List of characters in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

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This is a list of characters in the longest-running Indian television soap opera Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai .

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Main cast

CharacterGenerations
1
(2009–2016)
2
(2016–2021)
3
(2021–2023)
4
(2023–present)
Akshara Maheshwari SinghaniaMainRecurring (deceased)Deceased
Naitik SinghaniaMainRecurring
Naira Singhania GoenkaRecurringMainDeceased
Kartik GoenkaMainDeceased
Akshara Goenka SharmaRecurringMainGuest (deceased)
Abhimanyu BirlaMainDeceased
Abhira Sharma PoddarMain
Armaan PoddarMain

Recurring cast

Maheshwaris

Singhanias

Goyels

Chauhans

Desais

Awasthis

Deoras

Goenkas

Birlas

Sharmas

Poddars

Bansals

Other Characters

Guest appearances

YearActor(s)Appearance
2009 Shubhangi Atre as Kasturi Chawla Sabharwalfrom Kasturi
Puja Banerjee as Vrinda Shehrawatfrom Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna
Shweta Tiwari as Prerna Sharmafrom Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Sara Khan as Sadhna Rajvanshfrom Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
Angad Hasija as Alekh Rajvansh
Kinshuk Mahajan as Ranvir Rajvansh
2010 Anupriya Kapoor as Taani Banerjee Gangulyfrom Tere Liye
Neha Sargam as Nivedita Viren Soodfrom Chand Chupa Badal Mein
Pooja Gor as Pratigya Saxena / Pratigya Krishna Singh Thakurfrom Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2011 Sanaya Irani as Khushi Kumari Gupta Raizadafrom Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
Barun Sobti as Arnav Singh Raizada
Soumya Seth as Navya Anant Bajpaifrom Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal
Krystle D'Souza as Jeevika Chaudharyfrom Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
Nia Sharma as Maanvi Chaudhary
Karan Tacker as Viren Singh Vadhera
Kushal Tandon as Virat Singh Vadhera
2012, 2016 Deepika Singh as Sandhya Rathi [31] [32] from Diya Aur Baati Hum
2012 Anas Rashid as Sooraj Rathi [31]
Neelu Vaghela as Santosh Rathi
Kanika Maheshwari as Meenakshi Rathi
Aamir Khan To promote Satyamev Jayate [33]
2015 Hiba Nawab as Amaya Mathurfrom Tere Sheher Mein
2017 Badshah for Dance Performance at Kartik and Naira's "Sangeet" [34]
Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma To promote their film Jab Harry Met Sejal [35]
Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar and Sana Khan To promote their film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha [36]
Alka Yagnik Special performance for a tribute to Akshara on Naksh-Keerti's "Sangeet" [37]
2018 Adaa Khan for special dance performance on Valentine's Day
Supriya Pathak to promote her show Khichdi
2019 Namit Khanna to promote their showfrom Sanjivani
Gurdeep Kohli
2021Pooja Goras Pratigya Thakurfrom Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2
2022; 2023; 2024 Rupali Ganguly as Anupamaa Joshifrom Anupamaa [38] [39]
2022 Gaurav Khanna as Anuj Kapadia
Sudhanshu Pandey as Vanraj Shah
Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty as Kavya Shah
Paras Kalnawat as Samar Shah
Arvind Vaidyaas Hasmukh Shah
Nidhi Shah as Kinjal Dave Shah
Alpana Buchas Leela Shah
Tassnim Sheikh as Rakhi Dave
Shekhar Shuklaas Jignesh
Kumar Sanu Special performance on Akshara-Abhimanyu's sangeet [40]
2023 Kajol as Noyonika Senguptafrom The Trial [41]
2023, 2024Sayli Salunkheas Vandana Malhotrafrom Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si
2024Jazlyn Talwanias Tara Malhotra
Ankita Sharma as Vedika Malhotra
Leena Jumani as Sonia
Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir as Pammi Sood
Romiit Raaj as Bobby Sood
Garvita Sadhwanias Mrunal Karmarkar
Bhoomi Trivedi Special performance on Makar Sankranti [42]
Rupali Ganguly as Anupamaa Joshifrom Anupamaa for Rakshabandhan special [43] [44]
Gaurav Khanna as Anuj Kapadia
Aurra Bhatnagar Badonias Aadhya Kapadia
Sudhanshu Pandey as Vanraj Shah
Alpana Buchas Leela Shah
Vijayendra Kumeria as Dev Chaudharyfrom Deewaniyat

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