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 .

Main cast

• Hina Khan ^[1] as Akshara Maheshwari Singhania: Rajshri and Vishambharnath's daughter; Shaurya's sister; Naitik's wife; Naksh and Naira's mother; Krish Singhania, Kairav and Akshara Sharma's grandmother; Abhir and Abhira's great-grandmother (2009–2016)
• Karan Mehra ^[2] / Vishal Singh ^[3] as Naitik "Munna" Singhania: Gayatri Singhania and Rajshekhar's son; Devyani's step-son; Rashmi's brother; Naman and Muskaan Awasthi's step-brother; Akshara Singhania's widower; Naksh and Naira's father; Krish Singhania, Kairav and Akshara Sharma's grandfather; Abhir and Abhira's great-grandfather (2009–2016) / (2016–2018)
  • Yash Pandey as child Naitik (2012)
• Shivangi Joshi as: ^[4]
  • Naira Singhania Goenka: Akshara Singhania and Naitik's daughter; Naksh's sister; Kartik's late wife; Kairav and Akshara Sharma's mother; Abhir and Abhira's grandmother (2016–2021)
    • Ashnoor Kaur as child Naira (2015–2016)
    • Mishka Jain as baby Naira (2015)
  • Sirat Shekhawat Goenka: Naira's look-alike; Sheela's daughter; Mukesh's step-daughter; Sonu's half-sister; Kartik's second wife; Ranveer Chauhan's widow; Aarohi's mother; Kairav and Akshara Sharma's step-mother; Ruhi's grandmother; Abhir and Abhira's step-grandmother; Daksh's great-grandmother (2021)
    • Drashti Bhanushali as child Sirat (2021)
• Mohsin Khan ^[5] as Kartik "Kittu" Goenka: Soumya and Manish's son; Swarna's step-son; Keerti's brother; Shubham's half-brother; Naira's widower; Sirat's second husband; Kairav, Akshara Sharma and Aarohi's father; Abhir, Ruhi and Abhira's grandfather; Daksh's great-grandfather (2016–2021)
  • Vedant Pandya as child Kartik (2021)
• Pranali Rathod ^[6] / Preeti Amin ^[7] as Advocate Akshara "Akshu" Goenka Sharma: Naira and Kartik's daughter; Sirat's step-daughter; Kairav's sister; Aarohi's half-sister; Abhimanyu's ex-wife; Abhinav's widow; Abhir and Abhira's mother (2021–2023) / (2023)
  • Prachi Thakur as child Akshara Goenka (2021)
  • Anaya Gupta / Kairav Waghela as baby Akshara Goenka (2020–2021) / (2021)
• Harshad Chopda ^[8] as Dr. Abhimanyu "Abhi" Birla: Manjari and Harshvardhan's son; Neil's half-brother; Akshara Sharma's ex-husband; Aarohi's ex-fiancé; Abhir's father; Ruhi's foster father (2021–2023)
  • Het Makwana as child Abhimanyu (2022)
• Samridhii Shukla ^[9] as Advocate Abhira Sharma Poddar: Akshara Sharma and Abhinav's daughter; Abhir's half-sister; Armaan's wife (2023–present)
• Shehzada Dhami / Rohit Purohit ^[10] as Advocate Armaan Poddar: Shivani Poddar and Madhav's son; Vidya's step-son; Rohit's half-brother; Ruhi's ex-fiancé; Abhira's husband (2023–2024) / (2024–present)
  • Pratyaksh Vardhan Singh as child Armaan (2023)

Character	Generations
	1 (2009–2016)	2 (2016–2021)	3 (2021–2023)	4 (2023–present)
Akshara Maheshwari Singhania	Main	Main (deceased)	Deceased
Naitik Singhania	Main	Recurring
Naira Singhania Goenka	Recurring	Main	Deceased
Kartik Goenka		Main	Deceased
Akshara Goenka Sharma		Recurring	Main	Guest (deceased)
Abhimanyu Birla			Main	Deceased
Abhira Sharma Poddar				Main
Armaan Poddar				Main

Recurring cast

Maheshwaris

Family lineage of Maheshwaris

• Vineeta Malik as Bhairavi Maheshwari: Matriarch of Maheshwaris; Suhasini's childhood friend; Vishambharnath and Omkarnath's mother; Shaurya, Akshara Singhania and Anshuman's grandmother; Ananya, Naksh, Naira, Nishant and Kuhu's great-grandmother (2009–2018)
• Lata Sabharwal as Rajshri Goyel Maheshwari: Ramola's daughter; Ratan's sister; Vishambharnath's wife; Shaurya and Akshara Singhania's mother; Ananya, Naksh, Naira and Kuhu's grandmother; Krish Singhania, Kairav and Akshara Sharma's great-grandmother; Mishti's adoptive mother. (2009–2019)
• Sanjeev Seth as Vishambharnath "Vishambhar" Maheshwari: Bhairavi's elder son; Omkarnath's brother; Rajshri's husband; Shaurya and Akshara Singhania's father; Ananya, Naksh; Naira and Kuhu's grandfather; Krish Singhania, Kairav and Akshara Sharma's great-grandfather; Mishti's adoptive father. (2009–2018)
• Neelima Taddepalli as Sunaina Maheshwari: Omkarnath's wife; Anshuman's mother; Nishant's grandmother. (2009–2018)
• Manu Malik as Omkarnath "Omi" Maheshwari: Bhairavi's younger son; Vishambharnath's brother; Sunaina's husband; Anshuman's father; Nishant grandfather. (2009–2018)
• Ather Habib / Yash Gera as Shaurya Maheshwari: Rajshri and Vishambharnath's son; Akshara Singhania's brother; Varsha's husband; Ananya and Kuhu's father (2009–2013) / (2013–2017) ^[11]
• Pooja Joshi Arora as Varsha Maheshwari: Sulekha's daughter; Shaurya's wife; Akshara Singhania's best-friend; Ananya mother; Kuhu's step-mother.(2009–2020)
• Aman Sharma / Dheeraj Gumbar as Anshuman "Anshu" Maheshwari: Sunaina and Omkarnath's son; Jasmeet's husband; Nishant's father (2009–2015) / (2015–2016)
• Shirin Sewani as Jasmeet "Jassi" Kaur Sethi Maheshwari: Sukhwinder and Pammi's daughter; Karishma's distant cousin; Anshuman's wife; Nishant's mother (2013–2018)
• Akshaya Naik as Ananya Maheshwari Sharma: Varsha and Shaurya's daughter; Kuhu's half-sister; Ranveer Sharma's wife (2015–2018)
  • Nairtiya Chandola as child Ananya (2012–2015)
  • Afiya as baby Ananya (2011–2012)
• Arjun Kohli as Ranveer Sharma: Ananya's husband (2016–2018)
• Anmol Jyotir as
  • Nishant "Nannu" Maheshwari: Anshuman and Jasmeet's son (2016–2017)
    • Khushmeet Gill as child Nishant (2015–2016)
  • Luv Goenka (see below): Surekha and Akhilesh's elder twin son; Mansi's younger and Kush's twin brother (2020–2021)
    • Shreshth Saxena as child Luv (2016–2019)
• Kaveri Priyam as Kuhu Maheshwari: Sneha and Shaurya's daughter; Varsha's step-daughter; Ananya's half-sister (2019)
  • Yamini Makwana as teenage Kuhu (2016–2017)
  • Harbandana Kaur as child Kuhu (2015–2016)
• Sunita Rajwar as Dhaniya Singh: Maheshwaris' househelp; Bhola's wife (2009–2012)
• Anand Mani as Bhajinder "Bhola" Singh: Maheshwaris' househelp and foster son; Dhaniya's husband (2009–2012)
• Roshan Khan as Gopi: Bhairavi's close friend and maid; Shaurya, Akshara Singhania and Anshuman's grandmother-figure (2009–2012)
• Amardeep Jha as Shankari Tai: Maheshwari's match maker (2009–2016, 2018)

Singhanias

Family lineage of Singhanias in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Medha Jambotakar as Kaveri Singhania: Matriarch of Singhanias; Ranjan's sister; Mahendra's widow; Nandini's mother; Anmol's grandmother; Yash's adoptive grandmother (2009–2021)
• Sanjay Gandhi / Abhijeet Lahiri as Mahendra Pratap Singhania: Former Patriarch of Singhanias; Parvati and Rajshekhar's brother; Kaveri Singhania's husband; Nandini's father; Anmol's grandfather; Yash's adoptive grandfather (2009–2010) / (2010–2015)
• Sandeep Mehta as Rajshekhar "Raj" Singhania: Mahendra and Parvati's brother; Gayatri Singhania's widower; Devyani's second husband; Naitik and Rashmi's father; Naman and Muskaan Awasthi's step-father; Naksh; Gayatri Deora and Naira's grandfather; Misthi's step-grandfather; Krish Singhania, Vansh, Kairav, Vatsal and Akshara Sharma's great-grandfather (2009–2018)
• Sonali Verma as Gayatri Singhania: Rajshekhar's late wife; Naitik and Rashmi's mother; Naksh; Gayatri Deora and Naira's grandmother; Krish Singhania, Vansh, Kairav, Vatsal and Akshara Sharma's great-grandmother (2009–2013)
• Kshitee Jog as Dr. Devyani Singhania: Suresh's ex-wife; Rajshekar's second wife; Naman and Muskaan Awasthi's mother; Naitik and Rashmi's step-mother; Mishti's grandmother; Naksh, Gayatri Deora and Naira's step-grandmother; Krish Singhania, Vansh, Kairav, Vatsal and Akshara Sharma's step-great-grandmother (2014–2021)
• Kirti Sually as Parvati Singhania: Mahendra and Rajshekhar's elder sister (2010–2019)
• Rohan Mehra / Rishi Dev / Shehzad Sheikh as Naksh "Duggu/Lalla/Chiku" Singhania: Akshara Singhania and Naitik's son; Naira's brother; Nayantara's ex-fiancé; Keerti's husband; Krish Singhania's father (2015–2016) / (2016–2018) / (2019–2021)
  • Shivansh Kotia as child Naksh (2012–2015)
  • Harsh / Bani as baby Naksh (2012)
• Mohena Singh / Harsha Khandeparkar as Keerti Goenka Singhania: Manish and Soumya's daughter; Swarna's step-daughter; Kartik's sister; Shubham's half-sister; Aditya Bansal's ex-wife; Naksh's wife; Krish Singhania's mother (2016–2019) / (2020–2021)
• Saksham Vasu as Krish Singhania: Naksh and Keerti's son (2020–2021)
  • Dwiti Gajera as baby Krish Singhania (2019)
• Anshul Pandey as Naman Agrawal: Devyani and Suresh's son; Rajshekhar's step-son; Muskaan Awasthi's brother; Naitik and Rashmi's step-brother; Karishma's ex-husband; Mishti's estranged father (2014–2016)
• Priyanka Udhwani as Karishma Agrawal: Jasmeet's distant cousin; Naman's ex-wife; Misthi's estranged mother (2014–2017)
• Rhea Sharma as Mishti Agrawal: Naman and Karishma's estranged daughter; Rajshri and Vishambharnath's foster daughter (2019)
  • Aarna Sharma as child and teenage Mishti (2015–2017)
• Navika Kotia as:
  • Prerna "Chikki" Singhania: Singhania's adoptive daughter (2013–2014)
    • Reem Shaikh as child Prerna (2012)
  • Maya "Mau" Khera: Kunal's sister (2022)
• Divya Bhatnagar as Gulabo: Singhanias' former househelp (2009–2011)
• Nea Srivastav as Girija: Singhania's househelp (2011–2016)
• Rakesh Deewana as Maharaj: Singhanias' househelp (2009–2014)

Goyels

• Bhuvan Chopra as Ratan Goyel: Ramola's son; Rajshri's brother; Tanu's father (2009)
• Ruma Roma Sengupta as Ramola Goyel: Rajshri and Ratan's mother; Shaurya, Akshara Singhania and Tanu's grandmother; Ananya, Naksh and Naira's great-grandmother (2009–2011)
• Pragati Chourasiya as Tanu Goyel: Ratan's daughter (2010–2012)

Chauhans

Family lineage of Chauhans in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Nidhi Uttam as Nandini Singhania Chauhan: Kaveri Singhania and Mahendra's daughter; Mohit's wife; Yash's adoptive mother; Anmol's mother. (2009–2019)
• Ayush Agarwal / Shamik Abbas as Mohit Chauhan: Rukmini's son; Koyel's brother; Nandini's husband; Yash's adoptive father; Anmol's father; Naitik's best-friend. (2009–2015) / (2015–2019)
• Sanchit Sharma as Yash Chauhan: Nandini and Mohit's adopted son; Anmol's adopted brother; Rose's husband (2015–2017)
  • Ansh Kaul as child Yash (2012–2015)
• Sippora Zoutewelle as Rose Wilkins Chauhan: Martha's daughter; Yash's wife (2016)
• Karan Pahwa as Anmol Chauhan: Mohit and Nandini's son; Yash's adopted brother; Mansi's husband (2016; 2018–2019)
  • Atharva Padhye as child Anmol (2015–2016)
• Shreya Sharma / Vaishnavi Rao as Mansi Goenka Chauhan: Surekha and Akhilesh's daughter; Luv and Kush's sister; Anmol's wife (2017) / (2018–2019)
• Urmila Sharma / Sunita Rao as Rukmini Chauhan: Mohit's mother; Yash's adoptive grandmother; Anmol's grandmother. (2009–2012) / (2012–2019, 2021)
• Trishika Tiwari as Koyel Chauhan: Rukmini's daughter; Mohit's sister (2010–2012)

Desais

• Neha Saroopa as Rashmi Singhania Desai: Gayatri Singhania and Rajshekhar's daughter; Devyani's step-daughter; Naitik's sister; Naman and Muskaan Awasthi's step-sister; Nikhil's ex-wife; Sameer's wife; Gayatri Deora's mother; Vansh and Vatsal's grandmother (2009–2016)
• Mazher Sayed as Sameer Desai: Rashmi's second husband; Gayatri Deora's step-father; Vansh and Vatsal's step-grandfather (2015–2016)

Awasthis

• Zarina Roshan Khan as Muskaan Agrawal Awasthi: Devyani and Suresh's daughter; Rajshekhar's step-daughter; Naman's sister; Naitik and Rashmi's step-sister; Alok's wife (2014–2015)
• Amit Dolawat as Alok Awasthi: Akshara Singhania's college-mate and former admirer; Muskaan Awasthi's husband (2009, 2014–2015)

Deoras

Family lineage of Deoras in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Ashish Kapoor as Nikhil Deora: Rajendra and Rama's son; Rashmi's ex-husband; Gayatri Deora's estranged father (2011–2013)
• Shravani Goswami as Rama Deora: Rajendra's wife; Nikhil's mother; Gayatri Deora's grandmother, Vansh and Vatsal's great-grandmother. (2011–2016, 2018–2020)
• Manoj Jaiswal as Rajendra Deora: Rama's husband; Nikhil's father; Gayatri Deora's grandfather (2011–2013)

Goenkas

Family lineage of Goenkas in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Parul Chauhan / Niyati Joshi as Swarna Gupta Goenka(née Arpita Gupta): Matriarch of Goenkas; Manish's wife; Shubham's mother; Keerti and Kartik's step-mother; Krish Singhania, Kairav, Akshara Sharma, Aarohi's step-grandmother; Abhir, Ruhi and Abhira's step-great-grandmother; Daksh's step-great-great-grandmother (2016–2019) / (2019–present)
• Sachin Tyagi as Manish Goenka: Patriarch of Goenkas; Suhasini and Kamal's elder son; Akhilesh's brother; Soumya's widower; Swarna's husband; Keerti, Kartik and Shubham's father; Krish Singhania, Kairav, Akshara Sharma and Aarohi's grandfather; Abhir, Ruhi and Abhira's great-grandfather; Daksh's great-great-grandfather (2016–present)
• Shilpa Raizada / Saee Barve ^[12] as Surekha Goenka: Akhilesh's wife; Mansi, Luv and Kush's mother (2016–2021) / (2023–present)
• Swati Chitnis as Suhasini "Mimi" Ajmera Goenka (née Triveni "Bubbly" Ajmera): Former Matriarch of Goenkas; Tejaswini and Purushottam's sister; Bhairavi's childhood friend; Kamal's widow; Manish and Akhilesh's mother; Kartik, Keerti, Shubham, Mansi, Luv and Kush's grandmother; Krish Singhania, Kairav, Akshara Sharma and Aarohi's great-grandmother; Abhir, Ruhi and Abhira's great-great-grandmother (2016–2023)
• Nupur Joshi as Soumya Goenka: Priyanka's sister; Manish's late wife; Kartik and Keerti's mother; Krish Singhania, Kairav, Akshara Sharma and Aarohi's grandmother (2017)
• Ali Hassan as Akhilesh "Akhil / AG" Goenka: Suhasini and Kamal's younger son; Manish's brother; Surekha's husband; Mansi, Luv and Kush's father (2016–2022)
• Kanchi Singh / Deblina Chatterjee / Simran Khanna as Gayatri "Gayu" Deora: Rashmi and Nilkil's daughter; Sameer's step-daughter; Vivan's ex-fiancée; Samarth's ex-wife; Vansh and Vatsal's mother (2016–2017) / (2018–2019) / (2019–2021)
  • Payal Bhojwani as child Gayatri Deora (2015–2016)
  • Zenia Shastiker as baby Gayatri Deora (2014–2015)
• Gaurav Wadhwa ^[13] as Shubham "Aryan" Goenka: Manish and Swarna's son; Keerti and Kartik's half-brother (2017–2018)
• Samir Onkar as Samarth Goenka: Avdhesh's son; Gayatri Deora's ex-husband; Vatsal's father; Vansh's step-father (2018–2020)
  • Vansh Sayani as child Samarth (2018)
• Apoorv Jyotir as Kush Goenka: Surekha and Akhilesh's younger twin son; Mansi's younger and Luv's twin brother (2020–2021)
  • Shubh Saxena as child Kush (2016–2019)
• Mayank Arora / Abeer Singh Godhwani as Kairav Goenka: Naira and Kartik's son; Sirat's step-son; Akshara Sharma's brother; Aarohi's half-brother; Anisha's ex-fiancé; Muskaan Goenka's husband (2021–2022) / (2023)
  • Shaurya Shah / Tanmay Shah / Aarambh Trehan as child Kairav (2019) / (2019–2020) / (2020–2021)
  • Krishiv Mutha as baby Kairav Goenka (2019)
• Shambhavi Singh as Muskaan Goenka: Neela's granddaughter; Abhinav's foster sister; Kairav's wife (2023)
• Sharan Anandani as Vansh Goenka: Gayatri Deora and Vivan's son; Samarth's step-son; Vatsal's half-brother (2021–2022)
  • Maaz Champ / Siddharth Dubey as child Vansh (2019–2020) / (2020–2021)
• Devaj Bhanushali as Vatsal Goenka: Gayatri Deora and Samrath's son; Vansh's half-brother (2020)

Birlas

Family lineage of Birlas in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Karishma Sawant as Dr. Aarohi "Aaru" Goenka Birla: Sirat and Kartik's daughter; Kairav and Akshara Sharma's half-sister; Neil's widow; Abhimanyu's ex-fiancée; Ruhi's mother; Daksh's grandmother (2021–2023)
  • Siya Makwana as child Aarohi (2021)
• Paras Priyadarshan as Neil Birla: Avni and Harshvardhan's son; Manjari's step and adopted son; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Aarohi's husband; Ruhi's father; Daksh's grandfather (2021–2022)
• Ami Trivedi as Manjari Birla: Mahima's sister; Harshvardhan's ex-wife; Abhimanyu's mother; Neil's step-mother; Abhir's grandmother; Ruhi's step-grandmother (2021–2023)
• Vinay Jain as Dr. Harshvardhan "Harsh" Birla: Anandvardhan's brother; Manjari's ex-husband; Abhimanyu and Neil's father; Abhir and Ruhi's grandfather (2021–2023)
• Pragati Mehra as Dr. Mahima Birla: Manjari's sister; Anandvardhan's wife; Parth, Anisha and Nishtha's mother; Shivansh's grandmother (2021–2023)
• Ashish Nayyar as Dr. Anandvardhan "Anand" Birla: Harshvardhan's brother; Mahima's husband; Parth, Anisha and Nishtha's father; Shivansh's grandfather (2021–2023)
• Neeraj Goswami as Dr. Parth Birla: Mahima and Anandvardhan's son; Anisha and Nishtha's brother; Shefali's husband; Shivansh's father (2021–2023)
• Sehrish Ali / Nisha Nagpal as Shefali Birla: Parth's wife; Shivansh's mother (2021) / (2021–2023)
• Kashish Rai as Anisha Birla: Mahima and Anandvardhan's elder daughter; Parth and Nishtha's sister; Kairav's ex-fiancée (2022)
• Niharika Chouksey / Nancy Roy as Nishtha Birla: Mahima and Anandvardhan's younger daughter; Parth and Anisha's sister (2021–2022) / (2022–2023)
• Nirbhay Thakur as Shivansh "Shivu" Birla: Parth and Shefali's son (2023)
  • Orrish Arora as baby Shivansh (2022–2023)

Sharmas

Family lineage of Sharmas in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Jay Soni ^[14] as Abhinav Sharma: Muskaan Goenka's foster brother; Akshara Sharma's second husband; Abhira's father; Abhir's foster and step-father (2022–2023)
• Mohit Parmar as Abhir Sharma (biologically Birla) aka Rudra: Lead singer of Gold Drift Beats; Akshara Sharma and Abhimanyu's son; Abhinav's adoptive and step-son; Abhira's half-brother; Charu's ex-fiancé; Kiara's husband (2024–present) ^[15]
  • Shreyansh Kaurav as child Abhir (2023)
• Sharon Verma ^[16] as Kiara Poddar Sharma: Manisha and Manoj's daughter; Aryan's sister; Abhir's wife (2023–present)
• Farida Dadi as Neelima: Akshara Sharma and Abhinav's neighbour; Muskaan Goenka's grandmother; Abhinav's foster grandmother; Abhir and Abhira's foster great-grandmother (2023)

Poddars

Family lineage of Poddars in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

• Pratiksha Honmukhe / Garvita Sadhwani ^[17] as Ruhi "Rooh" Birla Poddar: Aarohi and Neil's daughter; Abhimanyu's foster daughter; Armaan's ex-fiancée and former fixated lover; Rohit's wife; Daksh's mother (2023–2024) / (2024–present)
  • Hera Mishra as child Ruhi (2023)
• Shivam Khajuria / Romiit Raaj ^[18] as Advocate Rohit Poddar: Vidya and Madhav's son; Armaan's half-brother; Ruhi's husband; Daksh's father (2023–2024) / (2024–present)
  • Shivaan as child Rohit (2023)
• Agastya as baby Daksh Poddar: Ruhi and Rohit's son (2024–present)
• Anita Raj ^[19] as Kaveri Poddar: Matriarch of Poddars; CEO of Poddar & Poddar Associates; Madhav, Kajal and Manoj's mother; Armaan, Rohit, Krish Bansal, Charu, Kiara and Aryan's grandmother; Daksh's great-grandmother (2023–present)
• Shruti Ulfat ^[20] as Vidya Poddar: Madhav's second wife; Rohit's mother; Armaan's step-mother; Daksh's grandmother (2023–present)
• Sandeep Rajora ^[21] as Inspector Madhav Poddar: Kaveri Poddar's elder son; Kajal and Manoj's brother; Shivani Poddar's estranged husband; Vidya's husband; Armaan and Rohit's father; Daksh's grandfather (2023–present)
• Vibhuti Thakur ^[22] as Shivani Poddar: Madhav's estranged wife; Armaan's estranged mother; Roop's mother-figure (2025 –present)
• Shruti Rawat as Manisha "Meenu" Poddar: Manoj's wife; Kiara and Aryan's mother (2023–present)
• Sikandar Kharbanda ^[23] as Advocate Manoj "Mannu" Poddar: Kaveri Poddar's younger son; Madhav and Kajal's brother; Manisha's husband; Kiara and Aryan's father (2023–present)
• Manthan Setia ^[24] as Aryan Poddar: Manisha and Manoj's son; Kiara's brother (2023–present)

Bansals

• Preeti Puri as Kajal Poddar Bansal: Kaveri Poddar's daughter; Madhav and Manoj's sister; Sanjay's wife; Krish Bansal and Charu's mother (2023–present)
• Siddharth Vasudev as Advocate Sanjay Bansal: Kajal's husband; Krish Bansal and Charu's father (2023–present)
• Rishabh Jaiswal ^[25] as Krish Bansal: Kajal and Sanjay's son; Charu's brother; Sira's love-interest (2023–present)
• Saloni Sandhu ^[26] as Charu Bansal: Kajal and Sanjay's daughter; Krish Bansal's sister; Dev's former employee and former love-interest; Neeraj and Abhir's ex-fiancée (2023–present)
• Kajal Chonkar as Sira Zimik alias Mountain Mouse: A North-Eastern girl; Krish Bansal's love-interest; Abhir's hair-stylist (2024–present)

Other Characters

• Ali Merchant as Rituraj aka Bablu: Gayatri Singhania's nephew; Akshara Singhania's former suitor; Bindiya's husband (2009–2012)
• Preeti Sharma as Bindiya : Rituraj's wife (2010–2012)
• Charu Asopa as Sneha: Naitik's employee; Kuhu's mother (2010)
• Radhika Vidyasagar as Sulekha: Varsha's mother; Ananya's grandmother (2009–2011)
• Rudra Kaushish as
  • Ranjan: Kaveri Singhania's brother; Lalita's husband (2012)
  • Sajjan Rajawat: Mala's husband; Neeraj's father (2024)
• Akansha Kapil as Antara: Naitik's ex-lover; Siddharth's wife (2012)
• Kush Sharma as Siddharth aka Sid: Antara's husband (2012)
• Pooran Kiri as Suresh Agrawal: Devyani's ex-husband; Naman and Muskaan Awasthi's father (2014–2015)
• Vaishali Takkar as Sanjana "Sanju" Thakkar: Naksh's best-friend; Yash's former love interest (2015–2016)
• Umang Jain as Nayantara "Tara" Singh Shekhawat: Chandrabhan's granddaughter; Sangram, Vikram and Aditya Shekhawat's sister; Naksh's ex-fiancée (2015–2016)
• Alok Nath as Chandrabhan Singh Shekhawat: Sangram, Vikram, Aditya Shekhawat and Nayantara's grandfather (2015–2016)
• Amal Sehrawat as Sangram Singh Shekhawat: Chandrabhan's eldest grandson; Vikram, Aditya Shekhawat and Nayantara's brother (2015–2016)
• Sushant Marya as Vikram Singh Shekhawat: Chandrabhan's second grandson; Sangram, Aditya Shekhawat and Nayantara's brother (2015–2016)
• Shivam Agarwal as Aditya Singh Shekhawat: Chandrabhan's youngest grandson; Sangram, Vikram and Nayantara's brother (2015–2016)
• Sheetal Tiwari as Sukanya: Naira's friend (2016)
• Pooja Jadhav as Pungi: Naira's friend from orphanage (2016)
• Suzanne Bernert as Martha Wilkins: Rose's mother (2016)
• Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Gurumaa: Naira's dance trainer (2016)
• Fahad Ali as Vivaan: Gayatri Deora's ex-fiancé; Vansh's father (2016)
• Romit Sharma as Aditya Bansal: Keerti's ex-husband (2017; 2019; 2020)
• Tiya Gandwani as Dr. Priyanka: Soumya's sister (2017–2019)
• Nikhil Sharma as Raghav: Naira and Kartik's rival (2017–2018)
• Anita Kanwal as Tejaswini Ajmera: Suhasini and Purushottam's elder sister (2018)
• Kreetika Sharma as Suhana: A con-woman; Shubham's former fiancée (2018)
• Shrey Pareek as Kabir: Shubham's friend; Naira's obsessive one-sided lover (2018)
• Mrinal Singh Lal as Ashi: Kartik's best-friend (2018)
• Varun Toorkey as Rishabh: Naksh and Naira's friend; Naira's one-sided lover (2019) ^[27]
• Rituraj Singh as Purushottam "Puru" Ajmera: Suhasini's brother; Ila's father (2019)
• Aleya Ghosh as Ila Ajmera: Purushottam's daughter (2019)
• Khushwant Walia as Mihir Kapoor: Naira's boss (2019)
• Radhika Chhabra as Liza: Naira's friend; Akhilesh's girlfriend (2019)
• Pankhuri Awasthy Rode as Vedika: Kartik's friend and ex-fiancee (2019–2020)
• Deepti Sahni as Dr. Pallavi Vyas: Vedika's friend; Kairav's heart-surgeon (2019–2020)
• Payal Nair as Advocate Damini Mishra: Kartik's lawyer in Kairav's custody case (2019)
• Diksha Dhami as Trisha: A girl from Naira's orphanage; Luv, Kush and Abhishek's molestation attempt victim (2020)
• Urfi Javed as Advocate Shivani Bhatia: Trisha's lawyer in her molestation case; Shaktiman's former assistant (2020)
• Manoj Joshi as Advocate Shaktiman Jhaveri: Abhishek's father; Shivani Bhatia's former boss; Luv, Kush and Abhishek's defence lawyer in Trisha's molestation case (2020)
• Alka Kaushal ^[28] as Sita Devi Chaudhary: Kundan's mother; Goenka's business partner (2020)
• Jaydeep Ashra as Kundan Chaudhary: Sita Devi's son (2020)
• Tejaswi Bhadane as Krishna "Chhori" Goenka: Goenka's adoptive daughter (2020–2021)
• Vrushika Mehta as Dr. Riddhima Saxena: Kairav's psychiatrist (2020)
• Nitin Babu as Rohan: Sirat's best-friend (2021)
• Amita Khopkar as Kalawati "Maudi" Shekhawat: Sheela's mother; Sirat and Sonu's grandmother; Aarohi's great-grandmother (2021)
• Ashita Dhawan as Sheela Shekhawat Rathore: Kalawati's daughter; Mukesh's wife; Sirat and Sonu's mother; Aarohi's grandmother (2021)
• Hrishikesh Pandey as Mukesh Rathore: Sheela's second husband; Sonu's father; Sirat's step-father (2021)
• Krishang Bhanushali as Sonu Rathore: Sheela and Mukesh's son; Sirat's half-brother (2021)
• Priyamvada Kant ^[29] as Rhea: Surekha's niece; Kartik's one-sided lover (2021)
• Apara Mehta as Banjaran: Sirat and Kartik's matchmaker (2021)
• Karan Kundrra as Ranveer Chauhan: Narendranath and Saroj's son; Nidhi's brother; Sirat's first husband (2021) ^[30]
  • Mayank Padia as teenage Ranveer Chauhan (2021)
• Shahbaz Khan as Narendranath Chauhan: Saroj's husband; Ranveer Chuahan and Nidhi's father (2021)
• Anjali Gupta as Saroj Chauhan: Narendranath's wife; Ranveer Chauhan and Nidhi's mother (2021)
• Maira Dharti Mehra as Nidhi Chauhan: Narendranath and Saroj's daughter; Ranveer Chauhan's sister (2021)
• Preyal Shah as Reem: Akshara and Abhimanyu's wedding planner; Vansh's love-interest (2021–2022)
• Pankaj Bijlani as Dr. Rohan Shah: Doctor at Birla Hospital and Medical Institute; Abhimanyu's best friend (2021–2023)
• Mrunal Jain as Dr. Kunal Khera: Abhimanyu's physiotherapist; Maya's brother (2022)
• Gaurav Sharma as Yuvraj Chaudhary: Jagraj's son; Abhira's stalker and one-sided obsessive lover; Akshara Sharma's murderer (2023–2024)
• Ajay Kumar Nain as MLA Jagraj Chaudhary: Yuvraj's father (2023)
• Vineet Raina ^[31] as Advocate Dev Shekhawat: Abhira and Charu's former boss; Sanjana's ex-husband; Charu's former love-interest (2024)
• Suraj Sonik as fake Abhir Birla (2024)
• Sandeep Kumar as Dr. Manav Bharadwaj: Vikas's grandson; Ruhi's former suitor (2024)
• Jay Zaveri as Vikas "VB" Bharadwaj: Manish's friend; Manav's grandfather (2024)
• Shabaaz Abdullah Badi as Neeraj Rajawat: Sajjan and Mala's son; Charu's ex-fiancé (2024)
• Dipali Kamath as Mala Rajawat: Sajjan's wife; Neeraj's mother (2024)
• Siddharth Shivpuri as Advocate Roop Kumar aka RK: Shivani Poddar's foster son; Bittu's neighbour and brother-figure; Abhira's friend and admirer (2025-present)

Guest appearances

Year	Actor(s)	Appearance
2009	Shubhangi Atre	as Kasturi Chawla Sabharwal	from Kasturi
	Puja Banerjee	as Vrinda Shehrawat	from Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna
	Shweta Tiwari	as Prerna Sharma	from Kasautii Zindagii Kay
	Sara Khan	as Sadhna Rajvansh	from Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
	Angad Hasija	as Alekh Rajvansh
	Kinshuk Mahajan	as Ranvir Rajvansh
2010	Anupriya Kapoor	as Taani Banerjee Ganguly	from Tere Liye
	Neha Sargam	as Nivedita Viren Sood	from Chand Chupa Badal Mein
	Pooja Gor	as Pratigya Saxena / Pratigya Krishna Singh Thakur	from Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2011	Sanaya Irani	as Khushi Kumari Gupta Raizada	from Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
	Barun Sobti	as Arnav Singh Raizada
	Soumya Seth	as Navya Anant Bajpai	from Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal
	Krystle D'Souza	as Jeevika Chaudhary	from 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 [32] [33]	from Diya Aur Baati Hum
2012	Anas Rashid	as Sooraj Rathi [32]
	Neelu Vaghela	as Santosh Rathi
	Kanika Maheshwari	as Meenakshi Rathi
	Aamir Khan	To promote Satyamev Jayate [34]
2015	Hiba Nawab	as Amaya Mathur	from Tere Sheher Mein
	Sachin Tyagi [35]	Rishi Mathur
2017	Badshah	for Dance Performance at Kartik and Naira's "Sangeet" [36]
	Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma	To promote their film Jab Harry Met Sejal [37]
	Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar and Sana Khan	To promote their film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha [38]
	Alka Yagnik	Special performance for a tribute to Akshara on Naksh-Keerti's "Sangeet" [39]
2018	Adaa Khan	for special dance performance on Valentine's Day
	Supriya Pathak	to promote her show Khichdi
2019	Namit Khanna	to promote their show	from Sanjivani
	Gurdeep Kohli
2021	Pooja Gor	as Pratigya Thakur	from Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2
2022; 2023; 2024	Rupali Ganguly	as Anupamaa Joshi	from Anupamaa [40] [41]
2022	Gaurav Khanna	as Anuj Kapadia
	Sudhanshu Pandey	as Vanraj Shah
	Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty	as Kavya Shah
	Paras Kalnawat	as Samar Shah
	Arvind Vaidya	as Hasmukh Shah
	Nidhi Shah	as Kinjal Dave Shah
	Alpana Buch	as Leela Shah
	Tassnim Sheikh	as Rakhi Dave
	Shekhar Shukla	as Jignesh
	Kumar Sanu	Special performance on Akshara-Abhimanyu's sangeet [42]
2023	Kajol	as Noyonika Sengupta	from The Trial [43]
2023, 2024	Sayli Salunkhe	as Vandana Malhotra	from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si
2024	Jazlyn Talwani	as Tara Malhotra
	Ankita Sharma	as Vedika Malhotra
	Leena Jumani	as Sonia
	Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir	as Pammi Sood
	Romiit Raaj	as Bobby Sood
	Garvita Sadhwani	as Mrunal Karmarkar
	Bhoomi Trivedi	Special performance on Makar Sankranti [44]
	Rupali Ganguly	as Anupamaa Joshi	from Anupamaa for Rakshabandhan special [45] [46]
	Gaurav Khanna	as Anuj Kapadia
	Aurra Bhatnagar Badoni	as Aadhya Kapadia
	Sudhanshu Pandey	as Vanraj Shah
	Alpana Buch	as Leela Shah
	Vijayendra Kumeria	as Dev Chaudhary	from Deewaniyat
2025	Abhika Malakar	as Rani	from Pocket Mein Aasman

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External links

• List of characters in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai at IMDb  
• Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Disney+ Hotstar