Varun Grover

Writing

Varun Grover

Born 1980-01-26 · Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, India

Varun Grover is an Indian lyricist, writer, stand-up comedian and filmmaker. He won the award for Best Lyricist at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. He co-created the political satire group Aisi Taisi Democracy, and his debut film, All India Rank, closed the 52nd Rotterdam International Film Festival, in 2023.

Acting credits

Homebound poster
7.7

Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they’ve long been denied. But as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them together.

Homebound

2025

Kennedy poster
6.4

An insomniac former cop, Kennedy has been presumed dead for years. Yet, in secret, he continues to serve a corrupt system while seeking redemption. Halfway between thriller and film noir, Kennedy chronicles a violent and bloody vendetta in the dark streets of Mumbai. At the rate of the murders, Kennedy's character reveals itself more and more and sinks into a spiral that seems to have no way out.

Kennedy

2023

Bombay Velvet poster
5.4

An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence.

Bombay Velvet

2015

Qala poster
6.7

Haunted by her past, a talented singer with a rising career copes with the pressure of success, a mother's disdain and the voices of doubt within her.

Qala

2022

I Am Offended poster
8.0

Documentary on stand-up comedy in India and the larger context of contemporary Indian humour.

I Am Offended

2015

Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut -  The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur poster
8.8

An extensive, in-depth account of the making of an ultimate revenge saga through the eyes of Anurag Kashyap, the cast and the crew of "Gangs of Wasseypur".

Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur

2013

Varun Grover: Nothing Makes Sense poster
9.0

Varun Grover in his first-ever stand-up special, can't make sense about African Cheetahs landing in India, growing up as a Punjabi, nostalgia for the 90s, increasing intolerance, intergenerational trauma, IRCTC website and it's obsession with captcha and threats to free speech in the biggest democracy in the world.

Varun Grover: Nothing Makes Sense

2026

Langur poster
8.0

Langur | Stand-up Comedy by Varun Grover

Langur

2024

Security Check poster
9.0

Standup Comedy by Varun Grover on Security Check and Heckling & Hukum Singh ...

Security Check

2021

Comedy is Difficult poster
7.0

Comedy is Difficult - Standup Comedy by Varun Grover

Comedy is Difficult

2025

Shaadi aur Election poster
8.0

Shaadi aur Election 2024 - Standup Comedy by Varun Grover

Shaadi aur Election

2024

Cows and Momos of India poster
9.0

Stand-up Comedy by Varun Grover on Cows and Momos , How Indians Outrage and 2AB Ki Gajab Kahaani ..

Cows and Momos of India

2019

Behind the camera

Superboys of Malegaon poster
7.6

The residents of Malegaon look to Bollywood cinema for a much-needed escape from daily drudgery. Amateur filmmaker Nasir Shaikh gets inspired to make a film for the people of Malegaon, by the people of Malegaon. He bands together his ragtag group of friends to bring his vision to life, thereby bringing a fresh lease of life into the town.

Superboys of Malegaon

2025

Masaan poster
7.1

Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.

Masaan

2015

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar poster
6.6

Sandeep, a bank executive & Pinky, a suspended cop, are marked for a kill. Phones tapped, accounts blocked, they escape but escaping is not freedom.

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar

2021

All India Rank poster
6.8

Set in the 90s, seventeen-year-old Vivek is sent away from home to attend a rigorous program to prepare for the highly competitive IIT entrance exams. Over two years, Vivek goes through the motions of Indian adolescence, but it is his parents who do the growing up.

All India Rank

2024

All India Rank poster
6.8

Set in the 90s, seventeen-year-old Vivek is sent away from home to attend a rigorous program to prepare for the highly competitive IIT entrance exams. Over two years, Vivek goes through the motions of Indian adolescence, but it is his parents who do the growing up.

All India Rank

2024

Varun Grover: Nothing Makes Sense poster
9.0

Varun Grover in his first-ever stand-up special, can't make sense about African Cheetahs landing in India, growing up as a Punjabi, nostalgia for the 90s, increasing intolerance, intergenerational trauma, IRCTC website and it's obsession with captcha and threats to free speech in the biggest democracy in the world.

Varun Grover: Nothing Makes Sense

2026

Varun Grover: Nothing Makes Sense poster
9.0

Varun Grover in his first-ever stand-up special, can't make sense about African Cheetahs landing in India, growing up as a Punjabi, nostalgia for the 90s, increasing intolerance, intergenerational trauma, IRCTC website and it's obsession with captcha and threats to free speech in the biggest democracy in the world.

Varun Grover: Nothing Makes Sense

2026

Blind Spot poster
NR

An 11-year-old boy with poor vision must confront more than his physical limitations when a school conflict forces him to make a difficult decision. Set against the backdrop of 1992 amidst India's rising sociopolitical tensions, Supriyo's journey boldly explores the emotional and societal blind spots around him.

Blind Spot

2024

Kiss. poster
3.8

At a preview theatre, a young filmmaker waits in the hope of getting his new sci-fi drama certified with ‘no cuts’ by the conservative men of the Indian Censor Board. The board finds a kissing scene in the film beyond the duration stipulated by official, orthodox rules. The filmmaker and board members argue, but when they enter the movie theatre to review the film, the laws of physics begin to disintegrate, sending these men into a world of chaos.

Kiss.

2022

Kiss. poster
3.8

At a preview theatre, a young filmmaker waits in the hope of getting his new sci-fi drama certified with ‘no cuts’ by the conservative men of the Indian Censor Board. The board finds a kissing scene in the film beyond the duration stipulated by official, orthodox rules. The filmmaker and board members argue, but when they enter the movie theatre to review the film, the laws of physics begin to disintegrate, sending these men into a world of chaos.

Kiss.

2022

Four Slippers poster
NR

Young Rajat, caught fantasising in class, is humiliated by a sadistic teacher. Permanently welding education to a feeling of shame, this primal trauma hurls Rajat into a life of progressive social isolation and emotional corruption.

Four Slippers

2023