That Star Plus' Yeh Hai Mohabbatein star Karan Patel is a huge admirer of Shah Rukh Khan is no hidden secret. Every year on King Khan's birthday, we'll find a mandatory post for Shah Rukh on Karan Patel's social media account. In fact, Karan has been repeatedly compared to Shah Rukh, in terms of style and acting skills. It can be recalled that SRK's ponytail also inspired Karan to sport one of his own, and we have to give it to him-- he did pull it off with ease. Karan Patel Replaces Vikas Gupta on ‘MTV Ace of Space’ As the Latter Enters Bigg Boss 12.

And on the occasion of Karan's 34th Birthday, we decided why not do a feature that the actor might love? Hence, we list down 5 pictures of Karan wherein he resembles Shah Rukh Khan to the T.

Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Patel (Picture Credits: Karan Patel's Instagram Account)

Here is one with both the actors' in a  hoodie. Like we already said,  Karan does resemble King Khan in some ways.

Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Patel (Picture Credits: Karan Patel's Instagram Account)

Another common feature that the star has with his idol are dimples. And that is very evident in the above picture.

Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Patel (Picture Credits: Karan Patel's Twitter Account)

And here's another one where both of them look very similar.

Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Patel (Picture Credits: Karan Patel's Twitter Fan Page)

While Shah Rukh Khan completely rocked a tuxedo shirt and open bow-tie, so did Karan in a photoshoot.

Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Patel (Picture Credits: Google)

Last but not least, Karan also aped SRK's famous Don 2 ponytail, albeit a tiny one. And completely rocked it.

Karan has always been vocal about his love for SRK and how much inspiration he draws from King Khan. And on his birthday today, we wish Karan all the luck and success that he deserves. We also hope Karan attains the kind of fame that his idol has today.

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