Karan Dewan (1917–1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941–79. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazine in Urdu. His brother was a film producer and director, Jaimani Dewan.

His decisive film was Rattan (1944) which turned out to be the biggest hit of 1944. He was given a break as a singer by music director Naushad and his song "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes" became popular. He sang in films like Piya Ghar Aaja (1947), Mitti Ke Khiloune (1948), and Lahore (1949). His other important films were Zeenat (1945), Lahore (1949), Dahej (1950), Bahar (1951), Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953). Known as a "jubilee star", about twenty of his films are stated to have been jubilee (twenty-five weeks or more) hits.

Dewan married co-actress Manju in 1944 following the release of Rattan in which she had a character role. By 1966, he was working as a casting agent for the film unit of Maya (1966). He continued to work in the 1960s and 1970s playing supporting parts in films like Apna Ghar (1960), Shaheed (1965), Jeene KI Raah (1969), Nadaan (1971), with the last film in which he was credited being Sohanlal Kanwar's Atmaram (1979).

Biography

Dewan married actress-singer Manju who had earlier worked in Aadmi and it's Marathi version Manoos in 1939, in a character role. She worked for six years in films, and after acting in Dewan's most famous film Rattan, the two got married and she stopped working. Dewan and Manju have five daughters and two sons. Dewan died on 2 August 1979, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.