Indian actor
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 was recently seen in Karmma Calling .
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]
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]
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 's Naam Namak Nishan opposite Helly Shah ,[ 13] and Call Me Bae opposite Ananya Panday .[ 14]
Year
Title
Singer
Ref.
2019
Naam Ada Likhna
Madhubanti Bagchi, Shreyas Puranik
[ 35]
2022
Pyaar Ho Gaya
Paras Chopra
[ 36]
^ "Ananya Panday wishes Varun Sood on his birthday with sweet post, calls him 'funny guy' " . India Today . 1 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Varun the teen throb" . The Telegraph . 23 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ The Audition That Started Varun's Roadies Journey - MTV India . Retrieved 5 May 2024 .
^ "[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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Varun Sood: 'It's A Lot More...' | Exclusive" . News18 . 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Sunny Leone, Divya Agarwal, Varun Sood feature in ALTBalaji and ZEE5's Ragini MMS Returns 2" . Firstpost . 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "Potluck 2: Another Healthy Dose Of A Funny And Relatable Family Drama" . Outlook India . 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "Varun Sood sheds light on his 'Naam Namak Nishan' character" . The Times of India . 29 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 6 September 2024 .
^ "Varun Sood to romance Ananya Panday in Call me Bae" . Hindustan Times . 16 December 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Varun Sood to make a special appearance in Karan Johar's Jug Jugg Jeeyo" . Bollywood Hungama . 15 November 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "Splitsvilla 9 contestant Varun Sood interview" . www.ibtimes.co.in . 20 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ " 'Bollywood is my ultimate goal' " . Deccan Herald . Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Varun Sood, Ayesha Adlakha to host eSports league UCypher" . Business Standard . 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024 .
^ "MTV Box Cricket League Season 3 Episode 11" . Retrieved 8 May 2024 .
^ "Varun Sood joins 'MTV Ace of Space' " . Business Standard . 18 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Watch Roadies, Inside Out With Varun-Divya" . Jio Cinema . Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "This unlock, 'Ace the Quarantine' with Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal" . www.indiatvnews.com . 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Roadies Revolution's Varun Sood on reaching finale" . The Times of India . 19 January 2021. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Varun Sood on doing Khatron Ke Khiladi 11" . The Times of India . 21 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Divya Agarwal gets emotional seeing Varun Sood in BB OTT house" . India Today . 13 September 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ "Varun Sood-Divya Agarwal put screen on fire in Ragini MMS Returns Season 2" . News18 . 11 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Varun Sood To Join Cyrus Sahukar, Shikha Talsania In 'Potluck 2' " . Outlook India . 11 February 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Raveena Tandon reveals Varun Sood was a prankster on 'Karmma Calling' sets" . The Shillong Times . 25 January 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ " 'नाम अदा लिखना' गाने में देखें वरुण और दिव्या की केमिस्ट्री" . Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
^ "Pyaar Ho Gaya sung by Paras Chopra starring Varun Sood and Isha Sharma" . The Times of India . Retrieved 4 May 2024 .
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