Karan Patel is the angry young man of the television world. His character Raman Bhalla in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein was loved by one and all for it’s relatable attributes.
Talking about his life and his mistakes Karan got candid with Bombay Times . Speaking about the past, Karan Patel told Bombay Times, “I messed up badly. Stardom got to my head, and I got too big for my boots during the course of my show, Kasturi (2007-2009). I would report late, that too, drunk, on the set. I thought that I could get away with it because I had become an overnight star. But not everyone will tolerate that kind of behaviour for long. The show ended and I was out of work for a couple of years.”
Karan Patel further added that while stardom is great to achieve, he realized it’s more important to know how to maintain it. That’s when he worked on himself and made efforts to rectify his approach towards work. He said that he has now disciplined himself and while he doesn’t make it to set on time, he isn’t as late as he used to be.
Karan Patel also shared that he would drink on set earlier, and now he doesn’t. “I am getting there, slowly. I remember apologising to Ekta (Kapoor) for the mistakes I made in the past and telling her that I won’t repeat them. But I also told her that I will make newer mistakes. No man is perfect. Everybody needs a second chance in life and I am glad that I got it,” he said. Well, it’s never too late to mend your ways