Varun Sood (actor)

Varun Sood
Sood in 2024
Born (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2015–present
Known forMTV Roadies
MTV Splitsvilla
Ace of Space
Karmma Calling
Call Me Bae

Varun Sood (born 1 April 1995) is an Indian actor, model and former VJ. He is known for participating in reality shows like MTV Roadies, MTV Splitsvilla, Ace of Space and Khatron Ke Khiladi. He made his acting debut with Ragini MMS: Returns, and is also recognized for his roles in Karmma Calling and Call Me Bae.

Early life

Sood was born on 1 April 1995 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal.[1] He grew up in Delhi.[2] His grandfather and father served in the Indian Army, and Varun had initially planned to follow in their footsteps.[3] He completed his primary school education at Army Public School.[4] During his school and college days, he played basketball and shot put, even competing at the national level.[5]

Personal life

In 2017, Sood was dating Benafsha Soonawalla but they broke up soon after Soonawalla's participation in Bigg Boss 11.[6]

In 2018, he started dating Divya Agarwal. They worked together on MTV Roadies, MTV Ace of Space and Ragini MMS: Returns. After four years of relationship, they split in March 2022.[7]

Career

Varun started his career as a fitness trainer, and then went on to become an MTV VJ.[8]

Sood then started participating in reality shows. He has taken part in multiple reality shows so far, including MTV Roadies season 12, MTV Splitsvilla season 9, Ace of Space 1, MTV Roadies: Real Heroes, MTV Roadies season 17 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11.

In 2019, he made his acting debut with ALTBalaji's Ragini MMS: Returns as Rahul opposite Divya Agarwal.[9] In 2022, he made a special appearance in Karan Johar's Jugjugg Jeeyo as Gaurav opposite Prajakta Koli.[10] In 2023, he was seen as Jacob in season 2 of Potluck on SonyLIV.[11]

In January 2024, he starred as Ahaan Kothari in Disney+ Hotstar's Karmma Calling alongside Raveena Tandon and Namrata Sheth.[12] Later that year, he appeared in Amazon Prime Video's Naam Namak Nishan opposite Helly Shah,[13] and in Call Me Bae alongside Ananya Panday.[14] He also hosted Reality Ranis Of The Jungle on Discovery Channel.[15]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Jugjugg Jeeyo Gaurav Kapoor [16]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 MTV Roadies season 12 Contestant 7th place [17]
2016 MTV Splitsvilla season 9 Contestant 1st runner-up [18]
MTV Campus Diaries season 4 Host [19]
NBA Slam Himself [20]
2017 MTV Big F season 2 Daljeet Episode 2 [21]
2018 UCypher Host [22]
Box Cricket League season 3 Himself [23]
Ace of Space 1 Contestant 2nd runner-up [24]
2019 MTV Roadies: Real Heroes Roadies Insider [25]
2020 Ace the Quarantine Host [26]
2020–2021 MTV Roadies season 17 Leader 2nd runner-up [27]
2021 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 Contestant 4th place [28]
Bigg Boss OTT season 1 Himself Guest [29]
2024 Reality Ranis Of The Jungle Host [30]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Ragini MMS: Returns Rahul Season 2 [31]
2023 Potluck Jacob Season 2 [32]
2024 Karmma Calling Ahaan Kothari [33]
Naam Namak Nishan Yuvraj Singh Chauhan [34]
2024 Call Me Bae Prince Bhasin [35]

Music videos

Year Title Singer Ref.
2019 Naam Ada Likhna Madhubanti Bagchi, Shreyas Puranik [36]
2022 Pyaar Ho Gaya Paras Chopra [37]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series (Male): Drama Karmma Calling Nominated [38]

References

  1. ^ "Ananya Panday wishes Varun Sood on his birthday with sweet post, calls him 'funny guy'". India Today. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Varun Sood: I love coming to Delhi, there's a chill vibe here". The Times of India. 15 October 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Varun Sood: I wanted to join the Army, but life had different plans". The Times of India. 27 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Varun the teen throb". The Telegraph. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ The Audition That Started Varun's Roadies Journey - MTV India. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ "[EXCLUSIVE] Varun Sood on being accused by ex-girlfriend Benafsha Soonawalla: We have not spoken in a year". www.timesnownews.com. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Years after break-up with Divya Agarwal, Varun Sood says 'moving on' is difficult, admits he is 'naive': 'I believe people easily..'". The Indian Express. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Varun Sood: 'It's A Lot More...' | Exclusive". News18. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Sunny Leone, Divya Agarwal, Varun Sood feature in ALTBalaji and ZEE5's Ragini MMS Returns 2". Firstpost. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Varun Sood: 'As an outsider, we look for opportunities as they don't come by very quickly for us'". Mid-day. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Potluck 2: Another Healthy Dose Of A Funny And Relatable Family Drama". Outlook India. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Varun Sood: I have never looked at celebs for fitness inspiration". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2024. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Varun Sood sheds light on his 'Naam Namak Nishan' character". The Times of India. 29 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Varun Sood to romance Ananya Panday in Call me Bae". Hindustan Times. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Pavitra Punia-Varun Sood's Reality Ranis Of The Jungle FIRST Poster Out: Know Everything About It". Times Now. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Varun Sood to make a special appearance in Karan Johar's Jug Jugg Jeeyo". Bollywood Hungama. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  17. ^ "No more reality shows for Roadies and Spilitsvilla fame Varun Sood: 'that's how I've planned it out'". Mid-day. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Splitsvilla 9 contestant Varun Sood interview". www.ibtimes.co.in. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  19. ^ "'Bollywood is my ultimate goal'". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  20. ^ "NBA Slam Is Here! Face-off between Rannvijay Singh Singha and Varun Sood". 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Varun Sood learns a new sport for MTV Big F Season 2". The Times of India. 18 March 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Varun Sood, Ayesha Adlakha to host eSports league UCypher". Business Standard. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  23. ^ "MTV Box Cricket League Season 3 Episode 11". Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Varun Sood joins 'MTV Ace of Space'". Business Standard. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Watch Roadies, Inside Out With Varun-Divya". Jio Cinema. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  26. ^ "This unlock, 'Ace the Quarantine' with Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal". www.indiatvnews.com. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Roadies Revolution's Varun Sood on reaching finale". The Times of India. 19 January 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Varun Sood on doing Khatron Ke Khiladi 11". The Times of India. 21 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Divya Agarwal gets emotional seeing Varun Sood in BB OTT house". India Today. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Reality Ranis Of The Jungle: Varun Sood to create storm in jungle; Everything about the new show". PINKVILLA. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Varun Sood-Divya Agarwal put screen on fire in Ragini MMS Returns Season 2". News18. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  32. ^ "Varun Sood To Join Cyrus Sahukar, Shikha Talsania In 'Potluck 2'". Outlook India. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  33. ^ "Raveena Tandon reveals Varun Sood was a prankster on 'Karmma Calling' sets". The Shillong Times. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  34. ^ "Varun Sood on Naam Namak Nishan: "Went back to being the 19-year-old Varun who was getting ready to join the army"". Bollywood Hungama. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  35. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (16 December 2022). "Varun Sood bags dream project with Ananya Panday in the lead". ETV Bharat News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  36. ^ "'नाम अदा लिखना' गाने में देखें वरुण और दिव्या की केमिस्ट्री". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  37. ^ "Pyaar Ho Gaya sung by Paras Chopra starring Varun Sood and Isha Sharma". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  38. ^ "Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 Nominations". Filmfare. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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