Kiran Karmarkar is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Hindi television and Marathi film industries. He is best known for his role as Om Agarwal in the Hindi television series Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2000-2008), which aired on StarPlus.
Wiki/Biography
Kiran Karmarkar was born on Friday, May 2, 1958, in Mumbai (age 65; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Taurus.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: light brown
Kiran Karmarkar (right) and Vikram Pratap Singh
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
He married TV actress Rinku Dhawan in 2002. They met on the sets of the TV series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii” (2000), in which they played siblings on screen. Soon they became good friends and started dating. They dated for a long time before getting married. However, the couple separated in 2017 and divorced in 2019.
Kiran Karmarkar and Rinku Dhawan’s wedding photos
They have a son named Eshaan.
Kiran Kamaka and his son
Profession
theater
Kiran Karmarkar started his career as a theater artist in 1989 with a Marathi theater group called Dinmaam. In 2006, he made his comedy debut in the Hindi drama “Merra Naam Joker” directed by Shubha Khote. He starred opposite Shefali Shah in the Hindi drama “Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai…!” In 2010, he acted in several Marathi dramas including “Kachche Dhage”, “Salim Aarif”, “Humsafar” and “Shaadi Ki Home Delivery”.
television
He made his television debut in the horror drama Mano Ya Na Mano (1995), which aired on Zee TV. In 1996, he played the role of Mantri in the TV series “Itihaas”. The series airs on DD National. In the same year, he appeared in the TV show “Safar” along with Anup Soni, Irrfan Khan and Om Puri. He played the role of Rajesh in the television show “Ghar Ek Mandir” (2000) aired on Sony Entertainment Television.
Kiran Karmarkar (right) in a still from TV show ‘Ghar Ek Mandir’
In 2000, he gained immense popularity after playing the role of Om Agarwal in the popular TV series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii”. The TV series is broadcast on StarPlus.
Kiran Karmarkar (left) in a still from TV show ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’
In 2004, he tried out for the role of Nishchay Kapoor in the television show “Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko” aired on Sony Entertainment Television. He played the role of Sudhanshu in the TV show “Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan” (2006) aired on StarPlus. The actor appeared as a contestant in the first season of the comedy reality television show “Comedy Circus” (2007), which aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Kamaka played the role of Maharaj Shantanu in the mythological TV series “Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki” (2008) aired on 9X.
Kiran Karmarkar plays Maharaj Shantanu in the TV series “Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki” stills
In 2012, he played the negative role of Tej Singh Bundela in the TV series “Uttaran”. The series airs on Colors TV. He has acted in several TV series including Doordarshan’s “Abhimaan” (1999), StarPlus’s “Saarrthi” (2006), Zee TV’s “Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan” (2013), StarPlus’s “Tamanna” ( “Dhhai” Kilo Prem on StarPlus (2017), “Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana” on StarPlus (2021), “Spy Bahu” on Colors TV (2022).
Kiran Karmarkar (left) in a still from the TV series “Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan”
Movie
marathi
Kiran Karmarkar made his debut in the Marathi film industry with the film Nishpaap (1992), starring famous Marathi actor Yashwant Dutt. He plays Satish Gaikwad in the film.
Kiran Karmarkar (right) in a still from the movie Nishpaap
In 1994 he appeared in the film “Yadnya”. He played Dr. Deshpande in the film “Aaghat” (2010). In 2013, he played the role of Prasad Sathe in the movie “Pune 52”. The actor played the role of Nishikant Sabnis in the comedy film Khatta (2016) directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni.
Poster of the movie “The Family of Kattar”
In 2018, he starred in the feminist drama Aamhi Doghi alongside Mukta Barve. He has acted in several Marathi films such as Rangiberangi (2009), Aarohi Gosht Tighanchi (2012), Bhatukali (2014), Shasan (2016), Kanha (2016) ) and “June” (2021).
Hindi
Kiran Karmarkar made his debut in the Hindi film industry with the film Shirdi Sai Baba (2001), in which he played a blind man. In 2004, he played the father of Raju (played by Arya Babbar) in the film “Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum”. In 2010, he played SP Sharma in the Bollywood film Raajneeti. He explored the role of Ramakant Choudhary in the 2016 film Jai Gangaajal.
Kiran Karmarkar in a still from the movie Jai Gangaajal
In 2022, he played the role of conductor Damle in the film Dear, starring Alia Bhatt. He has appeared in several Hindi films, including “Just Married” (2007), “Pankh” (2010), “Force” (2011), “Shanghai” (2012) and “Mad Kukkar” De Family” (2015).
Other jobs
In 2023, he appeared in the biographical web series “Scam 2003: The Tergi Story”, playing the role of More. The show premiered on OTT platform SonyLIV.
Poster for the web series “Scam 2003: The Tergi Story”
He has also appeared in various television commercials, including Kissan Jam.
Kiran Karmarkar in Kissan jam commercial stills
Awards
- Won the Best Actor Award in 2002 for the Hindi TV series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii” (shared with Shivaji Satam)
- In 2003, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award for the Hindi TV series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii”
- In 2004, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award for the Hindi TV series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii”
- In 2009, he won the Maharashtra State Film Award for his performance in the Marathi film Kshanokshani
- In 2013, he won the Best Negative Actor (Critics) for the Hindi TV series “Uttaran”
- In 2013, he was nominated for Best Negative Actor for the Hindi TV series “Uttaran”
Facts/Trivia
- He plays the on-screen brother of his ex-wife Rinku Dhawan in the TV series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii”.
- He often attended poet gatherings.
Kiran Karmarkar during poets gathering
- In an interview, he revealed that he turned down invitations to various online shows because of the use of abusive language and sexual content. He said,
I tried a few network shows but none of them worked. I don’t like the content of some shows. Additionally, I found the sexual content and abusive words used in some of the content to be very unnecessary. “
- In another interview, he said he turned down nearly 50 roles in two years because he felt they were not worthwhile. Speaking about this in an interview, he said:
I’ve definitely said ‘no’ to 50 characters in the past two years, just because the ones I got offered didn’t have their own stories. “
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