Aravind KP Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Cast, Salary

Aravind KP (born on 8^th December 1985) is an Indian professional bike racer who has dozens of significant bike racing titles to his name. He is popularly known for completing Dakar rally in the year 2019. He is also a contestant in the famous reality TV show Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 which is hosted by South-Indian actor Sandeep.

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Aravind KP Biography

Name	Aravind KP
Nickname	Aravind
Profession	Professional motorcycle racer
Debut	Television- Bigg Boss Kannada season 8 (2021)
Height	5’10″ or 1.77m or 177 cm
Weight	70 kg or 154 lbs
Body Measurements	34-14-32
Date of Birth	8^th December 1985 (36 years as of 2021)
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Birthplace	Udupi, Karnataka, India
Hometown	Manipal, Karnataka, India
Residence	Manipal, Karnataka, India
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
School	Not known
College/University	Not known
Educational Qualifications	Graduate
Father	Prabhakar Upadhya
Mother	Usha Prabhakar
Brother	Prashantha KP
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Black
Marital status	Unmarried
Net Worth	$1 million (approx.)
Hobbies	Travelling and biking

Early life and Background

Aravind KP was born and brought up in Udupi, Karnataka in a middle-class family. His father’s name is Prabhakar Upadhya who’s a businessman while his mother, Usha Prabhakar is a housewife. He was interested in motorcycle racing and used to ride his father’s scooter since childhood.

His parents promised to gift him a bike if he would score more than 80% marks in the board examination of class 12 when he was in school and he went on to score 84.7% marks, and thus, got his first bike, a Yamaha RX-135. He went to watch a motorbike racing event organized by Yamaha and seeing it live is what sparked his dream of becoming a great motorbike racer himself one day.

Personal Life

Aravind is currently single and fully concentrating on his career. He doesn’t want any distractions and is focused on achieving greater heights with hard work and effort.

Personal favorites

Actress	Kajal Aggarwal
Movie	Megha Alias Maggi
Food	Idli sambhar, masala dosa, rasmalai
Drink	Coconut milk
Color	Blue
Sport	Motorcycle racing
Destination	Goa, Puducherry

Career

Aravind started professional motorcycle racing at the national level at the age of 19. He participated in MRF Supercross National Championship in 2009 and became the first Indian to win an overseas Motocross championship held in Sri Lanka in 2011. He has won almost all off-road Indian races such as MRF Supercross (7 rounds), Suzuki Dakshin Dare (2000 Kms), and Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya (2500 Kms) in the year 2015.

Aravind was placed 25th in the OiLibya Rally which was held in Morocco in 2016. TVS Racing spotted him at Gulf Dirt Track National Championship in 2016 and since then, he has won more than 15 National Championships in Rallies, Dirt track, and Motocross. Apart from bike racing, he has worked as a voice-over artist for the Kannada movie, One time. He became the second Indian to complete Dakar Rally held in Peru where he was placed at 39^th position in 2019.

He followed a strict workout regimen including cycling, gymming, and swimming in order to prepare for the Dakar rally which is considered the toughest rally. He has been seen as a contestant in the television reality show, Bigg Boss Kannada season 8.

Television

Bigg Boss Kannada season 8 in 2021 as a contestant

Voice-over artist

One time in 2016

Lesser-known Facts

Aravind sometimes drinks alcohol but h doesn’t like smoking.
He loves travelling and hangs out to different places with his friends.
He can speak four languages fluently which includes English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada.
Aravind is an avid animal lover and loves to raise animals. He also has two pet dogs named Buzo and Sniper.
He has worked as a voice-over artist for the Kannada movie, One time in 2016.
He has also appeared in the popular talk show, Tedx in 2019 as a speaker where he talked about his life and success story.