Chiseled Perfection

With washboard abs, sculpted arms and toned legs, who can blame men from across the country to want a body like Karan Singh Grover? In an exclusive interview, he talks about the time he tried to get a break as an actor, and the one smart move that changed the course of his life.

- Chitman Kanwar Ahuja

Successful actors rarely talk about their struggling days. Most of them choose to blank it out or underplay it. That might be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you look at it. But for Karan, it’s been a smooth sailing through and through, all due to his infectious smile and cute dimples ever since his modelling days. He is also envied for his desirable muscular body, but you must know that he works really hard to maintain his fit physique. He believes in pushing fitness boundaries consistently be it during the day or night, with his beautiful wife by his side, as they both consider fitness as their religion. Here, Karan talks about the time, when he came to the city of dreams without any industry connections or survival tactics, before he became a star, a fitness icon and totally drool-worthy. Edited excerpts…

After debuting on the soap opera Dill Mill Gayye you were an instant hit and quite a favourite amongst the ladies. How do you cater to the female fan base? Does it ever become overwhelming?

My fan base has been quite kind to me, and the best thing about them is that they like me for who I am. It has been overwhelming at times, but it’s always a good feeling when people love you unconditionally, and appreciate your work.

Your choice of films, right from your debut movie Alone and Hate Story 3, have been unconventional. Is that a deliberate move?

It wasn’t a deliberate move. It’s just that I choose films on the basis of their storyline and what the role demands. I look forward to playing different characters and doing good films with a fine script; and both the films mentioned above were great examples of the same.

You have spent over a decade in the industry. How do you look back on your journey so far? What has been the biggest success and the biggest challenge?