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{{short description|Indian film and television actor}}
{{unreliable sources|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Karan Kundrra
| image = Karan Kundra graces Lux Golden Rose Awards 2018.jpg
| caption = Kundrra in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|11|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/happy-birthday-karan-kundrra-reasons-why-he-is-truly-a-youth-icon-4884583/lite|title=Happy Birthday Karan Kundrra: Reasons why he is truly a youth icon|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model|TV host}}
| years active = 2009-present
}}
'''Karan Kundrra''' (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor who appears in [[Hindi]] films and television. He is known for ''[[MTV Roadies]]'' and ''[[MTV Love School]]''. In 2021, he participated as a contestant in [[Colors TV]]'s ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 15)|Bigg Boss 15]]''.

==Career==
Karan Kundrra made his acting debut with the lead role of Arjun Punj in ''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai]]'' (NDTV Imagine) in 2009. In late 2009, he went on to play the lead character of Veeru in ''[[Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai]]'' (Sony TV). After appearing in a cameo role as a ghost Prince in ''[[Aahat]]'' (Sony TV), he went on to participating in a dance reality show, ''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]'' on Star Plus in May 2010.

Kundrra played the lead role of Arjun Singhania in the sequel of his debut show ''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai Season 2]]'' (Imagine TV).He was then seen as a host in ''[[Gumrah – End Of Innocence]]'' (Channel V, Star Plus) followed by ''Gumrah – End Of Innocence'' season 2 (Channel V). He played the role of Karan Kapoor in ''[[Teri Meri Love Stories]]'' (Star Plus). Kundra was next seen in ''[[V The Serial]]'' (Channel V) in 2012. He hosted Gumrah from 2012 to 2014.He was also seen as gangleader in MTV reality show Roadies. Later he went on hosted another MTV show Love School alongside Anusha Dandekar.

In April 2021, Kundrra played the role of Ranveer in ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' opposite [[Shivangi Joshi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/karan-kundrra-to-enter-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-as-ranveer-his-entry-to-bring-a-new-twist-in-kartik-and-sirats-lives/amp_articleshow/81951676.cms|title=Karan Kundrra to enter Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai as Ranveer; his entry to bring a new twist in Kartik and Sirat's lives|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In October 2021, Kundrra participated in the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 15)|Bigg Boss 15]]'' where he was declared as the 2nd runner up.

==Filmography==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !!Title !!Role
!Notes!! class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| 2009 || {{no wrap |''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai]]''}}|| Arjun Punj
|
|
|-
| 2009–10 || ''[[Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai]]'' || Veeru
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Zara Nachke Dikha]]'' || Contestant
|Season 2
|
|-
|''[[Aahat]]'' || Harsha Khandeparkar
|
|
|-
| 2010–11 || ''[[Kitani Mohabbat Hai Season 2|Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2]]'' || Arjun Singhania
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/karan-kundra-returns-as-a-gangster-on-kitni-mohabbat-hai-2/692334/|title=Karan Kundra returns as a gangster on 'Kitni Mohabbat Hai 2'|work=indianexpress.com|access-date=2 October 2015|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916232455/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/karan-kundra-returns-as-a-gangster-on-kitni-mohabbat-hai-2/692334/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[Teri Meri Love Stories]]'' || Karan Kapoor
|
|
|-
|''[[V The Serial]]'' || Himself
|
|
|-
|''[[Gumrah End Of Innocence]]''|| Host
|
|
|-
| 2014 ||''[[MTV Fanaah]]'' || Vivan
|
|
|-
| 2014–15 || ''[[Box Cricket League|Box Cricket League 1]]'' || Contestant
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2015–16 || ''[[Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum]]'' || Rahul Sabarwaal
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/karan-kundra-back-to-daily-soaps-after-four-years/|title=Karan Kundra back to daily soaps after four years|date=24 September 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2 October 2015|archive-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926130943/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/karan-kundra-back-to-daily-soaps-after-four-years/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''[[MTV Roadies (season 12)|MTV Roadies 12]]'' || Gang Leader
|
|
|-
|''He Ticket'' ||rowspan="2"| Host
|
|
|-
|2015–16 ||''[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV series)|Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya]]''
|Season 6
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-karan-kundra-to-host-pyaar-tune-kya-kiya-2130368|title=Karan Kundra to host Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya|date=1 October 2015|work=dna|access-date=2 October 2015|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011042241/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-karan-kundra-to-host-pyaar-tune-kya-kiya-2130368|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[MTV Roadies (season 14)|MTV Roadies 14]]'' || Gang leader
|Winner
|
|-
|2016-17
|''[[MTV Love School|MTV Love School 2]]'' || rowspan="2" | Host
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/karan-kundra-anusha-dandekar-mtv-love-school-pics-lifetv/1/18131.html|title=Karan Kundra and Anusha Dandekar are turning up the heat with this MTV Love School 2 photoshoot|access-date=22 December 2016|archive-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220061031/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/karan-kundra-anusha-dandekar-mtv-love-school-pics-lifetv/1/18131.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018 || ''[[MTV Love School|MTV Love School 3]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/karan-kundra-and-anusha-dandekar-will-host-love-school-season-3/articleshow/64062998.cms|title=Karan Kundra and Anusha Dandekar to host Love School season 3|date=7 May 2018|access-date=16 March 2019|archive-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509001757/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/karan-kundra-and-anusha-dandekar-will-host-love-school-season-3/articleshow/64062998.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai]]'' || rowspan="2" |Ritwik Noon
|
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/karan-kundra-is-the-new-male-lead-of-dil-hi-toh-hai-heads-to-lavasa-for-promo-shoot-read-exclusive-details/amp/|title=Karan Kundra is the new male lead of Ekta Kapoor's next titled Dil Hi Toh Hai; heads to Lavasa for promo shoot |date=17 May 2018|access-date=1 July 2018|archive-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701111641/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/karan-kundra-is-the-new-male-lead-of-dil-hi-toh-hai-heads-to-lavasa-for-promo-shoot-read-exclusive-details/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 ||''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai|Dil Hi Toh Hai 2]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|''[[MTV Love School|MTV Love School 4]]''
|Host
|
|
|-
| 2020
||''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai|Dil Hi Toh Hai 3]]'' || Ritwik Noon
|
|
|-
|2020-21
| ''[[Ladies vs Gentlemen]]''
| Panelist
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2021
| ''[[Dating Aaj Kal]]''
| Host
|
|
|-
| ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
| Ranveer Chauhan
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/karan-kundra-and-shivangi-joshis-chemistry-in-yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-bewitches-fans-3642287.html|title=Karan Kundra and Shivangi Joshi's chemistry in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai bewitches fans|work=[[News 18]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2021–22
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 15)|Bigg Boss 15]]''
| Contestant
|2nd runner-up
|
|}

====Special appearances====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
!Title
!Role
!Ref
|-
|2014
|''[[MTV Splitsvilla#Season 7|MTV Splitsvilla 7]]''
| rowspan="10" |Himself
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2015
| ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]''
|
|-
|''[[MTV Splitsvilla#Season 8|MTV Splitsvilla 8]]''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Karan-Kundra-makes-surprise-entry-in-Splitsvilla/articleshow/48649466.cms|title=Karan Kundra makes surprise entry in 'Splitsvilla'|date=24 August 2015|access-date=16 March 2019|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916232504/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Karan-Kundra-makes-surprise-entry-in-Splitsvilla/articleshow/48649466.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 9)|Bigg Boss 9]]''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsworldindia.in/entertainment/bigg-boss-9-day-21-karan-kundra-and-shaleen-malhotra-grill-the-housemates/144104/|title=Bigg Boss 9 Day 21: Karan Kundra And Shaleen Malhotra Grill The Housemates|first=Aysha|last=Anam|access-date=29 January 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025634/http://www.newsworldindia.in/entertainment/bigg-boss-9-day-21-karan-kundra-and-shaleen-malhotra-grill-the-housemates/144104/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''Bad Company''
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zingtv.in/news/bad-company-s01-ep06-what-to-expect-from-karan-kundra.html|title=Bad Company S01 Ep06 – What To Expect From Karan Kundra!|access-date=12 November 2015|archive-date=14 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114035002/http://www.zingtv.in/news/bad-company-s01-ep06-what-to-expect-from-karan-kundra.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2016
| ''[[Comedy Nights Bachao]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[Ace of Space 1]]''
|
|-
|''MTV Troll Police''
|<ref>{{cite web|date=7 February 2018|title=Karan Kundra Says, 'Trolling Caused Problems Between Him And Girlfriend Anusha Dandekar'|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/karan-kundra-says-trolling-caused-problems-between-him-and-girlfriend-anusha-dandekar-1809942|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213074642/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/karan-kundra-says-trolling-caused-problems-between-him-and-girlfriend-anusha-dandekar-1809942|archive-date=13 February 2019|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''[[Ace of Space 2]]''
|
|-
|''[[Nach Baliye|Nach Baliye 9]]''
|
|}

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Language
|-
| 2012 || ''Pure Punjabi'' || Prem || Punjabi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Horror Story (film)|Horror Story]]'' || Neel || Hindi
|-
|''Jatt Romantic'' ||Vijay Singh ||rowspan="3" |Punjabi
|-
| 2014 || ''Mere Yaar Kaminey'' || Ketan
|-
| 2015 || {{no wrap |''Control Bhaji Control''}} || Dicky Brar
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Mubarakan]]'' ||Manpreet Sandhu||rowspan="3" |Hindi
|-
| 2018 || ''[[1921 (Bollywood film)|1921]]'' || Ayush Ashthana
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare]]'' ||DJ Gurjar Teja
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Ref.
|-
|2016
|''Do Chaar Din''
|[[Rahul Vaidya]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Karan-Kundra-Ruhi-Singh-share-a-passionate-lip-lock-in-Do-Chaar-Din-song/articleshow/53826035.cms|title=Karan Kundra, Ruhi Singh share a passionate lip-lock in Do Chaar Din song|work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''Kangna Lede''
|[[Aditi Singh Sharma|Aditi Singh Sharma]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
|''Jiss Waqt Tera Chehra''
|[[Amit Mishra (singer)|Amit Mishra]], Tarannum Malik
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/television/karan-kundrra-deana-dia-latest-track-jiss-waqt-tera-chehra-is-a-sweet-ballet-of-love-check-it-out/|title=Karan Kundrra & Deana Dia Latest Track Jiss Waqt Tera Chehra Is A Sweet Ballet Of Love – Check It Out|work=Koi Moi}}</ref>
|-
|''Na Maar''
|[[Afsana Khan]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanasian.com/featured/2021/08/na-maar-teaser-karan-kundrra-and-shraddha-arya-shows-love-complication/|title=‘Na Maar’ teaser: Karan Kundrra And Shraddha Arya shows love complication!|work=Urban Asian}}</ref>
|-
|''Sukoon''
|[[Mannat Noor|Mannat Noor]]
|
|-
|''Pind Baluchi''
|[[Shahid Mallya|Shahid Mallya]]
|
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
|2020
|''It Happened In Calcutta''
|Ronobir Chatterjee
|}

== References ==
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