{"id":246233,"date":"2026-01-22T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/246233\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:24:09","slug":"karan-patel-calls-the-50-a-phase-of-reinvention-im-not-done-im-evolving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/246233\/","title":{"rendered":"Karan Patel calls \u2018The 50\u2019 a phase of reinvention, \u2018I\u2019m not done, I\u2019m evolving\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/untitled-design-2.jpg\" alt=\"Karan Patel calls \u2018The 50\u2019 a phase of reinvention, \u2018I\u2019m not done, I\u2019m evolving\u2019\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/karan-patel\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karan Patel<\/a>, who is well known for Kasturi, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, and Kasautii Zindagii Kay, is set to be seen in the new reality series The 50. The television actor says it marks a phase of reinvention in his career rather than a pause from actingAs he explores new formats like The 50, does he see this phase as reinvention rather than a break?Karan told IANS, \u201cAbsolutely. This is reinvention. I\u2019m not done, I\u2019m evolving. I want to explore different formats, challenge myself in new ways, and stay curious. The 50 is not a detour; it\u2019s part of the journey forward.\u201dKaran says his approach to the game is far from calculated and is deeply rooted in instinct and impulse. Asked how strong he is as a gamer, Karan shared that he doesn\u2019t see himself as someone who \u201coverthinks moves.\u201d\u201cI won\u2019t call myself instinctive; I\u2019m impulsive. I may observe a lot, but I act on impulse. I don\u2019t overthink before acting. For me, it\u2019s always been about instinct. When it strikes, I act, whether it\u2019s right or wrong. I might regret it later, but I\u2019d regret it far more if I didn\u2019t act at all.\u201d For the actor, \u201cstrategy isn\u2019t manipulation.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s not even about consciously reading people or calculating when to speak or stay quiet. My strategy is simple: win the task at hand, by hook or by crook. I may not say it out loud, but I know how to read people; I understand them inside out.\u201d He says he doesn\u2019t play smart; he plays \u201caggressive.\u201dHe adds, \u201cThat\u2019s who I am. And when it comes to people, I know I\u2019m a bad judge. I usually start by liking people and then realise they\u2019re not worth it. That\u2019s been a pattern in my life, and I\u2019m aware of it. But that\u2019s also what keeps me real, and in a game like this, real counts for a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Karan Patel, who is well known for Kasturi, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, and Kasautii Zindagii Kay, is set to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,143868,143865,111,139,69,143867,143866,142421,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-246233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-instinctive-gamer","10":"tag-karan-patel","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-reality-series","15":"tag-reinvention","16":"tag-the-50","17":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}