Varun Kapoor

Varun Kapoor (born 27 August)[1] is an Indian television actor known for playing Sanskaar Maheshwari in Colors TV's Swaragini.[2]

Varun Kapoor
Born27 August[1]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Spouse(s)
Dhanya Mohan (m. 2013)
[1]

Early life

Kapoor is a Gujarati born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[3][4] He did his schooling from St. Kabir School, Vadodara and graduated in Electronic engineering from Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune. He went to Bloomington for further studies.[1][3]

Career

Kapoor has played Varun in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Neil in Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna, Varun in Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai, Shaurya in Na Aana Is Des Laado, Kabir in Humse Hai Liife, Mahish/Mahishasura in Maharakshak: Devi and Danny Vyas in Saraswatichandra.

From 2015 to 2016, he portrayed Sanskaar Maheshwari in Swaragini opposite Helly Shah for which he was awarded the Best Actor Male at Golden Petal Awards 2016.[5]

From 2017 to 2018, Kapoor played Veer Malhotra in Savitri Devi College & Hospital.

Personal life

Kapoor married Dhanya Mohan in 2013. She works with Air India.[1]

Television
Year Shows Role Channel Reference
2008 Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Varun Star Plus
2008–2009 Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna Neil
2009–2010 Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai Varun Sony Entertainment Television [1]
2010–2011 Na Aana Is Des Laado Shaurya Pratap Singh Colors TV [6]
2012 Humse Hai Liife Kabir Lazarus Channel V [7]
2013–2014 Saraswatichandra Danny Vyas Star Plus
2015 Maharakshak: Devi Mahesh Sarna/Mahishasura Zee TV [1]
2015–2016 Swaragini Sanskaar Maheshwari Colors TV [8][9][10]
2017–2018 Savitri Devi College & Hospital Dr. Veer Malhotra [11]

Awards
Year Award Category Show Reference
2016 Golden Petal Awards Best Actor Male Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur [5]
Best Jodi (with Helly Shah)

References
  1. "TV's boy-next-door Varun Kapoor turns a year older! – The Times of India". 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. "Varun Kapoor to play the second lead in 'Swaragini' - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. Jambhekar, Shruti (22 April 2017). "Gujarati actors make it big on Hindi prime time TV". Ahmedabad: The Times of India.
  4. "A TV actor's life span is very limited: Varun Kapoor - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. Mehta, Ankita. "Golden Petal Awards 2016 Winners: Varun Kapoor, Helly Shah, Mouni Roy, Sudha Chandran Take Home Trophies". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. "Varun Kapoor: Even a superstar like SRK had flops, so I'm allowed to make mistakes too – The Times of India". Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  7. "Varun Kapoor enters Humse Hai Life on Channel V – The Times of India". Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  8. "Varun Kapoor's 'challenging' role in 'Swaragini'". Business Standard India. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  9. "Varun Kapoor to enter 'Swaragini' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. "Helly Shah, Varun Kapoor show Swaragini to go off air in December". The Indian Express. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  11. "Swaragini Actor Varun Kapoor Will Make Comeback With This Show". www.indiatoday.in. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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