Who is Arunabh Kumar? Net Worth, Wife, Age, Height, Biography, Family, Wiki, Comics, TVF
Arunabh Kumar Net Worth, Wife, Age: Arunabh Kumar is a notable Indian producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur in the country. He got immense popularity for being the founder and former CEO of The Viral Fever (TVF), an OTT television channel. He has earned a Filmfare award for his OTT series, Panchayat. Besides this, he was listed by The Economic Times 40 under Forty list for 2016 and GQ’s List of Most Influential Young Indians for 2015 and 2016
Arunabh Kumar Biography / Wiki
Arunabh Kumar was born on 26 November 1982, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India to a Hindu family. To provide a good education to Arunabh, his parents moved in around seven to eight cities in India. And finally, they shifted to Jaipur city of Rajasthan, where he studied at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vidyashram school. Then, he went to Kota to study for IIT JEE. Afterward, he attended the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur and earned a B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering.
Arunabh Kumar Age / Birthday
Arunabh Kumar’s age is 40 years old (as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Talking about Arunabh Kumar’s physical appearance, he is about 5 feet 8 inches in height and 62 kg in weight. His hair color is black and his eyes color is also black.
Arunabh Kumar Career
After finishing his B.Tech, Arunabh initiated his career as a research assistant with US Airforce at IIT Bombay in 2006. But later, he left the job due to low interest and joined Red Chillies Entertainment as an assistant director in 2017. There, he handles responsibilities including everything from running around, taking printouts, and helping with every task on and offset.
He also works as an assistant director in Farah Khan’s film Om Shanti Om starred by Shah Rukh Khan. But, he was stepped into the film industry to become a filmmaker, but after giving three years in it, he failed. As a result, he commenced shooting small AVs and corporate films for builders and ad agencies. Later, he tried his luck in filmmaking one more time and sent his own-made TV series ‘Engineer’s Diary’ to MTV which become rejected.
After this failure, Arunabh chose Youtube for his films and founded The Viral Fever, an Indian streaming service and YouTube channel. Within no time, the channel grows rapidly for its comics that discourse current issues in society. In 2019, Arunabh alongside Alok Sharma and Saumin Patel founded Indusverse which is dedicated to producing comic books that raise contemporary issues in society. He also becomes CEO of the company.
Arunabh Kumar Controversies
In March 2019, Arunabh was involved in a controversy after an anonymous post was published on Medium with the title “The Indian Uber- That is TVF”. The post was written by a female who accused Arunabh of sexually harassing her while she worked at TVF between 2014 and 2016. Soon after, more than 50 women stepped ahead and accused him of sexual harassment.
On 29 March 2017, the police arrested him after a molestation complaint was filed by a woman in Mumbai against him. As a result, Arunabh stepped down from the CEO position of The Viral Fever company.
Arunabh Kumar Awards and Achievements
To date, Arunabh has achieved multiple honors and awards in different fields. In 2014, he becomes “Newsmaker of the Year” by AFAQs and Men of the Year by Man’s World. In 2015 and 2016, he was listed by the GQ in its List of Most Influential Young Indians.
He also has been selected for the “Entrepreneur” List of 10 Geniuses Redefining Creativity, 2016. Besides this, he was placed in the Fortune Top 40 under 40 list for 2015 and The Economic Times 40 under Forty list for 2016.
The Indian producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur Arunabh Kumar is how rich? As of now, in 2022, Arunabh Kumar’s net worth is approx 2.4 Crore Rupees. His major sources of income are business ventures, web series producing and directing, etc. As his career is active, it can be expected that his net worth will increase in the upcoming years.
Net Worth
2.4 Crore Rupees
Arunabh Kumar Family / Siblings
Arunabh belongs to a well-settled Hindu family in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. Both of his parents are retired school principals. His mother’s name is Prensheela Kumari. He also has two brothers who have featured on his Instagram account. Arunabh with his family run an NGO known as Masterji foundation, which works in the field of education.
Arunabh Kumar Wife / Wedding
Who is the wife of Arunabh Kumar? On 24 May 2022, Arubhav married his girlfriend Shruti Ranjan. The couple started dating in 2013 while they studying at IIT Bombay. After dating for a long time, the couple got engaged in April 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, their marriage was postponed. Though, later, on 24th May 2022, the couple got married in the presence of their family, relatives, and friends.
Talking about Shruti, she has done Masters in Environmental Science. Previously, she served as an RTT practitioner and currently, works as a Theta Healing Practitioner. After meeting Arunabh, she found her interest in photography and loves to do it in her free time. Arunabh is frequent;y shares pictures of himself with his wife on his Instagram account. Additionally, in 2021, he won four Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020 for the first season of Panchayat.
Facts
Arunabh hails from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India.
He is a prominent producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur.
Arunabh made his small appearance as a transgender in the Bollywood film ‘’Om shanti Om’’.
He has gathered thousands of followers on Instagram for showcasing his lifestyle and handsome-looking pictures mostly with celebrities.
Due to depression, he was diagnosed with partial blindness in his right eye in 2022
Arunabh looks handsome and attractive.
He loves traveling and has traveled to many exotic places such as Russia, Paris, London, and Switzerland.
He is an animal lover, especially likes dogs and cats.
In an interview, Arunabh was told about his rejection from MTV and the beginning of The Viral Fever. He told,
‘’I think IIT is the time when I actually started getting this thing that there is something called films, movie making…and I started enjoying that. That would be the place where I discovered my drive and interest in it. So you can say that IIT is the time where I discovered that okay, this is an interesting field and I might want to do that. Then I also did a couple of internships, but I figured out that lets take the job. I took the US air force job because I was put in this subject called Image Processing, but I left it after six months only.’’
Arunabh Kumar is an Indian producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur whose fame skyrocketed as the founder and former CEO of The Viral Fever (TVF), an OTT television channel. He has achieved a Filmfare award for his OTT series, Panchayat as well as listed by The Economic Times in its 40 under Forty list in 2016.
Is Arunabh Kumar Married?
Yes, on 24 May 2022, Arunabh Kumar tied the knot with his girlfriend Shruti Ranjan.
What is the age of Arunabh Kumar?
The age of Arunabh Kumar is 40 years (as of 2022).
When is the Birthday of Arunabh Kumar?
Arunabh Kumar’s birthday is on 26 November 1982.
What is the zodiac sign of Arunabh Kumar?
The zodiac sign of Arunabh Kumar is Sagittarius.
How tall is Arunabh Kumar?
Arunabh Kumar is 5′ 8” tall.
Where is Arunabh Kumar from?
Arunabh Kumar is from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India.
How much is the net worth of Arunabh Kumar?
Arunabh Kumar’s net worth in 2022 is thought to be more than 2.4 Crore Rupees.