Karan Grover
Karan V Grover (born 22 June 1982)[1] is an Indian television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Arjun in Saarrthi, Shantanu Kant in Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant and Dr. Rohit Sippy in Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum.
Karan Grover | |
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 Karan V Grover in 2008 | |
| Born | 22 June 1982 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Institute of Technology, Mumbai |
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| Years active | 2004—present |
Early lifeEdit
Grover was born and raised in Mumbai. He stays with his parents and younger brother.[2]
Grover did chemical engineering from Institute of Technology, Mumbai and an event management course from National Institute of Event Management. He worked as event manager for a year before receiving an offer to appear on Gladrags.[2][3][4]
CareerEdit
Grover worked with Omung Kumar's event management company for a year before participating in the Gladrags contest in 2004. He was amongst the top five finalists.[2]
For a year and a half, he was a VJ with Zee Music but he was not satisfied and wanted to do something different.[2]
He made his television debut in 2004 as Arjun Goenka in Saarrthi.[2] After which he appeared in several shows, including Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni, Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki, Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli, Hum Aapke Hain In Laws, Teri Meri Love Stories and Lakhon Mein Ek and Punar Vivah.[2] In 2007, he participated in Star Plus's Nach Baliye 3 with Kavita Kaushik.[4][5]
In 2015, Grover made his film debut with Wedding Pullav where he played J. In 2016, he played Shantanu Kant in Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant opposite Ridhima Pandit. He also appeared in Vikram Bhatt's web series Spotlight 2 which aired on Viu.
From 2019 to 2020, Grover portrayed Dr. Rohit Sippy in Star Plus's Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum opposite Dipika Kakar.[6]
FilmographyEdit
FilmsEdit
- 2015: Wedding Pullav as Jay
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Serial | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–2007 | Saarrthi[7] | Arjun Goenka |
| 2006 | Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai | Adi (Episode 7) |
| 2007–2008 | Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni[8] | Raj Malik |
| 2007 | Nach Baliye | Contestant |
| 2007–2009 | Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki[9] | Rishabh Rathod |
| 2008 | Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Chakravyuh | Rajit (Episode 64 & Episode 65) |
| 2009–2012 | Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli[10] | Karan Prasad/Ranchod Tiwari/Siddharth Kumar |
| 2012 | Teri Meri Love Stories[11] | Rohit |
| 2012 | Lakhon Mein Ek[12] | Malhar |
| 2013 | Hum Aapke Hain In Laws[13] | Gulshan Grover |
| 2013 | Punar Vivah - Ek Nayi Umeed[14] | Raj Jakhotia |
| 2014 | Savdhaan India | Jeevan |
| 2015 | Gulmohar Grand[15] | Charlie |
| 2015 | CID | Himself |
| 2016–2017 | Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant | Shantanu Kant/Shaan |
| 2017 | The Drama Company | Himself |
| 2018 | Spotlight | Vicky Verma |
| 2018 | Vodka Shots | Shlok |
| 2018-present | Shitty Ideas Trending | Rishi |
| 2019–2020 | Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum | Dr. Rohit Sippy |
| 2021 | Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey | Arnav Sachdev (Episode 40) |
Awards and nominationsEdit
| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gold Awards | Best Actor (Male) | Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum | Nominated |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum actor Karan V Grover's eco-friendly birthday celebrations". India Today.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Instead of participating, I would like to host reality shows: Karan V Grover". Tellychakkar.com. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Kavita has "forgotten "Karan's face and Karan "doesn't like talking" about Kavita anymore". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "I did Nach Baliye only after a lot of persuasion". The Times of India. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Karan to play a henpecked husband". The Times of India. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Dipika Kakar- Karan V Grover's show to be titled as Kahaan Hum- Kahaan Tum, Producer Sandip Sikcand confirms - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ Khan, Shameem (27 May 2007). "Karan quits Sarrthi". DNA India. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ "Image trap doesn't bother Karan Grover «". Businessofcinema.com. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ IANS (3 July 2018). "Karan V. Grover opens up on mistaken identity (TV Snippets)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Karan V Grover wants to be filmmaker". Metromasti.com. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ Purva Desai, TNN (25 September 2012). "Karan V Grover back on TV as Rohit!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Laakhon Mein Ek". DesiRulez. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Lapataganj makes way for Hum Apke Hai In laws". The Times of India. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "My duty is not to let the viewers down: Karan V Grover". The Times of India. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Gulmohar Grand - Episode 4". Star India. 24 May 2015.