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

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'', ''

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'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10''.

Early life

Patel is a

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who was born in

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

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's dance classes.Karan Patel, Smilie Suri, Marzi Pestonji have dance connect
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''. 20 April2015. 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

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. His first role was in ''

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'' where he played Vigyat. He has also worked in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and ''

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

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''. In 2013, he participated in ''

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''. 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

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for Best Actor (Popular) three years in a row (2014–16), the

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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 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Where he replaced

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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 Zindagii Ka ...

on 3 May 2015 in

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.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 Actors from Mumbai Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants