Thursday, December 6, 2007
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ROLES:
Contemporary look
Says Singh, "I am very excited about Karbon Kopy, as the role is challenging and fun. The show has two guys and one girl; I am a detective and my look is very contemporary. I will be wearing lots of corduroy shirts and denims."
Fantasy element
About Princess Dollie, Karan says the show's fantasy element prompted him to take on the role."My character, Aman, is hired by the bad guy to meet Dollie and seduce her. It is a romantic track opposite Karishma (Randeva). I get a chance to do lots of martial arts and fun action sequences."
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ARMAAN IN DILL MILL GAYYE..!!
Does the name Armaan ring a bell in your ears? Of course yes, because Armaan is a name that has always been associated with name, fame, success and a huge fan following. At first, Apurva Agnihotri achieved enormous success playing the role of Armaan Sir in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi. Now, the new Armaan to rock the television world is Karan 'Dr. Armaan' Grover who has set all hearts thumping with his looks and charming personality in Star one's Dill Mill Gayye.
As bubbly and energetic as his character, Karan Grover talks about his character and much more, read on.
How is it playing Dr. Armaan? "It's been awesome playing Dr. Armaan. I relate a lot to the character I play, so I need not put in much effort. I need to go there, play myself and get back. The best part is that, there is no need for me to act for the role. This is the way I am. The plus is that, I get paid for being myself on the sets.(laughs)"
How is it being a part of a serial, centered on youth? How did you all get on so well? "Yes, all come from different backgrounds, but we connected together so well. We got comfortable with each other in no time. We built up great chemistry and that too very fast. It is a serial for the youth, and about youth. We all understand our roles very well. Moreover, I feel, playing our age, we can relate to our characters better. Our Director Nizar Parvez is also young, so he understands everything so nicely. It's really good to be working under a young director. To me, it does not seem like work. It is a dream role for me, and I am having fun."
Is there any difference between Armaan and Karan? "The only difference between Armaan and Karan is that, Armaan is made to wear lots of clothes, while I wear next to nothing." You have an enormous fan following on our forum. Are you aware of this? "Yes, I am aware of the fan following I have in India-Forums. Actually, my parents who are based at Muscat regularly visit India-Forums, in fact my whole family visits. Whenever they tell me about this fan following, I get thrilled." So why don't you login and directly interact with your fans? "Yes, I will surely do that.", says a jubilant Karan.
How is it working with Mohnish Behl? "I have looked up to his acting as I grew up. It is awesome to work with him, I learn a lot from him. This is one reason why my scenes with him come out so well. It is a great experience, altogether."
Your Salsa dance with Riddhima was appreciated a lot. "Yes, the Salsa was planned by the creatives. The lovely clothes were designed by our producer's wife, who is a designer by profession. We had only half an hour's practice for the Salsa. But it was real fun doing it. I would like to tell you that there is one more dance coming up this week in the show. Since it is Garba season, we are doing a Garba dance; I presume it will be shown sometime this week. We wear complete authentic dresses, please watch this episode, it is going to be entertaining for sure."
With Salsa and Garba happening, why are we not seeing you in any Dance reality show? "Yes, I and my girl friend Shraddha Nigam were actually invited for this season's Nach Baliye. But I am so into Dill Mill Gaye, so I could not take it up." Quickly he adds, "Probably the next time…"
Does it mean wedding bells in the near future? No marriage on cards as of now. We have not even talked to each other about it. (smiles)", says the actor as he signs off.
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LOVE LIFE..
Shraddha Nigam seems to have found love again. This time, it's with actor Karan Singh.
The twosome was spotted together at Hussain and Tina's belated Nach Baliye party on Tuesday night. Considering neither of them has featured in a show together, their close bonding at the party raised several eyebrows.
Telly viewers will recall that Karan played Sharad in Kasautii Zindagii Kay (Star) and Arnav in Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi (MTV).
When asked about the new man in her life, Shraddha says, "Karan is a friend."Tell her the pictures tell an entirely different story, and she says, "Then let the pictures then do the talking.
I did my best to avoid them. I've known Karan for a very brief period. I was introduced to him through common friends."
In the past, Karan had been in a relationship with telly actress Barkha Bisht. The duo met on Balaji's MTV show, Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi.
There were even talks of marriage. But things soured and Bisht is now seeing Indraneil Sengupta, co-star of her Star show, Pyaar Ke Do Naam – Ek Raadha Ek Shyaam.
Shraddha, on the other hand, was in a long-term relationship with actor Ninad Kamat, whom she met while still in college at Mithibai. Later, there was buzz about an affair with then Sony boss Tarun Katiyal too..
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HOBBIES AND LEISURE..
Its not all fun and games
Even though he has no time for sporting activities, Karan used to look forward to a game of basketball a while ago.
Swimming was another regular pass time. " I love sports, but my work schedule only allows me time with my Play Station 2," he jokes. But even that has its advantages. " It helps me unwind and get my mind of worries."
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WORKOUT REGIME..!!
The key to a good exercise, according to Karan, is constant variation in exercise schedule."I believe in focusing my attention on one muscle at a time." The actor enthuses, adding," Concentrating your energy on developing each muscle individually, helps build up muscle mass."
He reserves Mondays for toning his muscles on his back, and Tuesdays for chest and shoulder exercises. He focuses his attention on arm and leg muscles on Wednesdays and Thursdays." After an intense workout, I take a break for a day or two." Says Karan , who says a good night's sleep does wonders for your body.
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HIS HEALTHY BODY NEEDS..
Pointing out that a healthy body needs a healthy diet, Karan says ," I include a lot of proteins in my daily food intake. From shake supplements to cereals and chicken, I make sure I get adequate dose of protein." The actor starts his day with breakfast comprising of cereals, a protein shake and fruit juice.
He usually eats lunch on the sets, but avoids rice. " I like to work out in the night, from about 11 pm to1 am," says Karan, who always ends up eating late dinner.
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BELIEF..
Karan believes that holistic health and fitness should be a bigger priority than bodybuilding. " the first step is to being on healthy, and develop concentration for an alert and fit body," the actor explains, adding, " After that you can work on sculpting your body."
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INTERVIEW..
Karan Grover's Article in ShowtimeKaran Singh is numerology's latest victim."My real name is actually Karan Singh Grover.But I never used Grover earlier.I've made the change for numerological reasons. It comes to a better number."is his explanation
Landing in Dill...is quite a bonus."I went for an audition,a look test and got the role.And the going's great.I play Dr.Armaan Malik.It's fun because I play a character very close to myself,and someone who's my age too.Armaan is naughty and full of life.Also,it's a different show.I'm not saying family dramas are boring,but they are not something I can relate to myself,It's not the usual saas-bahu stuff;it's a youth oriented show about doctors.There is drama,but it's very profession related,not home related.Plus working here,in such a positive environment,helps immensely.There's no bickering,everyone gets along,and there are no insecurities.The story line may be quite cliched at times,but,still,it is shot differently.We dont have cheat shots,nor do we use duplicates.I'm quite involved in the creative side too.I read scripts beforehand,check the screenplay out,and even try and attend the creative meetings.I've never done all this for any othr show in my life,"he reveals.
He had to make a lot of changes for this chow,like dropping out of his previous projects to concentrate solely on this."Before I got Dill...I was doing Solah Singaarr and I even did Parivar on Zee for a weekThen I left both for Dill...Star and Cinevistaas needed an exclusivity contract.I didnt have a choice."
Was he disappointed with the way the show Solah Singaarr eventually turned out for him?"I was disappointed by the change of the story actually.It turned out okay;the show is doing quite well.I liked the whole initial bit,when the story dealt with widow remarriage.That was a touchy subject.But after that something went wrong and more characters were brought in.I preferred the initial story anyday."
Wasn't he supposed to go back to working with Balaji with a very big show?"Yes,that's true.I was playing the lead in Khwaish.To be precise, I was t play Sumeet Sachdev's younger brother.Sumeet's character eventually dies,and I was going to take over after that.That's why I was to shift to Dubai as well.We even shot for it,some of the shaadi sequences here.But the dates didnt work out,and then my passport was taking too long to get renewed.It had expired,and by the time I managed to renew it,it was a little late.Also they needed 25 days in Dubai,which I couldn't give,because that time I was doing Solah Singaarralso.15 days is all I had in hand.Initially,Balaji was okay with it,but then the passpost problem added to the confusion.They got stuck and had to find somebody else."
He's open to any new work that comes along the way."My shecule may be tight,but anything can be worked out.Work is work,and is always welcome!"
He's finally moved on from his painful break up with Barkha Bisht and has found love with Shraddha Nigam.A year ago,Karan had become quite a Devdas. Today he's happy and raring to go."Nobody stays depressed for so long in life generally.I've moved on,both personally and professionally."
He elaborates,"I've only started seeing Shraddha since about 6 months now. We used to keep bumping into each othet because of common friends.We mest properly at an after-party for an awards function.I remember it was the 31st March.Dates are not something I'm forced to remember;I just tend to remember dates,clothes,colours,scenes and dialogues.I even remember my dialogues from Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi.I can't help it.'
He goes on," So yeah,I met her at the party,where we partied for a bit.And then she didn't want to go home and I didnt want to go home either.So we sat at the J.W.Marriott all night,talking.It was the first time I spoke to someone for so long.I spoke to Shraddha from 1 o'clock in the night to 8 o'clock in the morning at the coffee shop.We were talking about anything an d everything in life,any nonsense.That's how it started."
How different is this relationship from the one he had with Barkha?"Very different!I'm also at a place in my life where I'm a little sorted in my head.And she's(Shraddha) been in this industry and in this world much before me.She's a little older than me.And she's very mature and balanced.That's the kind of person I needed actually.We connect at all levels. There are things which she doesnt even have to say and I just know."
He adds,"Sometimes you dont have this kind of relationship with your spouse.Sometimes you might have it with your best friend.With Shraddha,it's like that.The kind of connection I have with my best friends from college,whom I've known for some nine years now,I have with Shraddha in six months.It's very strange actually;nice but strange."
Karan doesnt wish to spoil things by dwelling too much on the future."I'm not thinking about the future and neither is she.We'd rather take it one day at atime.I've decided not to think so much anymore.I'm not thinking;she's not thinking;we're both just doing our respective work and we're happy that way."
But why so many denials initially?"I dont deny anything in life.But she was a little apprehensiveat first.Maybe she was worried because I've always been linked with so many women.Or perhaps she didn't want her parents to know.i really don't know.Women are always a bit antsy in the beginning.So I played along.She didn't want to tell anyone,so I didnt tell a soul." They dont know where to go from here."We really dont know.And my motto in life now is to not think at all.I dont think about tomorow.After all that I've been through in these 25 years of life, I realize that if you're really happy right now,then you'll be happy tomorrow as well.Just concentrate on now;tomorrow doesnt matter.What's the point of planning,when it might not work out?It just gets upsetting."
Now Shraddha is totally comfortable with Karan talking about their relationship."Now,I've interacted a lot with her parents.I keep going to her house for dinner quite often.Her mom and dad are also a little more comfortable with me now.Basically, she's totally cool with the fact that we're together."
Karan's new resolution-
"Whatever you have right now,just give it your 140%,the rest will happen when it has to,".2 of his films,Magna Films' Bhram-An Illusion and Saurabh Shukla's I Think I Am 24,are complete and he's waiting for their release.Life seems complete,atleast for now!
' Sometimes you don't have this kind of a relationship with your spouse. Sometimes you might have it with your best friend. With Shraddha, it's like that.— Karan Singh'
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