Karan Singh Grover is an Indian television actor and model, widely known for his roles in Hindi soap operas. He came to prominence with the medical drama Dill Mill Gayye and later expanded into supernatural and romantic dramas, also making appearances in Hindi cinema.
| Full name | Karan Singh Grover |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 February 1982, New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Active since | 2004 |
| Known for | Dill Mill Gayye, Qubool Hai, Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 |
| Spouse | Bipasha Basu (m. 2016) |
Born in New Delhi, Karan Singh Grover spent part of his early life in Saudi Arabia, where his father was employed. He returned to India for higher studies and pursued hotel management before transitioning into modelling. After working as a model in Mumbai, he moved into television acting in the mid-2000s.
Grover made his television debut in 2004 with Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi on MTV India. He gained wider recognition with Kasautii Zindagii Kay on Star Plus, where he played a supporting role. His breakthrough came with the Star One medical drama Dill Mill Gayye (2007–2010), in which he portrayed Dr Armaan Malik. The role earned him a substantial fan following and several popularity awards on the television circuit.
He later starred in Zee TV's Qubool Hai (2012–2014), playing Asad Ahmed Khan, a role that further established him as a leading man on Indian television. In 2018, he joined the relaunched Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 on Star Plus as Mr Bajaj, a character originally played by Ronit Roy in the earlier series.
Grover made his Hindi film debut with Alone (2015), directed by Bhushan Patel, opposite Bipasha Basu. He went on to appear in Hate Story 3 (2015), produced by T-Series, and 3 Dev (2018).
He has participated in reality and dance-based television formats, including Nach Baliye and Khatron Ke Khiladi, and has featured in numerous music videos.
Grover was previously married to actress Shraddha Nigam in 2008; the marriage ended shortly after. He later married actress Jennifer Winget in 2012, and the two divorced in 2014. In April 2016, he married actress Bipasha Basu, with whom he had co-starred in Alone. The couple's daughter, Devi Basu Singh Grover, was born in November 2022.
Grover is regarded as one of the prominent leading men of Indian television in the late 2000s and 2010s, with a fan base built primarily through long-running daily soaps. His pairing with Jennifer Winget in Dill Mill Gayye and with Surbhi Jyoti in Qubool Hai are often cited among popular on-screen jodis on Hindi general entertainment channels.