Never A Day Without Laughter

Small town boy to big screen star, actor-comedian Sunil Grover’s spectacular rise to fame is no laughing matter. Tracing his journey back to its roots offers insight on what talent, passion and a little bit of luck can help a man achieve

- Sonali Velinker Kamat

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PICTURES: Dabboo Ratnani

ASSISTED BY: Manisha Ratnani

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SUNIL GROVER AND I SPEND two hours talking about life — aspirations, philosophy, motivations, the pandemic and loss included — before we wrap up this interview for The MAN. As we say our goodbyes, he asks me: “Do you want me to say something funny?” I laugh out loud. The actor is so accustomed to doling out jokes like currency notes, he isn’t sure if we’ve got our money’s worth without a few gags thrown in. “Everywhere I go, people expect me to make them laugh. It’s like I’m walking down the street, or even standing at a urinal (this has actually happened to me), and I’ll be asked to say something funny,” he confesses.

This is more a statement of fact than a complaint, because Sunil genuinely enjoys eliciting laughs. Only this isn’t that kind of interview.