Varun Grover (writer)


Varun Grover is an Indian stand-up comic, poet, and political commentator, known best for his seminal writing and humour. He won the award for Best Lyricist at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. He is the also co-creator of Aisi Taisi Democracy.

Early life and education

Grover was born in Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, to a school-teacher mother and army engineer father. His family is Punjabi. He spent his initial years in Sundernagar and Dehradun, Uttarakhand, before moving to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for his adolescent years. He studied civil engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi, graduating in 2003.

Collaboration in the Independent music space

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Books