Varun_Grover_(writer)

Varun Grover (writer)

Varun Grover (writer)

Indian stand-up comic, writer and poet , lyricist , dialogue writer, actor, director (born 1980)

Varun Grover (born 26 January 1980) is an Indian writer, comedian, poet, actor and filmmaker.[1] He won the award for Best Lyricist at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015.[2][3][4] He is also the co-creator of Aisi Taisi Democracy, a political satire show.[5] His debut feature All India Rank was the closing film at the 52nd IFFR.[6]

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Early life and education

Grover was born in Sundernagar, HP, to a school-teacher mother and army engineer father. His family is Punjabi.[7] He spent his initial years in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and Sundernagar, before moving to Lucknow for his adolescent years. He studied civil engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, graduating in 2003.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Collaboration in the Independent music space

In 2017 Varun Grover released Beete Dino Ke Geet[16] – a song in collaboration with US-based producer Krishna Chetan.

Filmography

Films

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Television

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Books

  • Paper Chor (2018), Jugnoo Prakashan
  • Biksu (2019), Ektara India
  • Karejwa (2020), Bakarmaxindia

Awards and nominations

Varun Grover at the 63rd National Film Awards receiving award for Best Lyrics for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
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See also

References

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    Jha, Lata (5 August 2015). "Masaan man Varun Grover's journey: A civil engineer turned Bollywood scriptwriter". Mint.
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