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Born | [1] | 11 October 1984
Alma mater | MBA Florida, US |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Karan Kundrra (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi television and films. He made his acting debut with Ekta Kapoor's popular television show Kitani Mohabbat Hai . He then starred in several TV shows like Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2 , Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum , Dil Hi Toh Hai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and hosted reality shows like MTV Roadies , MTV Love School , Dance Deewane Juniors and Temptation Island India . Kundra has also featured in films like Mubarakan , 1921 and Tera Kya Hoga Lovely . In 2021, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 15 and emerged as the 2nd runner-up.
Kundrra made his acting debut in 2009 with the lead role of Arjun Punj in Kitani Mohabbat Hai on NDTV Imagine. In late 2009, he played the lead character of Veeru in Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai on Sony TV. After appearing in an episodic role as a ghost Prince in Aahat on Sony TV, he went on to participate in the dance reality show Zara Nachke Dikha on Star Plus in May 2010. Later, he played the lead role of Arjun Singhania in Kitani Mohabbat Hai on Imagine TV. He was then seen as a host in the first two seasons of Gumrah – End Of Innocence on Channel V. He played the role of Karan Kapoor in Teri Meri Love Stories on Star Plus. Kundrra was next seen in V The Serial on Channel V in 2012. He was also seen as a gangleader in the reality show Roadies on MTV. He also hosted another reality show Love School on MTV for 3 seasons.
In 2017, he was cast as Manpreet Sandhu in Anees Bazmee's film Mubarakan alongside Arjun Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. In 2018, he starred as the lead Ayush Asthana in Vikram Bhatt's horror film 1921 . The same year, he made a comeback to television with Ekta Kapoor's romantic drama Dil Hi Toh Hai, which extended for two more seasons on the OTT platform ALTBalaji and mx player 2019 and 2020.
In 2020 Kundrra appeared in ALT balaji web series It happened in Calcutta where he portrayed the lead character of Ronobir Chatterjee. In April 2021, he played the role of Ranveer Chauhan in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai . [2] In October 2021, Kundrra participated in the popular reality show Bigg Boss 15 and emerged as the second runner-up. In March 2022, he was seen as a jailor on the reality show LockUpp which streamed on ALTBalaji and MX Player. In April 2022, Kundrra hosted the dance reality show Dance Deewane Juniors 1 on Colors TV.
In 2023, he was seen portraying Veer, a shape shifting werewolf, in Colors TV’s series Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal . [3]
Kundrra has been dating actress Tejasswi Prakash since 2021. The two met while working on Ladies vs Gentlemen and started dating in Bigg Boss 15 house. [4] [5]
Kundrra ranked at 84th and 92nd position on the Forbes India list for top 100 celebrities in 2018 and 2019 respectively. [6]
He was the 'Guest of Honour' at Asia’s largest youth conference held in 2013. [7] He was awarded the ‘Outstanding Talent of the Year’ at Filmfare Middle East 2022 held in Dubai. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Language |
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2012 | Pure Punjabi | Prem | Punjabi |
2013 | Horror Story | Neel | Hindi |
Jatt Romantic | Vijay Singh | Punjabi | |
2014 | Mere Yaar Kaminey | Ketan | |
2015 | Control Bhaji Control | Dicky Brar | |
2017 | Mubarakan | Manpreet Sandhu | Hindi |
2018 | 1921 | Ayush Ashthana | |
2020 | Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare | DJ Gurjar Teja | |
2023 | Thank You for Coming | Arjun Malhotra | |
2024 | Tera Kya Hoga Lovely | Gurdeep Dagar | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Kitani Mohabbat Hai | Arjun Punj | ||
2009–2010 | Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai | Veeru | ||
2010 | Zara Nachke Dikha 2 | Contestant | ||
Aahat | Prince | |||
2010–2011 | Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2 | Arjun Singhania | [9] | |
2012 | Teri Meri Love Stories | Karan Kapoor | ||
V The Serial | Himself | |||
Gumrah End Of Innocence | Host | |||
2014 | MTV Fanaah | Vivan | ||
2015–2016 | Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum | Rahul Sabarwaal | [10] | |
2015 | MTV Roadies 12 | Gang Leader | ||
2015–2016 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Host | [11] | |
2016 | MTV Roadies 14 | Gang Leader | Winner | |
2016–2017 | MTV Love School 2 | Host | [12] | |
2017 | MTV Roadies Rising | Gang Leader | ||
2018 | MTV Love School 3 | Host | [13] | |
Dil Hi Toh Hai | Ritwik Noon | Season 1 | ||
2019 | MTV Love School 4 | Host | ||
2021 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Ranveer Chauhan | [14] | |
2021–2022 | Bigg Boss 15 | Contestant | 2nd runner-up | [15] |
2022 | Dance Deewane Juniors | Host | [16] | |
2023 | Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal | Veer Oberoi | [17] | |
2024 | Laughter Chefs - Unlimited Entertainment | Himself | [18] | |
2024 | India's Ultimate Motostar | Host | [19] | |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2013 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 | Himself | |
2014 | MTV Splitsvilla 7 | ||
2015 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | ||
MTV Splitsvilla 8 | [20] | ||
Bigg Boss 9 | [21] | ||
Bad Company | [22] | ||
2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao | ||
2018 | Ace of Space 1 | ||
MTV Troll Police | [23] | ||
2019 | Ace of Space 2 | ||
Nach Baliye 9 | |||
The Greedy Closet | |||
2021 | Candid Yaari by Mahreen Khan | ||
2022 | The Khatra Khatra Show | ||
Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan | [24] | ||
2023 | Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull | [25] | |
Bigg Boss 16 | [26] | ||
Bigg Boss 17 | [27] | ||
2024 | [28] | ||
Playground 3 | |||
Dance Deewane 4 | [29] | ||
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | Do Chaar Din | Rahul Vaidya | [30] |
2020 | Kangna Lede | Aditi Singh Sharma | [31] |
2021 | Jiss Waqt Tera Chehra | Amit Mishra, Tarannum Malik | |
Na Maar | Afsana Khan | [32] | |
Sukoon | Mannat Noor | [33] | |
Pind Baluchi | Shahid Mallya | ||
2022 | Rula Deti Hai | Yasser Desai | [34] |
Kamle | Akasa Singh, Yasser Desai | [35] | |
Bechari | Afsana Khan | [36] | |
Baarish Aayi Hai | Stebin Ben, Shreya Ghoshal | [37] | |
Akhiyaan | Shekhar Khanijo | [38] | |
Inni Si Gal | Stebin Ben | [39] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019–2020 | Dil Hi Toh Hai | Ritwik Noon | Seasons 2 & 3 | |
2020 | It Happened In Calcutta | Ronobir Chatterjee | [40] | |
2021 | Dating Aaj Kal | Host | [41] | |
2022 | Lock Upp | Jailor | [42] [43] | |
2023 | Temptation Island: Pyaar Ki Pariksha | Host | ||
2024 | Love Adhura | Sumit | [44] | |
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