Dhairya Karwa

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Dhairya Karwa
Dhairya Karwa spotted promoting his film Gehraiyaan at Taj Lands End in Bandra (cropped).jpg
Karwa in 2022
Born (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33) [1]
Alma mater Welham Boys’ School Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Dhairya Karwa (born 19 November 1990) [2] is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut with Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), and has since played Ravi Shastri in 83 (2021) and an aspiring writer in Gehraiyaan (2022). [3]

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Early life

Karwa was born on 19 November 1990 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. [1] [4] Karwa studied at Welham Boys’ School in Dehradun, where he was the school team’s Basketball captain and at Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. [5] Karwa played basketball for his college, and represented the Uttarakhand State team. [6] He worked as a data analyst in Gurugram, before becoming a model. He modeled for many brands like Star Movies and Kerala Tourism. [7]

Career

Karwa made his acting debut in 2019 with Uri: The Surgical Strike . [8] [9] He portrayed Captain Sartaj Singh Chandhok. The film was a box office success grossing ₹359.73 crore. [10] [11] The same year, he made his web debut with Made in Heaven portraying Samar Ranawat. [12] [13]

He next appeared in the 2020 short film Amritsar Junction. He portrayed a rioter in the film based on 1947 communal riots during the Partition of India. [14] In 2021, he appeared in Kabir Khan's sports film 83 , where he portrayed cricketer Ravi Shastri. [15] [16] Despite the positive reviews, the film was unsuccessful at the Indian box office, it grossed ₹193.73 crore. [17] Karwan received moderately positive reviews for his performance. [18]

Karwan next portrayed an aspiringr write in Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan , opposite Deepika Padukone. [19] [20] The film premiered on 11 February 2022 on Amazon Prime Video and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Pinkvilla noted, "Dhairya Karwa makes his presence felt enough while sharing screen space with Deepika." [21] While DNA India mentioned, "Karwa makes a solid impression by playing the ignorant partner." [22]

He next appeared alongside Tara Sutaria in Apurva . [23]

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Karwa has appeared in advertisements for Slice [24] and Shoppers Stop. [25]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike Captain Sartaj Singh Chandhok
2020Amritsar JunctionRioterShort film
2021 83 Ravi Shastri [26]
2022 Gehraiyaan Karan Arora [27]
2023 Apurva Siddharth "Sid" [28]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Made in Heaven Samar RanawatEpisode: "A Royal Affair" [2]
2024 Gyaarah Gyaarah (Web Series) TBA [29]

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