Karan Kundra has nothing unusual about him. He did his schooling in Jalandhar and Rajasthan, has an MBA from the USA and, according to Wikipedia, owns a call centre in Jalandhar. Since January, he has been essaying the role of Arjun Punj on the NDTV Imagine show. With his boy-next-door charm, he has wooed couch potatoes and has built up quite a following in tier-two cities and, of course, Mumbai.
Kundra tells The Statesman, "I have been involved in the family business since I was 16 or 17. Like most youngsters, I'm fascinated by anything new, Facebook is not an exception. I spent hours scrapping friends on social networking websites and was often fascinated by the thought of contacting celebrities. Ekta Kapoor is a name I had been hearing since I was 12 years old. Finally, I decided to get in touch with her. After two or three days, I got a call from her office and a few days down the line I was in her office. After speaking to me for 30 minutes, I was offered a role in the television show. At first, I didn't tell my dad but then I changed my mind. It was a dream come true."