Karan Patel is an Indian television actor primarily known for his work in Hindi-language soap operas. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Raman Kumar Bhalla in the long-running Star Plus serial Yeh Hai Mohabbatein.
| Full name | Karan Patel |
|---|---|
| Profession | Television actor |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Languages of work | Hindi |
| Medium | Indian television |
| Notable role | Raman Bhalla in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein |
| Spouse | Ankita Bhargava (actress) |
Karan Patel comes from a family with connections to the Hindi film industry; his father, Rashesh Patel, has been associated with film production work. He pursued acting after training and exposure to theatre and television workshops in Mumbai, the centre of India's Hindi entertainment industry.
Patel began his television career in the mid-2000s with appearances in serials produced for Hindi general entertainment channels. His early credits include Kasturi on Star Plus and Banoo Main Teri Dulhann on Zee TV, where he featured in supporting and recurring roles. He also appeared in Kitni Mohabbat Hai on Imagine TV.
Patel's career-defining role came with Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, produced by Balaji Telefilms for Star Plus. The serial, based loosely on Manju Kapur's novel Custody, premiered in 2013 and ran for several years. Patel played Raman Kumar Bhalla, a Punjabi businessman whose relationship with Dr. Ishita Iyer (played by Divyanka Tripathi) formed the central narrative. The pairing became one of the most popular on Indian television during the show's run, and Patel received multiple industry awards for the role, including recognition at the Indian Television Academy Awards and Star Parivaar Awards.
Patel participated in the stunt-based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi on Colors TV, which is hosted by filmmaker Rohit Shetty and is the Indian adaptation of Fear Factor. He has also appeared as a celebrity guest on dance and game-based reality formats, and briefly hosted dance reality programmes.
Karan Patel married actress Ankita Bhargava in May 2015. The couple have a daughter.
Patel is regarded as one of the prominent male leads of the 2010s era of Hindi television. His extended portrayal in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein contributed to the popularity of family-drama formats on Star Plus during a period when the channel competed strongly with Zee TV and Colors for prime-time audiences.