User:Fakshay/Kumar Varun

Kumar Varun
Born (1985-11-19) 19 November 1985 (age 40)
EducationB. Tech. from SASTRA, Tanjore
Alma materFaculty Of Management Studies, Delhi
Occupations
  • Stand up comedian
  • Writer
  • YouTuber
  • Actor
Known forKvizzing With The Comedians, "Failure" in Honest Campus Placements
Last updated: 16 October 2022

Kumar Varun is an Indian stand-up comedian[1], actor, writer and quizmaster. He is known for his roles in the comedy sketches of All India Bakchod, as the co-founder of the comedy collective Random Chikibum, along with stand-up comedian Rahul Subramanian, which won the OML Comedy Hunt[2]. He has also featured alongside popular comedian Zakir Khan in both the seasons of the comedy webseries Amazon Prime Video's Chacha Vidhayak Hai Hamare[3].

Early Life & Education

Born in 1985, Kumar spent most of his childhood growing up in Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Deoghar and Arrah. At the age of twelve he moved to Delhi and did his schooling from Sarla Chopra DAV Centenary Public School, Noida. He completed his engineering in biotechnology from Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Tanjore in 2008.

Career

Before taking up stand up full time in 2017, Kumar worked as an engineer at TCS in Delhi from 2008-2011. Following which he did his MBA in Marketing at FMS, Delhi from 2011-2013. He worked as a brand manager in Mahindra Group and DBS Bank[4]. It is during this time he met Rahul Subramanian, with whom he would go on to find the comedy collective Random Chikibum and win the OML Comedy Hunt judged by AIB and hosted by Biswa Kalyan Rath in 2016[5].

Varun in 2016 also wrote and acted in the 7-episode mini series "Random Daftar" along with Rahul Subramanian which has over 5 million views on YouTube. The same year he appeared as Atul Naak in four episodes of Sumukhi Suresh's sketch series "Behti Naak".

It is in 2017 he rose to popularity with his role as Failure Mehta in All India Bakchod's three part sketch series "Honest Campus Placements"[6]. He also played the role of Professor Kodoth in Amazon Prime Video's Laakhon Main Ek[7].

Between 2017-2020 Kumar did various roles across web series and shorts including Anirban in Better Life Foundation[8], Kranti in both seasons of Amazon Prime Video's Chacha Vidhayak Hain Hamare, Babloo in DisneyPlus Hotstar's PariWar[9] and the titular Buddhaditya Das in Mr. Das[10]. In 2019 he also released his first stand up video on YouTube which has garnered more than 5.5 million views.

In 2022 Kumar Varun alongside the likes of Tanmay Bhat, Richa Chadda, Gopal Datt, Vijay Varma in two seasons of Farzi Mushaira, created by Zakir Khan for Amazon MiniTV[11]. He also featured in an ad by ManMatters as part of their #LetsTalkMan campaign which created quite a buzz.[12]

Kvizzing With The Comedians

During the pandemic, Kumar Varun started hosting online quizzing tournaments with fellow comedians and other actors and writers under the title of "Kvizzing With The Comedians"[13]. Since July 2020, 11 such tournaments have been conducted by Varun which have gained over 100 million views on YouTube. In March 2022, he launched a new channel dedicated solely to Kvizzing. In just a few months, he has built a community over 17K on the channel.

Filmography

Web
Year Show Role Platform Notes
2016 Random Daftar Madan Mathews YouTube Co-created and co-wrote with Rahul Subramanian
2016 Behti Naak Atul Naak YouTube Four episodes, acted alongside Sumukhi Suresh
2016-2018 Better Life Foundation Anirban Youtube (Season 1), Hotstar (Season 2)
2017 AIB: Honest Engineering Campus Placements Failure Mehta YouTube Three episodes
2017 Laakhon Mein Ek: Season 1 Professor Kodoth Amazon Prime Video Six episodes
2017 Rise Abhishek JioCinema Mini series
2018 Half Ticket 2 Pranav (Peda) YouTube
2018 Queens vs Kings Self TLC India Ten episodes, non fiction
2018-2020 Pushpavalli Guruji Amazon Prime Video Guest role
2018-2021 Chacha Vidhayak Hain Hamare Kranti Amazon Prime Video Main role
2019 Mr. Das Buddhaditya Das JioCinema Main role
2019 Cheesecake Shikhar MX Player
2020 PariWar Babloo Hotstar Main role
2022 Farzi Mushaira Self Amazon MiniTv Two seasons

References

  1. ^ Singh, Nandita (2019-07-21). "All India Bakchod is history. These are the 10 rising comedians to watch". ThePrint. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. ^ "Random Chikibum win OML's Comedy Hunt". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. ^ Staff, Scroll.in. "'Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare' S2 trailer: Zakir Khan's Ronny contests an election". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  4. ^ ""I Am Not at All Competitive": Comedian Kumar Varun's Formula for Mental Peace, Happiness – Thrive Global India". stories.thriveglobal.in. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. ^ "AIB with Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath announce the arrival of new batch of comedy stars". News18. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  6. ^ "AIB's 'Honest Campus Placements' is a hilarious reminder of college politics [Watch]". InUth. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  7. ^ "Laakhon Mein Ek: Biswa Kalyan Rath's web series has promising premise, faltering plot-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  8. ^ Silgardo, Dustin (2016-10-10). "Review: 'Better Life Foundation'". mint. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  9. ^ "Pariwar review: The Disney Plus Hotstar series needed smarter writing". The Indian Express. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  10. ^ Mehta, Renesh (2022-07-22). "15 Best Indian Series On Business That You Should Try Once! -". LiveAkhbar. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  11. ^ "APN News".
  12. ^ www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Kumar Varun says nothing is urgent in Man Matter's new ad - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  13. ^ "Live Streaming Demigods: Comedian Kumar Varun talks about Random Chikibum, superchats, and staying sane during COVID-19 lockdown". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-16.

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