Kiran Karmarkar

Kiran Karmarkar
Born	(1958-05-02) 2 May 1958 (age 66) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Rinku Dhawan ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2019)​

Kiran Karmarkar (born 2 May 1958)^[1] is an Indian television, film and theatre actor. He is popularly known for his portrayal of the character Om Agarwal in the television saga Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2000–2008) that aired on Star Plus.^[2]

Career

Karmarkar started his acting career through Marathi theatre Dinmaam in 1989^[3] and later various cameos on television and commercial advertisements he appeared in his debut marathi film Name Nishpaap with legendary marathi actor Yashwant dutt, Vinay Apte, Suhas Joshi. His first major role came in the show Ghar Ek Mandir directed by Ekta Kapoor.^[2] He became popular for his role of Om Agarwal opposite actress Sakshi Tanwar in the show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. The show aired on Star Plus and started in 2000. After the script killed the character, Karmarkar was no longer seen in it. But due to later changes in the script, the character was retrieved and he was seen playing the same role in 2007.^[4] He then went on to play various roles in TV shows. His 2006 role in the show Saarathi was of a business tycoon, inspired by Sabeer Bhatia.^[5] In 2012, he joined the popular show Uttaran playing a negative role of Tej Singh.^[6]

Karmarkar also secured small roles in Bollywood film. He has also played roles in Marathi films and plays. In 2006, he was seen playing a comedy role opposite actress Bhavana Balsavar in the play Merra Naam Joker. The play was directed by Shubha Khote.^[7] He played the lead role in the Hindi play Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai...! opposite Shefali Shah in the year 2010. The play was directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni.^[8] For his role in the film Kshanokshani he also won the Maharashtra State Film Award.^[9] Soon, Kiran will be portraying a role in the upcoming StarPlus series, Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana.

Personal life

Karmarkar is married to actress Rinku Dhawan^[2] who played his sister in the show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.^[10][11]

The couple separated in 2017 after 15 years of marriage and filed for divorced in 2019. The duo have one son.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Medium	Notes
1992	Nishpaap	Satish Gaikwad	Marathi film
1994	Yadnya		Marathi film
2001	Shirdi Sai Baba	Blind man who sees after Saibaba's miracle
2004	Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum	Raju's Father
2006	Kachche Dhage		Play
2006	Merra Naam Joker[12]		Play
2007	Just Married	Rohit
2009	Rangiberangi	Ram Dandekar	Marathi film
2009	Kshanokshani	Chief Minister	Marathi film
2010	Pankh
2010	Raajneeti	Mr. Sharma, Superintendent of Police
2010	Aaghaat	Dr. Deshpande	Marathi film
	Salim Aarif		Play
	Humsafar		Play
	Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai...!		Play
	Shaadi Ki Home Delivery		Play
2011	Force	Tahir Mirza
2012	Shanghai
2012	Chakravyuh	Home Minister
2012	Aarohi Gosht Tighanchi	Mandar Apte	Marathi film
2013	Pune 52	Prasad Sathe	Marathi film
2014	Anudini		Marathi film
2014	A Rainy Day	Mr. Rao	Marathi film
2014	Bhatukali	Shantanu Atre	Marathi film
2015	Crazy Cukkad Family
2015	Janiva	Milind Deshpande	Marathi film
2016	Shasan		Marathi film
2016	Jai Gangaajal	Ramakant Choudhary
2016	Kanha	Madhu	Marathi film
2016	Family Katta	Nishikant	Marathi film
2017	Aamhi Doghi	Jagdish Sardesai	Marathi film
2018	Double Game		Television movie
2021	June	Neel's Father	Marathi film
2022	Darlings[13]	Ticket collector Damle	Hindi film
2023	Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video	Yashwant Desai	Hindi film
2024	Article 370	Home Minister	Hindi film

Television

Year	Serial	Role
1995	Mano Ya Na Mano
1995	Padosan
1996–1998	Itihaas
	Aahat
1999–2000	Abhimaan	Sukhdev Mehra
2000–2002	Ghar Ek Mandir	Rajesh
2000–2005; 2007–2008	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Om Agarwal / Rishabh Rai Chaudhary
2003	Ghar Sansaar[14]	Advocate Ajay Chaudhary
2004–2005	Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko[15]	Nishchay Kapoor
2006	Saarrthi[16]	Bhujang Ahuja
2006	Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan	Sudhanshu
2007	Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
2007	Comedy Circus[17]	Contestant
2008	Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki[18]	Maharaj Shantanu
2011–2012	Zindagi Kahe – Smile Please [19]
2012–2013	Uttaran[20]	Tej Singh Bundela
2013	Badalte Rishton Ki Dastaan[21]	Balraj Asthana
2014–2015	Pukaar	Advocate Ashok Pradhan
2016	Tamanna	Deepak Solanki
2017	Dhhai Kilo Prem	Pankaj Sharma
	Rudram	Mr. Makhija
2019–2020	Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein	Prakash Srivastav
2021	Bawara Dil	Yashwant Lashkare
2021–2022	Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana	Krishnakant Sehgal
2022	Spy Bahu	Suryakant Sharma

See also

• List of Indian television actors

References

1. "Latest News, Breaking News Today - Bollywood, Cricket, Business, Politics - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
2. Unnithan, Chitra (20 September 2007). "I never plan anything in life:Kiran". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
3. "The Who's Who of Mahaabhaarat". Rediff.com.
4. "Kiran's back in Kahaani Ghar Ghar ki". Telly Chakkar. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
5. "Kiran Karmarkar does a Sabeer Bhatia". DNA. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
6. Jambhekar, Shruti (19 December 2012). "TV baddies take their shows to new heights in 2012". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
7. "Kiran Karmarkar's comedy act". Mumbai Theatre Guide. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
8. Sharma, Aditi (14 August 2010). "Peek into the lives of Mr & Mrs Singh". Mid-Day. Mumbai. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
9. "I hope TV fans will like my comedy - Kiran Karmarkar". 16 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
10. Shyam, Kavita (19 September 2007). "Floor-Bored!". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
11. Hazarika, Sneha (24 February 2006). "Reality shows!". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
12. "Convalescing Kiran takes on extra work". Telly Chakkar. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
13. "Kiran Karmarkar on his role in Darlings, extinction of stardom, Marathi industry not growing like Telugu industry". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
14. "Soapy tales". Retrieved 9 March 2003.
15. "Television is a woman dominated industry". Indiantelevision.com. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
16. "Kiran Karmarkar to do a cameo in Saarrthi". Telly Chakkar. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
17. "Catch the eliminated jodis on Comedy Circus tonight". Telly Chakkar. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
18. "Kiran 'Om' Karmarkar to play father to Ronit Roy?". Telly Chakkar. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
19. "Kiran Karmarkar opines lack of promotion is harming Zindagi Kahe Smile Please". Telly Chakkar. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
20. "Kiran Karmarkar to enter Uttaran". Telly Chakkar. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
21. "Recreating magic of Khela with Badalte Rishton". The Times of India. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

External links

• Kiran Karmarkar at IMDb
• Interview