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Karanvir Malhotra | |
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| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Karanvir Malhotra is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and web series. [1] [2] [3] He is primarily known for his roles in Selection Day, Andhera, What Are The Odds?, and The Forgotten Army. [4] [5] [6]
Malhotra was born in New Delhi, India. [4] He attended The Air Force School and Delhi Public School, Dwarka, where he was active in academics, sports and co-curricular activities, and also participated in Model United Nations programmes. [4] He later pursued a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree, beginning his studies at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, before completing his education at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. [2] His mother worked as a history teacher before managing a medical centre in Melbourne, while his father is associated with the transport industry. [4] He has one younger sibling. [4]
Malhotra began his career by assisting filmmaker and producer Mitu Bhowmick Lange at Mind Blowing Films and working with the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, before training in theatre and transitioning to acting roles. [4]
He trained under Arjun Raina. He further went on to perform for The Australian Shakespeare Company, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Short n Sweet Theatre Festival. [4]
He made his first on-screen appearance in a Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk commercial directed by Vinnil Mathew. [4]
In 2018, he acted in the Netflix sports-drama series Selection Day , produced by Anil Kapoor, portraying the role of Javed Ansari. [7]
In 2020, he subsequently appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye directed by Kabir Khan and the independent Netflix film What Are the Odds directed by Megha Ramaswamy. [8] [9]
In 2024, he acted in Rohit Shetty’s Web show Indian Police Force as Sikku. [3]
In 2025, he was the lead in Excel Entertainment’s supernatural thriller series Andhera , in which his portrayal as Jay Sheth received positive attention. [10] [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | What Are the Odds | Ashwin | Netflix film |
| 2026 | King † |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
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| 2018 | Selection Day | Javed Ansari | Netflix |
| 2020 | The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye | Amar | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2024 | Indian Police Force | Sikku | |
| 2025 | Andhera | Jay Sheth |