Kanwar Dhillon was born on 15 March, 1993 to veteran actor Deep Dhillon who was last seen in the daily soap Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna. He lives in Mumbai with his actor father and his mother, who owns a beauty salon. He has a brother who studies in Canada. Kanwar always wanted to be an actor after seeing his father on-screen in movies and serials. He aspires to be a Bollywood superstar someday. Apart from acting, he also juggles time for studies as he is in the final year of BMM. He manages his time between acting and studying as he is passionate about acting but does not want to compromise on his studies. He is a family person and loves to spend time with his loved ones. He is too straightforward at times and tends to hurt people unknowingly.