[3] Kanan was born in Bareilly to a Sikh family and spent his early years in Dehradun and Delhi.

His father Charanjit Singh Gill, an officer with the Indian Army was also the principal of Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore.

[5] In the meantime, he participated in and won a competition called Punchline Bangalore followed by another win at the Comedy Store in Mumbai.

[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Gill made his acting debut in Sunhil Sippy's Noor in 2017, alongside Sonakshi Sinha.

In 2023, he also starred in the Norwegian romantic comedy called Christmas As Usual alongside Ida Ursin-Holm.