Karan Veer Mehra
{{short description|Indian actor (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Karan Veer Mehra
| image = Karan Veer Mehra at the Iconic Gold Awards 2025 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mehra in 2025
| birth_name = Karan Mehra
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|12|28}}{{Citation |title=Karan Veer Mehra |date=21 February 2025 |work=Karan Veer Mehra - Biography |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2446817/ |place= |publisher=IMDb}}
| alma_mater = University of Delhi
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2005–Present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Devika Mehta|2009|2018|end=div}}{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/tv/karan-veer-mehra-on-divorce-with-devika-maybe-we-were-not-made-for-each-other-1486134/ | title=Karan Veer Mehra on divorce with Devika: Maybe, we were not made for each other | date=25 September 2019 }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/pavitra-rishta-fame-karan-veer-mehra-on-his-failed-married-fighting-alcoholism-and-depression-the-actor-reveals-it-all/photostory/71296625.cms | title=Pavitra Rishta fame Karan Veer Mehra on his failed married, fighting alcoholism and depression; the actor reveals it all | newspaper=The Times of India }}|{{marriage|Nidhi Seth|2021|2023|end=div}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-karan-veer-mehra-and-nidhi-seth-have-divorced/articleshow/104657421.cms|title=Exclusive! Karan Veer Mehra and Nidhi Seth have divorced|work=The Times of India|first=Tanvi|last=Trivedi|date=24 October 2023|access-date=28 October 2023}}
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Karan Mehra (born 28 December 1982),{{Citation |title=Karan Veer Mehra - Awards |work=Karan Veer Mehra |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2446817/awards/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |access-date=28 March 2025 |place= |publisher=IMDb}} also known as Karan Veer Mehra, is an Indian actor. He began his career with the show Remix in 2004 and has later appeared in many shows. Mehra is best known in television for his role in the serial Pavitra Rishta.{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/pavitra-rishtas-karanveer-mehra-shares-goofy-moments-with-sushant-singh-rajput-writes-he-held-my-hand-when-i-was-at-my-lowest/articleshow/76409321.cms | title=Pavitra Rishta's Karanveer Mehra Shares Goofy Moments With Sushant Singh Rajput; Writes 'He Held My Hand When I Was At My Lowest' | website=The Times of India | date=16 June 2020 }} He has also worked in Hindi cinema and starrred in movies such as Ragini MMS 2, Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Blood Money, Badmashiyaan and web series and short films like Sacred Games and Amen.{{Citation |title=Badmashiyaan (2015) - IMDb |date=12 March 2025 |work=Badmashiyaan (2015) - Trailer |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4511416/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |publisher=IMDb}}{{cite web |date=19 February 2015 |title='Ragini MMS 2' actor Karan Mehra turns gay |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/-ragini-mms-2--actor-karan-mehra-turns-gay-16003186 |access-date=12 March 2025 |website=mid-day.com}}{{cite web |date=25 January 2025 |title='Friends Still Haven't Recovered': Karan Veer Mehra On Ragini MMS 2 Shower Scene With Sunny Leone |url=https://www.news18.com/entertainment/television/friends-still-havent-recovered-karan-veer-mehra-on-ragini-mms-2-shower-scene-with-sunny-leone-aa-9201431.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |website=news18.com}} Mehra is winner of the reality show Bigg Boss 18 and the stunt-based show Khatron Ke Khiladi 14.{{cite web |last=Mandal |first=Pramila |date= |title=Karan Veer Mehra shares major update on Bigg Boss 18 cash prize of Rs 50 lakh, talks about future projects |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news/karan-veer-mehra-shares-major-update-on-bigg-boss-18-cash-prize-of-rs-50-lakh-talks-about-future-projects-1376570 |access-date=12 March 2025 |website=PinkVilla}}{{cite web |date=30 September 2024 |title=Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 Finale: Karan Veer Mehra Wins Trophy, Car And Rs 20 Lakh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/khatron-ke-khiladi-karan-veer-mehra-is-the-winner-of-season-14-6681151 |access-date=12 March 2025 |website=ndtv.com}}
Early life
Karan Mehra was born in Delhi in a Punjabi family on 28th December 1982.{{Citation |title=Karan Veer Mehra |date=21 February 2025 |work=Karan Veer Mehra - Biography |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2446817/ |publisher=IMDb}}
Personal life
Mehra married his childhood sweetheart, Devika Mehta, in 2009 at the age of 26. Nine years later, in 2018, they divorced.{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/tv/karan-veer-mehra-on-divorce-with-devika-maybe-we-were-not-made-for-each-other-1486134/ | title=Karan Veer Mehra on divorce with Devika: Maybe, we were not made for each other | date=25 September 2019 }} In 2020 jan 21, he married actress Nidhi Seth during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the couple separated after two years.
Career
= Television debut (early 2005–2006) =
His started his acting career from the youth-based show Remix in 2005 where he get the role of Aditya Sahani which marked his television debut. In the same year, he played Soham Mehta in the college drama Saath Rahega Always.
= Acting debut in films (2007–2016) =
In 2007-2008, Mehra had been cast in the soap opera Virrudh as a wealthy, devil-may-care youngster Vedant Raisinghania. He then went on to score the key role of a winsome aspiring director, Karan Mehra, in Star One's Pari Hoon Main opposite Rashami Desai. He secured his Bollywood debut with the movie Drona. He was also seen in the movie Aagey Se Right.
He was cast in Sony TV's Hum Ladkiyan, where he played the love interest of the protagonist Urmila Tiwari and then came an antagonistic character named Karan Rajvansh in StarPlus soap opera Behenein in 2010.
He played a homosexual male character, Harry, in a 2010 LGBTQ short film called Amen.{{cite web |date=24 February 2012 |title='Amen' — A gay rights activist's life on 70mm - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amen-a-gay-rights-activist-s-life-on-70mm-1654239 |accessdate=3 March 2018 |publisher=}} He also made a brief appearance in 2011’s thriller No One Killed Jessica.
In 2013, He got wider recognition for playing the role of Naren Karmarkar in Zee TV’s long-running serial Pavitra Rishta opposite Ankita Lokhande.{{cite web |date=20 January 2025 |title=Bigg Boss 18 winner: 9 best TV shows of Karan Veer Mehra |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/ampstories/trending/bigg-boss-18-winner-9-best-tv-shows-of-karan-veer-mehra-650934.html&ved=2ahUKEwiOkIzN_dmLAxUX87sIHQbkJqwQyM8BKAB6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw29S0bA5J0NWkmJp6tLG2yq}} While the show was in the running and when it ended, he snagged a number of roles in Hindi films like the friend-turned-antagonist Dr Rahul in Bloody Isshq, an unexpected saviour brother-in-law Raj in Mere Dad Ki Maruti, and then Inspector Bobby Kapadia in the Kunal Khemu-led Blood Money and the comedy flick Badmashiyaan where he played a central character of a self-proclaimed detective.{{cite web |title=Movie Badmashiyaan 2015, Story, Trailers |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/badmashiyaan/movie-review/46452443.cms}} He also play his role as Maddy in 2014 erotic horror film Ragini MMS 2, directed by Bhushan Patel.{{cite web |title=Meet actor who gave intimate scenes with Sunny Leone, shoot went on for 10 hours, actor says, 'he was... |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/meet-actor-who-gave-intimate-scenes-with-sunny-leone-shoot-went-on-for-10-hours-actor-says-he-was-7571134/}}
In 2015, he also slipped-in an appearance in Zee TV miniseries Rishton Ka Mela, opposite Sargun Mehta as Karan Singh Gurjar.
= Later years and Reality shows (2017–present) =
After playing a caught-in-a-bind TV producer Rajeev Gupta in Sab TV’s comedy show TV Biwi Aur Main in 2017 where he collaborated onscreen with Shruti Seth as spouses, Mehra swerved to web shows and OTT projects. Cast opposite Swara Bhasker as Jayesh in the Voot/JioCinema web series It's Not That Simple in 2018.
He also appeared in the SonyLIV series Heartbreak Hotel as Rohit while doing a cameo of a key character Jaiveer Khanna in the ZEE5 action crime thriller Poison 2.
Returning to television, after he caught the role of a famed journalist Rohit Khanna in the women empowerment comedy show Carry on Alia. Mehra did roles in Sony SAB’s Ziddi Dil Maane N Woh Toh Hai Albelaa, Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si.
Mehra started the year 2024 with a cameo in Sony Entertainment revenge thriller show Pukaar - Dil Se Dil Tak.{{Cite news |date=3 June 2024 |title=Karan Veer Mehra On His Cameo In Pukaar Dil Se Dil Tak: My Character Gautam... |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/shows/2024/karan-veer-mehra-on-his-cameo-in-pukaar-dil-se-dil-tak-my-character-gautam-011-399655.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=FilmiBeat |language=en-US}}
In 2024, Mehra participated in the 14th season of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi{{cite web |title=Meet the Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 Contestants |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-the-khatron-ke-khiladi-14-contestants/20240514.htm}} and he brought home the trophy of Khatron Ke Khiladi 14.{{Cite news |date=30 September 2024 |title=Khatron Ke Khiladi 14: Karan Veer Mehra beats Krishna Shroff, Gashmeer Mahajani in finale, takes home brand new car |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/khatron-ke-khiladi-14-karan-veer-mehra-beats-krishna-shroff-gashmeer-mahajani-in-finale-takes-home-brand-new-car-101727661311961.html |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-US}}
In the same year, he also participated in the eighteenth season of Bigg Boss, and became the winner of the show.{{Cite news |date=27 November 2024 |title=Bigg Boss 18: Fans Call It The Karan Veer Mehra Show After His Massive Fight With Sara Khan, 'Not A Single Episode...' |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/bigg-boss/bigg-boss-18-fans-call-it-the-karan-veer-mehra-show-after-his-massive-fight-with-sara-khan-not-a-single-episode-entertainment-news-3029582/ |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=BollywoodLife.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=20 January 2025 |title=Bigg Boss 18 Winner: Karan Veer Mehra lifts the trophy, takes Rs 50 lakh home|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/bigg-boss-18-winner-karan-veer-mehra-lifts-the-trophy-takes-rs-50-lakh-home-breaking-news-2667067-2025-01-20 |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=India Today |language=en-US}} On May 26 2025, he was announced as the key antagonist in acclaimed director Omung Kumar led romance action movie, tentatively titled, Silaa, also starring Harshvardhan Rane and Sadia Khateeb. The film went on floors on 1st July respectively. {{cite web |title=Silaa: Harshvardhan Rane, Sadia Khateeb, Karanveer Mehra's Romantic Film Unveils First Look; Shooting Begins On...| url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/silaa-harshvardhan-rane-sadia-khateeb-karanveer-mehra-romantic-film-unveils-first-look-shooting-begins-on-article-152184725| website= Times Now |date= 30 June 2025}}
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
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| 2017
| Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor In A Comic Role | {{nominated}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| Most Influential Personality TV Male |{{won}} | |
| Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards
| Most Stylish Reality Show Star - Male | {{won}} |
Filmography
= Films =
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| rowspan = "2" | 2008
|Pathan | | |
| Drona
|Rajesh/Roger | |
| 2009
| Rocky | |
| 2011
| Model | Cameo |
| rowspan = "2" | 2012
| Inspector Bobby Kapadia | |
| Love Possible
| Gaurav Jetlly | |
| rowspan = "2" | 2013
| Rahul | |
| Mere Dad Ki Maruti
| Raj | |
| 2014
| Maddy | |
| 2015
| Pinkesh Kapoor | |
| 2021
| Choices | Tarun | Cameo |
| TBA
| {{Pending film|italic=no|SILAA}} | Zehraak |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role !Notes |
| rowspan = "2" |2005
| Remix | Aditya Sahani | |
| Saath Rahega Always
| Soham Mehta | |
| rowspan = "4" |2006
| Rajdeep Sikand | |
| Twinkle Beauty Parlour Lajpat Nagar
| Rocky | |
| Shanno Ki Shaadi
| Kunnu | |
| Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai
| Karan/Kunal/Sahdev |Episode 12/32 |
| 2007
| Aahat | Sushant | Season 3, Episode 5 |
| 2007–2008
| Vedant Raisinghania | |
| 2008
| Karan Mehra | |
| 2008–2009
| Yuvraj Goel | |
| 2009
| Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo | Ganesia Sardesai | |
| 2010–2011
| Behenein | Karan Rajvansh | |
| 2011
| Inspector Rajhans | |
| 2011
|Bhanu Shergill | |
| 2012–2013
| Yug Prakashan Mehra | |
| 2013–2014
| Naren Karmarkar | |
| 2015
| Karan Singh Gurjar | |
| 2017
| Rajeev Gupta | |
| 2020
| Rohit Khanna | |
| 2021–2022
| Abhay Mehra | |
| 2022–2023
| Dr. Vikrant Desai | |
| 2023–2024
| Vaibhav Joshi | |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Gautam Rathore | |
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 14
| rowspan="2" | Contestant | rowspan="2" | Winner{{cite web |title=Meet the Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 Contestants |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-the-khatron-ke-khiladi-14-contestants/20240514.htm}} |
| 2024–2025 |
= Web series =
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Amen | Harry | Short film |
| 2018
| Jayesh | |
| rowspan = "3" | 2019
| Rohit | Episode 2 |
| Lights Out
| Bhaskar | Zee Theatre Play |
| Sacred Games
| Rajeev Chawla | Season 2 |
| 2020
| Poison 2 | Jaiveer | Cameo |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable sortable""
|+ !Year !Title !Singer(s) !Ref. |
| 2020
|Aadat |Aaman Trikha, Lizza Malik | |
| 2024
|Kehna Galat Galat | {{Citation |title=Kehna Galat Galat Out: Sana Makbul-Karan Veer Mehra's Song Is All About Intense Love And Betrayal |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tv/kehna-galat-galat-out-sana-makbul-karan-veer-mehra-song-is-all-about-intense-love-and-betrayal-article-113860268 |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=Times Now|date=October 2024 }} |
References
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