Kanan Malhotra

Kanan Malhotra is an Indian model and television actor.

Television career
In 2010, he made his television debut in the show Chand Chupa Badal Mein on Star Plus where he played the cameo role of Aditya Sharma. He then appeared in the Zee TV show Apno Ke Liye Geeta Ka Dharmayudh as Prateek Bhagat. In 2011, he starred as Dhruv Ahluwalia in the Imagine TV television show Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto.

In 2012, Malhotra rose to fame with his portrayal of Daljeet Singh in the romantic series Rab Se Sohna Isshq on Zee TV. He later bagged the episodic role of Siddharth Kapoor in the episodic drama Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya on Zing. He then went on to appear in several mythological drama series, including Suryaputra Karn on Sony Entertainment Television and Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai & Karmaphal Daata Shani on Colors TV.

In 2018, he appeared in Colors TV's horror episodic drama Kaun Hai? as Rudrapratap Singh. In the same year, he went on to appear in Colors TV's supernatural series Tantra as Nirvan Khanna. In 2019, he appeared as Vivek Oberoi in show called Navrangi Re! and in the same year he played the role of Bharata in show Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush till the show went off-air in 2020. In 2020, he played the role of Bhagwan Vishnu in Devi Adi Parashakti and of Yudhishthir in Star Bharat's serial RadhaKrishn. In July 2022, he played the role of Gunojirao in Punyashlok Ahilyabai. In 2023 he is playing the role of Kartik in Dangal's serial Ishq Ki Dastaan - Naagmani.

Personal life
Malhotra met television actress Chahatt Khanna in 2010 and they were in a relationship for 2 years. He later dated his Rab Se Sohna Isshq co-star Ekta Kaul but the couple split in 2013.

In 2014, he married Delhi-based interior designer Aakanksha Dhingra. The couple divorced in 2023 after being separated for five years.