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