Sunil Grover to Raju Srivastava: What these popular comedians who are missing from TV doing now

Hindi television has produced many supremely talented contestants who've carved a niche for themselves with their highly successful work. However, many have disappeared from the TV space for various reasons. Let's take a look at what these popular comedian are up to now:

Sunil Grover rose to fame with 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' and 'The Kapil Sharma Show,' where he played a variety of characters including 'Gutthi' and 'Rinku Bhabhi'. Following his mid-air brawl with Kapil Sharma, Sunil quit TKSS and featured as the lead in the comedy show 'Gangs of Filmistan' in 2020 which couldn't measure up to the expectations. He is currently active doing Bollywood movies and web series. He was recently seen in Salman Khan's tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Comedian Raju Srivastava has been missing from TV screens for a long time. He became a household name with his stand-up comedy show, 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge'. He has been a part of several movies and TV shows. The actor-comedian also appeared in the season three of the controversial reality show Bigg Boss. Apart from this, he started his own comedy course online. On his social media accounts, he also posts hilarious videos on trending events. In an interview, Raju opened about his professional life and said, “I did some online shows. But now that things have started to open up, I am again doing stage shows. Even though they are not public shows with huge crowds but mostly corporate gigs with fewer people."

Comedian Ahsaan Qureshi was the runner up of comedy reality show 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge'. He then went on to compete in Bigg Boss 2. He has also appeared in several TV shows and movies. He was last seen in the popular show, 'Yeh Un Dino Ki Baat Hai'. Ahsaan often posts hilarious videos on social media. He did a movie 'Bombay to Goa' with comedian Sunil Pal and now they are reuniting for its upcoming sequel.

Comedian Sunil Pal has been away from the small screen for quite some time now. He was the winner of 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge' and participated in 'Comedy Champions', too. He has appeared in films and hosts his own YouTube talk show with Sunil Pal. He is reuniting with comedian Ahsaan Qureshi for the upcoming sequel to his movie 'Bombay to Goa'.

Comedian Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar aka VIP took part in the comedy reality show 'Comedy Circus'. He has also appeared in many other comedy reality shows including 'Comedy Nights Bachao' and 'Comedy Classes'. He was last seen on the television show 'Bhakarwadi'.

Gopi Bhalla is known for his role as Head Constable 'Gopinath Gandotra' in FIR. On the show, his unique way of speaking English was one of the talked-about topics. Since then, he is often seen interacting with his fans in his inimitable style on social media. He even posts funny videos on his social media accounts. He has also been a part of several Bollywood and Punjabi movies.

Comedian Rajeev Nigam forayed into comedy with the reality show 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 2'. He then appeared in a lot of episodes of the show 'Comedy Circus'. In 2017, he returned to his hometown because of his son's critical health and never returned to TV. In 2020, he broke the news of his son's demise on his birthday through a social media post. Now, he hosts his own talk show on YouTube.

Paresh Ganatra is known for his role as 'Praveen Thakkar' in the comedy series 'Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'. He has also been a part of many comedy shows like 'Comedy Circus 3 Ka Tadka,' 'Comedy Circus Mahasangram', 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' and 'The Kapil Sharma Show, to name a few. ' He was last seen in the show 'Bhakarwadi'.