Kanan Malhotra

Indian model and television actor

Kanan Malhotra

Born|

New Delhi, India

Nationality| Indian
Occupation(s)| Model, Actor
Years active| 2011–present
Spouse|

Aakanksha Dhingra

(m. 2014)​

Kanan Malhotra is an Indian model and television actor.

## Television career[edit]

In 2010, he made his television debut in the show Chand Chupa Badal Mein on Star Plus where he played the cameo role of Aditya Sharma. He then appeared in the Zee TV show Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh as Prateek Bhagat. In 2011, he starred as Dhruv Ahluwalia in the Imagine TV television show Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto.

In 2012, Malhotra rose to fame with his portrayal of Daljeet Singh in the romantic series Rab Se Sohna Isshq on Zee TV. He later bagged the episodic role of Siddharth Kapoor in the episodic drama Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya on Zing. He then went on to appear in several mythological drama series, including Suryaputra Karn on Sony Entertainment Television and Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai & Karmaphal Daata Shani on Colors TV.

In 2018, he appeared in Colors TV's horror episodic drama Kaun Hai? as Rudrapratap Singh. In the same year, he went on to appear in Colors TV's supernatural series Tantra as Nirvan Khanna. In 2019, he appeared as Vivek Oberoi in show called Navrangi Re! and in the same year he played the role of Bharata in show Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush till the show went off-air in 2020. In 2020, he played the role of Bhagwan Vishnu in Devi Adi Parashakti and of Yudhishthir in Star Bharat's serial RadhaKrishn. In July 2022, he played the role of Gunojirao in Punyashlok Ahilyabai. In 2023 he is playing the role of Kartik in  Dangal's serial Ishq Ki Dastaan - Naagmani.

## Personal life[edit]

Malhotra met television actress Chahatt Khanna in 2010[1] and they were in a relationship for 2 years.[2] He later dated his Rab Se Sohna Isshq co-star Ekta Kaul but the couple split in 2013.[3][4]

In 2014, he married Delhi-based interior designer Aakanksha Dhingra.[5] The couple divorced in 2023 after being separated for five years.[6]

## Television[edit]

Year  | Serial  | Role

|
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2010  | Chand Chupa Badal Mein | Aditya Sharma
2010–2011  | Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh[7] | Prateek Bhagat
2011–2012  | Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto[8] | Dhruv Ahluwalia
2012–2013  | Rab Se Sohna Isshq[7] | Daljeet Singh
2014  | Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai  |
2014  | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Siddharth Kapoor
2015–2016  | Suryaputra Karn | King Yudhishthir[9]
2017  | Karmaphal Daata Shani | King Harishchandra
2017–2018  | Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai | Lord Vishnu[10]
2018  | Kaun Hai? | Rudrapratap Singh
2018–2019  | Tantra | Nirvan Khanna[11]
2019  | Navrangi Re! | Vivek Oberoi
2019–2020  | Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush | Bharata
2020  | Devi Adi Parashakti | Bhagwan Vishnu
RadhaKrishn | Maharaj Yudhishthir
2022–2023  | Punyashlok Ahilyabai | Gunojirao
2023  | Ishq Ki Dastaan - Naagmani | Kartik

## References[edit]

1. ^ "TV Actors Chahat Khanna And Kanan Malhotra Go Public With Their Love". Mid-day. 28 April 2012.
2. ^ "Kanan Malhotra and Ekta Kaul to tie the knot". The Times of India. 19 October 2012.
3. ^ "All is not well in Ekta-Kanan's paradise? - Times Of India". web.archive.org. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. ^ "Ekta Kaul calls off 'roka' with Kanan Malhotra". The Times of India. 24 October 2013.
5. ^ "TV actor Kanan Malhotra hosts his wedding reception in Mumbai". The Times of India. 24 May 2014.
6. ^ "Exclusive! RadhaKrishn's Kanan Malhotra and wife divorced nine years after marriage". The Times of India. 15 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
7. ^ a b "Rab Se Sohna Isshq >> About". zeetv.com. 2012.
8. ^ "Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto >> About". imagine.tv. 2011.
9. ^ "Suryaputra Karn: Meet the Cast". The Times of India. 15 October 2015.
10. ^ "Kanan Malhotra: I Feel Lucky To Play Vishnu in Mahakaali". Mid-day. 3 April 2018.
11. ^ "Tantra is a fusion of family and supernatural: Kanan Malhotra". IWM Buzz. 4 December 2018.

*[m.]: married