Karanvir Bohra

Life and family

Bohra was born on 28 August 1982 in Jodhpur to a Marwari family. He is the son of filmmaker Mahendra Bohra and grandson of actor-producer Ramkumar Bohra. Producer Sunil Bohra is his first cousin. He has a sister, Meenakshi. He attended G. D. Somani Memorial School, Cuffe Parade. He was student of Sydenham College, Churchgate. Bohra had received training in the Kathak dance style for two years with Pandit Veeru Krishnan.

Bohra married to model-VJ Teejay Sidhu, who is three and a half years older than him at the Sri Sri Ravishankar Ashram, Bengaluru in 2006. In 2007, Bohra changed his name from Manoj to Karanvir. Earlier Bohra and his wife used to stay at Lokhandwala in Andheri, Mumbai, in 2014, he shifted to Goregaon, a locality in the Mumbai Suburban district. Bohra has been involved in cleanliness and meditation activities.

In June 2016, Bohra and Sidhu announced that they are expecting their first child. On 19 October 2016, Bohra and Sidhu became parents to two twin girls. They named their daughters as Vienna Bohra and Raya Bella Bohra.

Career

Bohra's first acting role was as a child artist in Tejaa (1990). He played the role of Kabir in DJ's Creative Unit's Just Mohabbat. Later he worked as an assistant to B. P. Singh working on the detective series C.I.D and later for Achanak 37 Saal Baad. He had his first leading role with Ronnie Screwvala's Shararat where he played Dhruv. Bohra also played minor parts in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2007) Kkusum (2008). In 2003, Bohra joined the star cast of the show Kasautii Zindagii Kay. He played the character of Prem Bajaj, a spoilt brat. later he quit to pursue his Bollywood career. In 2008, Bohra hosted Ek Se Badhkar Ek with Tina Parekh. In the same year Bohra participated in dance reality shows like Nach Baliye 4 with his wife Teejay Sidhu and in Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar with his wife Sidhu and Tina Parekh.

In 2009, Bohra did a cameo role in Aziz Mirza's film Kismat Konnection playing the character of Dev Kataria, a spoilt brat and businessman. Taran Adarsh of the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama wrote of his performance, "Bohra acts well". In 2011, Bohra made his comeback to television with Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? He played the role of Viraj Dobriyal, a psychotic lover who gets mood swings and suffers from OCD for cleanliness. He won the awards Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. The show ended on 18 January 2013. Alongside doing Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?, he contested in Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki, a food reality show and in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6, a dance reality show. However he was eliminated from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Whilst, he was doing Saubhagyavati Bhava, Bohra also did his debut regional Punjabi film, Love Yoou Soniye with his wife Teejay Sidhu. Bohra and Sidhu themselves produced the film. In 2013, he did Telugu director Hemant Madhukar's Mumbai 125 KM, alongside Veena Malik and Vedita Pratap Singh. The film grossed ₹1.65 crore (US$260,000) domestically. In June 2012, he launched his own line of clothing for men, Pegasus in association with fashion designer Ammy Billmoria. In March 2014, Bohra with his wife Sidhu contested in Khatron Ke Khiladi Darr Ka Blockbuster. However, he failed to be a finalist in the stunt based reality show. In 2014, he replaced Abhay Deol in Balaji Telefilms documentary show Gumrah: End of Innocence 4 as the host of the season 4. However, Bohra quit the show in May 2015, as the show was facing a financial crunch and the makers were asking him to reduce his monies.

In April 2014, Bohra entered Zee TV's Qubool Hai. He played Aahil Raza Ibrahim, who is snobbish, unpredictable, volatile, rebel biker with a dry sense of humor. In March 2015, he decided to leave the show citing that taking his character further would just be stretching it. Although, later he decided to return to the show. At Zee Gold Awards 2015, Bohra and Surbhi Jyoti were given the Best Onscreen Jodi Award. Later Bohra quit the show in July 2015 as the production house of the show planned a 20 years leap. The show Qubool Hai ended in January 2016.

In 2016, he started shooting for the film Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna, co-starred Priya Banerjee and Samir Kochhar, directed by Lalit Mohan and produced by his father, Mahendra Bohra. In October 2016 he joined the cast of Naagin as Rocky Nikunj, opposite Mouni Roy and Adaa Khan. Bohra is also going to feature opposite Priya Banerjee in the short film named Ijjazat, based on the love story of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. Bohra is going to play the role of Rajiv Gandhi in this shortfilm. He is currently hosting the reality television show India's Best Judwaah on Zee TV.

Awards and nominations

2017 10th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actor (Critics) Naagin 2 won