Origins & Early Life

Karan Mehra (born 10 September 1982) is an Indian television actor, model and fashion designer. He is known for his performance as Naitik Singhania, the main lead in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2009–2016) which is one of the longest-running Indian television serials. He is also known for the role of Sumit Mishra in Khatmal E Ishq (2017). Mehra is one of the highest-paid actors in the Indian television industry and was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss 10 (2016).

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Mehra was born on 10 September 1982 in Jalandhar, Punjab in a Punjabi family. His family moved to Delhi when he was very young. Mehra studied at Apeejay School in Noida and after completing the 12th grade worked as a summer trainee at Dominos Pizza. He then studied fashion designing from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi and was the topper of his batch. Mehra came to Mumbai and started working for directors Rajkumar Hirani and Ram Gopal Verma as an assistant in four movies.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He then appeared in the movie Love Story 2050. After that, he started doing modelling and TV commercials. In 2009, while training in acting classes, he got the role of Naitik Singhania...

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