Karan Singh Grover is an indian tv actor and model. He started his television career with Ekta Kapoor's Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi on MTV. He is currently playing the lead role of Dr. Armaan Mallik in the superhit show Dill Mill Gayye on Star One. He has also acted in serials like Kasautii Zindagii Kay on Star Plus and Solhah Singaarr on Sahara One and CID on Sony Entertainment Television.He is listed no.4 among the top 10 bachelors of Tellywoood.
Background
Karan Grover was born in Delhi and he belongs to a Punjabi sikh family. After that Karan singh grover and his family went to Saudi Arabia for six years. He completed his schooling from Dammam, Saudi Arabia. In 2000 he came back to Mumbai and completed his graduation degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai, Dadar Catering College. After that Karan went to Muscat in Oman to help his family and worked at the Sheraton Hotel. Few days later karan was back to India to start his acting career with Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt contest in 2004 and won the award for 'Most Popular Model'.
Education
During his childhood, Karan and his family moved to Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, he studied at International Indian School Dammam.
In 2000, he moved back to Mumbai and pursued a degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai, Dadar Catering College. He was in a band during his college days called the Thousand Decibels. After completing his degree, Karan moved to Muscat, Oman where his family was located and started working at the Sheraton Hotel as a marketing executive for about a year. He later returned to India to pursue a career in modeling and participated in the Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt contest in 2004.
Career
Before starting his television acting career, Karan did many modeling assignments, ramp shows, advertisements and even hosted a radio show. Later, he entered the Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt Contest in 2004 and ended up winning the award for the Most Popular Model. Through a nationwide talent hunt contest he, along with five others, got selected to play leads in an MTV show Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, followed by Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag.
He was also seen in Kasautii Zindagii Kay in a negative role.The show gained him good popularity among fans.He is still remembered for his role in the serial. Subsequently, he acted in Solhah Singaarr on Sahara One, as well as some short stints on C.I.D. (Indian TV series) and Parrivaar. Karan fame furthered through the role of Dr. Armaan Mallik in Dill Mill Gaye, which became widely popular and gained him a massive fan base. Along with Dill Mill Gayye, he anchored the STAR One reality television show Zara Nachke Dikha throughout its first season. He was the second runner-up in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in Season 3. In 2009, he co-hosted the music show Idea Rocks India on Colors TV. In 2010 he participated as a contestant in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3). In 2011 he hosted the traveling reality show Perfect Couple on Channel V. Also made a special guest appearance for about a month of the Channel V series Dil Dosti Dance as professor Karan Mallik. He also starred in a telefilm in the Star Plus telefilm series Teri Meri Love Stories in August 2012. Currently, Karan is working in a new popular showQubool Hai as Asad Ahmed Khan on Zee TV.