Late-ral thinking--Article--Karan Patel

Karan Patel aka Robbie Sabarwal of Kasturi was boycotted by the rest of the cast because he made unpunctuality a habit

Karan Patel aka Robbie Sabarwal plays a rebel in the show Balaji Telefilms' Kasturi, but of late his co-stars feel he has become a rebel off-screen too. His co-actors are very upset with him because he has been reporting late on the sets holding the shooting endlessly. So a few days ago when he arrived late, the entire cast walked out of the sets.
Apart from Kasturi, Karan is also hosting Kaho Naa Yaar Hai, a reality-game show. Unable to juggle his time between the two shows, the actor turns up late for Kasturi stalling the shoot

Our source from the production house reveals, "Ever since Karan has signed Kaho Naa Yaar Hai as the host, he has been ignoring Kasturi. Since he plays the lead role, he has to be in most of the frames. In spite of telling him, when he did not change his attitude the team of Kasturi decided to teach him a lesson. A few days ago when he arrived late on the sets, the entire team walked out."

When contacted, Karan confirms about the team of Kasturi walking out of the sets. He says, "There were some technical difficulties on the sets of Kaho Naa Yaar Hai due to which I reported late for Kasturi. But the unit members have a misunderstanding that I have been busy with personal work or purposely reporting late. But that's not true. Yes, they walked out of the sets a few days back when I reached late"

When quizzed on his equation with the rest of the unit, he replies, "I don't interact with the other cast members too much. I leave the sets after completing my work. I am not answerable to the unit members for my late coming; I am just accountable to Ekta."

In fact, sources reveal that Balaji's head honcho is also quite unhappy with Karan's attitude. "Ekta was not happy with the recent turn of events. Karan had a meeting with Ekta immediately after the occurrence and explained to her. Thereafter, everybody on the sets has been keeping an eye on him," says the source.

About his meeting with Ekta, Karan says, "Yes, I had a meeting with Ekta. And she was upset, like any producer would be. I explained my situation and she understood my problem. She is quite an understanding producer, now there are no problems."

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