Karan Kapadia Age, Caste, Girlfriend, Family, Facts, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karan Kapadia

• Karan Kapadia is an Indian actor and belongs to a Hindu family. He is the son of former Bollywood actress and costume designer Simple Kapadia.
  

  Karan Kapadia’s Mother Simple Kapadia

• He belongs to the Kapadia family. His late mother Simple Kapadia was an actor and a costume designer. His maternal aunt Dimple Kapadia is a famous actress in Bollywood. Her cousin sister Twinkle Khanna is a writer, interior designer and former actress. He is the brother-in-law of Akshay Kumar.
  

  Karan Kapadia With Aunt Dimple Kapadia and Sister Twinkle Khanna

• His surname is common in India and Pakistan. The surname literally translates into “fabric maker”. Traditionally, it included people involved in the textiles industry. ^[1]WIKIPEDIA.

• When Karan told about his acting desire at the age of 14 to Akshay and Twinkle they didn’t believe him at first. In an interview, he said that they didn’t expect that from him because he had always been an introvert. But once he told them that he wanted to act, Twinkle and Akshay were very supportive and helped him in his journey towards the Bollywood. ^[2]NDTV

• When he was 15 years old, he lost his mother to cancer and since then he has been staying with his aunt Dimple Kapadia.

• After the death of his mother, he moved in with his aunt Dimple Kapadia and since then he is staying with his aunt. He says that his maternal aunt Dimple Kapadia is the second mother to him and that he’s lucky to have 2 mothers.

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Happy Mother’s Day ❤️

A post shared by Karan Kapadia (@karankapadiaofficial) on May 12, 2018 at 10:54pm PDT

• Before he bagged the lead role in the film Blank, he gave auditions for other films but was rejected by some makers saying that he didn’t have the potential for becoming an actor.

• Karan made his debut with action-thriller film “Blank”.

• Prior to his film, he has worked with Tony D’Souza as his assistant in the film “Boss” and it was during his assistance that D’Souza spotted his potential and he eventually was selected for the lead role in “Blank”.^[3]Mumbai Mirror 

• Before the start of shooting for his film Blank, his weight was 112 kg but after regular gymming, he reduced his weight to 88 kg. ^[4]Mumbai Mirror

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Ahh the good old fat days

A post shared by Karan Kapadia (@karankapadiaofficial) on Feb 23, 2015 at 2:16am PST

• He is a fitness lover and loves Kickboxing, Martial Arts and gymming and for Blank, he learned Martial arts, Horse riding, Bike riding and swimming for 6 months in Bangkok.

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Trying to fly away from the crowd but something seems to be weighing me down 😐

A post shared by Karan Kapadia (@karankapadiaofficial) on Apr 15, 2018 at 10:48pm PDT

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Working on my roundhouse , long way to go

A post shared by Karan Kapadia (@karankapadiaofficial) on Sep 19, 2015 at 10:44pm PDT

• He has also played the lead role in the short film “Crescendo”. He played the role of a deaf man who almost lost his sister in the Bombay Riots of 1992. This film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
  

  Karan Kapadia short film Crescendo