Karan Singh Grover

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.

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 along with his brother Ishmeet Singh. 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.Karan is a fitness freak and spends hours at the gym regularly. He loves tattoos and he has four 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.