Karan Patel (born 23 November 1983) is an Indian actor and host on Hindi television. Patel performed the main lead Raman Bhalla in the

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Yeh Hai Mohabbatein ( ''This Is Love'') is an Indian romance drama produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it starred Karan Patel, Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya, Ruhanika Dhawan and Aditi Bhatia. The story was initially based on Manju Kapur's 2011 novel ''Cust ...

'' and played the role of Rishabh Bajaj in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2''. He also participated in the reality shows ''

Nach Baliye 3 ''Nach Baliye'' ( ''Dance Partner'') is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. It is loosely based on ''Dancing With The Stars''. Production Concept The show is a competition where 10 televis ...

'', '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10''.

Early life

Patel is a

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

who was born in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

on 23 November 1983. His father's name is Rashesh Patel. He has also attended

Shiamak Davar Shiamak Davar is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz and western forms of dance to India.Karan Patel, Smilie Suri, Marzi Pestonji have dance connect
''

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''. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

Career

Patel starred in the

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series ''Kasturi'', where he played Robbie Sabarwal, his first lead role. Previously, he played a number of roles in

Balaji Telefilms Balaji Telefilms is an Indian company that produces Indian soap operas in several Indian languages. Balaji Telefilms also owns Alt Balaji, the platform known for producing adult rated content. Balaji Telefilms also produces reality TV, comedy ...

. His first role was in ''

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' ( ''The Story of Each Household'') is an Indian soap opera which ran on StarPlus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008. The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her production company Balaji Tele ...

'' where he played Vigyat. He has also worked in ''

Kasautii Zindagii Kay Kasautii Zindagii Kay () may refer to: * ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' (2001 TV series), an Indian soap opera * ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' (2018 TV series), an Indian soap opera, reboot of the 2001 series {{disambiguation ...

'' and ''

Kasamh Se ''Kasamh Se'' (English title: ''The Promise'') is an Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor for Balaji Telefilms. The show aired on Zee TV from 16 January 2006 to 12 March 2009, when the series ended due to cost issues. The story is about ...

''. In 2008 he debuted as host by anchoring a new show ''

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''. In 2013, he participated in ''

Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' is an Indian Hindi-language reality television show and the Indian version of the British reality TV competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The first four seasons of ...

''. He played the role of Raman Bhalla in

From 2013 to 2019. He quit the show in July 2019. But re entered in November 2019. His role as Raman Kumar Omprakash Bhalla with his co-star Divyanka T Dahiya earned him

Zee Gold Awards The Gold Awards is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the Hindi-language television industry. The awards are presented in various areas of excellence, such as popular programming, including music programmes, news, ente ...

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 Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role Male is an award given as a part of the annual Indian Telly Awards. The award was first awarded in 2002 under the title TV Actor Of The Year. A special award called Best Actor Jury was also awar ...

. In 2020 he participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10. The same year he played the role of Rishabh Bajaj in

Where he replaced

Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover (born 23 February 1982) is an Indian model and actor known for his work in television series such as '' Dill Mill Gayye'' and '' Qubool Hai''. He has also starred in Hindi films like '' Alone'' and '' Hate Story 3''. In 20 ...

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

Personal life

Karan Patel and Ankita Karan Patel at Ganesha puja event

Patel married

Ankita Bhargava Patel Ankita Bhargava Patel also known as Ankita Karan Patel born on 17 August 1984 is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Princess Unnati in ''Dekha Ek Khwaab'', Latika in ''Ek Nayi Pehchaan'', Shipra in Star Plus's ''Kasautii ...

on 3 May 2015 in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

.Trivedi, Tanvi
Karan Patel and Ankita Bhargava's star-studded wedding
''

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''. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016. Their first child was born on 14 December 2019.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Karan 21st-century Indian male actors 1983 births Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Living people Male actors from Kolkata Male actors from Mumbai Contestants on Indian game shows Participants in Indian reality television series