Varun Grover Archives

‘Farhan Akhtar earned Rs 45 lakh per episode for saying jokes written by me, I got only Rs 45 thousand,’ says Varun Grover as he realised the pay disparity between actors and writers | Hindi Movie News

Varun Grover is a wellknown screenwriter, lyricist known for projects like ‘All India Rank’, ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’, ‘Masaan’ and more. He’s also known for being a stand-up comedian and during the start of his career, he also worked for television shows. He had worked as a scriptwriter on ‘Oye! It’s Friday!’ which was hosted […]

Varun Grover explains his blunt “No” to Anurag Kashyap’s post defending Sandeep Reddy Vanga after Animal released: “You are shielding the filmmaker, not the film” : Bollywood News

The film industry continues to recall the widespread attention garnered by Anurag Kashyap’s Instagram post defending Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Among the myriad reactions, two stood out: filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan’s succinct “Cringe” and screenwriter-lyricist Varun Grover’s blunt “No.” Now, in a recent interview with The Lallantop, Grover has finally opened up about the reasoning […]

Superboys of Malegaon becomes ONLY Indian film to make its place in Letterboxd’s Top 50 of 2025! : Bollywood News

Superboys of Malegaon have truly won the hearts of audiences. The film is an inspiring true story of Nasir Sheikh and his friends, dreamers from the small town of Malegaon, who dared to create their own cinematic world. While the film received glowing reviews, it also garnered immense love from viewers. Now, it continues to […]

Column | Missing: India’s comic sense

In 2021, I watched the comedian Varun Grover perform in New Delhi. As per usual, he had the audience in the palm of his hand. About 10 minutes in, Grover said (in Hindi), “Please understand the chronology. First, I tell the joke, then you laugh and finally, I go to jail.” The laughter was muted, […]