| Sunil Pal | |
| Birth Date: | 1975 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hinganghat, Maharashtra, India |
| Known For: | Stage comedy |
| Occupation: | Comedian, Actor, Voice actor |
Sunil Pal is an Indian comedian,[1] actor and voice actor. He has played comic roles in various Bollywood films.[2]
In 2010, he wrote and directed a comedy film, Bhavnao Ko Samjho, which featured 51 stand-up comedians including Siraj Khan, Johnny Lever, Raju Srivastav, Kapil Sharma, Navin Prabhakar, Ahsaan Qureshi, Sudesh lehri and many more.[3]
Sunil Pal was born in 1975 into a middle class Marathi speaking family in Maharashtra. His father was an employee for the Indian Railways. He studied in Janata Vidyalaya city branch school, Balharshah. He came to Mumbai in 1995 when his father got transferred. He joined the Junior College. There he used to mimic his professors and famous actors. After college, he struggled for three years.[4]
During one of his interviews, Pal said "I was working at a tea stall in Santacruz as waiter. Those days I'd sleep on the footpath and I used to use the telephones of a nearby shop to keep in touch with my contacts in film industry."[5]
Pal's first major Hindi film, Bombay to Goa released in 2007, although he has played small roles in Hum Tum (2004) and Phir Hera Pheri (2006). He has also worked in Apna Sapna Money Money and he has produced, written, and directed a film called Bhavnao ko Samjho. The film is in the Guinness Book of World Records for a record 51 stand up comedians acting in a single film.[6]
| Year | Films | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hum Tum | |||
| 2006 | Phir Hera Pheri | Munna Bhai's sidekick | ||
| 2006 | Apna Sapna Money Money | Matha Prasad's assistant | ||
| 2007 | Bombay to Goa | Lal Singh | ||
| 2008 | Krazzy 4 | Taxi Yadav | ||
| 2010 | Bhavnao Ko Samjho | Sunderlal Yadav | also director[7] | |
| 2014 | Kick | |||
| 2014 | Money Back Guarantee | also director | ||
| 2015 | Sasu Cha Swayamwar | Baji | Marathi film | |
| 2015 | Main Hoon Rajinikanth | Arvind Mukherji The Khaas Aadmi | ||
| 2015 | Dirty Politics | Nathu Lal | ||
| 2018 | Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle |
| Year | Serial | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Great Indian Laughter Challenge - I | Contestant (Winner) | ||
| 2006 | The Great Indian Comedy Show | Host/presenter[8] | ||
| 2008 | Comedy Champions | Contestant | ||
| 2010 | Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars | Contestant | with Priya Marathe |