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<ref name="'I am just like Dr. Armaan'">[http://getahead.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/17karan.htm 'I am just like Dr. Armaan']. ''[[rediff.com]]'', 17 July 2008.</ref> After completing his degree Karan moved to Muscat in Oman where his family was located and started working at the Sheraton Hotel as a marketing executive for about a year.<ref name="'I am just like Dr. Armaan'"/> He later returned to India to pursue his acting career and participated in the Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt contest in 2004. |
<ref name="'I am just like Dr. Armaan'">[http://getahead.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/17karan.htm 'I am just like Dr. Armaan']. ''[[rediff.com]]'', 17 July 2008.</ref> After completing his degree Karan moved to Muscat in Oman where his family was located and started working at the Sheraton Hotel as a marketing executive for about a year.<ref name="'I am just like Dr. Armaan'"/> He later returned to India to pursue his acting career and participated in the Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt contest in 2004. |
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He started his acting career with ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'' for [[Balaji Telefilms]] on [[MTV India]] after being selected from a nation wide talent hunt. Karan is from a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] family hailing from Ambala, Haryana. |
He started his acting career with ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'' for [[Balaji Telefilms]] on [[MTV India]] after being selected from a nation wide talent hunt. Karan is from a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Sikh]] family hailing from Ambala, Haryana. |
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Currently Karan's parents stay in Delhi. Karan currently lives in Mumbai. Earlier, from 2004 to mid 2006, he dated Indian television actress [[Barkha Bisht]], his co-star from ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi''. They were even engaged but broke up in mid 2006. In April 2007, he started dating television actress [[Shraddha Nigam]]. On 2 December 2008 the couple got married in a private ceremony in [[Goa]] at a [[Gurudwara]].<ref>[http://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k8/dec/5dec/news_highlight.php Shraddha weds Karan Singh Grover], ''[[tellychakkar.com]]'', 4 November 2009.</ref> Near the end of 2009 due to some personal relationship problems both of them mutually decided to part ways.<ref>[http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/December/News_20091223_112 Karan Singh Grover will not talk to press on personal life],''[[Indya.com]]'', 23 December 2009.</ref> Jaskaran Singh, who plays Uday in ''[[Miley Jab Hum Tum]]'', is Karan's real-life cousin brother. |
Currently Karan's parents stay in Delhi. Karan currently lives in Mumbai. Earlier, from 2004 to mid 2006, he dated Indian television actress [[Barkha Bisht]], his co-star from ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi''. They were even engaged but broke up in mid 2006. In April 2007, he started dating television actress [[Shraddha Nigam]]. On 2 December 2008 the couple got married in a private ceremony in [[Goa]] at a [[Gurudwara]].<ref>[http://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k8/dec/5dec/news_highlight.php Shraddha weds Karan Singh Grover], ''[[tellychakkar.com]]'', 4 November 2009.</ref> Near the end of 2009 due to some personal relationship problems both of them mutually decided to part ways.<ref>[http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/December/News_20091223_112 Karan Singh Grover will not talk to press on personal life],''[[Indya.com]]'', 23 December 2009.</ref> Jaskaran Singh, who plays Uday in ''[[Miley Jab Hum Tum]]'', is Karan's real-life cousin brother.Karan is a fitness freak and spends hours at the gym regularly. He loves tattoos and he has seven of them. |
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== Television career == |
== Television career == |
Revision as of 09:28, 13 April 2010
Karan Singh Grover | |
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File:Karan+singh+grover.jpg | |
Other names | Karan Grover Dr. Armaan Malik Karan Singh Grover KSG |
Occupation(s) | Model, Actor, Anchor |
Years active | 2004 - present |
Karan Singh Grover (born 23 February 1982) is a popular Indian television actor and model. He began his television career in Ekta Kapoor's Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi on MTV India. He is most recognized for playing the role of Dr. Armaan Mallik in Dill Mill Gaye Season 1 & 2 on STAR One. [1][2]
Personal life
Karan was born in Delhi, India but later his family moved to Saudi Arabia, and he lived there for twelve years. He spent his childhood and schooling days in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He did his schooling in International Indian School of Dammam. He had a band during his college days called Thousand Decibels. In 2000 he moved back to Mumbai and pursued a degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai, Dadar Catering College. [3] After completing his degree Karan moved to Muscat in Oman where his family was located and started working at the Sheraton Hotel as a marketing executive for about a year.[3] He later returned to India to pursue his acting career and participated in the Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt contest in 2004. He started his acting career with Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi for Balaji Telefilms on MTV India after being selected from a nation wide talent hunt. Karan is from a Punjabi Sikh family hailing from Ambala, Haryana. Currently Karan's parents stay in Delhi. Karan currently lives in Mumbai. Earlier, from 2004 to mid 2006, he dated Indian television actress Barkha Bisht, his co-star from Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi. They were even engaged but broke up in mid 2006. In April 2007, he started dating television actress Shraddha Nigam. On 2 December 2008 the couple got married in a private ceremony in Goa at a Gurudwara.[4] Near the end of 2009 due to some personal relationship problems both of them mutually decided to part ways.[5] Jaskaran Singh, who plays Uday in Miley Jab Hum Tum, is Karan's real-life cousin brother.Karan is a fitness freak and spends hours at the gym regularly. He loves tattoos and he has seven of them.
Television career
Before starting his television acting career he 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.' [3] Then through a nationwide talent hunt contest by Balaji Telefilms he, along with five others, got selected to play leads in an MTV show Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi. Then followed Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag finally ending up in Kasautii Zindagii Kay in a negative role. After that, he did Solhah Singaarr on Sahara One and some short stints on C.I.D. and Parrivaar, before doing the role of Dr. Armaan Mallik in Dill Mill Gaye which made him a household name with lots of fan following. He anchored the STAR One reality television show Zara Nachke Dikha. He was the second runner-up in the dance reality show - Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 3. From September-December 2009 he co-hosted the show Idea Rocks India on Colors TV. Currently he has joined Dill Mill Gayye 2nd season as a senior doctor and will also be seen as a participant in Zara Nachke Dikha Season 2 as a participant.
TV shows and appearances
Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Notes | |
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2004 - 2005 | Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi | Arnav Deol | MTV India | Karan's debut serial. One of the lead characters of the show. | |
2005 | Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag | Aman | Star Plus | Fantasy Show. He played main lead Dollie's love interest for a little while. | |
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. But later the story changed 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 Entertainment Television | Only in two episodes. One he played a victim and in the other he played the role of the killer. | |
2007 | Parrivaar | Adhiraj shergill | Zee TV | Brief role only for about a week. | |
2007 - Present | Dill Mill Gaye Season 1&2 | Dr. Armaan Malik | STAR One | Main Lead as Season 1 Intern. Senior Doctor Season 2 | |
2008 | Nach Baliye 3 | Himself | Star Plus | Special dance Performance in one Episode with Shraddha Nigam | |
2008 | Global Indian TV Honors Awards | Himself | 9X | Small dance performance sequence with Shilpa Anand on Rock & Roll Soniye | |
2008 | Zara Nachke Dikha | Host | STAR One | Co-hosted the show with Shweta Gulati | |
2009 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Himself | Sony Entertainment Television | Second runner-up in Season 3 with choreographer Nicole Alvares | |
2009 | Idea Rocks India | Host | Colors TV | Co-hosted the show with Mansi Parekh | |
2010 | Zara Nachke Dikha (season 2) | Himself | Star Plus | Participant as the Mastkalandars |
Advertisements
Year | Advertisement | Notes |
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2009 | Rupa Frontline | Rupa Vests TV advertisement with Rajpal Yadav |
2009 | Indian Gem & Jewelery | Print Ads for Men's jewelery company |
2009 | Kajaria tiles | Kashmiri ad for Kajaria tiles ad with Shraddha Nigam |
Filmography
Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Bhram | as Carleton friend of main lead | Released; Minor Role |
2008 | I am 24 | character role | Completed since 2008, Yet to Release; small comic role |
2009 | But Adi Loves Sanjana | main lead | oh hold; planned with Karan Singh Grover and Hussain Kuwajerwala as the two main leads. |
2010 | Bhaag Johnny | Male lead | oh hold; produced by Vikram Bhatt, and directed by Deepak Tijori. |
Awards
Year | Award | Given By |
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2004 | Most Popular Model Award | Gladrags Manhunt Contest 2004[3] |
2007 | Most Promising Actor | Kalakar Awards Foundation Kolkata |
2007 | Hottest Actor on Indian Television | GR8 Magazine |
Nominations
Year | Award Nomination | Show and Character | Given By |
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2008 | GR8 Face Male Of The Year | Dill Mill Gayye as Doctor Armaan | ITA Awards 2008.(Indian Television Academy Awards) |
2008 | Best Actor Male | Dill Mill Gayye as Doctor Armaan | Indian Telly Awards 2008. |
2008 | Best Anchor | Clinic All Clear Zara Nach Ke Dikha nominated with Shweta Gulati | Indian Telly Awards 2008. |
References
- ^ I get almost 600 calls every day: Karan Times of India, 28 June 2008.
- ^ Know your Karan! - Dude with attitude Times of India, 26 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d 'I am just like Dr. Armaan'. rediff.com, 17 July 2008.
- ^ Shraddha weds Karan Singh Grover, tellychakkar.com, 4 November 2009.
- ^ Karan Singh Grover will not talk to press on personal life,Indya.com, 23 December 2009.
External links
- I’m flirtatious, says Karan, DNA India, 20 December 2007.
- Karan Singh Grover stays away from the cell phone, oneindia.in, 7 May 2008.
- Shraddha weds Karan Singh Grover, tellychakkar.com, 5 December 2008.
- Shraddha, Karan part ways, Times of India, 6 October 2009.
- Karan Singh Grover will not talk to press on personal life,Indya.com, 23 December 2009.
- About His Role in Princess Dollie