Synonymous to Perfection, the name that needs no introduction, I cordially invite you to the 47th Appreciation Thread of
Karan SuperStar
Singh Grover
Karan Singh Grover was born on February 23, 1982 in New Delhi, India to Deepa and Amrit Pal Singh. The small happy family became complete with birth of Karan's younger brother Ishmeet Singh Grover, three years later. Karan and his family moved to Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia soon after. In Saudi, Karan completed his schooling from International India School Dammam. He later returned to India to complete BHM from Dadar Catering College, Mumbai. Upon the completion of his education, KSG kickstarted his career as the Marketing Executive in Sheraton Hotel Oman.
KSG's break through in the Entertainment world came in the year 2004, when he pursued a career in modelling and participated in the Gladrags Manhunt Contest where he won the award for the “Most Popular Model”. From there, started his journey as an Actor. The beginning of his television career started with a very popular youth show on MTV India for Balaji Telefilms' called Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi. He played the character of Arnav Deol, for which he was chosen for after a nationwide talent hunt conducted by the production house. After the successful run of the show, KSG appeared as Aman in Princess Dolly Aur Uska Magic Bag. He also appeared in a special episode of CID as Sid. The same year, KSG was launched by Ekta Kapoor, in a project very close to her heart, Kasautii Zindagii Kii. He essayed the role of Sharad, who was a negative character.
After his successful stint in Kasautii, Karan grabbed the show Dill Mill Gayye fondly remembered as DMG, a medical youth drama, even a decade after its run. DMG is a show which is still loved by people of all ages even after 14 plus years since the show first aired. Dr Armaan Mallik, as KSG is still lovingly referred as, became an "instant hit" and a "teenage icon" due to the massive popularity of show, and the show also became the no.1 show of STAR One. The character of Armaan Mallik and the show had inspired many of fans to take up a career in medicine.
Whilst shooting for DMG, KSG also participated in a few reality shows like, Zara Nach Ke Dikha where he was the host, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 grabbing the 2nd runner's up trophy, Khatron Ke Khiladi, Idea Rocks India, Perfect Couple, and was also seen in several advertisements of many well known brands. KSG left the show for a while, but returned after 6 months due to massive protests and bombarding demands from fans. The journey of Armaan Mallik and DMG ended on 29 October 2010. However, Dr Armaan Mallik lives on in the heart of his fans as the “Dill Ka Doctor”.
After Dill Mill Gayye, KSG did two shows with Cinevistaas. In 2012 KSG made a cameo appearance in Dil Dosti Dance as Prof. Karan Mallik, everyone’s favourite professor and later on in their telefilm Teri Meri Love Stories in which he played the character of Raghu, a single father in the episode named Ek Nano Si Love Story.
On 29 October 2012, the heartthrob returned to daily fiction with 4 Lions Films' dream project Qubool Hai. He essayed the character of an angry young man, Asad Ahmed Khan, a total contrast to Dr Armaan Mallik and won everyone's hearts in a matter of a week. His eyes spoke more than he did but the aura of the man made everyone of all ages fall in love with him once again. The show gained popularity quite early in its run, becoming the number 2 show of Indian Television, and uno 1 for the channel. Every news portal, hailed KSG for the success of the show and credited him for the high television ratings of the show. With this series, Karan was described as one of the highest paid Indian Television Actors. KSG bid the show adieu in December 2014, breaking the hearts of millions of fans, with a promise to keep doing what he does as long as his fans loved him.
In 2015, KSG got his dream break into Bollywood and featured in two films; a horror flick named “Alone” where he played the character of a loving supportive husband Kabir and “Hate Story 3” of the Hate Story franchise, as the villainero Saurav Singhaniya. Alone performed well while Hate Story 3 became a box office success, ranking the most profitable franchise of all time being hailed as an All Time Block Buster and also one of the most profitable movies of the year. News portals and various other media houses like International Business Times reviewed Hate Story 3 and acknowledged KSG for the movie's success. Songs of both the movies still rank in the most watched music videos of the decade.
In 2015 KSG also inaugurated the Jack & Jones store in Lucknow. He also featured on the cover of Men's Health Magazine. In October 2015 KSG hosted a new talk show on ABP News called "Selfie" in which he narrated the story of Bollywood Stars and their struggle. KSG also became the brand ambassador of Rocky S’ signature brand RS by Rocky Star alongside the famous bollywood diva, Bipasha Basu.
In June 2019, KSG made a comeback to television after six years of sabbatical with Ekta Kapoor's Kasautii Zindagii Kay as the most iconic and loved character of ITV, Mr. Rishabh Bajaj. This made KSG the highest paid TV actor once again, charging INR 3 lakhs per day. He won the best Villain Award at Gold Awards the same year. His performance was hailed by fans and critics as he did full justice to the character, keeping viewers enthralled with his onscreen presence and body language.
In August 2019, KSG made his digital debut in Ekta Kapoor's Alt Balaji's web series BOSS: Baap of Special Services, as conman turned police officer, Sudhir Kohli, which is also marked as one of the best and hit shows of ALT. His next project, Dangerous released on August 14, 2020, on MX Player.
KSG is the brand ambassador of designer Rocky S's signature brand RS. He is also the brand ambassador for UM Motorcycles, Timex watches, Forever21, Asus phones, Oppo phones, Sleepwell Mattresses, Muscle Doctor, Sweetdreams Ind Sleepwear and many more international labels and brands. He also holds Masterclass with Stars at cult.live, a fitness program, twice a month. Every year, KSG turns as a showstopper at Lakme Fashion Week.
KSG met his crush and Bollywood's hottest bombshell, Bipasha Basu on the sets of Alone. The sizzling pair, not only set the big screen on fire, but both also decided to take a leap of faith and took their vows around the scared holy fire, on April 30, 2016, after a long courtship. They have been hailed as Bollywood's madly in love power couple since then. Ever since then, both have appeared on various chat shows such as The Kapil Sharma Show, Bhabhi ji Ghar Par Hai, The Drama Company and so on and have endorsed many brands together.
Their next project Aadat has been renamed as Dangerous and released as an MX Exclusive Series on 14th of August 2020 on MX Player which has been receiving tremendous appreciation and love since its release. With already 30 million plus views, Dangerous has been topping charts ever since.
Apart from being the most phenomenal actor, KSG is a fitness enthusiast interested in not only going to the gym but also yoga, calisthenics and movement culture; he is also a gifted singer as well as an artist. In November 2017, Karan launched his music label under the name of Vanar and in January 2020 Karan launched his art series, StarInfinityArt. He plans to have an exhibition in the future to displace his artwork. For now follow him on his Starinfinity Instagram and YouTube pages to see the artist at work.
Karan Singh Grover's charming and endearing personality, handsome looks, charisma, coupled with his immense talent and impeccable craft and the ease with which he owns his characters, has made him the most favourite TV actors of all time. His charismatic benevolent nature along side his endearing smile, sets the room on fire when on ramp or modelling. He is a man of immense talent, who has mastered calligraphy and abstract painting in just a short span of time. Being highly spiritual, he has dedicated most of his tattoos to biblical references, his most favourite deity Shiv ji, and has, Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, inked on his arms. KSG believes and preaches, Only Love is Real, the bestest of all friends, KSG inspires everyone to be their best version, hence being a true inspiration that he is.
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