Ketan Karande Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Ketan Karande Nandi
Profession	• Actor • Bodybuilder • Businessman
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6'2" (188 cm)
Weight	108kg (238 lbs)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Bodybuilding
Medals, Awards	• Gold medal in Mumbai Junior Shri Competition (1997) • Silver medal in Mumbai Junior Shri Competition • Bronze medal in above 80kg category in the National Bodybuilding Championships in West Bengal (2003)
Career
Debut	Marathi Film: Senior Citizen (2019)
Awards	• Best Comedy Award for his role in Chidiyaghar (2015) • Fitness Icon Award by Yash Icon Fitness (2019)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 April 1978 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)	47 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Goregaon, Mumbai
School	Adarsh Vidayalaya, Siddharth Nagar, Goregaon
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Parinita Karande
Children	Daughter- Megha Karande
Parents
Siblings
Favourites
Food	Chicken
Bodybuilder	Arnold Schwarzenegger (Bodybuilder, Actor, Politician, Businessman)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Toyota Fortuner

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ketan Karande

• He played kho-kho and kabaddi during his childhood.
  

  Ketan Karande during his childhood

• He wanted to become a fast bowler and play cricket while growing up.

• Although he was a tall kid, he was very thin and weighed 40 kg during his childhood due to which, his father motivated him to join the gym and start working out when he was 14 years old.

• He trained in bodybuilding under ‘Bharat Shri’ and ‘Mr. Maharashtra’ winner, Sandeep Balawalkar.

• He entered his first bodybuilding competition show in 1997 when he was 19 years old and won the competition.

• He has participated in nearly 300 bodybuilding competitions. He competed in his last bodybuilding competition in March 2010.
  

  Ketan Karande preparing for his last bodybuilding competition

• In 2017, he became a brand ambassador for the South African supplement brand, ‘Domin8r.’

• He has appeared in several Hindi TV shows including ‘Mahabharat’ (2014), ‘ Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal’ (2014), ‘Suryaputra Karn’ (2015-2016), ‘Tenali Rama’ (2020), and ‘Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav’ (2023).
  

  Ketan Karande in a still from Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav

• He has appeared in various Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi films including ‘Fool & Final’ (2007), ‘Race 2’ (2013), ‘Action Jackson’ (2014), ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ (2018), ‘Bharaate’ (2019), ‘James’ (2022), and ‘Bhola’ (2023).
  

  Ketan Karande in a still from Action Jackson

• He considers American actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger as his idol.

• He works out regularly for 3 hours a day during which he often performs 250 sun salutations (Surya Namaskar), 200-250 pushups, and 100 pullups.

• To maintain his physique, he eats a rich, protein diet which consists of up to 2kg chicken, 24 eggs, 1ltr fruit juice, 1 ltr of milk, and boiled pulses.

• He started his own fitness centre, ‘Ketan Fitness Centre’ for children who want to pursue a bodybuilding career.

• He is an animal lover and owns a dog.
  

  Ketan Karande playing with his dog

• He often performs charity and was felicitated by the Humanity First Foundation, a human rights organisation in Maharashtra.
  

  Ketan Karande receiving the felicitation certificate from the Humanity First Foundation

• He is a fitness enthusiast and works out regularly.
  

  Ketan Karande during a workout session