Karan Oberoi
| Karan Oberoi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer, Producer |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Known for | A Band of Boys, "Challa" |
| Website | http://www.karanoberoi.in |
Karan Oberoi is an Indian television actor, anchor and singer, who acts in Hindi TV serials and TV commercials, and the TV series Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin (2003–06). He is a part of the Indipop boy band, A Band of Boys, formed in 2001, along with Sudhanshu Pandey, Sherrin Varghese, Siddharth Haldipur and Chaitnya Bhosale. The band released a film, Kis Kis Ko in 2004.
Karan Oberoi was born in Amritsar, India, the son of Mrs. Rupinder Oberoi and Mr. Brig B J S Oberoi, army personnel. Karan developed a keen interest towards music at very young age, taking his father’s love for various musical instruments and mother’s fondness for singing. He did his schooling along with his three siblings from various army and public schools in India and received a degree in nautical science. Karan was trained as a musician, and he mastered varied range of instruments like guitar, tabla, harmonium and drums. He was profoundly inspired by ‘Ghazal King’, Mr. Jagjit Singh’s music.
He started his journey in the media industry as a model and his acting career kick started with a drama series called Swabhimaan while his connection with music continued through jingles and his composition of background music for a few serials. Karan then started India’s first all-male band that eventually was famed as Band of Boys.
Karan received considerable commercial exposure and was face of many successful Ad campaigns from soaps to shoes to cooking oil. His popularity as a model got him a lot of offers from TV producers. He was cast in the series written by the acclaimed author Shobha De and directed by Mahesh Bhatt, Swabhimaan. Soon he was under spotlight with his second show called Saaya on Sony TV that made him one of the popular actors on TV.
Later in Year 2000, He Played male lead character of 'Rajeev"in Doordarshan's Popular Soap Dishayen , opposite to 'Purbi Joshi' and Pooja Ghai. His bandmate Sudhanshu pandey also played role of Sameer aka BABA in this serial.
He also played the lead character in the trailblazing series called Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin as Jassi’s love interest.
Karan been a trained musician plays around 20 instruments and continues his education learning Hindustani classical vocals till date. He ventured into solo stage performances and his interactive performances coupled with a unique on-stage storytelling aspect are a big favourite with the audiences.
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