Barun Sobti (Actor)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Barun Sobti

• Does Barun Sobti smoke?: Not Known

• Does Barun Sobti drink alcohol?: Yes

  

• Barun was born in a Punjabi Family in Delhi.

  

• Barun was a naughty child. His mother was often called by his school’s Vice Principal for his notorious acts.

• His first income was of Rs. 200 which he earned by selling a dinner set in a summer job.

• After completing his schooling, Barun went on working for 7 years as an operational manager at a BPO, Jindal Telecom, New Delhi.

• He accidentally stepped into the field of acting when his best friend, ‘Karan Wahi’ was offered a role in the Television serial, ‘Shraddha’ but that didn’t work out for some reasons and Karan forwarded Barun’s images to the director and Barun got selected.

• In 2011, his portrayal of an arrogant business tycoon in the TV serial “Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?” earned him wide popularity.

• Initially, he signed “Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?” just for a year but after the show started gaining popularity, the producer of the show requested him to stay there for long.

• Barun has also featured in the short film, Dry Dreams which focuses on the importance of water conservation.

• When the news came that Barun is being replaced by some other actor in the serial ‘Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?’, few of his fans threatened that they will commit suicide if Barun leaves the show.

• Barun & Pashmeen (his wife) met in 9th standard when Pashmeen joined Barun’s class. They are in love since their school days.

• He bought 3 cars at once, all 3 Honda City! One for his father, one for his wife & one for himself.

• He has a phobia of ‘Sky Diving’.

• Barun is fond of bikes.

• He is an avid dog lover.

  

• He likes to keep his life personal and hates socializing.

• Barun ranked second in the 2017-2018 Gazette Review list of the Most Handsome Men in the World.

• Sobti was ranked 3rd Sexiest Asian Man by the UK Magazine, Eastern Eye.

• The television actor, Karan Wahi, and actress, Priyanka Bassi, are Barun’s childhood friends.