PROFILE: Karan Grover of Saarthi

Lucknow, July 31: On TV, he is the most loveable and likeable character. And, popular too. Saarthi produced by Asit Modi for Star Plus is his debut. That's Karan Grover, for you, who plays Arjun in this modern day Mahabharat, a noontime daily. ''Yes, it is doing very well. I am enjoying it completely. I think I am really lucky to get something like this to start off with. More so because most shows are women-oriented, but in this the men are fighting for love life and property. So it's a male-oriented show. And the women are in tandem, they love each other. So to play the protagonist in a show like this is great.'' smiles Grover.

He is a chemical engineer from Bombay Institute of Technology who also did event management when he failed his last year of engineering ''Although I cleared it later,'' he hastily adds, ''then I sent my pictures to Gladrags and got selected among the top 10. Then I was a VJ with Zee Music until I met Neha who's a friend and plays Bhoomika is Saarthi who told me to go and meet Gayatri, the casting head for the serial. I had long hair and a stubble and I went for the role of Yuvraj (the villain). Then Gayatri told me to cut my hair and have a clean shave and return to audition for Arjun. The next thing I knew, I was on,'' Grover recalls.

Karan enjoys playing Arjun, this very nice simple guy who loves and protects his people, who is very sensitive and emotional and very pure at heart. ''It's a wonderful character. I am so happy doing it,'' he says. So Karan is now Arjun for most people who watch the show, regularly. Does that bother the actor? ''No, it doesn't. Not at all. That is what on actor wants, that people know you because of your character. That you should be famous. That people should come up and ask for you autograph. The funny part is people put my name in their phone book as Karan Arjun,'' he smiles.

The best day in his life was when, recently, he went out with his mother and he was surrrounded by fans for pictures and autographs ''It made her so happy and proud,'' he adds.

that's true everybody call him karan arjun😉 i think bhumi and him work together...so they are good friends.....but more than that...counts right..?

thanks for the article....

thanks for the article, can't ever find anything about the actors of saarthi