Dhruva Sarja was born on 6 October 1988 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He has a brother Chiranjeevi Sarja, an actor in Kannada films. His uncle Arjun Sarja is a well known South Indian actor. His grandfather Shakti Prasad was also an actor in Kannada films. Dhruva got engaged to his childhood friend Prerana on December 9, 2018. He did his schooling from Baldwin Boys High School, Bangalore.