# Varun Sood (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 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. He grew up in Delhi. His grandfather and father served in the Indian Army, and Varun had initially planned to follow in their footsteps. He completed his primary school education at Army Public School. During his school and college days, he played basketball and shot put, even competing at the national level.

## Personal life

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

## Career

Varun started his career as a fitness trainer, and then went on to become an MTV VJ.
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. In 2022, he made a special appearance in Karan Johar's Jugjugg Jeeyo as Gaurav opposite Prajakta Koli. In 2023, he was seen as Jacob in season 2 of Potluck on SonyLIV.
In January 2024, he starred as Ahaan Kothari in Disney+ Hotstar's Karmma Calling alongside Raveena Tandon and Namrata Sheth. Later that year, he appeared in Amazon Prime Video's Naam Namak Nishan opposite Helly Shah, and in Call Me Bae alongside Ananya Panday. He also hosted Reality Ranis Of The Jungle on Discovery Channel.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | Jugjugg Jeeyo | Gaurav Kapoor | | |

### Television

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

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Ragini MMS: Returns | Rahul | Season 2 |
| 2023 | Potluck | Jacob | Season 2 |
| 2024 | Karmma Calling | Ahaan Kothari | |
| 2024 | Naam Namak Nishan | Yuvraj Singh Chauhan | |
| 2024 | Call Me Bae | Prince Bhasin | |

### Music videos

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

## Awards and nominations

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