Karan Kundrra (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi-language television and films. One of the highest-paid television actors in India, he made his acting debut with Ekta Kapoor’s popular television show Kitani Mohabbat Hai (2009).

Kundrra went on to star in several TV shows, including Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2, Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum, Dil Hi Toh Hai, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, and Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal.

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He has also hosted reality shows like MTV Roadies, MTV Love School, Dance Deewane Juniors & Temptation Island India. He has featured in the Hindi films Mubarakan, 1921 & Tera Kya Hoga Lovely. In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss 15 and emerged as the 2nd runner-up.

Personal life

Kundrra has been dating actress Tejasswi Prakash since 2021. The two met while working on Ladies vs Gentlemen and started dating in the Bigg Boss 15 house.

Karan Kundrra Height Age Girlfriend Wife Family Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)	Sunny, King K, and Princess
Profession(s)	Actor and Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 185 cm in meters– 1.85 m in feet & inches– 6’ 1”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms– 75 kg in pounds– 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	– Chest:38 Inches – Waist: 32 Inches – Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	TV (Hindi): Kitani Mohabbat Hai (2009) as Arjun Punj Film (Punjabi): Pure Punjabi (2012) as Prem Film (Hindi): Horror Story (2013) as Neil Web Series: It Happened in Calcutta (2020) as Ronobir Chatterjee
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 October 1984 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2025)	41 Years
Birthplace	Jalandhar, Punjab
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jalandhar, Punjab
School	Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan
College/University	Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, Punjab
Educational Qualification(s)	• Graduation • MBA from Florida, USA
Ethnicity	Punjabi
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Tattoo	On his left chest: Fakira
Controversies	• Accused of Harassment He was accused by his ex-manager Sonia Singh of defaming and mentally harassing her in 2014, and she even filed a police complaint against him at the Malad Police Station in Mumbai. Dainik Bhaskar During an interview, Karan talked about the whole matter. He said, “Sonia is like my sister. She never managed me but treated me like a friend. We were good friends, but she started interfering in my personal life, which I do not like. After that, I started keeping my distance from her, but after a few days, she threatened suicide. I was getting worried, I took help from my father and friends in this matter. They advised me to stay away from Sonia And complain against her. I did the same. In Jalandhar, I filed a complaint against her and didn’t talk to her for 6 months. She is doing such ludicrous acts just to get sympathy. As for me, I am fully cooperating with the police.” • Slapping a Co-Star During shooting for a scene in the 2015 TV serial ‘Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum,’ his co-star Saanvi Talwar had to slap him. She slapped him very hard, which was not well taken by Karan Kundra, and after the scene was shot, he slapped her back. • Slapping a Contestant While he was one of the gang leaders on the MTV reality show ‘Roadies Rising’ in 2017, he slapped one of the male contestants very hard after the contestant said that he had once hit his sister. As a consequence, the makers of the show replaced Karan with the Indian VJ and host Nikhil Chinapa in the next season of MTV Roadies. • Slammed For Featuring in a Romantic Reel With 12-year-old Riva Arora In October 2022, netizens came down heavily on Karan Kundrra after he was featured in an Instagram Reel opposite 12-year-old child artist Riva Arora. In the Instagram reel, Riva, a minor, was projected as a grown-up adult who was romantically involved with 38-year-old Kundrra having drinks with the latter at a bar.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Kritika Kamra (actor; 2009-2012) • Aanchal Singh (stylist; 2015) • Swati Vasta (rumored) • Anusha Dandekar (VJ and model; broke up in 2020) • Tejasswi Prakash (actress)
Family
Parents	Father– S. P. Kundra (owns a construction business in Punjab) Mother– Suneeta Kundra
Siblings	Sister(s)– Poonam Malhotra, Meenu Kundra, and Madhu Kundra
Favourites
Music Genre(s)	Punjabi, Hip-Hop, and R&B
Actor(s)	Shah Rukh Khan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Heath Ledger
Actress(es)	Priyanka Chopra and Jennifer Lawrence
Cartoon Character	Johnny Bravo
Cuisine(s)	Chinese and South Indian
Food	Rajma Chawal, Chole Bathure
Exercise	Heavy Weight Lifting
Sport(s)	Tennis and Badminton
Dessert(s)	Cheese Cake and Gulab Jamun
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Range Rover • Mini Cooper • Lamborghini • Jeep Wrangler Rubicon • Hindustan Motors Contessa (bought in March 2024)
Bike Collection	Harley Davidson 48
Money Factor
Income (approx.)	Rs. 8 lakh for a week in Bigg Boss 15
Assets/Properties	A sea-faced house in the 81 Aureate building located in Bandra, Mumbai (bought in Many 2022)
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 4.12 crore as of 2019

Career

Kundrra made his acting debut in 2009 with the lead role of Arjun Punj in Kitani Mohabbat Hai on NDTV Imagine. In late 2009, he played the lead character of Veeru in Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai on Sony TV. After appearing in an episodic role as a ghost Prince in Aahat on Sony TV, he went on to participate in the dance reality show Zara Nachke Dikha on Star Plus in May 2010. Later, he played the lead role of Arjun Singhania in Kitani Mohabbat Hai on Imagine TV. He was then seen as a host in the first two seasons of Gumrah – End Of Innocence on Channel V. He played the role of Karan Kapoor in Teri Meri Love Stories on Star Plus. Kundrra was next seen in V The Serial on Channel V in 2012. He was also seen as a gang leader in the reality show Roadies on MTV. He also hosted another reality show Love School on MTV for 3 seasons.

In 2017, he was cast as Manpreet Sandhu in Anees Bazmee’s film Mubarakan alongside Arjun Kapoor and Ileana D’Cruz. In 2018, he starred as the lead Ayush Asthana in Vikram Bhatt’s horror film 1921. The same year, he returned to television with Ekta Kapoor’s romantic drama Dil Hi Toh Hai, which extended for two more seasons on the OTT platform ALTBalaji and mx Player 2019 and 2020.

In 2020 Kundrra appeared in the ALT Balaji web series It Happened in Calcutta where he portrayed the lead character of Ronobir Chatterjee. In April 2021, he played the role of Ranveer Chauhan in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. In October 2021, Kundrra participated in the popular reality show Bigg Boss 15 and emerged as the second runner-up. In March 2022, he was seen as a jailor on the reality show LockUpp which streamed on ALTBalaji and MX Player. In April 2022, Kundrra hosted the dance reality show Dance Deewane Juniors 1 on Colors TV.

In 2023, he was seen portraying Veer, a shape-shifting werewolf, in Colors TV’s series Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal.

In 2024, he participated in the reality show Laughter Chef where his pair with Arjun Bijlani was applauded for their teamwork and performance.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language
2012	Pure Punjabi	Prem	Punjabi
2013	Horror Story	Neel	Hindi
	Jatt Romantic	Vijay Singh	Punjabi
2014	Mere Yaar Kaminey	Ketan
2015	Control Bhaji Control	Dicky Brar
2017	Mubarakan	Manpreet Sandhu	Hindi
2018	1921	Ayush Ashthana
2020	Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare	DJ Gurjar Teja
2023	Thank You for Coming	Arjun Malhotra
2024	Tera Kya Hoga Lovely	Gurdeep Dagar

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Kitani Mohabbat Hai	Arjun Punj
2009–2010	Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai	Veeru
2010	Zara Nachke Dikha 2	Contestant
2010–2011	Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2	Arjun Singhania
2012	Teri Meri Love Stories	Karan Kapoor
	V The Serial	Himself
	Gumrah End Of Innocence	Host
2014	MTV Fanaah	Vivan
2015–2016	Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum	Rahul Sabarwaal
2015	MTV Roadies 12	Gang Leader
2015–2016	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Host
2016	MTV Roadies 13	Gang Leader	Winner
2016–2017	MTV Love School 2	Host
2017	MTV Roadies Rising	Gang Leader
2018	MTV Love School 3	Host
	Dil Hi Toh Hai	Ritwik Noon	Season 1
2019	MTV Love School 4	Host
2021	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Ranveer Chauhan
2021–2022	Bigg Boss 15	Contestant	2nd runner-up
2022	Dance Deewane Juniors	Host
2023	Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal	Veer Oberoi
2024	India’s Ultimate Motostar	Host
2024	Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment	Contestant

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role
2013	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6	Himself
2014	MTV Splitsvilla 7
2015	Comedy Nights with Kapil
	MTV Splitsvilla 8
	Bigg Boss 9
	Bad Company
2016	Comedy Nights Bachao
2018	Ace of Space 1
	MTV Troll Police
2019	Ace of Space 2
	Nach Baliye 9
	The Greedy Closet
2021	Candid Yaari by Mahreen Khan
2022	The Khatra Khatra Show
	Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan
2023	Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull
	Bigg Boss 16
	Bigg Boss 17
2024
	Playground
	Dance Deewane 4

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)
2016	Do Chaar Din	Rahul Vaidya
2020	Kangna Lede	Aditi Singh Sharma
2021	Jiss Waqt Tera Chehra	Amit Mishra, Tarannum Malik
	Na Maar	Afsana Khan
	Sukoon	Mannat Noor
	Pind Baluchi	Shahid Mallya
2022	Rula Deti Hai	Yasser Desai
	Kamle	Akasa Singh, Yasser Desai
	Bechari	Afsana Khan
	Baarish Aayi Hai	Stebin Ben, Shreya Ghoshal
	Akhiyaan	Shekhar Khanijo
	Inni Si Gal	Stebin Ben

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019–2020	Dil Hi Toh Hai	Ritwik Noon	Seasons 2 & 3
2020	It Happened In Calcutta	Ronobir Chatterjee
2021	Dating Aaj Kal	Host
2022	Lock Upp	Jailor
2023	Temptation Island: Pyaar Ki Pariksha	Host
2024	Love Adhura	Sumit