Karan Tacker

Karan Tacker (born 11 May 1986) is an Indian actor, model and host known for his portrayal of Viren Singh Vadhera in Star Plus's Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai and Farooq Ali in Hotstar's Special OPS. In 2014, he participated in Colors TV's Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7.

Karan Tacker
Tacker in 2022
Born	(1986-05-11) 11 May 1986 (age 38)[1] Mumbai, India
Occupations	Actor model host
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Special OPS Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Khakee: The Bihar Chapter

Early life

His family is from Punjab.^[2] He acquired a degree in Business Management before joining the television space.^[3]

Career

He first appeared in the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi in a short role in 2008.^[4] He then got his debut role in television show Love Ne Mila Di Jodi playing the lead role of Sameer which aired on STAR One. Karan then appeared in television show Rang Badalti Odhani (2010) as Shaantanu Khandelwal. He then played the lead role in Star Plus popular show Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai (2011) as Viren Singh Vadhera. The show aired last on 13 September 2013.

Karan participated in the popular dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in the 7th Season of the show along with his dance partner Bhavna and was declared first runner up of the show in 2014. Karan has also hosted Halla Bol on Bindass (2014) and The Voice India (2015) that aired on &TV. Karan has also hosted many award shows and events. Karan has appeared in advertisements also.^[5] In 2017, Tacker hosted the dance couple reality show Nach Baliye in its ninth season.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2009–2010	Love Ne Mila Di Jodi	Sameer Saxena		[6]
2010–2011	Rang Badalti Odhani	Shantanu Khandelwal		[6]
2011–2013	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai	Viren Singh Vadhera
2011	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?	Himself	Guest
2012	Punar Vivah
	Teri Meri Love Stories		Guest
2013	Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara
2014	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7	Contestant	1st runner-up
	Halla Bol	Host
	Kaun Banega Crorepati 8	Himself	Guest	[7]
	Box Cricket League	Contestant
2015	Farah Ki Dawat			[8]
	Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah			[9]
	India's Got Talent			[10]
	The Voice	Host		[11]
	Strictly Come Dancing 13	Himself	Guest	[12]
	Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal			[13]
	Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi		Guest	[14]
2016	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9			[15]
2017	Nach Baliye 8	Host		[16]
	Mirchi Top 20
2018	The Remix			[17]
	Bepannah	Himself	Guest
	Ace of Space 1			[18]
	Naagin 3
2019	Kitchen Champion 5	Contestant

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Special OPS	Farooq Ali
2021	Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story
2022	Khakee: The Bihar Chapter	IPS Amit Lodha	[19]
TBA	Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari †	TBA	[20]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result	Ref
2012	Gold Awards	Most Fit Actor	—	Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	GR8! Performer Of The Year (Male)	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai	Nominated
2020	Gold Glam and Style Awards	Most Fit Actor	—	Won	[21]
2023	Iconic Gold Awards	Power Pack Performer	Khakee: The Bihar Chapter	Won