Karan Grover
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Karan V Grover | |
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| Born | June 22, 1982 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Chemical Engineer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | None |
| Children | None |
Karan V Grover (Born- June 22nd, 1982) is an Indian actor, who is best known for his work, in the television series Saarrthi (2004-2007), that aired on STAR Plus and Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli (2009-2012) which aired on Zee TV.
Career
Before Karan V Grover got into acting, he was training as a chemical engineer, but he did not want to become a chemical engineer, and he decided he wanted to do something else. He worked with Omang Kumar's event-management company for a year. He was also a participant in Mr. India 2004, where he was selected amongst the top five finalists. After that show, Karan found his first job as a VJ with Zee Music. He realized that not only did he want to be an actor but also loved being a VJ/Anchor. He hosted various shows for Zee Music and interviewed some of the biggest names in the film industry. During this time, Karan felt the need for making his attempts towards acting, and that is when he started auditioning. He then landed his acting debut, with the Neela Telefilms-produced TV serial Saarrthi on STAR Plus, in which he got his first break, portraying the protagonist Arjun Goenka.[1]
Arjun has been his most-popular role to date and made Karan a household name. Saarrthi gave him a lot of popularity until he quit from the serial himself, and according to the storyline, Arjun was shockingly killed in Saarrthi when nobody expected. Later in an interview, Karan Grover claimed that the producers were not planning to remove him from Saarrthi. However, he did not get much time for Saarrthi because of his new show on STAR Plus, Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni, and since he had been working in the serial since its beginning, Karan requested Saarrthi's producer to make him quit from the serial, and he gladly accepted it. So Arjun (according to the storyline) was killed in Saarrthi. After an endearing role in Saarrthi, Karan Grover portrayed Raj Malik in the musical Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni. Karan remarked that he was an ambitious guy who was willing to go that extra mile, sometimes in a positive way and sometimes in a negative one, to reach his goals. It is the realistic characters that are more difficult to play, than the unrealistic ones. He confessed having a close resemblance to this fictional character in real life.[2] However, the serial could not earn as much success as Saarrthi did, and the show ended in less than a year.
Karan's next work was in Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki on Sahara One. Recently, he worked for the Rajshri Productions show Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli, opposite Suhasi Dhami, which aired on Zee TV. Karan won his first award, the Zee Rishtey Awards in Favourite Beta Category for Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli in December 2010.
Karan has noted that he is happiest when working, even if it means long gruelling hours of shooting, "I can work for 25 hours a day and yet be raring to go for another bout of shooting without any complaints; I love talking about my work; I'd never be comfortable talking about my new cell phone or a trip to Bali," he revealed.
Television shows
| Year: | Serial: | Role: | Channel: |
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| 2004–2007 | Saarrthi | Arjun Goenka | STAR Plus |
| 2005–2011 | Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki | Rishab Rathod | Sahara One |
| 2007–2008 | Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni | Raj Malik | STAR Plus |
| 2009–2012 | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Karan Prasad / Ranchod Tiwary / Siddharth Kumar | Zee TV |
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Serial | Result: |
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| 2005 | STAR Parivaar Awards | Favourite Yogya Damad (Bachelor) | Saarrthi | Nominated |
| 2010 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Favourite Beta | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Won |
| 2010 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Favourite Popular Face (Male) | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Nominated |
| 2011 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Favourite Beta) | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Nominated |
| 2011 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Favourite Popular Face (Male) | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Won |
References
- ^ "Karan keen to make travel show". Zee Entertainment Enterprises. June 20, 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Karan Grover becomes fitness freak". Indiatimes. Mar 31, 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.