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Karan Sonawane Height, Family, Biography

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Marital Status: Unmarried
Hometown: Mumbai
Height: 5' 8"

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Other NameFocused Indian
Profession(s)Actor, Theatre Artist, Social Media Influencer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)5' 8" (170 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutFilm (Hindi): Blackout (2024)

Film (Marathi): Ek Don Teen Char (2024)
Awards• Best Digital Creator award in 2021

• Editor Choice - Entertainer Influencer of the Year award at #influenex 22 Awards in 2022

• Dynamic Comedy Creator of the Year at Creators United 2023 Awards
• Versatile Creator of the Year in 2023
Personal Life
BirthplaceMumbai
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai
SchoolSahakar Vidhya Prasarak Mandal School, Kalwa Thane
College/University• Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai
• Mumbai University, Mumbai
Educational Qualification(s)• Bachelor of Hotel Management from Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai (2010) (dropped out)
• BA in English Language and Literature from Mumbai University, Mumbai (2013-2016)
ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
HobbiesWatching Films, Swimming, Travelling, Playing video games
Social Media• Instagram
Facebook
YouTube
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
ParentsFather- Content Creator
SiblingsBrother- Sukumar Sonawane
Favourites
ActorShah Rukh Khan
QuoteLive and Let Live!

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karan Sonawane

  • Karan Sonawane wanted to become an entertainer since he was a child.

    A childhood photograph of Karan Sonawane (right)

  • After completing second year of his Hotel Management degree, he dropped out of college to pursue a career in acting. However, he later pursued a bachelor’s degree in English Literature.
  • In 2012, he joined a theatre group and worked there as an actor for two years.

    Karan Sonawane (left) in a still from a theatre play

  • He worked as a trainee at a hotel named Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai, Vashi from December 2012 to February 2013.
  • In an interview, he revealed that he was once in a romantic relationship that ended in 2015.
  • In the same year, he created a YouTube channel where he started posting funny videos. Initially, he made videos for the channel alone, but later, his friends also joined him.
  • After a few years, he worked as an actor, writer, memer, and content creator for a regional YouTube channel named ‘Bhadipa.’
  • He worked as a salesperson at Puranik Builders Ltd in Mumbai for more than a year (August 2016 - January 2018).
  • During the COVID-19 lockdown, he started making funny videos on Instagram. Soon, he stared getting numerous views and became popular.

    Karan Sonawane in one of his Instagram reels

  • In 2021, he played the role of Khaizu in the Hindi web series ‘The Viral Jodi,’ which was premiered on the YouTube channel Alright!

    Karan Sonawane (right) in a still from the web series ‘The Viral Jodi’

  • In the same year, he appeared in the Hindi web series ‘The Office Canteen,’ which streamed on the YouTube channel Be YouNick. He played the role of Pandu in the series.

    Karan Sonawane (centre) in a still from the web series ‘The Office Canteen’

  • He has worked in several small jobs such as delivery boy, sales agent, and call center employee. He has also applied for banking jobs several times.
  • He is an ardent supporter of the IPL cricket team Mumbai Indians.
  • He is a member of the Orange Juice Gang that include Neel Salekar, Sidhant Sarfare, Saurabh Ghadge, Shravan Kshirsagar, and Shubham Jadhav. Together, they make funny videos for various social media handles.
  • In January 2021, he was featured along with Neel Salekar and Sidhant Sarfare (members of Orange Juice Gang) on the cover of Social Ketchup magazine.

    Cover of the Social Ketchup magazine

  • In 2022, he received the silver creator award from YouTube for his channel Focused Indian.

    Karan Sonawane after receiving the Silver Creator Award

  • He is a cat lover and has a pet cat.

    Karan Sonawane while playing with his cat