Arunabh Kumar Biography and Career
Arunabh Kumar is an Indian web series director and the founder of The Viral Fever, an online entertainment source dedicated to entertainingly portraying social topics. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, films, awards and family of Actor Arunabh Kumar so read the article till the end.
He was the CEO of The Viral Fever until he stepped down after a former employee and several other women accused him of sexual harassment. He returned to TVF as a Mentor after a three-year absence.
He was born on born November 26, 1982, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India.
Career
Arunabh Kumar grew up in the Bihar town of Muzaffarpur. He joined Shah Rukh Khan’s production business Red Chillies Entertainment as an assistant under Farah Khan after completing his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He worked on the film Om Shanti Om as an assistant director.
TVF and controversies
Engineer’s Diary was rejected by MTV then he started The Viral Fever(TVF).
Arunabh Kumar and his team of challengers launched TVF in 2015, ushering in a new era of ‘never seen before’ internet entertainment or web series genre in India. Permanent Roommates, Pitchers, and Tripling, among other series, piqued the interest of new-gen audiences like no other.
On the basis of a third-party allegation lodged by a Mumbai-based lawyer, an FIR was launched against Kumar on March 17, 2017. After a woman submitted a police complaint in Mumbai on March 29, 2017, he was arrested for molestation. A second FIR was filed against him after that, and his whereabouts were unknown.
Kumar resigned as TVF CEO on June 16, 2017, after being charged with various sexual harassment charges. He was succeeded by Dhawal Gusain.
A former TVF employee, writing under the pen name The Indian Fowler, published a blog post on Medium accusing Kumar of sexual harassment. The blog went viral, and a slew of other women came forward to say they’d had similar encounters with Kumar.
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New Venture
He is now working on his new business, “Indusverse Comic Books.” He is the founder and CEO of Indusverse Comic Books, India’s First Binge Read Graphic Novel.
Indusverse is selling a bundle (Indusverse Year Zero) that comprises three comic books: #The Beginning, Stunt, and Outrage. All three books feature a youthful protagonist grappling with issues that millennials experience today.
Awards
He has won many awards for his works and the following awards list is given according to Wikipedia.
The Economic Times 40 under Forty list for 2016
Fortune Top 40 under 40 list for 2015
GQ’s List of Most Influential Young Indians for 2015 & 2016
“Entrepreneur” List of 10 Geniuses Redefining Creativity, 2016
Man’s World – Men of the Year, 2014
AFAQs – “Newsmaker of the Year” in 2014.
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Short biography facts about Arunabh Kumar
Where is Arunabh Kumar now?
He is now busy with his new venture “Indusverse Comic Books”. He is the founder and CEO of Indusverse Comic Books, India’s 1st Binge Read Graphic Novel as claimed by the Instagram handle.
How can I contact Arunabh Kumar?
You can DM him on Instagram which can be reached at arunabhkumar. He has a verified account and has been followed by over 100k followers.
Kumar and two other co-founders have started a new comic book company called Indusverse.
Following charges of sexual misconduct, he resigned as CEO of TVF in 2017.
He is the Yogi Bhaiya of TVF Pitchers.
We hope this biography article of Arunabh Kumar will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.
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