Karan Kundrra Explained

Karan Kundrra
Birth Date:11 October 1984[1]
Birth Place:Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Years Active:2009–present
Alma Mater:MBA Florida, US

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.

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Awards

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]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language
2012 Pure Punjabi Prem Punjabi
2013 Horror Story Neel Hindi
Jatt Romantic Vijay Singh Punjabi
2014 Mere Yaar Kaminey Ketan
2015 Dicky Brar
2017 Mubarakan Manpreet SandhuHindi
2018 1921 Ayush Ashthana
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare DJ Gurjar Teja
2023 Thank You for ComingArjun Malhotra
2024 Tera Kya Hoga Lovely Gurdeep Dagar

Television

Year Title RoleNotesRef.
2009 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 InnocenceHost
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 KiyaHost[11]
2016 MTV Roadies 14 Gang Leader Winner
2016–2017MTV Love School 2 Host [12]
2017MTV Roadies RisingGang Leader
2018 MTV Love School 3Host[13]
Dil Hi Toh HaiRitwik Noon Season 1
2019MTV Love School 4Host
2021Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata HaiRanveer Chauhan [14]
2021–2022Bigg Boss 15Contestant 2nd runner-up [15]
2022Dance Deewane Juniors Host[16]
2023Tere Ishq Mein GhayalVeer Oberoi[17]
2024Laughter Chefs - Unlimited Entertainment Himself[18]
2024India's Ultimate Motostar Host[19]

Special appearances

Year Title RoleRef.
2013Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6Himself
2014MTV Splitsvilla 7
2015 Comedy Nights with Kapil
MTV Splitsvilla 8[20]
Bigg Boss 9[21]
Bad Company [22]
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao
2018Ace of Space 1
MTV Troll Police[23]
2019Ace of Space 2
Nach Baliye 9
The Greedy Closet
2021Candid Yaari by Mahreen Khan
2022The Khatra Khatra Show
[24]
2023Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull[25]
Bigg Boss 16[26]
Bigg Boss 17[27]
2024[28]
Playground 3
Dance Deewane 4[29]

Music videos

!Year!Title!Singer(s)!Ref.
2016Do Chaar Din Rahul Vaidya[30]
2020Kangna LedeAditi Singh Sharma[31]
2021Jiss Waqt Tera ChehraAmit Mishra, Tarannum Malik
Na MaarAfsana Khan[32]
SukoonMannat Noor[33]
Pind BaluchiShahid Mallya
2022Rula Deti HaiYasser Desai[34]
KamleAkasa Singh, Yasser Desai[35]
BechariAfsana Khan[36]
Baarish Aayi HaiStebin Ben, Shreya Ghoshal[37]
AkhiyaanShekhar Khanijo[38]
Inni Si GalStebin Ben[39]

Web shows

Year Title Role NotesRef.
2019–2020Dil Hi Toh HaiRitwik NoonSeasons 2 & 3
2020It Happened In CalcuttaRonobir Chatterjee[40]
2021Dating Aaj KalHost[41]
2022Lock UppJailor[42] [43]
2023Host
2024Love AdhuraSumit[44]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Happy Birthday Karan Kundrra: Reasons why he is truly a youth icon. The Indian Express. 11 October 2017 .
  2. News: Karan Kundrra to enter Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai as Ranveer; his entry to bring a new twist in Kartik and Sirat's lives. The Times of India.
  3. Web site: 2023-01-01 . Ishq Mein Ghayal Promo: 4 Things we liked-disliked about Gashmeer Mahajani, Reem Shaikh, Karan Kundrra's show . 2023-01-02 . PINKVILLA . en . 2 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230102103855/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news/ishq-mein-ghayal-promo-4-things-we-liked-disliked-about-gashmeer-mahajani-reem-shaikh-karan-kundrras-show-1205297 . dead .
  4. Web site: Karan Kundrra: Tejasswi is the best girlfriend in the world hands down. 27 May 2022 . Hindustan Times. May 27, 2022.
  5. Web site: Karan Kundra Calls His Darling Girlfriend As lodi, The Latter's Reaction Is Unmissable. BollywoodShaadis.com. June 16, 2022.
  6. Web site: Karan Kundra - Forbes India Magazine . 2022-05-12 . Forbes India . en.
  7. Web site: Karan Kundra to be Guest of Honour at Asia's largest youth conference . Bollywoodlife . 7 August 2013 . 8 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night 2022: Karan Kundrra-Tejasswi Prakash paint the town red; Shehnaaz Gill casts black magic, Rakhi Sawant attends event with beau Adil Khan Durrani . Peepingmoon . 11 January 2019 . 19 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Karan Kundra returns as a gangster on 'Kitni Mohabbat Hai 2'. indianexpress.com. 2 October 2015. 16 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916232455/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/karan-kundra-returns-as-a-gangster-on-kitni-mohabbat-hai-2/692334/. live.
  10. Web site: Karan Kundra back to daily soaps after four years. 24 September 2015. The Indian Express. 2 October 2015. 26 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926130943/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/karan-kundra-back-to-daily-soaps-after-four-years/. live.
  11. Web site: Karan Kundra to host Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. 1 October 2015. dna. 2 October 2015. 11 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151011042241/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-karan-kundra-to-host-pyaar-tune-kya-kiya-2130368. live.
  12. Web site: Karan Kundra and Anusha Dandekar are turning up the heat with this MTV Love School 2 photoshoot. 22 December 2016. 20 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170220061031/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/karan-kundra-anusha-dandekar-mtv-love-school-pics-lifetv/1/18131.html. live.
  13. Web site: Karan Kundra and Anusha Dandekar to host Love School season 3. . 7 May 2018. 16 March 2019. 9 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509001757/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/karan-kundra-and-anusha-dandekar-will-host-love-school-season-3/articleshow/64062998.cms. live.
  14. Web site: Karan Kundra and Shivangi Joshi's chemistry in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai bewitches fans. News 18. 15 April 2021 .
  15. Web site: 2022-02-02 . Here's what Karan Kundrra did right after getting out of Bigg Boss 15 house . 2022-07-16 . PINKVILLA . en . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716123001/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/heres-what-karan-kundrra-did-right-after-getting-out-bigg-boss-15-house-1012464 . dead .
  16. News: 31 March 2022. Dance Deewane Juniors: Karan Kundrra kickstarts shooting for the much-awaited dance reality show. 9 April 2022. Times of India. en.
  17. Web site: 2023-01-02 . Netizens troll Karan Kundrra's new TV show Ishq Mein Ghayal: 'Pls don't copy Vampire Diaries' . 2023-01-02 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
  18. News: 31 March 2022. https://www.news18.com/entertainment/laughter-chefs-promo-bharti-singh-makes-fun-of-karan-kundrra-and-arjun-bijlanis-cooking-skills-8906592.htmlwork=Times of India. en.
  19. News: 31 March 2022. https://www.news18.com/entertainment/laughter-chefs-promo-bharti-singh-makes-fun-of-karan-kundrra-and-arjun-bijlanis-cooking-skills-8906592.htmlwork=Times of India. en.
  20. Web site: Karan Kundra makes surprise entry in 'Splitsvilla'. . 24 August 2015. 16 March 2019. 16 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916232504/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Karan-Kundra-makes-surprise-entry-in-Splitsvilla/articleshow/48649466.cms. live.
  21. Web site: Bigg Boss 9 Day 21: Karan Kundra And Shaleen Malhotra Grill The Housemates. Aysha. Anam. 29 January 2017. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025634/http://www.newsworldindia.in/entertainment/bigg-boss-9-day-21-karan-kundra-and-shaleen-malhotra-grill-the-housemates/144104/. live.
  22. Web site: Bad Company S01 Ep06 – What To Expect From Karan Kundra!. 12 November 2015. 14 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151114035002/http://www.zingtv.in/news/bad-company-s01-ep06-what-to-expect-from-karan-kundra.html. live.
  23. Web site: 7 February 2018. Karan Kundra Says, 'Trolling Caused Problems Between Him And Girlfriend Anusha Dandekar'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213074642/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/karan-kundra-says-trolling-caused-problems-between-him-and-girlfriend-anusha-dandekar-1809942. 13 February 2019. 16 March 2019.
  24. News: 2022-12-29 . Dharmendra, Karan Kundrra and more to celebrate New Year with Bigg Boss 16 contestants on Weekend ka Vaar. tellychakkar.com .
  25. News: 2023-04-10 . Shiv Thakare, Sumbul Touqeer, Archana Gautam reunite for Entertainment Ki Raat - Housefull; Karan Kundrra and Tejasswi also join in . The Times of India . 2023-04-12 . 0971-8257.
  26. News: 2022-12-29 . Bigg Boss 16 Grand Finale:karan-kundrra,Reem shaikh and Gashmeer mahajani spotted outside bb-house . bollywoodlife.com .
  27. News: 2023-04-10 . Bigg Boss Season 17 : Exclusive! Karan Kundrra and Mouni Roy to grace the "Weekend Ka Vaar" episode to promote his upcoming serial "Temptation Island"t. tellychakkar.com .
  28. News: 2024-01-25 . Bigg Boss 17 Grand Finale: Karan Kundra, Sandip Sikcand, Shalin Bhanot Are All Set To Support Their Favourite Finalist. india.com .
  29. Web site: 2024-05-02 . Karan Kundrra And Arjun Bijlani’s Bromance Steals The Spotlight On Dance Deewane 4. 2024-05-04 . News18 . en.
  30. News: Karan Kundra, Ruhi Singh share a passionate lip-lock in Do Chaar Din song. Times of India. 23 August 2016 .
  31. Web site: Bhasin . Shriya . 2021-09-30 . Bigg Boss 15: All about Karan Kundrra . 2022-07-16 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
  32. Web site: 2021-09-01 . Karan Kundra और Shraddha Arya का नया पंजाबी गाना 'ना मार' हुआ रिलीज, Afsana Khan की आवाज का फिर चला जादू . 2022-07-16 . www.timesnowhindi.com . hi.
  33. News: Karan Kundrra announces upcoming music video - Times of India . 2022-03-03 . The Times of India . 26 February 2022 . en.
  34. Web site: 2022-03-03 . Karan Kundrra-Tejasswi Prakash in 'Rula Deti Hai'; TejRan Song Goes Viral . 2022-03-03 . News18 . en.
  35. Web site: 2022-03-15 . Kamle is a perfect wedding song, fans want to see Karan Kundrra as a 'real dulha' . 2022-03-16 . The Indian Express . en.
  36. Web site: Afsana Khan's impactful & gripping song Bechari featuring Karan Kundrra & Divya Agarwal releases on Times Music . 2022-05-06 . en-US.
  37. Web site: Baarish Aayi Hai song: तेजस्वी प्रकाश और करण कुंद्रा का रोमांटिक 'बारिश आई है' गाना हुआ रिलीज . 2022-07-16 . Zee News . hi.
  38. Web site: Shekhar Khanijo's song 'Akhiyan' featuring Karan Kundrra and Erica Fernandes surpasses 10 million views. 2022-10-08 . Mid Day . 8 October 2022 . en-US.
  39. Web site: Inni Si Gal Poster: Karan Kundrra and Aditi Budhathoki's romantic music video to release on THIS date . 2022-10-14 . Pinkvilla . en-US. 14 October 2022 .
  40. Web site: 2020-03-01 . It Happened In Calcutta actor Karan Kundrra: Ronobir is one of my toughest characters . 2022-05-06 . The Indian Express . en.
  41. Web site: Looking for love, drama and non-stop entertainment? Flipkart Video launches 'Dating Aaj Kal' featuring Karan Kundrra . 2022-05-06 . en-US.
  42. News: Lock Upp: Karan Kundrra enters Kangana Ranaut's show as new jailor to teach inmates 'sharafat' . INDIA TV . 14 March 2022.
  43. Web site: 2022-03-04 . Karan Kundrra is the new jailor for Lock Upp, threatens to get contestants 'back in line' for Kangana Ranaut's reality show . 2022-05-06 . The Indian Express . en.
  44. News: 2023-12-23 . Exclusive: Karan Kundrra and Erica Fernandes to play leads in Tanveer Bookwala's web series for Amazon miniTV. www.iwmbuzz.com/ .

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