Kanwar Dhillon is an Indian actor who gained popularity for playing the character named Shiva Pandya in StarPlus’s drama serial Pandya Store.
Kanwar Dhillon was born on Monday, 15 March 1993 (age 30 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai, Maharashtra, to pur
Kanwar Dhillon’s childhood picture with his brother
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Family
Kanwar Dhillon was born in a punjabi family.
Parents & Siblings
He was born to Deep Dhillon and Radha Dhillon. Deep Dhillon is a popular Indian film and television actor. His mother is a homemaker.
Kanwar Dhillon with his parents and brother
His brother’s name is Karan Dhillon.
Girlfriend
Kanwar Dhillon confirmed his relationship with actor Alice Kaushik after she shared photos of herself with Kanwar on social media, along with the caption in which she referred to him as ‘my lover’ and her ‘greatest strength.’ The whole caption was
You walked into my life a year ago, and let’s just say, ever since then, I haven’t looked back. It’s been beautiful, knowing you. Cherishing you. Making memories with you. Because you make it hard not to. After all, haven’t you stuck by my side through my highs but most importantly my lows? Haven’t you been and continue to be my constant support? My greatest strength. Having you in my life is proof enough that God truly does love me. And here’s why. You are easily the most fun person I’ve ever come across. Not a day goes by where I don’t adore the goofy, crazy you. I don’t mind saying that this includes the things that used to annoy me. All things kept aside, I want nothing but the best for you.”
Replying to Alice’s Instagram post, Kanwar wrote,
Thank you meri aallloooo for being the best human to have ever come into my life! I won’t try to because I wont be able to pen down & express about what you mean to me. God has his ways & he always gives the best to the people who deserve the best!! I pray and wish you climb the ladder of life and success even higher with alongside of course..Thank you for everything! Love u @alicekaushikofficial.”
Kanwar Dhillon with his girlfriend Alice Kaushik
Actors Kanwar Dhillon and Alice Kaushik and Kanwar Dhillon, spent a romantic Valentine’s Day together. The lovebirds enjoyed an exciting helicopter ride but with out the confirmation of their relationship. Earlier when asked about their relation status, Alice replied,
Kanwar is my family. I am very happy that he is a part of my life. We share a great working bond on screen and I am glad that I met him. But, my post on social media does not confirm if I am dating Kanwar. I would not like to comment if we are in a relationship. I am just glad that he is a part of my life. I feel the post could be for anyone who you feel is important in life, it does not mean you are in a relationship. I will talk about my relationship when the time is right.”
Career
Kanwar Dhillon made his acting in debut in the year 2012 with Channel V India’s teen comedy drama series ‘The Buddy Project.’ He played the character named Kunal. His next project was Colors TV’s Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha second season as Aditya aka Addu Bhatnagar, opposite Kunal Karan Kapoor, Aakanksha Singh, Jayashree Venketaramanan, Ashnoor Kaur, Vishesh Bansal, and Reem Sheikh.He has appeared on Do Dil Ek Jaan on Life OK and The Buddy Project on Channel V India. He also played the lead character of Bunty in the SET show Hum Hain Na. He played Arjun Singh in Piya Rangrezz and Shiv in Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee. He starred as Samrat Mittal on Colors TV’s Internet Wala Love in 2018-19. He was not seen on television for quiet some time before covid 19 pandemic. When asked about his disappearance from television for such a long time, he relied,
I was supposed to do a web project and a film after Internet Wala love, then I fractured my leg, then COVID and everything happened, and it just kept on getting delayed and the break just got extended, which was unplanned.”
Kanwar Dhillon made his comeback on screen after a gap of almost an year and a half with Star Plus’s television drama series Pandya Store. He portrays the character of Shiva Pandya opposite Shiny Doshi as Dhara Pandya, Kinshuk Mahajan as Gautam Pandya, Kruttika Desai Khan as Suman Pandya, Kanwar Dhillon as Shiva Pandya, Akshay Kharodia as Dev Pandya, Simran Budharup as Rishita Pandya, Mohit Parmar as Krish Pandya, etc. Pandey Store is also available on Disney Hotstar and was originally shown on Star Plus. Pandey Store is also accessible on Disney Hotstar and was first shown on Star Plus. His chemistry as Shiva Pandya opposite Alice Kaushik who plays the character of Raavi earned him huge popularity amongst the audience. It proved to be a successful comeback for the actor. When asked about choosing Pandya Store for his comeback, he narrated,
I followed Pandian Store (the Tamil version of the show) when I signed up for this show because I wanted to be sure about what I am doing is worth it because I was coming after a gap of more than a year and a half. I wanted to do something that brings me back with a bang. Honestly, Pandya Store was a gamble for me. I saw the Tamil version, called up the production and said, ‘I am in for it.’ There was something about the show; there is a reason why it is such a big hit down South that it’s still on air.”
Favourites
- Actresses: Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Angelina Jolie
- Cuisines: Punjabi, Chinese
- Travel Destination: Maldives
Facts/Trivia
- Kanwar Dhillon was fond of acting since childhood. He grew up watching his father;’s remarkable performances which came as an inspiration for him. During an interview, he revealed that before entering the entertainment industry he struggled for years to get some work. He went to countless number of auditions before making his online debut. His father did not used his connection in the industry to make any easy path for him. He said,
At 18, I told my dad, ‘Papa, I want to be an actor.’ He said, ‘Okay, go struggle, that’s how we did it. I’ve got you a bike for college, use your bike, go audition.’ So, for a year, non-stop, I used to go from Thakur college to Aaraam Nagar, Andheri everyday after college and stand in the long queue for advertisements’ auditions but they never worked out for me ever till date. “Out of anger, I don’t even go for meetings because I have struggled so much for ads and not even one ad worked out for me. So, I have stopped going for ads meetings. So, yes, I have seen those days and I am glad that my father didn’t make it easy for me, I’ve learnt it the hard way.”
- Kanwar Dhillon, who portrays Shiva Pandya, has bought himself a superbike. The actor enjoys riding his bike and has completed one of his bucket list things. Furthermore, he used to Instagram to inform his followers of the good news. He went to the store with his family to buy his first superbike. He went on to say that he is incredibly proud of himself for achieving his objective. He also took his parents and his girlfriend, Alice Kaushik, on a trip.
- The actor is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog at his home.
- He enjoys a fan following of more than 360k followers on his Instagram account.
- Talking about his inspiration behind being an actor, he said,
My father is my idol. He’s that person, whom I have never seen calling and asking for work from anyone. He is a self made man. He was a farmer in Punjab and shifted to Bombay, he struggled and made it on his own. Whatever work he’s done, he has done it respectfully and never asked for work. ‘Jis insaan ne khudke liye call nahi kiya, main kyun umeed karun ki vo mere liye call kare?’