KARAN SINGH GROVER

KARAN SINGH GROVER – TV/Film Actor

Karan Singh Grover (born 23 February 1982) was born in in New Delhi, India to a Punjabi Sikh family. He has one younger brother. When he was young his family moved to Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. He did his schooling at International Indian School Dammam. In 2000, he moved to Mumbai, India, and pursued a degree in Hotel Management from IHM Mumbai, Dadar Catering College. After completing his degree he worked as a Marketing Executive in the Sheraton Hotel in Oman. Jas Karan Singh is his cousin brother.

In 2004 he pursued a career in modelling and participated in the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and won the award of the most popular model. In 2013, Grover was featured at number 13 in Asia's top 50 Sexiest Man on the Planet list. He has been featured multiple times in iTimes top 50 most desirable men list. In 2010, he was at number 24, 29 in 2011, 39 in 2012 and was listed at number 18 in 2013.

He began his television career with Balaji Telefilms' Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi on MTV India. In 2007 Grover joined the cast of Dill Mill Gayye, a medical drama. The Times of India reported that Grover became an "instant hit" and a "teenage icon" therefore making the show have the best ratings on the channel STAR One. Whilst shooting for the show he also participated in a few reality shows, he hosted Zara Nachke Dikha, contested and became a finalist in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 3)  and also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi It was reported that Grover would routinely report hours late for the shoot of Dill Mill Gayye and that Cinevistaas Limited were planning to sue him to recover their losses. Grover left the show for a while, but returned to the show after 6 months because of fans' demands. The show ended on 29 October 2010. Later he hosted a Channel V India show called Perfect Couple. He also acted in two shows of Cinevistaas Limited; he featured in Teri Meri Love Stories, and did a cameo in Dil Dosti Dance. 

In the end of 2012 Grover returned to daily soaps with 4 Lions Films' Qubool Hai and won two Best Actor Awards for his portrayal of Asad Ahmed Khan. Grover's work at Qubool Hai ended at the end of 2013. The channel, Zee TV, said that it had fired him because of his unprofessional behavior. He denied the allegations, saying that the channel was trying to defame him, and stated that he left because his contract endedand due to ill health. Fans protested to bring Grover back on to the show. Grover's exit caused a sizeable drop in the viewership figures of the show.

In May 2014 Grover became a producer with 4 Lions Films. Currently he is shooting for the Indian Film "Alone" which co-stars Bipasha Basu, and is directed by Bhushan Patel, it is set to release in January 2015.

Grover married actress Shraddha Nigam on December 2, 2008. The marriage ended in divorce after 10 months, allegedly due to Grover's extramarital affairs. Grover married Jennifer Winget, his co-star from Dill Mill Gayye and Kasautii Zindagii Kay, on April 9, 2012.