Karan Wahi

Karan Wahi
Wahi at the Zee Gold Awards in 2017
Born	(1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Delhi
Occupation	Actor model anchor
Years active	2004–present

Karan Wahi (born 9 June 1986) is an Indian actor, model and television host. Wahi has also played for the Delhi Under-17 cricket team. After he moved to Mumbai, started his television career with the 2004 television show Remix on Star One. He later starred in the popular youth show Dill Mill Gayye which he further rose to fame in. In addition to his acting career, Wahi has participated in stage shows and has hosted several awards and TV shows. He showcased his comedy talent in Colors TV's comedy show Comedy Nights Bachao.

In 2017, Wahi participated in the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India, anchored Entertainment Ki Raat and India's Next Superstars with Rithvik Dhanjani in 2018. He made his Bollywood movie debut with a supporting role in Habib Faisal's romantic comedy film Daawat-e-Ishq (2014). He later made his second Bollywood appearance as one of the leads in Hate Story 4 (2018).

Early life and cricket career

Wahi was born on 9 June 1986 in Delhi to a Punjabi father and a Kashmiri mother. He did his schooling from St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School and completed his higher education at the IILM Institute, Delhi University.

Wahi began his career as a cricketer, representing St. Mark's Senior Secondary Public School during his school days. In 2003, he was selected for the Under-19 cricket team for Delhi alongside Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. Owing to a major injury, Wahi had to leave the sport and enrolled in a marketing course to join his father's business.

In 2004, Wahi rose to fame after getting cast in the lead role of Ranveer Sisodia in the show Remix.

Career

Acting career

Wahi started his acting career with the 2004 "Rose Audio Visuals" television series Remix, where he portrayed the lead role of Ranveer Sisodia, the angry lover boy character, opposite Shweta Gulati. The story of the show was based on the lives of 12th-grade students in an elite school for the kids of the rich and the famous, and scholarship students from poorer families. His performance in the show won him the Indian Telly Award for GR8 Best Male Newcomer.

After a break from fiction shows, Wahi made a comeback in the 2009 Colors TV's soap opera Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari as the male lead opposite Mugdha Chaphekar. By the following year, he featured in the second season of Cinevistaas Limited productions' medical drama series Dill Mill Gayye alongside an ensemble cast.

He was also seen playing the supporting role of a fun-loving guy, Rohan in mid-December 2011 on Sony Entertainment Television's romance-drama series Kuch Toh Log Kahenge. The show was the Indian adaption of the Pakistani television drama series Dhoop Kinare. He was cast alongside Kritika Kamra and Mohnish Behl. In 2012, Wahi was paired with Chhavi Pandey to play the lead in Shontara Productions' anthology series Teri Meri Love Stories. In 2016, Wahi played the lead character in &TV's Kahani Hamari...Dil Dosti Deewanepan Ki.

Wahi signed his first movie with Habib Faisal's romantic comedy film Daawat-e-Ishq in 2014. He was seen in a supporting role of a Hyderabadi boy, Amjad alongside Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapur.

He also signed to play the male lead opposite Rhea Chakraborty in the 2014 romantic drama film Babbu Ki Jawani, produced by Amritpal Singh Bindra, under the UTV Spotboy productions.

In September 2015, Wahi was seen as a comedian contestant alongside Bharti Singh in Colors TV's comedy show Comedy Nights Bachao.

Television host and presenter

Wahi and Mandira Bedi at a press conference for Indian Idol Junior

Wahi has been the host of various red carpet events and awards shows including the Indian Telly Awards and Star Guild Awards. He was the co-host of two seasons of the dance reality show Nach Baliye along with Gautam Rode He also hosted the additional series of the same show, Sriman vs Srimati along with Aishwarya Sakhuja.

In July 2012, he was one of the hosts of the red carpet segment for the 5th Zee Gold Awards. Along with Mandira Bedi, he was next seen co-hosting the singing reality show Indian Idol Junior. In 2015, he replaced Jay Bhanushali for the second season as the host of Dance India Dance Super Moms.

Other work and appearances

In March 2008, Wahi was a contestant in the celebrity talent hunt show Mr. & Ms. TV judged by filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and actress Sonali Bendre. In September 2011, he appeared in the travel reality show Ritz Jee Le Ye Pal, which he won. He entered as a wild card in the fifth season of BBC Productions' celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, but was eliminated next month. He also participated in the next season of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2017.

Wahi was seen in two episodes of Colors Television's popular comedy talk show Comedy Nights with Kapil. He was also a part of the winning team of the first season of the reality show Box Cricket League. In March 2015, he participated in the reality game show India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun?, hosted by actor Shah Rukh Khan.

Off-screen work

Wahi at All Stars Football charity match

In addition to acting, Wahi has also supported various charitable organisations. In 2012, he joined the All Stars Football Club, a celebrity football club that raises fund for India's largest non-profit organisations. He has also participated in the Gold Charity Soccer matches to raise funds for supporting the junior artists of the industry. In August 2014, he took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge to spread awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Media

In 2013, Wahi featured at number 46 in the UK newspaper Eastern Eye's "Sexiest Asian Man on the Planet" list.

He was also ranked 9th in Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television 2018.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
2004–2006	Remix	Ranveer Sisodia
2005	The Great Indian Laughter Challenge	Guest (as Ranveer)
2006	Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa	Guest (as Ranveer)
2007	Kasamh Se	Pradeep
2008	Mr. & Ms. TV	Contestant
	Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket
2009	Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari	Rajveer
2009–2010	Dill Mill Gayye	Dr. Siddhant "Sid" Modi
2010–2011	Baat Hamari Pakki Hai	Ranbeer
2011	Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout	Contestant
	Jeele Yeh Pal	Contestant / Winner
2012	Kuch Toh Log Kahenge	Rohan
	Teri Meri Love Stories	Ritesh
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5	Contestant
	Nach Baliye 5	Host along with Gautam Rode
2013	Indian Idol Junior	Host along with Mandira Bedi
	Nach Baliye 6	Host along with Gautam Rode
2014	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Guest
	Box Cricket League 1	Contestant / Player of winning team 'Delhi Dragons'
2015	Farah Ki Daawat	Contestant (along with Rithvik Dhanjani to accompany Sonakshi Sinha)
	Dance India Dance Super Moms	Host
	India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun?	Contestant
	Nach Baliye 7	Guest (Supporting Aishwarya Sakhuja)
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8	Guest
	Comedy Classes
2015–2017	Comedy Nights Bachao	Himself (along with Bharti Singh)
2016	Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani	Guest appearance (Along with Mouni Roy)
	Box Cricket League 2	Contestant / Captain of Delhi Dragons Team
	Box Cricket League Punjab	Contestant / owner of 'Ambersariye Hawks'
	Kahani Hamari...Dil Dosti Deewanepan Ki	Shivin Raichand
	Bigg Boss 10	Guest
	Indian Idol 7	Host (along with Paritosh Tripathi)
2017	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8	Contestant
	Entertainment Ki Raat	Himself
2018	India's Next Superstars	Himself/Host along with Rithvik Dhanjani
	Box Cricket League 3	Contestant / Player of team Delhi Dragons
	India Ke Mast Kalandar	Himself / Host (along with Rajiv Thakur)
2019	Kitchen Champion 5	Host for 2 episodes
	The Voice	Host (replaced Divyanka Tripathi in later episodes)
	Box Cricket League 4	Contestant / Captain of team Delhi Dragons
	Dance India Dance 7	Host
	Bigg Boss 13	Guest in promo with Surbhi Jyoti
2020	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India	Contestant – 1st runner-up

Web

Year	Name	Role	Notes	Ref
2016	I Don't Watch TV	Himself	Cameo
2017	Have You Met You	Karan	Lead role, writer and director
2018	Sacred Games	Karan Malhotra
2018	Bar Code	Vicky
2020	Hundred	Manohar Dahiya (Maddy)
	Home Dancer	Host	Along with Jacqueline Fernandez as judge

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Daawat-e-Ishq	Amjad Baig	Bollywood debut
2018	Hate Story 4	Rajveer	Lead role

Music videos

Year	Song	Singer	Notes	Ref
2019	Akhbaar	Arko Pravo Mukherjee	Along with Avantika Hundal
	Jutti	Lil Golu, Seepi Jha	Along with Zaara Yesmin

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Role	Show	Result
2005	Indian Telly Awards	GR8! Best Newcomer (Male)	Ranveer	Remix	Won
2013	Gold Awards	Most Fit Actor (Male)	Himself	N/A	Won
2014	Indian Telly Awards	Favourite Host	Host	Nach Baliye 6	Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Anchor			Won
2018	Gold Awards	Most Fit Actor (Male)	Himself	N/A	Nominated

See also

• List of Indian television actors

External links

• Karan Wahi on IMDb
• Template:Bollywood Hungama person

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