Dhruva Sarja

Dhruva's elder brother Chiranjeevi Sarja, who was also an actor in Kannada films, died on 7 June 2020. The Sarja family originally hails from Sarjapura. Their maternal uncle Arjun Sarja is a South Indian actor, and their maternal grandfather Shakti Prasad was also an actor in Kannada films. Director Kishore Sarja was his maternal uncle and actress Aishwarya Arjun is his cousin. Sarja debuted in films with the 2012 film Addhuri. His portrayal of Arjun as the male lead, opposite Radhika Pandit, received praise from critics. He signed for his next film Bahaddur with his close friend Chethan Kumar in 2013. The film became commercially successful and in April 2015 he signed for Bharjari. Upcoming films include Pogaru (2021), Martin (2024) and KD - The Devil (2024) and The Untold story of Vijay Salaskar (2025). A. Harsha and Sarja are also in talks for a movie.