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Kumar Varun

Kumar Varun

Indian comedian, writer, actor, YouTuber and quizmaster (born 1985)

Kumar Varun is an Indian stand-up comedian,[2] actor, writer and quizmaster. He is known for his roles in the comedy sketches of All India Bakchod, as the co-founder of the comedy collective Random Chikibum, which won the OML Comedy Hunt.[3] He has featured in both seasons of the comedy webseries Amazon Prime Video's Chacha Vidhayak Hain Hamare.[4]

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Early life

Born in 1985, Kumar mostly grew up in Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Deoghar and Arrah. At age twelve he moved to Delhi and studied at Sarla Chopra DAV Centenary Public School, Noida. He completed his engineering in biotechnology degree from Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Tanjore in 2008. Varun married Maanvi Gagroo on 23 February 2023.[5]

Career

Before committing to stand up in 2017, Kumar worked as an engineer at TCS in Delhi from 2008-2011. He earned an MBA in Marketing at FMS, Delhi from 2011-2013. He worked as a brand manager in Mahindra Group and DBS Bank.[6] During this time he met Rahul Subramanian, with whom he found the comedy collective Random Chikibum and won the OML Comedy Hunt judged by AIB and hosted by Biswa Kalyan Rath in 2016.[7]

Varun wrote and acted in the 7-episode mini series Random Daftar along with Rahul Subramanian. The same year he appeared as Atul Naak in four episodes of Sumukhi Suresh's sketch series Behti Naak.

In 2017 he rose to popularity with his role as Failure Mehta in Honest Campus Placements.[8] He played the role of Professor Kodoth in Laakhon Main Ek.[9]

Between 2017-2020 Kumar took roles across web series and shorts including Anirban in Better Life Foundation,[10] Kranti in both seasons of Amazon Prime Video's Chacha Vidhayak Hain Hamare, Babloo in DisneyPlus Hotstar's PariWar[11] and the titular Buddhaditya Das in Mr. Das. In 2019 he released his first stand up video on YouTube which garnered more than 5.5 million views.[citation needed]

In 2022 Kumar Varun alongside Tanmay Bhat, Richa Chadda, Gopal Datt, Vijay Varma appeared in two seasons of Farzi Mushaira.[12] He featured in an ad by ManMatters as part of their #LetsTalkMan campaign.[13]

Kvizzing With The Comedians

During the pandemic, Kumar Varun hosted online quizzing tournaments with fellow comedians and other actors and writers under the title of Kvizzing With The Comedians.[14] Since July 2020, 14 such tournaments were conducted by Varun, which gained over 100 million views on YouTube.

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Filmography

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References

  1. [1]
    "About Random Chikibum". YouTube.
  2. [2]
    Singh, Nandita (2019-07-21). "All India Bakchod is history. These are the 10 rising comedians to watch". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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    "Random Chikibum win OML's Comedy Hunt". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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    Staff, Scroll.in (24 March 2021). "'Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare' S2 trailer: Zakir Khan's Ronny contests an election". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. [5]
    "Maanvi Gagroo on Instagram: "In the presence of our close friends and family, today, on this palindrome-ish date, of 23~02~2023, we made it official, in every way. You've loved and supported us in our individual journeys, please continue to bless us in our journey together. Happy #2323 #KGotVi ❤️🧿🙏🏽 Outfit : @shantanugoenkaofficial Styled : @itsbhavyapatel_ Saree drapped : @dolly.jain Assisted by @mahimajainofficial Jewellery : @mortantra MUA : @komzy_le Hair : @fouzikazi_makeupndhair Captured by @raabta.studios"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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    ""I Am Not at All Competitive": Comedian Kumar Varun's Formula for Mental Peace, Happiness – Thrive Global India". stories.thriveglobal.in. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  7. [7]
    "AIB with Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath announce the arrival of new batch of comedy stars". News18. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  8. [8]
    "AIB's 'Honest Campus Placements' is a hilarious reminder of college politics [Watch]". InUth. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  9. [9]
    "Laakhon Mein Ek: Biswa Kalyan Rath's web series has promising premise, faltering plot". Firstpost. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  10. [10]
    Silgardo, Dustin (2016-10-10). "Review: 'Better Life Foundation'". mint. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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    "Pariwar review: The Disney Plus Hotstar series needed smarter writing". The Indian Express. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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    "APN News".
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    www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Kumar Varun says nothing is urgent in Man Matter's new ad - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  14. [14]
    "Live Streaming Demigods: Comedian Kumar Varun talks about Random Chikibum, superchats, and staying sane during COVID-19 lockdown". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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