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Karan Singh Grover

Born	(1982-02-23) February 23, 1982 (age 42) Delhi, India
Other names	KSG, Karan Singh
Occupation(s)	Model, Actor, TV Anchor
Years active	2004–Present
Spouse(s)	Shraddha Nigam (2008 - 2009), Jennifer Winget (April 2012-present)
Website	karansinghgrover.org

Karan Singh Grover (February 23, 1982) is an Indian television actor and model. He began his television career with Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi on MTV India. Karan is most recognized for playing the role of Dr. Armaan Mallik in Dill Mill Gayye on Star One. 2012 marked Karan's return to daily soaps as Asad Ahmed Khan, the main lead in Zee TV's show Qubool Hai.

Personal life

Karan Singh Grover was born on February 23, 1982 in Delhi, India to a Punjabi Sikh family hailing from Ambala, Haryana. He has one younger brother Ishmeet Singh. During his childhood, Karan and his family moved to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, where he lived for six years. He studied at International Indian School of Dammam. In 2000, he moved back to Mumbai and pursued a degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai, Dadar Catering College. He was in a band during his college days called the Thousand Decibels. After completing his degree, Karan moved to Muscat, Oman where his family was located and started working at the Sheraton Hotel as a marketing executive for about a year. He later returned to India to pursue a career in modeling and participated in the Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt contest in 2004. He won the award for the Most Popular Model. Karan got married to Shraddha Nigam in 2008, the couple divorced 10 months later. Karan is now married to Jennifer Winget, his friend and co-star from Kasautii Zindagi Kay and Dill Mill Gayye. They tied the knot in a private ceremony on April 9th 2012.

Career

Before starting his television acting career, Karan did many modeling assignments, ramp shows, advertisements and even hosted a radio show. Later, he entered the Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt Contest in 2004 and ended up winning the award for the Most Popular Model. Through a nationwide talent hunt contest he, along with five others, got selected to play leads in an MTV show Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, followed by Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag. He was also seen in Kasautii Zindagii Kay in a negative role. Subsequently, he acted in Solhah Singaarr on Sahara One, as well as some short stints on C.I.D. and Parrivaar. Karan rose to fame through the role of Dr. Armaan Mallik in Dill Mill Gaye, which became widely popular and gained him a massive fan base. Along with Dill Mill Gayye, he anchored the STAR One reality television show Zara Nachke Dikha throughout its first season. He was the second runner-up in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in Season 3.

In 2009, he co-hosted the music show Idea Rocks India on Colors TV. In 2010 he participated as a contestant in Khatron Ke Khiladi in Season 3. In 2011 he hosted the traveling reality show Perfect Couple on channel . Also made a special guest appearance for about a month of the Channel V series Dil Dosti Dance as professor Karan Mallik. He also starred in a telefilm in the Star Plus telefilm series Teri Meri Love Stories in August 2012. Currently Karan is working in a new show Qubool Hai as Asad on Zee TV. Karan's debut Bollywood film Lorie/The Loving Doll is also under post production and will be releasing soon.

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Channel	Notes
2004–2005	Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi	Arnav Deol	MTV India	Karan's debut serial. One of main leads of the show opposite Panchi Bora, Barkha Bisht & Mansi Parekh
2005	Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag	Aman	Star Plus	Fantasy Show. He played main lead Dollie's love interest for a little while opposite Karishma Randeva
2005-2006	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Sharad Gupta	Star Plus	Initially a positive role opposite Jennifer Winget their characters get married and later his role turns negative
2006–2007	Solhah Singaarr	Abhimanyu	Sahara One	Initially, it was the role of the main lead opposite character of Meera played by Akangsha Rawat. But, later the story changed as Meera got married. His character re-entered the show in mid 2007 again for a little while and then exited in August, 2007
2007	C.I.D.	Rahul and Sameer(Sid)	Sony TV	Only in two episodes "Case of the Invisible Killer" as Rahul & "Body in Mid Air" as Sid
2007	Parrivaar	Adhiraj Shergill	Zee TV	Only in the show for about a week as the main lead left it for Dill Mill Gayye and character's face was changed
2007–2010	Dill Mill Gayye Season 1 & 2	Dr. Armaan Mallik	STAR One	Main lead in Season 1 as intern and season 2 as Senior doctor opposite Shilpa Anand, Sukirti Kandpal & Jennifer Winget
2008	Nach Baliye 3	Himself	Star Plus	Special dance Performance in one Episode with Shraddha Nigam
2008	The Global Indian TV Honours	Himself	9X	Special dance Performance with Shilpa Anand
2008	Zara Nachke Dikha Season 1	Host	STAR One	Co-hosted the 1st season of the show with Shweta Gulati
2009	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 3	Himself	Sony TV	Dance reality show Second runner-up in Season 3
2009	Idea Rocks India	Host	Colors TV	Musical reality show Co-hosted the show with Mansi Parekh
2010	Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3	Himself	Colors TV	Contestant in the show in Season 3 in Brazil
2011	Perfect Couple	Host	Channel V	Host of the travelling reality show.
2011	Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt	Himself	Channel V	As Guest Judge for two episodes
2011	Dil Dosti Dance	Professor Karan Mallik	Channel V	Guest role as a student counselor for about a month.
2012	Teri Meri Love Stories	Raghuvir	Star Plus	Third telefilm titled "Ek nano si love story", Main lead opposite Anita Hassanandani.
2012-Present	Qubool Hai	Asad Ahmed Khan	Zee TV	Lead Actor opposite Surbhi Jyoti in a show based on Muslim family.
2012	Zee Rishtey Awards	Himself	Zee TV	special dance performance with Surbhi Jyoti & Rishabh Sinha.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Bhram	Minor role	as Carlton, one of the friends of the main lead.
2012	I am 24	Minor Role	as Aman Singh Completed since 2008, Released August 30th 2012, small comic role.
2012	Lorie/The Loving Doll	Male lead	as Arjun Kapoor, Currently under post production, co-star Diana Hayden and director Pavan Kaul.

Awards & Nominations

Year	Award	Result	Award function	Notes
2004	Most Popular Model Award	Won	Gladrags Manhunt Contest
2007	Most Promising Actor	Won	Kalakar Awards	Kalakar Awards Foundation Kolkatta
2008	Best onscreen Couple	Won		with Shilpa Anand
2008	GR8 Face Male Of The Year	Nominated	Indian Television Academy Awards	ITA Awards(Indian Television Academy Awards) for Dill Mill Gayye as Doctor Armaan.
2008	Best Actor(Male)	Nominated	Indian Telly Awards	for Dill Mill Gayye as Doctor Armaan.
2008	Best Anchor	Nominated	Indian Telly Awards	Zara Nachke Dikha season 1 with Shweta Gulati.
2010	Most Fit Actor(Male)	Won	Zee Gold Awards
2012	Favorite Naya Sadasya	Won	Zee Rishtey Awards	as Asad Ahmed Khan for Qubool Hai
2012	Best Bhai	Won	Zee Rishtey Awards	with Rishabh Sinha

Appearances

Year	Show	Notes
2010	Boroplus Gold Awards	Presenting an Award with Jennifer Winget
2010	Pearl Wave II concert	Presenting an Award to Rashmi Desai
2011	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4	As a guest in one of the episodes supporting Chang.

Year	Advertisement	Notes
2009	Rupa Frontline	Rupa Vests TV advertisement with Rajpal Yadav
2009	Cleartrip.com	Cleartrip.com TV advertisement
2009	Indian Gem & Jewellery	Print Ads for Men's jewellery company
2009	Kajaria tiles	Kajaria tiles ad with Shraddha Nigam
2010	Rupa Frontline	Rupa Vests TV advertisement with Rashmi Desai

References

^ 'I am just like Dr. Armaan'. rediff.com, 17 July 2008.
Karan Singh Grover all set to marry Jennifer Winget today!
The witching hour, 24 January 2011.

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