Pankhuri Awasthy, who played the role of Vedika in the show, has called it quits. Speaking to BT, Pankhuri revealed that she wasn’t happy with the way her track was shaping up. She said, “My track was shaping up well. However, it slipped towards the end and I just couldn’t relate to it. Besides, the ratings after my re-entry (after the break when she was shooting for the film) didn’t match up. Though the character had an edge, it became redundant. Since it made no sense to leave the show abruptly, I continued doing it.” Initially, she also received quite a lot of flak for coming in between the lead actors – Mohsin Khan (Kartik) and Shivangi Joshi (Naira). Addressing the same Pankhuri said, “During the course of my track, I received a lot of flak from viewers on my social media handles. Some even got personal. However, I didn’t mind.”

Naira and Kartik's son Kairav became the favourite of loyal YRKKH fans and he received good reviews for his innocence and cute portrayal. But now to fans' dismay, the young actor is all set to bid adieu to the show. According to reports, Kairav aka Shaurya Shah will be quitting the show owing to health conditions. Shaurya shared a cute note on social media, which soon was deleted from his social media account. He wrote, "GOOD-BYE” I am grateful to the entire team of YRKKH for all the love, support and care. I extend a big thank you to all my fans for loving me as “Kairav” you all will be missed until me meet again. Last but not the least thank you Jai sir for believing in me. Naira didi u will always be my favourite and will be missed forever. Miss u all. He was close to actress Shivangi Joshi aka Naira who essayed the role of his onscreen another. Photo- Instagram.

Hina Khan, who played Akshara on Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, quit the show in 2016. The actress was part of the show for good 8 years, before it took the generation leap. She opted out of 'Yeh Rishta' as she felt her character had become monotonous and there was nothing more to explore in it. Hina wasn't even on good terms with the male lead, Karan Mehra aka Naitik. Her walking out didn't go down well with Rajan Shahi, the producer of the show, who back then shared with TOI that the show did even better without the actress' character. Quick to snap, Hina had then told us, "I don’t want to get into this blame game. Well, he can say whatever he wishes to. Everybody has the right to express, but being a producer, why was he quiet when we were part of the show for eight long years?

While Hina Khan might have had her own reasons for quitting the show, Karan Mehra, who played Naitik, followed her footsteps soon. A couple of months after Hina's exit, Karan, too, left the show. He told TOI later in an interview, "I have no regrets quitting the show. My health went for a toss and I needed to look after myself. Mujhe kuchh ho jaata kal ko tab bhi show chalta rehta. My immunity dipped because of inadequate rest. It took me a year to get over my health woes." Karan was then seen in Bigg Boss 10.