Gaurav Gera on Shopkeeper, Chutki & the Time Akshay Kumar Copied His Video | What's Your Mantra?

What happens when India's most iconic comedy characters — Chutki, the Shopkeeper, Billi Mausi — all live inside ONE man? 🎙️ In this unfiltered episode of What's Your Mantra?, Host Mantra sits down with the legendary Gaurav Gera to uncover the real stories behind his unforgettable characters, his Hollywood voice-over debut, and the year that nearly broke him. 🔥 What's Inside This Episode: → How Gaurav shot YouTube videos with a Nokia phone inside a fridge → The REAL origin story of the Shopkeeper (Hanji Behenji) → Jhumroo — the show he built & the financial betrayal that followed → Why 2014 was the worst year of his life → Chutki's origin (you've never heard THIS version) → Rachna Aunty & the dying art of Bambaiya Hindi → Rajashree — how a house-help became a household name → Gaurav's Hollywood moment: Rocket Raccoon's Hindi voice in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 → His life mantra: "Just Be" 0:00 - Introduction: The Man Behind India's Iconic Characters 2:58 - Gaurav's Unexpected Beauty Tip (Wait For It!) 5:30 - First Steps Into Comedy & Early Struggles 8:45 - The Nokia Phone Era: Shooting Videos Inside a Fridge 11:45 - Jhumroo: The Show He Built & The Betrayal Behind It 13:25 - Chutki's Real Origin Story (Never Heard Before) 15:05 - The Year That Nearly Broke Gaurav Gera (2014) 18:17 - The Shopkeeper (Hanji Behenji): Where It All Began 22:20 - Rachna Aunty & The Dying Art of Bambaiya Hindi 25:29 - Rajashree: From House-Help to Household Name 28:00 - Dhurandhar & Voicing Rocket Raccoon in Hollywood 31:15 - Gaurav Gera's Life Mantra: "Just Be" ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT WHAT'S YOUR MANTRA? India's #1 infotainment podcast where inspiration meets entertainment. Every week, Host Mantra sits down with entrepreneurs, creators, Bollywood icons, doctors, detectives & industry leaders — to uncover the mindsets, habits, and stories that define them. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes →    / @whatsyourmantra   📲 Instagram →   / whatsyourmantrapod   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #GauravGera #Chutki #Shopkeeper #WhatIsYourMantra #KapilSharmaShow #BilliMausi #IndianComedy #HindiPodcast #IndianPodcast #behindthescenes gaurav gera dhurandhar character explained, who is aalam in dhurandhar, gaurav gera transformation actor from comedy to serious roles, gaurav gera dhurandhar aalam backstory, gaurav gera shopkeeper, gaurav gera chhutki, gaurav gera interview, aalam character dhurandhar, dhurandhar aalam scene, gaurav gera dhurandhar