Karan Mehra chooses Pavitra Rishta over 'The Shaukeens'

Actor and TV celebrity Karan Mehra, whose performance in Ragini MMS2 fetched him much accolades, was apparently offered The Shaukeens. But the actor had to let go of the film to continue shooting for his TV show Pavitra Rishta.
A source says, "When Pavitra Rishta took a time leap, Ekta Kapoor called up Karan to play Naren. He is one of the key characters in the film and had a lot of screen time.It's during the same time that he was also offered a role in The Shaukeens, which stars Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra and Lisa Haydon, and Akshay Kumar in a special appearance.
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Pavitra Rishta was all set to wrap up and just about two months of shoot was left. As luck would have it, the film was expected to go on floors at the same time."
Karan says, "I wish I could have taken up the film as well. But the shoot dates clashed with that of Pavitra Rishta and I could not be a part of the film. It was a tempting offer. Who would miss a chance to work with the Akshay Kumar?"
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