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Siddhant Karnick (born 15 March 1983) is an Indian actor. He made his television debut playing Arjun Khanna in romantic teen drama show ''
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'' (2004–2006) but gained popularity and became a household name with his portrayal of Rana Indravadhan Singh Deo in the award-winning television show ''
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani ''Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' (English: ''Once There was a King and Queen'') is an Indian television period drama that aired on Zee TV on 27 July 2015. The show initially focused on the love story of Rani Gayatri ( Drashti Dhami) and Ranaji (Siddh ...
'' (2015–2016). Karnick's other notable television shows include ''
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'' (2010), '' Rishta.com'' (2010), ''
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' (translation: ''This Is a Story of Love'') is an Indian supernatural television series produced by Ekta Kapoor that aired on STAR One from 18 October 2010 to 15 December 2011. Developed under the working title "Fanaa" ...
'' (2010-2011), '' Kismat'' (2011), '' Aasman Se Aage'' (2012) and '' Mere Sai'' (2018). He also appeared in episodic roles in various shows such as ''
Yeh Hai Aashiqui ''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television romance anthology series An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characte ...
'' (2013), ''
Savdhaan India ''Savdhaan India – India Fights Back'' ( ''Attention India! – India Fights Back'') is an Indian Hindi-language crime currently broadcasting on Star Bharat. It was created by Ajit Thakur. The series is hosted by Ashutosh Rana, Tisca Chopra, ...
'' (2013), ''
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'' (2017), ''
Kaal Bhairav Rahasya ' ( ''The Mystery of Kaal Bhairav'') is an Indian thriller television series. The series ran for two seasons from October 2017 to April 2019. Both seasons are based on written works of Indra Soundarrajan. The story of the first season is based ...
'' (2018). Apart from television shows he has appeared in few films such as ''Fast Forward'' (2009), ''
Yeh Mera India ''Yeh Mera India'' (also known as ''Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by N. Chandra. The film stars Anupam Kher, Perizaad Zorabian, Sayaji Shinde Purab Kohli, Rajpal Yadav, Sarika, and Seema B ...
'' (2009), '' Blue Oranges'' (2009), '' Lafangey Parindey'' (2010) and '' Listen Amaya'' (2013). In 2020, he appeared in the film ''
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'', in the role of Viraj Sabharwal, which was co-produced and directed by
Anubhav Sinha Anubhav Sinha (born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer known for his work in Hindi film industry. His films include ''Tum Bin'' (2001), ''Dus'' (2005) and ''Ra.One'' (2011) He also directed a series of socio-political ...
.


Life

Karnick was born on 15 March 1983 in
Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
to Kiran Karnick. In August 2016, he married fellow actress
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. However, the reports of trouble in their marriage first surfaced in 2019. Later, the
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decided to live separately and soon declared their separation. And then the
divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the M ...
was finalised in March 2020.


Youtube as a hobby

Karnick is a
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Monk, who parts and shares experiences through his
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. He loves to share his riding journeys with people and to maintain the same he even started his
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channel - Siddhant Karnick. He believes in
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and learning while travelling. He is also a passionate
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and loves to edit and conceptualize most of his content by himself.


Career

He made his screen debut with the show ''
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'' (2004–2006) in the role of Arjun Khanna, which was produced by
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and Shrishti Behl Arya. Then he went onto star in many television shows like ''
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'' (2008), ''
Mahi Way ''Mahi Way'' is an Indian comedy drama television series, which premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 2 January 2010 and ran till 18 June 2010. The series is written by Devika Bhagat, directed by Nupur Asthana, and produced by Aditya Ch ...
'' (2010), '' Rishta.com'' (2010). In 2011, he appeared in
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show ''
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' (translation: ''This Is a Story of Love'') is an Indian supernatural television series produced by Ekta Kapoor that aired on STAR One from 18 October 2010 to 15 December 2011. Developed under the working title "Fanaa" ...
'' (2010-2011) as Siddharth Raichand, his performance was praised in the show. After wrapping up ''
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' (translation: ''This Is a Story of Love'') is an Indian supernatural television series produced by Ekta Kapoor that aired on STAR One from 18 October 2010 to 15 December 2011. Developed under the working title "Fanaa" ...
'', he was mostly seen in recurring or in episodic roles like '' Kismat'' (2011), '' Aasman Se Aage'' (2012), ''
Yeh Hai Aashiqui ''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television romance anthology series An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characte ...
'' (2013), ''
Savdhaan India ''Savdhaan India – India Fights Back'' ( ''Attention India! – India Fights Back'') is an Indian Hindi-language crime currently broadcasting on Star Bharat. It was created by Ajit Thakur. The series is hosted by Ashutosh Rana, Tisca Chopra, ...
'' (2013), ''
Gustakh Dil ''Gustakh Dil'' ( ''Audacious Heart'') is an Indian television soap opera which premiered on 5 August 2013 and ended on 14 November 2014. It is a remake of Bengali series ''Bou Kotha Kao'' and was aired on Life OK during weekdays. It showed the ...
'' (2014). Then in 2015, Karnick returned as lead in
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show ''
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani ''Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' (English: ''Once There was a King and Queen'') is an Indian television period drama that aired on Zee TV on 27 July 2015. The show initially focused on the love story of Rani Gayatri ( Drashti Dhami) and Ranaji (Siddh ...
'', along with
Drashti Dhami Drashti Dhami (born 10 January 1984) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who works predominantly in Hindi television. Dhami is considered among the most popular Hindi television actresses. She has been part of successful shows like, '' Dill ...
and
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. The Show was produced by Sujoy Wadhwa. He received praises from the audience and became as a household name. And after Karnick's exit from the show in 2016, he was seen again in episodic roles in ''
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'' (2017), '' Mere Sai'' (2018) and in ''
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'' (2018). Despite active in the Indian
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, he was appearing in some short films and in small roles in
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films. He has done short films like ''The Mole'' (2008), ''The Au Revoir'' (2011) and ''Project 11'' (2011). ''The Au Revoir'' was a
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short film based in
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, directed by Jean Louis Carrasco. He made his
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debut with ''Fast Forward'' in 2009. Then he appeared in ''
Yeh Mera India ''Yeh Mera India'' (also known as ''Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by N. Chandra. The film stars Anupam Kher, Perizaad Zorabian, Sayaji Shinde Purab Kohli, Rajpal Yadav, Sarika, and Seema B ...
'' (2009), '' Blue Oranges'' (2009), '' Lafangey Parindey'' (2009) and '' Listen Amaya'' (2013). Then in 2020, Karnick appeared in critically and commercially acclaimed film ''
Thappad ''Thappad'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and co-written by Anubhav Sinha, starring Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati. The film released theatrically on 28 February 2020. This film received positive reviews from both crit ...
'', starring
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in lead. It was directed by
Anubhav Sinha Anubhav Sinha (born 22 June 1965) is an Indian film director, producer and writer known for his work in Hindi film industry. His films include ''Tum Bin'' (2001), ''Dus'' (2005) and ''Ra.One'' (2011) He also directed a series of socio-political ...
.


Filmography


Television


Web series


Films


References


Notes


References


External links

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Siddhant Karnick
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