Karan Kundrra (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor. He has starred in several TV shows like Kitani Mohabbat Hai, Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2, Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum, Dil Hi Toh Hai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and hosted the reality shows MTV Roadies, MTV Love School and Dance Deewane Juniors. Kundra has also featured in films like Mubarakan and 1921. He participated in Bigg Boss 15 in 2021, finishing as second runner-up, and as a jailor in Lock Upp in 2022.He hosted Dance Deewane Juniors
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![]() Kundrra in 2018 | |
Born | (1984-10-11) 11 October 1984 (age 38)[1] Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Partner | Tejasswi Prakash[2] |
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 went on to play 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 on, 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 alongside Anusha Dandekar 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.[3] 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.
The actor is currently dating actress Tejasswi Prakash. They two met inside the Bigg Boss 15 house and eventually dating after that.[4][5]
Kundrra ranked at 84th and 92nd position on the Forbes India list for top 100 celebrities in 2018 and 2019 respectively.[6]
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 |
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 | Contestant | Season 2 | |
Aahat | Prince | |||
2010–2011 | Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2 | Arjun Singhania | [7] | |
2012 | Teri Meri Love Stories | Karan Kapoor | ||
V The Serial | Himself | |||
Gumrah End Of Innocence | Host | |||
2014 | MTV Fanaah | Vivan | ||
2014–2015 | Box Cricket League 1 | Contestant | ||
2015–2016 | Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum | Rahul Sabarwaal | [8] | |
2015 | MTV Roadies 12 | Gang Leader | ||
He Ticket | Host | |||
2015–2016 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Season 6 | [9] | |
2016 | MTV Roadies 14 | Gang Leader | Winner | |
2016–2017 | MTV Love School 2 | Host | [10] | |
2017 | MTV Roadies Rising | Gang Leader | ||
2018 | MTV Love School 3 | Host | [11] | |
Dil Hi Toh Hai | Ritwik Noon | |||
2019 | MTV Love School 4 | Host | ||
2021 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Ranveer Chauhan | [12] | |
2021–2022 | Bigg Boss 15 | Contestant | 2nd runner-up | [13] |
2022 | Dance Deewane Juniors (season 1) | Host | [14] | |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2014 | MTV Splitsvilla 7 | Himself | |
2015 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | ||
MTV Splitsvilla 8 | [15] | ||
Bigg Boss 9 | [16] | ||
Bad Company | [17] | ||
2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao | ||
2018 | Ace of Space 1 | ||
MTV Troll Police | [18] | ||
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 |
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
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2016 | Do Chaar Din | Rahul Vaidya | [19] |
2020 | Kangna Lede | Aditi Singh Sharma | [20] |
2021 | Jiss Waqt Tera Chehra | Amit Mishra, Tarannum Malik | |
Na Maar | Afsana Khan | [21] | |
Sukoon | Mannat Noor | [22] | |
Pind Baluchi | Shahid Mallya | ||
2022 | Rula Deti Hai | Yasser Desai | [23] |
Kamle | Akasa Singh, Yasser Desai | [24] | |
Bechari | Afsana Khan | [25] | |
Baarish Aayi Hai | Stebin Ben, Shreya Ghoshal | [26] | |
Akhiyaan | Shekhar Khanijo | [27] | |
Inni Si Gal | Stebin Ben | [28] |
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 | [29] | |
2020/2021 | Ladies vs Gentlemen | Panelist | [30] | |
2021 | Dating Aaj Kal | Host | [31] | |
2022 | Lock Upp | Jailor | [32][33] |
List of Bollywood actors
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