Varun Mitra Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Actor • Model • Anchor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 38 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Actor): Kaash (2015) as Adil TV (Host): 2 For The Road (2012) on NDTV GoodTimes
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 October 1990 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)	33 Years
Birthplace	Delhi
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi
School	The Shri Ram School, Moulsari, Gurugram
College/University	Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi
Educational Qualification	B.Com (Hons) at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi [1]Hindustan Times
Hobbies	Travelling, Swimming
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Pradip Mitra Mother- Name Not Known
Favourites
Street Food	Keema Parantha
Place to hangout	The Qutab Institutional Area
Monument	Qutab Minar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Varun Mitra

• After completing his formal education, Varun Mitra started working at an export house. However, he later left his export house job to become an actor.

• In 2012, he went to Mumbai for a two week trip. While staying there, he auditioned for a few roles and later got selected by ‘Kwan,’ a talent management agency.

• After making his debut as a host for the travel TV show ‘2 For The Road’ (2012), he hosted the travel TV show ‘Good Drives’ (2013), which was broadcast on NDTV GoodTimes. The TV show was sponsored by Tata Safari.

• He rose to fame in 2014 following his appearance in a television commercial for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
  

  Varun Mitra in a still from an advertisement for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

• For filming the advertisement, he had to travel to Sri Lanka where he shot with native children. The children there neither could speak nor understand Hindi or English languages, still they became friends with him during the shoot. The kids became so attached to him that they made handcrafted greeting cards to give him on his birthday, which coincidently falls on the last day of the shoot.
  

  Varun Mitra with Sri Lankan kids on his birthday

• His debut film ‘Kaash’ was featured in the 2014 Tokyo film festival.

• In 2015, he appeared alongside Freida Pinto in a promotional short film named ‘Rangeen’ for the clothing brand ‘Free People.’

• In 2016, he was featured opposite Rhea Chakraborty in the Bollywood film ‘Jalebi.’ He essayed the lead role of Dev Mathur in the film.
  

  Varun Mitra in a still from the film ‘Jalebi’

• Varun Mitra shared screen with Katrina Kaif in a television commercial for Titan Raga watches.

• He essayed the role of Badol in the web series ‘Bombers’ (2019), which streamed on ZEE5.

• In 2020, he appeared as a host in the travel TV show ‘Emission Impossible,’ presented by Hyundai Kona Electric. In the show, he travelled to Mount Everest base camp.

• Mitra has worked as a host for several travel TV shows including ‘Imagine Your Korea’ (2014) on NDTV GoodTimes, ‘Go North East’ (2017) on Discovery Channel, and ‘Go Odisha’ (2018) on Discovery Channel.
  

  Varun Mitra in a still from the TV show ‘Go North East’

• He appeared in the television commercials for various brands such as Pepsi, Bajaj Insurance, Hero Passion Bike, Nissan Sunny Car, and Amazon Prime Video.

• He did his first catwalk at the Wills India Men’s Fashion Week, where he walked the ramp for designer Gaurav Gupta.

• His performance as Deepak Rana in the web series ‘Guilty Minds’ (2022) received huge praise from the audience. The web series was premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
  

  Varun Mitra in a still from the web series ‘Guilty Minds’

• In 2023, he played the role of Ekveer in the Kangana Ranaut starrer film ‘Tejas.’

• In the same year, Mitra appeared in the web series ‘Rakshak: India’s Braves Chapter 1,’ which streamed on Amazon miniTV. In the series, he portrayed Lt. Triveni Singh, who martyred in a terrorist attack on Jammu Railway Station on 2 January 2004.
  

  Poster of the web series ‘Rakshak India’s Braves Chapter 1’

• He essayed the role of Kapil in the Dimple Kapadia starrer web series ‘Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo’ (2023), which premiered on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar.

• He has taken formal training to learn Vipassana meditation.

• He has an affection for dogs.
  

  Varun Mitra with a dog