Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS): Popular television actor Karan Patel is gearing up to make his debut in the webspace with the upcoming web series 'Raktanchal 2'.

Talking about the move, 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' fame actor said: "After working in the television industry for a long time, I was keen to explore the OTT space, but I was waiting for the right opportunity. Digital content has strong and exciting storylines that give actors many opportunities to showcase their versatility as well as challenge ourselves with interesting characters."

In the show, Karan is playing the character of a police officer named Himanshu Patnaik.

"When I read the script of the series, it caught my fancy because of the range of emotions that my role demanded. It helped me better myself as an actor. It's been a great experience working with the cast and crew of our show!" he mentioned.

Directed by Ritam Srivastav, 'Raktanchal 2' is a nine-episode series also featuring Nikitin Dheer, Kranti Prakash Jha, Mahie Gill, Ashish Vidyarthi and Soundarya Sharma in pivotal roles.

The show will be released on MX Player on February 11.