Karan Patel

For the Indian cricketer, see Karan Patel (cricketer).

Karan Patel
Karan Patel at ITA Awards 2015
Born	(1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 (age 42) [1] Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupations	Actor host
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Kasturi Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2
Spouse	Ankita Bhargava Patel ​ ​ (m. 2015)​ [2] [3]
Children	1 [4]

Karan Patel (born 23 November 1983) is an Indian actor and host on Hindi television. ^[1] Patel performed the main lead Raman Bhalla in the soap opera Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and played the role of Rishabh Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 . ^[5] He also participated in the reality shows Nach Baliye 3 , Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 . ^[6]

Early life

Patel is a Gujarati who was born in Kolkata on 23 November 1983. ^{[7] [1]} His father's name is Rashesh Patel. ^[8] He has also attended Shiamak Davar's dance classes. ^[9]

Career

Patel starred in the Star Plus series Kasturi, where he played Robbie Sabarwal, his first lead role. Previously, he played a number of roles in Balaji Telefilms. His first role was in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii where he played Vigyat. He has also worked in Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Kasamh Se . ^[10]

In 2008 he debuted as host by anchoring a new show Kaho Na Yaar Hai . ^[11] In 2013, he participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa . ^[12] He played the role of Raman Bhalla in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein From 2013 to 2019. ^[13] He quit the show in July 2019. ^[14] But re entered in November 2019. ^[15] His role as Raman Kumar Omprakash Bhalla with his co-star Divyanka T Dahiya earned him Zee Gold Awards for Best Actor (Popular) three years in a row (2014–16), the Indian Television Academy Award 2015 for Best Romantic Actor (Male), and the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role. In 2020 he participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10. ^[16] The same year he played the role of Rishabh Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay Where he replaced Karan Singh Grover. ^[17]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2010	City of Gold	Naru
2013	Shootout at Wadala	Jamal	Bhaskar's bodyguard	[18]
2018	Phamous	Goli	Local goon and Radhe's friend
2022	Raktanchal 2	ACP Himanshu Patnaik	Mumbai Police ACP
2023	Darran Chhoo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2003	Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki	Vigyat
2005–2006	Kasautii Zindagi Kay	Karan	[19]
2005	Kesar	Ryan
	Kkavyanjali	Kanishk	[20]
2006	Kasamh Se	Rohit Ranvijay Chopra
2006–2007	Karam Apnaa Apnaa	Vivan Kapoor
2007–2009	Kasturi	Robbie Sabarwal	[20]
2007	Nach Baliye 3	Contestant
2008	Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket
	Kaho Na Yaar Hai	Host
2012	Survivor India	Contestant
	Teri Meri Love Stories	Yug Saxena	[20]
2013	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6	Contestant	[5]
2013–2019	Yeh Hai Mohabbatein	Raman Kumar Bhalla	[21]
2014–2015	Box Cricket League 1	Contestant
2015–2016	Gumrah – End Of Innocence	Host
2015	Nach Baliye 7
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8	Guest
2016	I Don't Watch TV
	Box Cricket League 2	Contestant
2017	Nach Baliye 8	Guest
	Bigg Boss 11
	Entertainment Ki Raat
2018	MTV Troll Police
	Dus Ka Dum
	Sabse Smart Kaun
	Bigg Boss 12
	MTV Ace Of Space 1
2019	Kitchen Champion 5	Contestant
	Khatra Khatra Khatra		[22]
	Nach Baliye 9	Guest
	Yeh Hai Chahatein	Raman Kumar Bhalla (Guest)	[23]
2020	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10	Contestant	[24]
	Bigg Boss 13	Guest
	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Rishabh Bajaj	[25]
2021	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India	Contestant
	Bigg Boss 14	Guest
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11
	Bigg Boss 15

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result	Ref
2014	Indian Television Academy Awards	GR8! Onscreen Couple of the Year (With Divyanka Tripathi)	Yeh Hai Mohabbatein	Won
	Indian Telly Awards	Best Onscreen Couple (With Divyanka Tripathi)		Won	[ citation needed ]
	Gold Awards	Best Actor (Popular)		Won	[ citation needed ]
2015	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor (Jury)		Won
		Best Romantic Actor (Male)		Won	[26]
	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role		Won	[27]
		Best Jodi (With Divyanka Tripathi)		Won	[28]
	Gold Awards	Best Actor (Popular)		Won	[ citation needed ]
2016				Won	[29]
2017		Best Actor in a Lead Role		Won
2018	Gold Awards	Most Celebrated Actor (Male)		Won	[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Karan Patel with his wife Ankita Bhargava Patel

Patel married Ankita Bhargava Patel on 3 May 2015 in Mumbai. ^{[2] [3]} Their first child was born on 14 December 2019. ^{[4] [30]}

See also

• List of Indian television actors

References

1. Mulla, Zainab. Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor Karan Patel's birthday: Ankita, Divyanka, Anita and others part of the mega celebration!. India.com. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
2. "The Wedding Story Of TV Actors Karan Patel And Ankita Bhargava". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
3. Trivedi, Tanvi. Karan Patel and Ankita Bhargava's star-studded wedding. The Times of India . 5 May 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
4. "Karan Patel, Ankita Bhargava Welcome Baby Girl". News18. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
5. "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6: Karan Patel to enter the show as wild card". Zee News . 14 July 2013.
6. "Nach Baliye: TV couples who parted ways after participating together on the show". The Times of India. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
7. "U Me Aur Tv With "Karan Patel's" Interview On Navratri". YouTube. E24. 21 September 2017. How you are going to celebrate Navratri, being a Gujarati?
8. "Stars gathered at Karan's b'day bash". The Times of India . 27 November 2007.
9. Karan Patel, Smilie Suri, Marzi Pestonji have dance connect. Indo-Asian News Service . 20 April 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
10. Karan Patel: Lesser known facts.Times Of India.16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
11. Confession time for Karan Times Of India. 10 January 2008 Retrieved 18 October 2016
12. "Four wild card entries in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". Hindustan Times . 8 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
13. "Yeh Hai Mohabbatein to go off air, Yeh Hai Chahatein gets its launch date". ABP News .
14. "Confirmed! Karan Patel quits Yeh Hain Mohabbatein for Khaton Ke Khiladi 10". India Today . Retrieved 20 July 2019.
15. "Karan Patel set to return to Yeh Hai Mohabbatein". Indian Express . 6 November 2019.
16. "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10: Karan Patel to Karishma Tanna, here's the confirmed list of celebrities". Times of India . 23 July 2019.
17. "Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2: Karan Patel shares first look as Mr Bajaj, adds colour to the character". Hindustan Times . 7 July 2020.
18. "Break ke baad". The Indian Express.
19. "Karan Patel Was in the Original Kasautii Zindagii Kay Too, Watch Video 1 day ago". CNN-NEWS18. 9 July 2020.
20. "I share a comfort level with Ekta Kapoor: Karan Patel". Business Standard.
21. "Karan Patel confirms quitting Yeh Hai Mohabbatein; thanks Ekta Kapoor for giving him Raman Bhalla". Times of India .
22. "Yeh Hai Mohabbatein's father-daughter duo Karan Patel and Aditi Bhatia to be seen in Khatra Khatra Khatra – Times of India". The Times of India. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
23. "Karan Patel and Divyanka Tripathi to be seen in Yeh Hai Chahatein". India Today.
24. "Karan Patel Becomes Highest Paid Contestant on Khatron Ke Khiladi 10". News18. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
25. "Karan Patel is the new Mr Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2: Honour to take it ahead from where Ronit Roy Karan Singh Grover left". Hindustan Times . 25 June 2020.
26. "ITA Awards 2015: Karan Patel bags Best Romantic Actor trophy; list of winners". India Today .
27. "Indian Telly Awards 2015: Karan Patel, Kapil Sharma winners -". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
28. "Indian Telly Awards 2015: Karan Patel, Sriti Jha, Kapil Sharma winners". The Indian Express . 30 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
29. "Gold Awards 2016: Arjun Bijlani, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Mouni Roy win top honours; full list of winners". India Today .
30. "Karan Patel and Ankita Bhargava welcome baby girl". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

• Karan Patel at Bollywood Hungama
• Karan Patel at IMDb