Siddhant Karnick

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Siddhant Karnick
Born (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 40)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2004-present
Spouse(s)
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m. 2016; div. 2020)

Siddhant Karnick (born 15 March 1983)[1] is an Indian film and television actor.[2][3][4] He is best known for his roles in several television shows. He made his television debut playing Arjun Khanna in romantic teen drama show Remix (2004-2006) but gained popularity and became a household name with his portrayal of Rana Indravadhan Singh Deo in the award-winning television show Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani (2015-2016).[lower-alpha 1]

Karnick's other notable television shows include Mahi Way (2010), Rishta.com (2010), Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani (2010-2011), Kismat (2011), Aasman Se Aage (2012) and Mere Sai (2018).[6][7] He also appeared in episodic roles in various shows such as Yeh Hai Aashiqui (2013), Savdhaan India (2013), MTV Big F (2017), Kaal Bhairav Rahasya (2018).[8][9][10]

Apart from television shows he has appeared in few films such as Fast Forward (2009), Yeh Mera India (2009), Blue Oranges (2009), Lafangey Parindey (2010) and Listen Amaya (2013).[11][12] In 2020, he appeared in the film Thappad, in the role of Viraj Sabharwal, which was co-produced and directed by Anubhav Sinha.

Personal life[edit]

Karnick was born on March 15, 1983, in Mumbai to Kiran Karnick.[13][14] In August 2016, he married fellow actress Megha Gupta.[15][16][17] However, the reports of trouble in their marriage first surfaced in 2019.[18] Later, the couple decided to live separately and soon declared their separation. And then the divorce was finalised in March 2020.[19][20][21]

Youtube as a hobby[edit]

Karnick is a Motorcycle Monk, who parts and shares experiences through his vlogs.[22] He loves to share his riding journeys with people and to maintain the same he even started his YouTube channel - Siddhant Karnick. He believes in exploring and learning while travelling.[23] He is also a passionate photographer and loves to edit and conceptualize most of his content by himself.

Career[edit]

Television[edit]

He made his screen debut with the show Remix (2004-2006) in the role of Arjun Khanna, which was produced by Goldie Behl and Shrishti Behl Arya. Then he went onto star in many television shows like Jhoome Jiiya Re (2008), Mahi Way (2010), Rishta.com (2010).[24][25][26] In 2011, he appeared in teen drama show Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani (2010-2011) as Siddharth Raichand, his performance was praised in the show. After wrapping up Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, he was mostly seen in recurring or in episodic roles like Kismat (2011), Aasman Se Aage (2012), Yeh Hai Aashiqui (2013), Savdhaan India (2013), Gustakh Dil (2014).[27] Then in 2015, Karnick returned as lead in period drama show Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani, along with Drashti Dhami and Surekha Sikri.[28][29][30] The Show was produced by Sujoy Wadhwa. He received praises from the audience and became as a household name. And after Karnick's exit from the show in 2016, he was seen again in episodic roles in MTV Big F (2017), Mere Sai (2018) and in Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 (2018).[31][32]

Films[edit]

Despite active in the Indian television industry, he was appearing in some short films and in small roles in bollywood films. He has done short films like The Mole (2008), The Au Revoir (2011) and Project 11 (2011). The Au Revoir was a French short film based in Mumbai, directed by Jean Louis Carrasco. He made his film debut with Fast Forward in 2009. Then he appeared in Yeh Mera India (2009), Blue Oranges (2009), Lafangey Parindey (2009) and Listen Amaya (2013).[33][34][35]

Then in 2020, Karnick appeared in critically and commercially acclaimed film Thappad, starring Taapsee Pannu in lead. It was directed by Anubhav Sinha.[36]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Show Year Role Notes Ref(s)
Remix 2004-06 Arjun Khanna Debut show [37]
Jhoome Jiiya Re 2008 Gaurav [38][39]
Mahi Way 2010 Ishaan Singh Ahluwalia
Rishta.com Gaurav Kapoor [40]
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani 2010-11 Siddharth Mehra/Raichand [41]
Kismat 2011 Madhav Merchant [42]
Aasman Se Aage 2012 Akshat Verma [43][44][45]
Yeh Hai Aashiqui 2013 Karan
Savdhaan India Captain Karan
Gustakh Dil 2014 Sagar Khurana [46]
Savdhaan India Samar
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani 2015-2016 Rana Indravadhan Singh Deo (Ranaji) [47]
MTV Big F 2017 Sameer Sen
Mere Sai 2018 Ganpat Rao [48][49]
Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 Yuvraj Yashvardhan Singh Cameo [50][51]
Potluck 2021 Aalim Sony LIV series [52]
Human 2022 Ravish Disney+ Hotstar series [53]
Modern Love: Mumbai Vikram Amazon Prime Video series [54]

Films[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Film Year Role Notes Ref(s)
The Mole 2008 The Moustache Short film [55]
Fast Forward 2009 Vicky
Yeh Mera India Jatin
Blue Oranges Aditya Mehra [56]
Lafangey Parindey 2010 TV show's anchor
The Au Revoir 2011 Short film [57]
Project 11 Pinatubo gamer Short film [58]
Listen Amaya 2013 Raghav [59][60]
Thappad 2020 Viraaj Sabharwal [61]
Und Morgen Seid Ihr Tot 2021 Nazarjan Swiss film [62]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Rana Indravadhan Singh Deo was based on the real life of Maharaja Man Singh II.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ TNN (17 March 2016). "Siddhant Karnick celebrates his birthday". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick". Filmi Beat.
  3. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick Information". Bollywood Life.
  4. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick on India Forums". India Forums.
  5. ↑ Kavita Awasthi (6 May 2016). "Leaving Ek The Raja Ek Thi Rani was bittersweet feeling says Ranaji aka Siddhant Karnick". Hindustan Times. Mumbai.
  6. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick takes us back to the days of Mahi Way". Tellychakkar.
  7. ↑ "After wrapping up Mere Sai, I might just walk to Shirdi says Siddhant Karnick". IWM Buzz. 8 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick says I relate a lot to my character in Kaal Bhairav". Spotboye. 26 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Info Asian News Service (31 March 2017). "Annie Gill and Siddhant Karnick to star in Big F". Hindustan Times.
  10. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick stint end Star Bharat's Kaal Bhairav Rahasya". IWM Buzz. 23 November 2018.
  11. ↑ IANS (26 October 2018). "Siddhant Karnick on making debut on big screen- I am waiting for the right opportunity". Bollywood Life.
  12. ↑ TNN (Ano Patel). "Pay me loads of money, i'll do anything". Times of India.
  13. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick B'day, pictures, films". Book My Show.
  14. ↑ Urmimala Banerjee (8 May 2016). "Mother's Day special Namish Taneja, Siddhant Karnick, Karan Sharma talks about why they are proud mama's boy". Bollywood Life.
  15. ↑ "When media tried to gate crash Siddhant Karnick and Megha Gupta's engagement". Filmibeat.
  16. ↑ "Megha Gupta loves married life with Siddhant Karnick". Asian Age.
  17. ↑ TNN (19 August 2016). "Siddhant and Megha's first picture after marriage will melt your heart". TOI.
  18. ↑ Entertainment Desk (19 April 2019). "All is not well between Tv Couple Siddhant Know and Megha Gupta". India Today. New Delhi.
  19. ↑ TOI (11 March 2020). "Siddhant Karnick on his divorce: Megha and I went for therapy and tried to do everything to make it work, but in vain". Times of India.
  20. ↑ Neha Maheshwari TNN (11 March 2020). "Siddhant Karnick - Megha and I realised that we were more at peace when we were not together". Times of India.
  21. ↑ Entertainment Desk (12 March 2020). "Megha and I ran out of Patience says Siddhant Karnick". Indian Express.
  22. ↑ Correspondent (30 May 2019). "The journey for me on my motorcycle is my favourite destination says Siddhant Karnick". Free Press Journal.
  23. ↑ India Today web desk (29 July 2019). "Siddhant Karnick trolls Indian tourists in Bhutan, video got viral". India Today.
  24. ↑ Sana Farzeen. "The cast of Mahi Way, where are they now". Indian Express.
  25. ↑ "No second season for 'Mahi Way' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  26. ↑ "Rishta.com". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  27. ↑ "Aasman Se Aage". india.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  28. ↑ Akbhani Siddiqui (26 November 2020). "When Drashti Dhami rescued Siddhant Karnick from a tricky question from the media". Tellychakkar.
  29. ↑ Urmimala Banerjee (16 July 2021). "Surekha Sikri Ji was a cutie and a darling of a lady says her costar Siddhant Karnick". Bollywood Life.
  30. ↑ "Drashti Dhami has been my best co-star ever says Siddhant Karnick". Bollywood Life.
  31. ↑ "Cast of Kaal Bhairav Rahasya in Bhopal". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  32. ↑ "Mere Sai to see a reunion of Siddhant Karnick, Flora Saini and Sneha Wagh". Bollywood Life.
  33. ↑ "'Lafangey Parindey'- a poignant love story (Movie Review)". WorldSnap. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  34. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (29 August 2009). "Y.M.I. - Yeh Mera India". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  35. ↑ Adesara, Hetal (8 September 2009). "Box Office: All eyes on Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa". Business Of Cinema. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  36. ↑ "Thappad film review". Bollywood Hungama.
  37. ↑ TOI (2 November 2019). "On the occasion of 15 years anniversary of Remix, the whole cast reunite to celebrate". Times of India.
  38. ↑ Tellychakkar Team (19 August 2008). "Zee Next reaches its nadir?". Tellychakkar.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
  39. ↑ Tellychakkar Team (9 May 2008). "Jhoome Jiiya Re jumps to Zee TV". Tellychakkar.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.
  40. ↑ "'Rishta.com' was most satisfying, but didn't get TRPs: Shruti Seth". Deccan Herald. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  41. ↑ Pinkvilla Desk (19 March 2020). "Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahaani cast photos then and now, you will surprised by their transformation". Pinkvilla. Mumbai.
  42. ↑ "YRF's TV show similar to Trishul? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  43. ↑ "It's goodbye for Aasman Se Aage". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  44. ↑ "'Aasman Se Aage' to go off air". bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  45. ↑ "Aasmaan Se Aage". desi-tashan.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  46. ↑ "Laajo to find love in Siddhant Karnick-Gustakh Dil". Bollywood Life.
  47. ↑ "Wilkinson back for revenge against Ranaji and Gayatri in Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani". Filmi Beat.
  48. ↑ IANS (17 September 2018). "Siddhant Karnick to play theatre artist in the show Mere Sai". Business Standard.
  49. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick to enter in Mere Sai". IWM Buzz.
  50. ↑ "Bhopal: 'We believe in supernatural world and god'". freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  51. ↑ "Siddhant Karnick shoots his first underwater sequence for Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2". Bollywood Life.
  52. ↑ Mid Day Online Correspondent (12 August 2021). "Potluck- this light hearted family drama looks promising". Mid Day. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  53. ↑ Kotwani, Hiren (14 January 2022). "Human Season 1 Review : A compelling medical thriller packed with some brilliant performances". Times of India.
  54. ↑ "Modern Love Mumbai review: Amazon Prime series makes you fall in love with the city, all over again". Indian Express. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  55. ↑ "The Mole (2008)- Short film". IMDb.
  56. ↑ "Movie cast and crew details - Bollywood Hungama".
  57. ↑ "The Au Revoir- French short film". IMDb.
  58. ↑ "Project 11 (2011), a short film which is directed by 11 directors and shot in 11 cities". IMDb.
  59. ↑ "'Listen Amaya' Review: The film shows how love knows no age". CNN-IBN. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  60. ↑ "Review: Listen Amaya is a film with a heart". Rediff.com Movies. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  61. ↑ Shrividya Rajesh (18 September 2019). "Siddhant Karnick bags Anubhav Sinha's Thappad". IWM Buzz. Mumbai. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  62. ↑ Christina Duss (24 August 2021). "Michael Steiner's taliban drama will open the Zurich Film Festival". 20 min. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)

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