Introduction
Karan V Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Arjun in Saarrthi, Shantanu Kant in Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant and Dr. Rohit Sippy in Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum.
Early life
Grover was born and raised in Mumbai. He stays with his parents and younger brother.
Grover did chemical engineering from Institute of Technology, Mumbai and an event management course from National Institute of Event Management. He worked as event manager for a year before receiving an offer to appear on Gladrags.
Career
Grover worked with Omung Kumar's event management company for a year before participating in the Gladrags contest in 2004. He was amongst the top five finalists.
For a year and a half, he was a VJ with Zee Music but he was not satisfied and wanted to do something different.
He made his television debut in 2004 as Arjun Goenka in Saarrthi. After which he appeared in several shows, including Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni, Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki, Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli, Hum Aapke Hain In Laws, Teri Meri Love Stories and Lakhon Mein Ek and Punar Vivah. In 2007, he participated in Star Plus's Nach Baliye 3 with Kavita Kaushik.
In 2015, Grover made his film debut with Wedding Pullav where he played J. In 2016, he played Shantanu Kant in Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant opposite Ridhima Pandit. He also appeared in Vikram Bhatt's web series Spotlight 2 which aired on Viu.
From 2019 to 2020, Grover portrayed Dr. Rohit Sippy in Star Plus's Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum opposite Dipika Kakar.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Zee Rishtey Awards | Popular Face (Male) | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Won |
| 2014 | Kalakar Awards | Best Actor (Male) | Punar Vivah | Won |
| 2019 | Gold Awards | Best Actor (Male) | Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum | Nominated |