Dhairya Karwa
Karwa in 2022
Born (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990[1]
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Alma materWelham Boys’ School Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Dhairya Karwa (born 19 November 1990)[2] is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut with Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), and has since played Ravi Shastri in 83 (2021) and an aspiring writer in Gehraiyaan (2022).[3]

Early life

Karwa was born on 19 November 1990 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.[1][4] Karwa studied at Welham Boys’ School in Dehradun, where he was the school team’s Basketball captain and at Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.[5] Karwa played basketball for his college, and represented the Uttarakhand State team.[6] He worked as a data analyst in Gurugram, before becoming a model. He modeled for many brands like Star Movies and Kerala Tourism.[7]

Career

Karwa made his acting debut in 2019 with Uri: The Surgical Strike.[8][9] He portrayed Captain Sartaj Singh Chandhok. The film was a box office success grossing ₹359.73 crore.[10][11] The same year, he made his web debut with Made in Heaven portraying Samar Ranawat.[12][13]

He next appeared in the 2020 short film Amritsar Junction. He portrayed a rioter in the film based on 1947 communal riots during the Partition of India.[14] In 2021, he appeared in Kabir Khan's sports film 83, where he portrayed cricketer Ravi Shastri.[15][16] Despite the positive reviews, the film was unsuccessful at the Indian box office, it grossed ₹193.73 crore.[17] Karwan received moderately positive reviews for his performance.[18]

Karwan next portrayed an aspiringr write in Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan, opposite Deepika Padukone.[19][20] The film premiered on 11 February 2022 on Amazon Prime Video and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Pinkvilla noted, "Dhairya Karwa makes his presence felt enough while sharing screen space with Deepika."[21] While DNA India mentioned, "Karwa makes a solid impression by playing the ignorant partner."[22]

He next appeared alongside Tara Sutaria in Apurva.[23]

Media image

Karwa has appeared in advertisements for Slice[24] and Shoppers Stop.[25]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike Captain Sartaj Singh Chandhok
2020 Amritsar Junction Rioter Short film
2021 83 Ravi Shastri [26]
2022 Gehraiyaan Karan Arora [27]
2023 Apurva Siddharth "Sid" [28]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Made in Heaven Samar Ranawat Episode: "A Royal Affair" [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Deepika Padukone sends birthday love to 'gentle soul' Dhairya Karwa; Wishes him super success and stardom". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Exclusive: In Bed With Dhairya Karwa: "I can't respond to a 'Hey' in DMs. Be original!"". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dhairya Karwa on life before Gehraiyaan: 'Kept giving auditions whenever I learnt about a film'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ananya Panday has the sweetest birthday wish for co-star Dhairya Karwa; shares a stunning picture". Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gehraiyaan actor Dhairya Karwa Interview! Says one faces rejections more than acceptance in Bollywood". Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "DHAIRYA KARWA, OF URI AND '83 FAME, SHARES HIS BASKETBALL JOURNEY". Ekalavyas. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive! Dhairya Karwa: From Data Analyst to Romancing Deepika Padukone". The Quint. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "A year after surgical strikes, Ronnie Screwvala announces URI starring Vicky Kaushal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "View picture: It's a wrap up for Yami Gautam and Vicky Kaushal's Uri". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "'URI - THE SURGICAL STRIKE". Box Office India. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Sen, Raja. "Uri review: Vicky Kaushal leads an efficient but unimpressive attack". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Farhan Akhtar unveils first look poster of web series Made In Heaven". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Made In Heaven review: The best desi original by Amazon Prime, it unmasks the shiny lies of big fat Indian weddings". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Amritsar Junction — a tale of courage during Partition riots". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ranveer Singh finds his Ravi Shastri in Dhairya Karwa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "1983 Cricket World Cup Movie: Who is playing whom in the Ranveer Singh-starrer". Mid Day. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "83 Movie Review: FIVE reasons why you should not miss Kabir Khan's sports drama starring Ranveer Singh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  18. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (24 December 2021). "83 Movie Review: 83 is a winner - on pitch, on screen too". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "'Ab toh title rakhlo': Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, Deepika Padukone wrap the shoot of Shakun Batra's untitled next". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Gehraiyaan teaser: Deepika Padukone-Siddhant Chaturvedi's passion throw Ananya Panday, Dhairya Karwa into the deep". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Gehraiyaan Review: Deepika Padukone steers Shakun Batra's complex love drama remarkably". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  22. ↑ "'Gehraiyaan' movie review: Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday starrer is too complicated for the masses". DNA India. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "Apurva: Gehraiyaan actor Dhairya Karwa to star opposite Tara Sutaria in Star Studios and Cine1 Studios' edge-of-the-seat thriller". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Dhairya Karwa shares his experience of working with Katrina Kaif in an ad for Slice". Filmfare. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  25. ↑ "WATCH! Shoppers Stop's #NayiDiwaliNayiSoch with Yami Gautam and Dhairya Karwa". Shoppers Stop - Youtube. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Dhairya Karwa: It's challenging to play Ravi Shastri". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "Meet Dhairya Karwa, Deepika Padukone's co-star in 'Gehraiyaan'". DNA India. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  28. ↑ "Dhairya Karwa to star opposite Tara Sutaria in Apurva, says 'thrilled to embark on this journey'". India Today. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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