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Varun Grover (Comedian) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth26 January 1980

Age45 Years

BirthplaceSundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, India

ProfessionComedian, Screenwriter, Lyricist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

FamilyFather was an Army engineer; mother was a school teacher

Varun Grover (Comedian) Biography

Varun Grover is an Indian comedian, screenwriter and lyricist from Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh. Trained as a civil engineer, he moved to Mumbai to pursue

Early life and background

Varun Grover was born on 26 January 1980 in Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh. He spent his teenage years between Sundernagar and Dehradun before moving with his family to Lucknow. His father worked as an Army engineer and his mother was a school teacher.

Grover studied civil engineering and completed his degree in 2003 from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. Writing featured in his life from an early age: he wrote poetry during school and scripts for college theatre and national youth festivals, which encouraged him to pursue writing further.

Career

After graduation Grover worked briefly as a software consultant for Kanbay in Pune for about a year. In 2004 he relocated to Mumbai to follow a writing career. Within a year he began scripting for television and in 2005 contributed to The Great Indian Comedy Show, working alongside other writers on the series.

His television writing credits include comedy and entertainment shows such as 10 Ka Dum, Jay Hind!, Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun?, and Oye! It's Friday!. Over time Grover expanded into standup comedy, using his experience writing for television as a springboard to perform on stage.

In film, Grover has written lyrics and worked on screenplays and dialogues for a number of notable Hindi features. His film credits include work on Gangs of Wasseypur, Udta Punjab, Zubaan, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Newton, Fan, Raman Raghav 2.0, and Bombay Velvet. He is recognized both for his songwriting and for screenplay and dialogue contributions.

Accolades

Grover's work has been recognized with several awards. He won a Stardust Award for Best Screenplay in 2015 for Massan and a Stardust Award the same year for standout work as a lyricist for the song "Tu Kisi Rail Si." In 2016 he received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" and also collected multiple lyricist awards that year, including the Zee Cine Award, the IIFA Award, the Guild Award, the Mirchi Music Critics' Choice Lyricist honor, the GiMA Award, and a Screen Award for Best Lyricist for the song from Dum Laga Ke Haisha.

Public profile

Grover is identified publicly as Indian and follows Hinduism. He is a non-vegetarian and lists hobbies that include writing, reading, dancing and watching films. His creative influences and interests are wide-ranging: he cites favourite films, novels, plays and performers in both Indian and international culture, and has named comedians he admires.

Physically, published basic details list his height at approximately 173 cm (about 5'8") and weight near 70 kg. His eyes are brown and his hair is black.

Controversies

In 2018 a complaint emerged during the MeToo movement alleging harassment. The licensed details note that allegation without further elaboration.

Latest updates

Grover remains active across standup, television and film writing. He is frequently listed among Indian standup comedians who also write screenplays and lyrics for Hindi cinema and is described as one of the higher-paid lyricists in the industry. Beyond film and television, his continuing creative output includes live performance and songwriting.

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Recent Work

Gangs of Wasseypur

Credited for writing the dialogues

Udta Punjab

Credited as a lyricist

Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Lyricist; won awards for work on the film

Newton

Credited as a writer/lyricist

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Career Highlights

  1. Wrote dialogues for Gangs of Wasseypur
  2. National Film Award for Best Lyrics (2016) for "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage"
  3. Stardust Award for Best Screenplay (2015) for Massan
  4. Multiple lyricist awards in 2016 including Zee Cine, IIFA, Guild and GiMA
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