Fondly known as Dr. Armaan Malik, thanks to his popular daily soap, Dill Mill Gayye, Karan Singh Grover forayed into Bollywood in 2015 with "Alone". While his debut tanked at the box office, his another release of the year, Hate Story 3, set the cash registers ringing.

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KSG was first spotted by Ekta Kapoor who launched him in her show, "Kitani Mast Hai Zindagi" where he also met and dated his co-star, Barkha Bisht. Cinevistaas' popular show, "Dill Mill Gayye" was an instant hit with the youth and girls were head-over-heels in awe of Dr. Armaan Malik. He also went onto play the lead in another hugely popular show, "Qubool Hai" and post quitting the show, turned producer for the same.

He finally took the first step towards fulfilling his Bollywood dreams in 2015 and there's definitely no stopping him. Here's a look at some of his rare pictures from his pre-stardom days.