Karan Kapadia is an Indian actor. He is the son of former Bollywood actress Simple Kapadia. Karan made his Bollywood debut as an actor with the action thriller Blank.
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Karan Kapadia was born in Mumbai on September 16, 1993 (25 years old in 2018). His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Karan Kapadia childhood photos
When Karan was only 15, his mother died. She is a cancer patient. After his mother died in 2009, he moved with his aunt Dimple, who was both his mother and father. Karan wanted to be an actor since his childhood. When he was 14, he also discussed his acting aspirations with her cousin Twinkle Khanna and brother-in-law Akshay Kumar. Karan completed acting classes at Jeff Goldberg Studios before venturing into films. Karan started his career as an assistant director in Akshay Kumar-starrer Boss. He also appeared in the short film “Crescendo”.
Karan Kapadia’s short film “Crescendo”
Karan made his Bollywood debut in 2019 with Behzad Khambata’s “Blank”. In the film, he plays “Hanif,” a 26-year-old boy trying to find his way in the world.
Stills from Karan Kapadia’s movie “Blank Space”
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′4″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Family, caste and girlfriends
Karan belongs to a Hindu family. He is the son of Bollywood actress and costume designer Simple Kapadia. His mother died of cancer in 2009. His father’s name is Rajinder Singh Shetty (Sethi).
Karan Kapadia and his mother Simple Kapadia
Karan’s aunt Dimple Kapadia is a former Bollywood actress. His cousin Twinkle Khanna is a former actor and interior designer. His cousin Rinke Khanna is also an actor.
Karan Kapadia and his aunt Dimple Kapadia
Karan Kapadia and his cousin Twinkle Khanna
Karan Kapadia and his cousin Rinke Khanna
Karan is the brother-in-law of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar.
Karan Kapadia and Akshay Kumar
Karan is rumored to be dating hairstylist Nikita Gosain. Supposedly, Karan met Nikita through a mutual friend and they started dating.
Karan Kapadia and Nikita Gossain
favorite thing
- Starring: Akshay Kumar/Cillian Murphy/Will Smith
Karan Kapadia and Will Smith
- Musicians: Liam Gallagher, Coldplay, Brian Littrell
- TV Shows: Sherlock and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
fact
- His hobbies include swimming, horseback riding and martial arts.
Karan Kapadia with his nephew in the swimming pool
- Akshay Kumar introduced Karan to director Tony D’Souza.
- Karan loves Taekwondo.
- Karan weighed 112 kilograms before filming and was classified as obese, but to star in the film “Blank”, he lost 24 kilograms through regular exercise.
- Karan has three tattoos on his body, a modified tattoo of Jesus Christ on the lower nape of his neck, text on the side of his abdomen and his mother’s name (Simple Kapadia) on his forearm.
Karan Kapadia’s tattoos
- When Karan told Akshay and Twinkle about his desire to act, they didn’t believe him at first. Karan said in an interview –
They didn’t see it coming because I’ve always been an introvert. But when I told them, they were very supportive. They both warned me that the journey ahead would not be easy. I was a chubby kid at the time and thought that as long as I lost weight, it would not be too difficult to make movies in the future. “
- The actor also opened up about facing rejection in auditions. He said-
I’ve been there for auditions, I’ve been rejected, and have been told by a few people that they don’t see any spark in me. However, most people say I do have potential. So, it was a good thing that I had some rejection early in my career. “
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