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{{short description|Indian actor, model and fashion designer}}
{{distinguish|Karan Veer Mehra}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Karan Mehra
| image = Karan Mehra star parivar awards.jpg
| image_size = 230 px
| caption = Mehra at Star Parivar Awards in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|10|df=yes}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| education =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model|fashion designer}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Nisha Rawal]]|2012|2021|reason=div}}
| children = 1
| website =
| known for = [[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]
}}

'''Karan Mehra''' (born 10 September 1982) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[television actor]], [[Model (profession)|model]] and [[fashion designer]] he is known for his performance as main lead Naitik Singhania in ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'', one of the [[List of longest-running Indian television series|longest-running Indian television serials]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-from-hina-khan-to-sreesanth-heres-the-list-of-highest-paid-celebs/karishma-tanna/photostory/60887247.cms|title=Bigg Boss: From Hina Khan to Sreesanth, here's the list of highest paid celebs|website=Times Of India}}</ref>He is also known for sumit mishra in [[Khatmal E Ishq]] Do phool ek maali One of the highest-paid actors in [[Television in India|Hindi television industry]], he was also a contestant on ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|Bigg Boss 10]]'' (2016–2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/saas-bahu-aur-suspense-karan-patel-to-kapil-sharma-check-out-5-highest-earning-celebs-on-television-503160|title=From Karan Mehra, Karan Patel to Krushna Abhishek and Kapil Sharma, here is the list of highest earning celebrities on television|website=India TV News|date=6 February 2019}}</ref>

==Early life ==
Mehra was born on 10 September 1982 in [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] family.<ref name="Birthday"/><ref name="ZeePunjabi"/> His family moved to [[Delhi]] when he was very young. Mehra studied fashion designing from [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT), Delhi and studied at [[Apeejay School, Noida]].<ref name="Birthday">{{cite web |title=Karan 'Naitik' Mehra turns a year older |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/48883923.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 March 2019 |date=21 January 2016}}</ref> He was the topper in his batch at the University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/i-was-good-at-studies-karan-mehra-1291368093-1|title=I was good at studies: Karan Mehra|date=3 December 2010|website=Jagran Josh|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> After his 12th grade, Mehra worked as a summer trainee at [[Dominos pizza india|Dominos Pizza]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/did-you-know-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hais-karan-mehra-worked-at-a-pizza-shop-before-becoming-an-actor/articleshow/75093143.cms|title=Did you know Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's Karan Mehra worked at a pizza shop before becoming an actor?|date=11 April 2020|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
Mehra came to [[Mumbai]] and started working for directors [[Rajkumar Hirani]] and [[Ram Gopal Verma]] as an assistant in four movies.<ref name="Birthday" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Arora |first1=Naina |title=Romancing in the city,TV actor Karan Mehra gets his DDLJ moment |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/romancing-in-the-city-tv-actor-karan-mehra-gets-his-ddlj-moment/story-MgjIeo4uzqTRS48lBqUy1H.html |access-date=12 August 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He then appeared in the movie'' [[Love Story 2050]]''. After that, he started doing modelling and TV commercials.<ref name="Birthday"/> In 2009, while training in acting classes, he got the role of Naitik Singhania in ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''.<ref name=":0" /> He got a big break from the show, continued it for nearly seven-and-a-half years until June 2016 and quit then owing health issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/karan-mehra-naitik-quits-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-health-issues-13631-2016-06-11|title=The reason behind Karan Mehra's exit from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is just sad|access-date=6 February 2021|work=India Today|date=11 June 2016}}</ref> Along with this, he participated in the dance reality shows ''[[Nach Baliye 5]]'' and ''[[Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati]]'' with his wife [[Nisha Rawal]] in 2012–13.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/karan-mehra-and-nisha-rawal-eliminated-nach-baliye-5|title=Karan Mehra and Nisha Rawal eliminated from Nach Baliye 5|website=Telly Chakkar}}</ref>

In October 2016, Mehra entered the [[Bigg Boss 10|Bigg Boss]] house as a contestant with his co-star [[Rohan Mehra]]. He was evicted in the fifth week as the first celebrity to be evicted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sameeksha |title=Bigg Boss 10: Karan Mehra Gets Evicted From the House |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-10-karan-mehra-gets-evicted-from-the-house-1313599.html |access-date=6 February 2021 |work=News18 |date=20 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

He then did a short stint in ''[[Khatmal E Ishq]]'' as Sumit Mishra.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bigg-boss-10-contestant-karan-mehra-is-making-a-comeback-with-this-tv-show-lifetv/1/896598.html|title=Bigg Boss 10 contestant Karan Mehra is making a comeback with this TV show|date=4 March 2017|work=India Today|access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref>

Mehra's new movie ''Basthi Hai Sasthi'' is about stepping up game and leaning how to cope with reality. He announced it on an interview, and advertised it on TV show ''[[Saath Nibhana Saathiya]]'' in 2016. It was supposed to release in 2017, however release dates have been pushed back to 2018.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

In October 2020, Mehra started shooting for the upcoming Zee Punjabi soap ''Mawaan Thandiyan Chawan'' in [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="ZeePunjabi">{{cite news |title=Jalandhar-boy Karan Mehra, who is shooting for Mawaan Thandiyan Chawan, wants to work in Pollywood |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/jalandhar-boy-karan-mehra-who-is-shooting-for-mawaan-thandiyan-chawan-wants-to-work-in-pollywood-159748 |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=Tribune |date=23 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

In November 2020, he featured in the [[Jubin Nautiyal]] - [[Rochak Kohli]] song "Bewafa Tera Masoom Chehra".<ref>{{cite news |title=Bewafa Tera Masoom Chehra, Featuring Karan Mehra And Ihana Dhillon, Is Out Now |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sponsored-bewafa-tera-masoom-chehra-featuring-karan-mehra-and-ihana-dhillon-is-out-now-2325708 |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=16 November 2020}}</ref> He received STAR Parivaar Award for 'Favourite Pati' (2015, 2011).{{cn|date=October 2021}}

==Personal life==
[[File:Karan Mehra and Nisha Rawal at launch of Nisha Rawal’s sinlge ‘Aye Dil Hai Mushkil’.jpg|thumb|Mehra with Nisha Rawal at launch of the latter’s single "Aye Dil Hai Mushkil"]]
Mehra was married to actress [[Nisha Rawal]]. He saw her on the sets of [[Hastey Hastey]] where he was styling.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/happy-birthday-karan-mehra-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hais-naitik-is-a-doting-father/articleshow/71054955.cms|title=Happy birthday Karan Mehra: Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's Naitik is a doting father|website=Times Of India}}</ref> After dating for six years, they married in 24 November 2012.<ref name=":3" /> Nisha found out that she was pregnant while he was in the Bigg Boss house.<ref name=NDTV>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/television/karan-mehra-announces-wife-nisha-rawals-pregnancy-with-this-adorable-post-1647086|title=Karan Mehra Announces Wife Nisha Rawal's Pregnancy With This Adorable Post|date=10 January 2017|access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> The couple had a son in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karan Mehra blessed with a baby boy, says wife Nisha Rawal and son doing well|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/karan-mehra-and-wife-nisha-rawal-welcome-first-child-see-first-photo-4704833/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|date=15 June 2017}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year !! Name !! Role !! Channel !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 2009–2016 || ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' || Naitik Raj Shekhar Singhania ||rowspan=4|[[StarPlus|Star Plus]] || Opposite [[Hina Khan]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Karan Mehra gets nostalgic on remembering his Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai days, thanks fans - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/karan-mehra-gets-nostalgic-on-remembering-his-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-days-thanks-fans/articleshow/65080227.cms |access-date=6 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=21 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 5|Nach Baliye 5]] '' || rowspan=2|Contestant ||rowspan=2|Along with his wife [[Nisha Rawal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Nach Baliye|Nach Baliye Shriman v/s Shrimati]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan=2|2016 || ''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]'' || Guest || To promote his film
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10)|Bigg Boss 10]]'' || Contestant || [[Colors TV]] || Evicted, Day 34
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.in/television/karan-rohan-mehra-to-participate-in-bigg-boss-10-check-out-the-confirmed-list-of-celebrity-contestants-here-431731|title=Karan, Rohan Mehra to participate in 'Bigg Boss 10'; Check out the CONFIRMED list of celebrity contestants here|date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Khatmal E Ishq]]'' || Sumit Mishra || [[Sony SAB]] ||
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/ye-rishta-kya-kehlata-hais-naitik-aka-karan-mehra-making-a-comeback-on-tv/articleshow/57464067.cms|title=Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's Naitik aka karan mehra making a comeback on tv}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''Kitchen Champion'' || Contestant || [[ Colors TV]] || Along with Nisha
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| ''[[Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna]]'' || Dr. Ashok Sharma ||[[Star Plus]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maheshwri |first1=Neha |title=Karan Mehra: I can't play goody two-shoes all my life - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/karan-mehra-i-cant-play-goody-two-shoes-all-my-life/articleshow/69058762.cms |access-date=24 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=27 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Shubharambh]]''
| Bharat Hasija
| [[Colors TV]]
| Cameo
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trivedi |first1=Pooja |title=Karan Mehra to enter Shubhaarambh: The role is different, hope people like it |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/karan-mehra-to-enter-shubhaarambh-the-role-is-different-hope-people-like-it-1719688-2020-09-08 |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=India Today |date=8 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| [[Mawaan Thandiyan Chawan]]
| Cop
| [[Zee Punjabi]]
| Opposite [[Himanshi Prashar]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="ZeePunjabi"/>
|-
| 2021
| [[Zee Punjabi Antakshari]]
| Contestant
| [[Zee Punjabi]]
| Along with [[Himanshi Prashar]]
|
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#9c8157;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
'''Films'''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008
! scope="row"| ''[[Love Story 2050]]''
| Karan's Friend
|
|-
| 2013
! scope="row"| '' [[Bloody Isshq]] ''
| Doctor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dundoo |first1=Sangeeta Devi |title=Travel to eat |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3265861.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509151426/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3265861.ece |archive-date=9 May 2012|access-date=5 January 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=31 March 2012}}</ref>
|
|-
| 2018
! scope="row"| ''Basthi Hai Sasthi''
| Sasha Chi Chen
|
|}

'''Music videos'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Label
!Ref.
|-
|2020
|''bewaffa tera masoom chehra''
|[[Jubin Nautiyal|jubin nautiyal]]
| rowspan="2" |[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
* {{IMDb name|2335256}}
* {{Instagram|realkaranmehra}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Indian male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]
[[Category:Apeejay School alumni]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]

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