Overview

• Grover learned he earned just Rs 45,000 per episode while Farhan Akhtar took home Rs 45 lakh for the same material on the celebrity talk show Oye! It’s Friday!.
• He says the show’s lavish Yash Raj Studio production and costly props sharply contrasted with his modest writer’s fee.
• Grover felt the performer added minimal creative value to his stand-up scripts, which deepened his disillusionment with writing for on-screen stars.
• He cites growing censorship in television as a further reason for quitting work on stand-up material for filmmakers and actors.
• Since departing TV writing, Grover has forged a successful filmmaking career with acclaimed projects such as Masaan, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, and All India Rank