Karan Tacker (born 11 May 1986) is an Indian actor, model and host known for his portrayal of Viren Singh Vadhera in

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'' and Farooq Ali in

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''. In 2014, he participated in

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''.

Early life

His family is from

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. He acquired a degree in

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before joining the television space.

Career

He first appeared in the film ''

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'' in a short role in 2008. He then got his debut role in television show ''

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'' playing the lead role of Sameer which aired on

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. Karan then appeared in television show ''

Rang Badalti Odhani ''Rang Badalti Odhani'' is a Hindi-language Indian soap opera that aired on STAR One Monday to Saturday evenings. The show premiered on 5 April 2010. It starred Karan Tacker and Yashashri Masurkar in the lead roles and was produced under the ba ...

'' (2010) as Shaantanu Khandelwal. He then played the lead role in

popular show ''

'' (2011) as Viren Singh Vadhera. The show aired last on 13 September 2013. Karan participated in the popular dance reality show ''

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'' in the 7th Season of the show along with his dance partner Bhavna and was declared first runner up of the show in 2014. Karan has also hosted ''Halla Bol'' on

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(2014) and ''

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'' (2015) that aired on &TV. Karan has also hosted many award shows and events. Karan has appeared in advertisements also. In 2017, Tacker hosted the dance couple reality show ''

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'' in its ninth season.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tacker, Karan Indian male television actors Living people 1986 births Male actors in Hindi television