Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai turns 13: Karan Kundrra to Mohena Kumari Singh; did you know these celebs were a part of this longest-running show?

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai completes 13 years of successful run and continuing. The show, which premiered on January 12, 2009, gave immense popularity to not only the lead pairs but also many character artists. Over the years, celebs like Hina Khan, Shivangi Joshi, Mohsin Khan became household name. Here’s looking at all the actors, who were once a part of the show and earned fans’ love.

First up, the show can’t be mentioned without taking Hina Khan’s name. It is with this show that the world got introduced to her. Today (January 12), even Hina is celebrating 13 years of her glorious career. After popular iconic and ideal on-screen bahus like Tulsi, Parvati, Kumkum, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai gave birth to Akshara, which was played Hina. She was a part of the show for 7 years – 2009 to 2016.

After Akshara, Naira took over the baton of the ideal daughter and daughter-in-law. Shivangi Joshi earned immense popularity with her role as Naira and fans made a huge deal when her character was killed off. Later, she was introduced as her lookalike Sirat. Shivangi played the role of Sirat for some period until the new season took off. Shivangi was a part of the show from 2016-2021.

Mohsin Khan played the male protagonist – Kartik Goenka. Kartik and Naira were one of the most loved jodis on Indian TV. Fans would trend them on social media almost on all major moments in the show and fondly address them as #Kaira. So much were fans’ love, Kartik and Naira’s son was named Kairav. Mohsin became a household name as Kartik throughout his stint in the show.

Mohena Kumari Singh is known for playing Keerti in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Having done many shows previously, with this show, Mohena gained more popularity with this show. She was a part of the show from 2016-2019 and then quit TV after getting married to politician Suyesh Rawat.

Do you remember Bigg Boss 15 contestant Karan Kundrra’s brief stint in the show? The actor made a dashing entry as Ranveer and played Sirat’s (Shivangi) husband. In his brief role, Karan made quiet an impressive mark in everyone’s heart.

Ashnoor played the role of little Naira Singhania for a brief period from 2015-16. She had a small role but she is still known for the role. During a chat with ETimes TV, Ashnoor had said, “It was kind of nostalgic for me to see that people still remember me from a show that I did years ago. They still have me in their mind as that character. It was very heart touching for me.”

Rohan Mehra also gained instant recognition and popularity with his role as Naksh in the show. While doing the show, Rohan also became very good friends with Hina Khan. The youngster is known for his role.

Karan Mehra became a household name as Naitik Singhania. He played Akshara’s (Hina) husband in the show. Though there were differences between the lead roles towards the end of their season, fans loved to see them on-screen.