Karan Grover
Encyclopedia
Karan V Grover is an India
n actor
, who is best known for his portrayal of Arjun Goenka in Saarrthi
that aired on STAR Plus
.
he was training
as a chemical engineer
, but he didn't want to become an chemical engineer he decided he wanted to do something else. He has worked with Omang Kumar's Event management company for a year. He was also a participant in Mr. India 2004, he was selected amongst the top five finalists and it was after that show Karan found his first job as a VJ with Zee Music, he realised that not only he wanted 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 of making his attempts towards acting, and that's when he started auditioning and landed up with his acting debut with Neela Telefilms
–produced TV serial Saarrthi
on STAR Plus
, in which he got his first break portraying the protagonist Arjun Goenka.
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 that nobody expected. Later in an Interview Karan Grover claimed that the producers were not planning to remove him from Saarrthi but 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 was working in the serial since its beginning, Karan requested Saarrthi's producer
to make him quit from the serial who 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 character
in real life. However, the serial could not earn much success as Saarrthi did and ended in less than a year.
Karan's next work was in Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki
on Sahara One
. He is currently working for the Rajshri Productions
show Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli
opposite Suhasi Dhami
. The serial is being 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 that he is happiest best 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 reveals.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, who is best known for his portrayal of Arjun Goenka in Saarrthi
Saarrthi
Saarrthi is a Hindi television drama broadcast on STAR Plus and produced by Neela Telefilms. It aired from November 9, 2004 to February 15, 2008 and contained 679 episodes. It aired every Monday–Thursday at 2:30 pm IST on STAR Plus channel and eventually started airing every...
that aired on STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
.
Career
Before Karan V Grover got into actingActing
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
he was training
Training
The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
as a chemical engineer
Chemical engineer
In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is the profession in which one works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products, and deals with the design and operation of plants and equipment to perform such work...
, but he didn't want to become an chemical engineer he decided he wanted to do something else. He has worked with Omang Kumar's Event management company for a year. He was also a participant in Mr. India 2004, he was selected amongst the top five finalists and it was after that show Karan found his first job as a VJ with Zee Music, he realised that not only he wanted 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 of making his attempts towards acting, and that's when he started auditioning and landed up with his acting debut with Neela Telefilms
Neela Telefilms
Neela Telefilms, is a fast growing production house based in Mumbai. It produces fiction shows for various channels with the aim of providing wholesome entertainment to the audiences. It has risen in eminence over the years and carwed a niche for itself in the entertainment industry.Neela telefilms...
–produced TV serial Saarrthi
Saarrthi
Saarrthi is a Hindi television drama broadcast on STAR Plus and produced by Neela Telefilms. It aired from November 9, 2004 to February 15, 2008 and contained 679 episodes. It aired every Monday–Thursday at 2:30 pm IST on STAR Plus channel and eventually started airing every...
on STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
, in which he got his first break portraying the protagonist Arjun Goenka.
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 that nobody expected. Later in an Interview Karan Grover claimed that the producers were not planning to remove him from Saarrthi but he did not get much time for Saarrthi because of his new show on STAR Plus, Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni
Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni
Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni is a Hindi language Indian soap opera that aired on STAR Plus. It was first aired at 9:00PM IST. But later it was moved to the 8:00PM IST time slot...
, and since he was working in the serial since its beginning, Karan requested Saarrthi's producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
to make him quit from the serial who 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
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
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 character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in real life. However, the serial could not earn much success as Saarrthi did and ended in less than a year.
Karan's next work was in Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki
Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki
Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki is a Hindi language Indian television series that airs on Sahara One channel. The series premiered on May 30, 2005, and airs every Monday to Friday at 9pm IST. The show completes 1000 episodes as of June 17, 2009. Also it is India's sixth longest running serial.-Plot:The...
on Sahara One
Sahara One
Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in Mumbai. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar, a company formed by Subrato Roy Sahara who is a managing worker and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar....
. He is currently working for the Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hindi film production company. Rajshri partially works as a film distributor also. On 15 August 1947, Tarachand Barjatya established Rajshri Pictures Ltd., the film distribution division of Rajshri....
show Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli
Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli
Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli is an Indian television series based on the story of the rich Thakur family of Ujjain who reside in a very extravagant citadel known as '"Swarn Bhavan." This serial is produced by Rajshri Productions...
opposite Suhasi Dhami
Suhasi Goradia Dhami
Suhasi Goradia Dhami is an Indian film and television actress and South Indian model who appeared in Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli and Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein.- Personal life :Suhasi's mother is a well known theatre artist...
. The serial is being aired on Zee TV
Zee TV
Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...
. Karan won his first award, the Zee Rishtey Awards
Zee Rishtey Awards
Zee Rishtey Awards is a show in which Zee TV channel awards to shows broadcast on its station in the previous year.-History:Zee Rishtey Awards was first awarded in February 2010, and were later awarded again in December 2010. Zee TV intends to give the awards annually.-Impact:The first show in...
in Favourite Beta Category for Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli in December 2010.
Karan that he is happiest best 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 reveals.
Television shows
| Year: | Serial: | Role: | Channel: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2007 | Saarrthi Saarrthi Saarrthi is a Hindi television drama broadcast on STAR Plus and produced by Neela Telefilms. It aired from November 9, 2004 to February 15, 2008 and contained 679 episodes. It aired every Monday–Thursday at 2:30 pm IST on STAR Plus channel and eventually started airing every... |
Arjun Goenka | STAR Plus STAR Plus STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels... |
| 2005–2011 | Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki is a Hindi language Indian television series that airs on Sahara One channel. The series premiered on May 30, 2005, and airs every Monday to Friday at 9pm IST. The show completes 1000 episodes as of June 17, 2009. Also it is India's sixth longest running serial.-Plot:The... |
Rishab Rathod | Sahara One Sahara One Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in Mumbai. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar, a company formed by Subrato Roy Sahara who is a managing worker and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar.... |
| 2007–2008 | Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni is a Hindi language Indian soap opera that aired on STAR Plus. It was first aired at 9:00PM IST. But later it was moved to the 8:00PM IST time slot... |
Raj Malik | STAR Plus |
| 2009–present | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli is an Indian television series based on the story of the rich Thakur family of Ujjain who reside in a very extravagant citadel known as '"Swarn Bhavan." This serial is produced by Rajshri Productions... |
Karan Prasad / Ranchod Tiwary / Siddharth Kumar | Zee TV Zee TV Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,... |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Drama Serial | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | STAR Parivaar Awards Star Parivaar Awards STAR Parivaar Awards is a platform on which STAR Plus channel awards the best members of its family for entertaining its audiences and it takes place on a larger & grander scale every year following its launch.M.Haris-History:... |
Favourite Yogya Damad (Bachelor Bachelor A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children... ) |
Saarrthi Saarrthi Saarrthi is a Hindi television drama broadcast on STAR Plus and produced by Neela Telefilms. It aired from November 9, 2004 to February 15, 2008 and contained 679 episodes. It aired every Monday–Thursday at 2:30 pm IST on STAR Plus channel and eventually started airing every... |
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| 2011 | Zee Rishtey Awards Zee Rishtey Awards Zee Rishtey Awards is a show in which Zee TV channel awards to shows broadcast on its station in the previous year.-History:Zee Rishtey Awards was first awarded in February 2010, and were later awarded again in December 2010. Zee TV intends to give the awards annually.-Impact:The first show in... |
Favourite Beta | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli is an Indian television series based on the story of the rich Thakur family of Ujjain who reside in a very extravagant citadel known as '"Swarn Bhavan." This serial is produced by Rajshri Productions... |
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