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| Karan Singh Grover | |
|---|---|
 Karan Singh Grover | |
| Born | (1982-02-23) February 23, 1982 (age 42) Delhi, India |
| Other names | KSG, Karan Singh, Karan Grover |
| Occupation(s) | Model, Actor, TV Anchor |
| Years active | 2004–Present |
Karan Singh Grover (born on 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 television 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, he studied at International Indian School 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.
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. (Indian TV series) 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 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3). In 2011 he hosted the traveling reality show Perfect Couple on Channel V. 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 Ahmed Khan on Zee TV.
On April 9, 2012 he got married with his friend for 8 years and co-actor from Kasauti Zindagi Kay and Dill Mill Gayye Jennifer Winget.
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 Film and Television 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 | Arjun Kapoor | as Male lead , 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 Parivar Foundation Kolkatta |
| 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 | Favorite Bhai | Won | Zee Rishtey Awards | as Asad Ahmed Khan for Qubool Hai 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 |
Advertisements
| 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.
- The witching hour, 24 January 2011.
External links
- 'Dill Mill Gaye for Karan Singh Grover and Jennifer'
- 'I am just like Dr. Armaan'
- Karan Singh Grover Filmography