camera, 0:00:39.491,0:00:41.591 Action [Laughs]- I'm sitting with my mouth 0:00:41.591,0:00:43.222 open like this-okay 0:00:43.222,0:00:45.599 The guest at Pinkvilla today has been 0:00:45.599,0:00:48.169 entertaining us with his free doses of 0:00:48.169,0:00:50.617 medicine which is laughter, ever since he 0:00:50.617,0:00:52.683 has set foot in this industry and please 0:00:52.683,0:00:54.803 welcome Mr. Sunil Grover--thank you, 0:00:54.803,0:00:57.002 welcome to you also- Mr. Sunil, you have 0:00:57.002,0:00:59.172 been in this industry for a really really 0:00:59.172,0:01:00.786 long time and you have done 0:01:00.786,0:01:04.184 -not this much-you have -just a few time 0:01:04.184,0:01:07.097 -haha-long time was of Raj Kapoor sir 0:01:07.097,0:01:10.332 or Prithvi Raj sir's, I'm just recent one 0:01:10.332,0:01:12.122 y'all added 2 reels 0:01:12.122,0:01:16.122 -yes-count only one reel-okay 0:01:16.122,0:01:19.162 -will remove one really, but for even that 0:01:19.162,0:01:21.709 few span of time you have really performed 0:01:21.709,0:01:23.924 each type of character-yes-say it comedy 0:01:23.924,0:01:26.606 small roles in the movies, TV shows- 0:01:26.606,0:01:28.806 -correct-I just heard you were saying you 0:01:28.806,0:01:31.186 even dubbed over a voice actor so, how do 0:01:31.186,0:01:34.096 you see your growth as an individual, as 0:01:34.096,0:01:36.106 an artist over this period of time 0:01:36.106,0:01:40.106 -mine is like who first walking on foot 0:01:40.106,0:01:42.779 then by sitting on bullock-cart, by 0:01:42.779,0:01:44.939 hanging behind someone's tractor 0:01:44.939,0:01:48.159 then by sitting with 3 of them in truck 0:01:48.159,0:01:54.979 via bus, umm train, airport airplane; 0:01:54.979,0:01:58.249 all these journey, I've done!-[laughs] 0:01:58.249,0:02:00.319 -one or two things might be missed in 0:02:00.319,0:02:02.779 between so, I've experienced things for 0:02:02.779,0:02:05.139 some time, different different things 0:02:05.139,0:02:07.358 I really enjoyed, I'm grateful that I 0:02:07.358,0:02:09.878 got a chance to experience all of these 0:02:09.878,0:02:12.098 and my choice also stays this only 0:02:12.098,0:02:14.558 and this is a bit, many of the decisions 0:02:14.558,0:02:16.735 from this are intentional too because 0:02:16.735,0:02:18.705 my bend towards experience, towards 0:02:18.705,0:02:20.735 experiencing different mediums; has been 0:02:20.735,0:02:23.289 a lot!- "united Kachhe", this title when 0:02:23.289,0:02:25.389 you heard it for the first time, what was 0:02:25.389,0:02:27.859 the first thing that came into your mind 0:02:27.859,0:02:29.962 -the thing which I liked-hmm-I didn't 0:02:29.962,0:02:35.724 accept the show due to the title, I liked 0:02:35.724,0:02:39.954 that Kacche means illegal elements and 0:02:39.954,0:02:43.076 this concept in which it was like 0:02:43.076,0:02:45.356 I want to do a Sit-Com whose concept is 0:02:45.356,0:02:49.356 like this and in one house, some people 0:02:49.356,0:02:51.286 stay and life around them, the vicinity 0:02:51.286,0:02:54.196 will be shown like this-hmm-so, it was 0:02:54.196,0:02:58.196 very sweet and felt that; as far as I know 0:02:58.196,0:03:00.518 setting up of such type of Sit-Com in 0:03:00.518,0:03:02.978 London is good thing and Big thing-hmm 0:03:02.978,0:03:05.730 -so, I said that yes, I'll do! on hearing 0:03:05.730,0:03:07.873 that, I felt pretty good, so, I did it. 0:03:07.873,0:03:10.295 because such type of attempt has never 0:03:10.295,0:03:12.535 been happened-correct! So, if we speak 0:03:12.535,0:03:14.754 about your actor, we saw trailer, teaser 0:03:14.754,0:03:17.731 it's very interesting so, in real life, is 0:03:17.731,0:03:19.990 there any of your resemblance with 0:03:19.990,0:03:23.083 that character?-Like, Tango's character 0:03:23.083,0:03:26.923 in it, he is from Panjab and I'm also 0:03:26.923,0:03:31.083 Punjabi and my house where we used to 0:03:31.083,0:03:33.033 stay on Haryana, Punjab,Rajasthan's 0:03:33.033,0:03:35.103 border, so, I've seen many of such 0:03:35.103,0:03:38.023 type of people who have a dream of going 0:03:38.023,0:03:39.913 abroad; now also I see it so, there are 0:03:39.913,0:03:43.913 many relatable things that we want to go 0:03:43.913,0:03:46.188 out and many of them have dream who have 0:03:46.188,0:03:48.581 kept the land on lease and went abroad 0:03:48.581,0:03:51.761 many of them sell it and go abroad 0:03:51.761,0:03:54.221 so, I have seen this type of people 0:03:54.221,0:03:56.261 I can relate to this, and one thing that 0:03:56.261,0:03:58.491 our aspirations, each human has it that 0:03:58.491,0:04:00.331 I go to some new place or by doing 0:04:00.331,0:04:02.530 some new work, I get in it and create a 0:04:02.530,0:04:04.578 destination, settle over here, it's there 0:04:04.578,0:04:06.548 in each profession, at each place, this 0:04:06.548,0:04:08.958 emotion is there-umm you had done a 0:04:08.958,0:04:10.938 role in Pyar toh Hona Hi Tha-yes, it was 0:04:10.938,0:04:12.938 my first film-it was you first film!-hmm 0:04:12.938,0:04:15.048 -so, now, in parties and with all the 0:04:15.048,0:04:17.648 stars, now, you are also a star, when you 0:04:17.648,0:04:19.781 meet all did you discuss about this with 0:04:19.781,0:04:21.742 Mr. Ajay that you know I was there in 0:04:21.742,0:04:23.910 Houseful-yes yes!-how was his reaction, 0:04:23.910,0:04:26.037 what was the..?-do you know that Anees 0:04:26.037,0:04:28.005 Bazmee sir was director in that and 0:04:28.005,0:04:30.285 Rohit Shetty was Associate director in 0:04:30.285,0:04:33.605 that and so, of course Ajay Devgan was 0:04:33.605,0:04:37.085 there in that film so, Kajol was also 0:04:37.085,0:04:38.725 there in that film. So, they came 0:04:38.725,0:04:40.585 Chandigarh for shooting and I used to 0:04:40.585,0:04:42.317 study at Chandigarh college and did 0:04:42.317,0:04:43.927 theatre over there, I was popular 0:04:43.927,0:04:45.697 so, a local actor was needed so I was 0:04:45.697,0:04:47.627 called over there by the coordinator 0:04:47.627,0:04:49.677 did this role, felt very nice, just before 0:04:49.677,0:04:51.697 few time, I met Ajay Devgan sir so, 0:04:51.697,0:04:56.562 he discussed this [Mimics Ajay Devgan] 0:04:56.562,0:05:00.562 of course he knows-you had done some time 0:05:00.562,0:05:02.612 before, Gutter Gu which is a silent 0:05:02.612,0:05:05.102 comedy show-yes yes-and your last comedy 0:05:05.102,0:05:07.532 show on Television was Kanpur Waale 0:05:07.532,0:05:10.582 Khuranas-yes-Since then, how has comedy 0:05:10.582,0:05:13.502 as a genre evolved and how have you 0:05:13.502,0:05:15.912 personally benefitted from it?-I don't 0:05:15.912,0:05:18.487 know about evolvement, I know a bit much.. 0:05:18.487,0:05:21.115 I, as per myself modify and do it 0:05:21.115,0:05:23.295 so, when you know that you have 0:05:23.295,0:05:25.405 understood, that's the time when you 0:05:25.405,0:05:27.375 have forgotten, you have not understood 0:05:27.375,0:05:30.631 anything! so, just keep doing it, I feel; 0:05:30.631,0:05:32.396 like whatever you understand 0:05:32.396,0:05:34.489 Keep doing which you thing is right 0:05:34.489,0:05:37.029 and when you yourself feel like 0:05:37.029,0:05:38.955 laughing, firstly, definitely do it 0:05:38.955,0:05:41.062 if people laugh, it feels even more better 0:05:41.062,0:05:45.062 so, over a period of time, I've understood 0:05:45.062,0:05:47.442 that it's a very great job to make people 0:05:47.442,0:05:50.042 laugh and if you have the ability and you 0:05:50.042,0:05:52.202 can do it then definitely do it because 0:05:52.202,0:05:56.202 this is a very enjoying job because 0:05:56.202,0:05:58.192 people want is people forgetting sadness 0:05:58.192,0:06:02.192 pain and smiling then why should you not 0:06:02.192,0:06:04.212 do it if you can- definitely! on your 0:06:04.212,0:06:06.285 Instagram too, all your posts are 0:06:06.285,0:06:08.515 hilarious, all are funny memes, usually, 0:06:08.515,0:06:10.165 celebrities us it for their film 0:06:10.165,0:06:12.141 promotion for this or for that, but 0:06:12.141,0:06:14.201 yours in general, whichever post it is, 0:06:14.201,0:06:16.131 it's all related to comedy only so, that 0:06:16.131,0:06:18.266 is intentional or you are just like that 0:06:18.266,0:06:20.366 as a person- Maybe, I'm like this only 0:06:20.366,0:06:22.293 I like it and I feel if someone has come 0:06:22.293,0:06:24.506 on the page, if any post is there due to 0:06:24.506,0:06:26.446 which a slight smile comes on her face 0:06:26.446,0:06:28.626 and I don't take so much effort, time 0:06:28.626,0:06:32.426 on it-hmm-so, I just put it, but I wish 0:06:32.426,0:06:34.536 I become more active, I'm less active 0:06:34.536,0:06:36.576 maybe!-hmm-every person derives 0:06:36.576,0:06:38.596 inspiration from some place or some 0:06:38.596,0:06:41.991 incident or anything as a comic artist, 0:06:41.991,0:06:43.911 where do you look for more source of 0:06:43.911,0:06:45.841 inspiration for your content?-In our 0:06:45.841,0:06:48.111 surroundings only, people, things are 0:06:48.111,0:06:49.971 there and if you make them relatable, 0:06:49.971,0:06:51.911 so, it's more nice that if it's more 0:06:51.911,0:06:53.901 relatable then people will understand and 0:06:53.901,0:06:56.136 laugh on it so, the listeners and watchers 0:06:56.136,0:06:59.941 and you, both can relate to that so, then 0:06:59.941,0:07:03.941 eventually, it becomes comedy maybe! 0:07:03.941,0:07:06.041 your surrounding area, talks happen. 0:07:06.041,0:07:08.231 -we know you as a star, we know you as a 0:07:08.231,0:07:10.809 person who has been seen on the television 0:07:10.809,0:07:13.467 but off screen, how is Sunil Grover as a 0:07:13.467,0:07:16.157 person with his family, with his friends 0:07:16.157,0:07:19.067 how is he?-I am useful for picking up 0:07:19.067,0:07:23.067 everyone's bag umm if they say to pass it, 0:07:23.067,0:07:25.656 I just pass it, pick up that, then I pick 0:07:25.656,0:07:32.467 it up so, I like to host for people or to 0:07:32.467,0:07:34.347 do something for people whom I love, 0:07:34.347,0:07:38.347 so, I am telling it because I am the same 0:07:38.347,0:07:41.221 as I started or before that in childhood 0:07:41.221,0:07:43.391 More or less, I am like that and most of 0:07:43.391,0:07:47.391 the time I stay calm it might feel, 0:07:47.391,0:07:49.503 every time I am bouncing, it's not 0:07:49.503,0:07:51.619 like that, many a times, I am very calm 0:07:51.619,0:07:53.549 too-I wanted to ask that only that you 0:07:53.549,0:07:55.330 have calm nature also!-Mood keeps on 0:07:55.330,0:07:57.340 fluctuating that some day a lot bouncing 0:07:57.340,0:07:59.240 happens, so, when I go out for roaming 0:07:59.240,0:08:01.080 around then I become a very different 0:08:01.080,0:08:02.997 person-hmm- I really like travelling 0:08:02.997,0:08:05.289 going to different places-hmm-and visiting 0:08:05.289,0:08:08.114 and exploring new places. At that point, 0:08:08.114,0:08:13.298 mine every thing changes, on thinking that 0:08:13.298,0:08:16.518 I become happy. I like to spend time at 0:08:16.518,0:08:18.985 home, with family too-You have worked 0:08:18.985,0:08:22.155 on Television, OTT and you also have done 0:08:22.155,0:08:26.155 films, as an artist, through which medium 0:08:26.155,0:08:28.945 do you get to explore yourself more? 0:08:28.945,0:08:31.685 -when I used to do theatre, drama umm 0:08:31.685,0:08:35.932 so in that one thing is like you get 0:08:35.932,0:08:38.387 instant result, you performed; people 0:08:38.387,0:08:40.477 in front like it, either applauses either 0:08:40.477,0:08:44.477 silence either talks so, you get to know 0:08:44.477,0:08:46.857 it accurately whether if you are right or 0:08:46.857,0:08:50.506 wrong and instant gratification you get in 0:08:50.506,0:08:54.506 a second. In TV it takes 1 or 2 weeks,, 0:08:54.506,0:08:56.296 in films, it takes 6 months, 1year, 0:08:56.296,0:09:00.296 2 years-hmm-in OTT too it takes this much 0:09:00.296,0:09:02.246 time. different different mediums has 0:09:02.246,0:09:04.216 different different things, in radio when 0:09:04.216,0:09:07.776 I used to do, it's I used to know after 0:09:07.776,0:09:10.676 a few while; there is one more medium, 0:09:10.676,0:09:12.804 Social Media, where you put something 0:09:12.804,0:09:14.804 you get instant results from people 0:09:14.804,0:09:17.644 -if you post any post on Instagram, do 0:09:17.644,0:09:20.164 you keep checking again and again that 0:09:20.164,0:09:22.134 how many views are there, what's the 0:09:22.134,0:09:24.104 engagement with it or you just let it be 0:09:24.104,0:09:26.074 after posting it!-no, sometimes I do 0:09:26.074,0:09:29.424 check and I tried in between that I 0:09:29.424,0:09:32.631 understand many a times when you post 0:09:32.631,0:09:34.611 something then people see it, when you 0:09:34.611,0:09:36.321 post, sometimes people don't see 0:09:36.321,0:09:39.051 how much is coming! and I don't bother 0:09:39.051,0:09:42.046 that much, post it and you just get aside 0:09:42.046,0:09:45.549 it's their own technology, how much we 0:09:45.549,0:09:47.609 will put where we will put and the 0:09:47.609,0:09:49.799 purpose is... at that should be because 0:09:49.799,0:09:51.809 the more you get inside it, you will get 0:09:51.809,0:09:54.529 much more inside-hmm-my main medium 0:09:54.529,0:09:57.848 is this where I am part of Story telling 0:09:57.848,0:10:00.358 process' in a long format and I enjoy it 0:10:00.358,0:10:04.085 so, better I just put some things for fun, 0:10:04.085,0:10:07.175 then it's put! and it can't be my 0:10:07.175,0:10:11.785 obligation I'm so hardworking and there 0:10:11.785,0:10:13.835 is not so much capability in me that I 0:10:13.835,0:10:17.456 deliver I work on 4 5 mediums, I want 0:10:17.456,0:10:19.566 to do that for fun or for sharing to 0:10:19.566,0:10:22.186 do that to do that to take this as a work 0:10:22.186,0:10:24.866 so, it's a long format and I really enjoy 0:10:24.866,0:10:27.306 it!-talking about comedy, it has many 0:10:27.306,0:10:29.206 extensions to it the genre itself has 0:10:29.206,0:10:32.015 a lot of umm sub-sections to it so, 0:10:32.015,0:10:33.793 which kind of comedy do you like? 0:10:33.793,0:10:36.457 like Satire, clean comedy, dark humor 0:10:36.457,0:10:40.453 -in which we can laugh it's good! 0:10:40.453,0:10:43.613 First of all that's the requirement, rest, 0:10:43.613,0:10:45.553 we try that do such 0:10:45.553,0:10:48.491 things which can be watched with family 0:10:48.491,0:10:52.491 in comedy because there are few 0:10:52.491,0:10:54.061 subjects where you get different 0:10:54.061,0:10:55.941 certificates for various reasons but I 0:10:55.941,0:10:59.941 prefer that, my effort is so that if you 0:10:59.941,0:11:01.971 are watching it with family then that 0:11:01.971,0:11:03.935 family also gets a chance to spend time 0:11:03.935,0:11:05.965 together-hmm-and it's a beautiful thing 0:11:05.965,0:11:09.126 recently, I had gone to perform live show 0:11:09.126,0:11:11.486 so there were 80-90 years old senior 0:11:11.486,0:11:13.446 citizens had also come along with 0:11:13.446,0:11:15.294 5-6 years of children there were 0:11:15.294,0:11:16.294 8 years children too 0:11:16.294,0:11:18.114 so, I was becoming a lot happy that 0:11:18.114,0:11:20.424 grandpa, grandma, their children then 0:11:20.424,0:11:22.674 their children, 3 generations have come to 0:11:22.674,0:11:25.414 watch the show together and they are 0:11:25.414,0:11:28.404 enjoying, the show which they are watching 0:11:28.404,0:11:30.524 it's a one thing, along with they too get 0:11:30.524,0:11:32.930 a chance to spend time with one another 0:11:32.930,0:11:34.690 today, so many of them are busy 0:11:34.690,0:11:36.940 so, it becomes a reason that all can 0:11:36.940,0:11:38.630 sit together, it feels really nice 0:11:38.630,0:11:40.895 -anything else that you are going to come 0:11:40.895,0:11:42.925 up on television right now? like we have 0:11:42.925,0:11:45.071 a list of things, your upcoming movie 0:11:45.071,0:11:47.124 Jawaan and then Sunflower-yes- 0:11:47.124,0:11:49.644 anything on television-television is a 0:11:49.644,0:11:51.524 very big medium and I like it a lot 0:11:51.524,0:11:53.494 and I'm everything due to television 0:11:53.494,0:11:57.494 and there, I've a wish to do something 0:11:57.494,0:11:59.384 if something new comes then definitely 0:11:59.384,0:12:01.464 I will do-it has been almost a year, I 0:12:01.464,0:12:03.184 think more than a year and a month 0:12:03.184,0:12:05.114 since you suffered heart attack which is 0:12:05.114,0:12:07.984 very very shocking for everyone of us and 0:12:07.984,0:12:10.554 you dealt with it, what are the changes 0:12:10.554,0:12:12.679 that you have made into your lifestyle 0:12:12.679,0:12:15.123 after that and how has perspective tolds 0:12:15.123,0:12:17.974 life change after that?-that was one 0:12:17.974,0:12:21.974 incident, I had caught COVID and I was 0:12:21.974,0:12:23.854 suffering from COVID during which this 0:12:23.854,0:12:27.854 happened so, I was told that due to 0:12:27.854,0:12:30.034 this reason, at many places this cloth 0:12:30.034,0:12:32.824 occurs and happens like this so, I tried 0:12:32.824,0:12:34.504 understanding the things but till I 0:12:34.504,0:12:38.924 understood that, my surgery was done and 0:12:38.924,0:12:42.924 slowly slowly...that thing that comes 0:12:42.924,0:12:45.764 to you, I took it like that only now it 0:12:45.764,0:12:48.574 has come you can't ignore it and can't 0:12:48.574,0:12:50.844 do anything but the only way is bringing 0:12:50.844,0:12:54.844 some discipline in lifestyle, do few 0:12:54.844,0:12:57.824 slight changes and before also, I was 0:12:57.824,0:13:01.824 very discipline, it was somewhat 0:13:01.824,0:13:03.784 here-there, still a little bit too but 0:13:03.784,0:13:05.654 effort should be like stay happy, 0:13:05.654,0:13:07.214 enjoy and do your work nicely 0:13:07.214,0:13:11.214 It's by God's Grace that I have started 0:13:11.214,0:13:13.304 working again, I feel normal, everything 0:13:13.304,0:13:15.604 is normal and I feel good about it, 0:13:15.604,0:13:19.604 exercise has started, work has started 0:13:19.604,0:13:22.024 now, I don't even know what had happened 0:13:22.024,0:13:24.064 to me-thank you so much Sunil sir for 0:13:24.064,0:13:25.414 talking wo us-thank you! 0:13:25.414,0:13:27.274 Hello, I am Sunil Grover and you are 0:13:27.274,0:13:30.834 watching me on Pinkvilla!