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| name                 = Arunabh Kumar

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| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|26}}

| birth_place         = [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]], India

| nationality         = [[India]]n

| education            = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur|IIT, Kharagpur]]

| occupation           = Web series director, founder and former CEO of The Viral Fever

| years_active         = 2010{{endash}}present

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| subscribers          = 9.92 Million

| views                = 1.11 Billion

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| stats_update        = 26 September 2020

'''Arunabh Kumar''' (born 26 November 1982) is an Indian [[web series]] director and  the founder of ''[[The Viral Fever]]'', an online entertainment source that works upon presenting social issues in an entertaining way. He was the [[CEO]] (Chief Executive Officer) of [[The Viral Fever]] but later stepped down after being accused of sexual harassment by a former employee and several other women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tvf-ceo-arunabh-kumar-steps-down-read-full-text-of-his-statement-1713217|title=TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar Steps Down: Read Full Text Of His Statement|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai Film Festival Diary 2014: On day 5, comedians talk about social media's cool new generation of stars in Alia and Parineeti|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-film-festival-diary-2014-on-day-5-comedians-talk-about-social-medias-cool-new-generation-of-stars-in-alia-and-parineeti/507441-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021113844/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-film-festival-diary-2014-on-day-5-comedians-talk-about-social-medias-cool-new-generation-of-stars-in-alia-and-parineeti/507441-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2014|accessdate=22 March 2015| work=IBN Live}}</ref> Now he rejoined [[TVF (The Viral Fever)|TVF]] after the hiatus of 3 years as a Mentor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Main Founding Members of 'TVF-The Viral Fever' Quit|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/main-founding-members-of-tvfthe-viral-fever-quit_167826|access-date=2021-04-06|website=India Forums|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Koshy makes a comeback to TVF as President|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/amp/announcements-news/vijay-koshy-makes-a-comeback-to-tvf-as-president-105846.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media}}</ref>

Arunabh Kumar was brought up in [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]] in [[Bihar]].<ref name="economictimes1">{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/this-iit-kharagpur-alumnus-is-the-brain-behind-the-viral-fever-media/articleshow/46142385.cms|title=This IIT Kharagpur alumnus is the brain behind The Viral Fever Media|last=Saxena|first=Aditi|date=6 February 2015|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=21 March 2015}}</ref> After completing his B.Tech. in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[IIT Kharagpur]], he joined [[Shah Rukh Khan]]'s production house [[Red Chillies Entertainment]] as an assistant’s position under [[Farah Khan]]. He was the assistant director for the movie ''[[Om Shanti Om]]''.

MTV rejected his creation ''Engineer's Diary'' which led to the launching of [[The Viral Fever]].<ref>{{cite web |title=How MTV’s rejection created Q-tiyapa |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/how-mtv-s-rejection-created-q-tiyapa/story-Mz84JBmloZBCyPpX9pvnoJ.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=en |date=24 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EC – How an IITian sodomized by MTV created his own youth channel – The Viral Fever bluff|url=http://enoogle.com/ec-how-an-iitian-sodomized-by-mtv-created-his-own-youth-channel-the-viral-fever-story/|accessdate=21 March 2015|work=enoogle}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Arunabh Kumar found himself amidst a controversy in March 2017. Over 50 women stepped up to accuse him of sexual harassment after an anonymous Medium post titled The Indian Uber- That is TVF.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tlolhe Indian Uber- That is TVF|url=https://medium.com/@Indian.fowler/the-indian-uber-that-is-tvf-37f9cb73df31#.6nywdcy7s|date=12 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Several people accuse TVF CEO of sexual harassment|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/several-people-accuse-tvf-ceo-of-sexual-harassment/articleshow/57640911.cms|date=15 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=

An IIT Grad, A Viral Video Start-Up, Sex Harassment Allegations: 10 Facts|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-anon-women-vs-arunabh-kumar-10-point-guide-to-the-tvf-controversy-1669728|date=15 March 2017}}</ref>

FIR filed against Kumar on 17 March 2017 on the basis of a 3rd party complaint made by a Mumbai-based lawyer.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} On March 29, 2017, he was booked for molestation after a woman filed a police complaint in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/tvf-molestation-case-anurabh-kumar-lawyer-rizwan-siddiquee-case-to-shut-police-failed-to-investigate-4591565/ | title=TVF molestation row: Founder-CEO Anurabh Kumar booked after a victim registers case in Mumbai | work=[[Indian Express]] | date=29 March 2017 | accessdate=30 March 2017}}</ref> Following this, a second FIR was filed against him while his whereabouts were unknown. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tvf-ceo-booked-again-second-case-of-sexual-harassment-registered-in-mumbai/story-kqgCoomaHm9E0bMvlSidLJ.html | title=Second FIR lodged against TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar on charges of sexual harassment | work=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=30 March 2017 | accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>  

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