Sunil
Grover
Earned
Rs
500
A
Month
Sunil
Grover
said,
"I
was
always
good
at
acting
&
making
people
laugh.
I
remember
in
12th
grade
I
took
part
in
a
drama
competition-the
chief
guest
said
that
I
shouldn't
participate,
because
it
was
unfair
to
the
others!
After
I
finished
my
masters
in
theatre,
I
came
to
Mumbai
to
act.
But
for
the
first
year,
I
only
partied.
I
lived
in
a
posh
area,
using
my
savings
&
some
money
from
home.
I'd
only
earn
around
Rs
500
a
month.
But
I
thought
I'd
be
successful
soon."
‘I
Picked
Up
The
Pieces
And
Rigorously
Looked
For
Work’
Sunil
revealed
how
his
dad
couldn't
fulfil
his
dream
of
becoming
a
radio
announcer,
even
after
he
had
the
offer.
He
said,
"Eventually
I
realised
that
there
were
many
like
me,
who
were
‘superstars' of
their
town
&
‘strugglers'
here.
Soon
I
had
no
income
&
was
given
a
harsh
reality
check.
I
was
demotivated.
But
I
remembered
how
my
dad
wanted
to
be
a
radio
announcer
&
even
had
an
offer.
But
because
my
granddad
was
against
it,
he
had
to
work
at
a
bank
&
regretted
it.
I
didn't
want
to
let
my
dreams
go.
So
I
picked
up
the
pieces
and
rigorously
looked
for
work.
But
the
road
was
still
rocky."
Sunil
Was
Replaced
On
A
TV
Show
The
actor
added
that
he
had
bagged
a
television
show
and
even
shot
for
a
few
days,
but
was
replaced
soon!
Sunil
said,
"Once
I'd
been
selected
to
act
in
a
TV
show-we'd
even
shot
for
a
few
days.
But
when
I
stopped
getting
my
time
to
come
on
set,
I
called
the
team-they
said
I'd
been
replaced."
How
A
Radio
Show
Changed
Sunil
Grover’s
Life!
He
further
added,
"At
the
same
time
I
also
started
getting
work
in
voiceovers.
So
when
I'd
be
rejected
from
TV
&
films,
I
had
a
cushion
to
fall
back
upon-something
that
most
didn't
have.
I
realised
how
fortunate
I
was
&
regained
my
strength
bit
by
bit.
Around
that
time,
I
got
offered
to
do
a
radio
show.
It
was
only
going
to
be
aired
in
Delhi,
but
when
that
show
went
live,
it
went
viral!
They
decided
to
air
it
across
India!"
How
Gutthi
Happened
To
Sunil?
After
this,
there
was
no
looking
back
as
Sunil
got
the
biggest
role
of
his
life,
Gutthi.
He
said,
"After
that,
I
got
work
in
radio,
TV
&
films.
Soon
‘Gutthi' happened
&
in
no
time,
became
a
household
name!
I
remember
I
was
called
on
a
live
show
&
when
I
went
on
stage,
the
audience
was
roaring
for
me!
I
turned
to
make
sure
there
wasn't
anyone
else,
whom
they
were
clapping
for-but
it
was
all
for
me.
It
took
several
moments
like
that,
to
bring
back
that
young
boy
in
me,
who
used
to
think
that
he
could
conquer
the
world."
Sunil
Added…
"The
young
boy
who
used
to
make
sure
that
everyone
around
him
was
smiling
&
entertained.
The
young
boy
who
didn't
let
failures
dim
his
dreams
&
overpower
his
need
for
victory.
So
even
though
I've
come
this
far...
this
young
boy
has
a
long
way
to
go."
(Editor's
note:
Excerpts
from
Humans
of
Bombay
reproduced
as
it
is)