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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Karan B Oberoi<br />
| image = Karan Oberoi Photoshoot.jpg<br />
| alt = Karan B Oberoi (television actor and singer)<br />
| caption = Karan B Oberoi in 2011<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --><br />
| death_place = <br />
| other_names = Karan B Oberoi<br />
| occupation = Singer, actor, producer, published author<br />
| years_active = Active since 1995<br />
| known_for = [[A Band of Boys]], "Meri neend"<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.karanoberoi.in}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Karan B Oberoi'''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVY5NNvOd1o |title=Actor Karan Oberoi Adds An Extra 'B' In His Name After Numerologist' Suggestion |date=2019-06-20 |last=Saas Bahu aur Saazish |access-date=2025-04-12 |via=YouTube}}</ref> is an Indian television actor and singer.<ref name=hin/> He is mainly known as a singer with an Indi-pop boy band, [[A Band of Boys]]. He has done supporting character roles in television serials such as ''[[Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin]]'', [[Swabhimaan]], [[Dishayen]]<ref>{{cite news |title='I'm not comfortable expressing love publicly'<br />
|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_im-not-comfortable-expressing-love-publicly_1094251 |newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=2 May 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karan hasn't met Mona for four months |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-23/tv/27973695_1_script-mona-singh-karan-oberoi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922083231/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-23/tv/27973695_1_script-mona-singh-karan-oberoi |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=23 August 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hear and there! |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=105204 |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date=30 October 2004 |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204019/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=105204 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and had a bit part in [[Inside Edge (TV series)]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Karan B Oberoi first started acting through the TV serial, ''[[Swabhimaan]]'' an afternoon soap opera aired in 1995, directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]], followed by ''[[Saaya (Indian TV series)|Saaya]]'' in 1998.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}<br />
He also played the role of Rajive in ''[[Dishayen]]''.<br />
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He is a member of [[A Band of Boys]], which was formed in 2001, after auditions which had 1200 entries, judged by [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]], Vinod Nair and Manu Kumaaran. The band made their debut with album ''Yeh Bhi Woh Bhi'' featuring the number ''Meri neend''.<ref name=hin>{{cite news |title=Make way for the boys |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600700300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030703214445/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600700300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2003 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 September 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boys bond with music |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/02/stories/2003010201090300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704215144/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/02/stories/2003010201090300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2003 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date=2 January 2003 }}</ref> The band did a movie titled ''Kiss Kisko'' in 2004.<br />
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Oberoi played the role of Raghav in ''[[Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin]]''. He was also in serials such as Zindagi Badal Sakta Hai Hadsaa in which he played the role of Inspector Abhimanyu Singh/Abhi. He was also the anchor and host of Antakhshari in [[zee tv]].<br />
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In 2024, he released his first extended play ''A Band of Boys: Reignite'' in collaboration with his boy band member A Band of Boys, [[Meghdeep Bose]] and Pinky Ponnawala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/music/story/band-of-boys-the-og-indie-boy-group-is-back-with-gori-again-karan-oberoi-siddharth-haldipur-sherrin-varghese-chintoo-bhosle-sudhanshu-pandey-2587368-2024-08-24|title=Band of Boys: The OG Indie boy group is back with "Gori Again"|date=2024-08-24|access-date=2024-12-08}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
He was in a brief relationship with TV actress [[Mona Singh]], after they met in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 April 2009 |title=Mona Singh and Karan split! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-06/tv/28005004_1_divya-dutta-reality-mona-singh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922083325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-06/tv/28005004_1_divya-dutta-reality-mona-singh |archive-date=22 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2006-10-28 |title=Mona darling |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2006/oct/145635.htm |newspaper=[[MiD DAY]]}}</ref><br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
He was arrested on May 5, 2019, following a sexual harassment complaint filed by his former girlfriend. The matter remains sub judice, with proceedings still ongoing in court.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-04-11 |title=Karan Oberoi rape case: Mumbai court upholds legal proceedings against Pooja Bedi and other celebrities |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/karan-oberoi-rape-case-mumbai-court-upholds-legal-proceedings-against-pooja-bedi-and-other-celebrities/articleshow/120088470.cms |access-date=2025-04-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
===Film(s)===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Year !! Film(s) !! Role !! Notes <br />
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|2004 || ''Kiss Kiss Ko'' || || Band Of Boys<br />
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|}<br />
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===TV shows===<br />
* ''[[Swabhimaan]]'' (1995) as Bobby<br />
* ''[[Aahat (Indian TV series)|Aahat]]'' (1996-1997) as Inspector (ep 48-49), Insp. Arjun (ep 110-111)<br />
* ''[[Saaya (Indian TV series)|Saaya]]'' (1998) as Karan<br />
* ''[[Milan (Indian TV series)|Milan]]'' (2000)<br />
* ''[[Dishayen]]'' (2001–2003) as Rajiv<br />
* ''[[Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin]]'' (2005–2006) as Raghav Oberoi<br />
* ''[[Titan Antakshari]]'' (Host)<br />
* ''[[The Great Indian Comedy Show ]]'' (2004) as (Host)<br />
* ''[[Zindagi Badal Sakta Hai Hadsaa]]'' (2008) as Inspector Abhimanyu Singh<br />
* ''[[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge]]'' (2017-2021)<br />
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==Discography==<br />
===Albums===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Year !! Album !! Notes<br />
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| 2002 || ''Yeh Bhi Woh Bhi'' || Debut album<br />
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| 2005 || ''Gaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' ||<br />
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| 2024 || ''A Band of Boys: Reignate'' ||<br />
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|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{youTube|QaffFbweZXI|Karan Oberoi speak russian}}<br />
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