1 / 7TV actor Karan Patel is all set to step into the shoes of Karan Singh Grover and essay the iconic role of Mr Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2.2 / 7He has earlier worked in Ekta Kapoor’s Yeh Hai Mohabbatein.3 / 7Karan told Times of India in an interview, “Mr Bajaj is an iconic character and it has lived on in people’s minds for years. So, it’s a matter of honour to take it ahead from where Ronit Roy and Karan Singh Grover left and add my nuances to it.4 / 7 I intend to make this character as iconic and loved as Mr Bhalla (his character in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein) had become over a period of six years.” 5 / 7The daily also claimed that Sharad Kelkar and Gaurav Chopraa were also approached for the part.6 / 7The role was originally played by Ronit Roy and later by Karan Singh Grover in the recent reboot. 7 / 7Karan Patel also essayed a small role in the reboot where he played a friend of Mr Bajaj’s son.