Karan Veer Mehra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karan Veer Mehra

• Does Karan Veer Mehra drink alcohol?: Yes

  

• Karan Veer Mehra is a well-known Indian television actor.

• Since his childhood, he wanted to become an actor, so he joined the Barry John Acting Studio to learn acting.

• He started his career as a theatre actor and acted in various theatre plays. He has appeared in many Hindi TV serials including ‘Saath Rahega Always’ (2005), ‘Twinkle Beauty Parlour’ (2008), ‘Pari Hoon Main’ (2010), ‘Pavitra Rishta’ (2013), and ‘Tera Kya Hoga Aliya?’ (2020).

• Apart from TV serials, he has also acted in the Hindi films like ‘Blood Money’ (2012), ‘Mere Dad Ki Maruti’ (2013), ‘Ragini MMS 2’ (2014), and ‘Badmashiyaan’ (2015).

  

• He has also acted in the Hindi web-series such as ‘Amen’ (2010), ‘It’s Not That Simple’ (2018), ‘Poison 2’ (2020), and ‘Police and Crime’ (2021).

• He has acted and produced the YouTube series ‘Couple of Mistakes’ (2018), uploaded on the channel Hott Studios.

  

• Karan has worked as a model in various TV advertisements and has walked the ramp in many fashion shows.

  

• On his grandmother’s advise, he has adopted his maiden name as Veer which is his grandfather’s name. In an interview, he talked about his maiden name, he said,

I have changed my name on the social media first and now I am getting all my id proofs modified. These days I take a long pause before introducing myself, as it will take a while for me to get used to my new name.”

• He is a sportsperson too, and he has played cricket in the celebrity cricket tournament ‘Box Cricket League.’ He has also played football in ASFC (All Stars Football Club).

  

• He loves riding motorcycle and along with his celebrity friends, he has joined a biker group in Mumbai.

• Karan Veer Mehra ended up with a fracture in his leg when an autorickshaw hit him in 2016, while he was waiting for his friends on his motorcycle. At that time, he was about to start shooting for a film in which he had to play the character of a Hockey player, but due to the accident, he dropped the film. Consequently, Karan went into depression and became an alcoholic. ^[4]Bollywood Shaadis

• He is a fitness enthusiast and workout in the gym regularly.

  

• In 2020, on the demise of the popular Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in an interview, Karan shared that Sushant had helped him in dealing with depression, he said,

Sushant has helped me a lot professionally and personally. I was dealing with post-alcoholism depression and a failed marriage, he was there with me through that phase and got me out of it. I feel responsible ki main nahi tha uske liye.”

• In 2023, after getting divorced from his wife Nidhi, Nidhi took to social media and revealed that she left the marriage as it was “toxic” for her. She further referred to her marriage as “the biggest mistake of her life.”

• He finished as the winner of the reality TV show Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 14 in 2024. On winning, he received a trophy, a Hyundai Creta car, and a Rs 20 lakh prize.

  

• In October 2024, he joined the Hindi reality TV Show Bigg Boss 18: Time Ka Taandav as a contestant. He won the show in January 2025 following which he received a cash prize of Rs. 50 lakhs. He received Rs 2 lakh each week, earning Rs. 30 lakhs in total.
  

  

  

• During a conversation with the host of the show Salman Khan, Karan joked with him and said that when it comes to marriage, they both were on the same page and that the marriage for them has not been fruitful. He said,
  

  Shaadi se hum dono pareshan hain. Aapse puchte hain kab kar rahe ho, mujhse puchte hain ab toh nahi kar rahe?”