Actor Rishi Dev, who stepped into Rohan Mehra's shoes to play the character character Naksh Singhania in Star Plus' popular family drama Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, has bid a farewell to the show to explore other options, as reports suggest. Reportedly, the actor, who had been a part of the show for the last two years, had put down his papers and his tenure with the show has come to an end. An entertainment portal had quoted a source as saying, "Rishi has already had a word with the production house and channel and is on his way out. The reason for this move is that he wants to look for greener pastures and allocate more time to his growing Youtube channel." Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Actor Rishi Dev on His Exit: It Has Been an Amazing Journey

Well, now it's time that the makers get on board another actor to play the character. So, the third actor, who has replaced Rishi Dev and play the character of Akshara-Naitik (played by Hina Khan and Karan Mehra)'s son and Naira's brother in the show, will be Shehzad Sheikh, who was earlier seen in Jennifer Winget and Harshad Chopda's popular show Bepannaah. The actor played the character Arjun Hooda in the TV series, which was shut down recently abruptly. We believe that Sheikh is the apt choice for Naksh. What do you think?

Here are few pictures of the actor. Take a look!

 

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The characters we play are the characters we fall in love with :) #brokensouls #arjunhooda #bepanah #bepannaah #blessed

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the little hooda lol 🤗😊 #bepanah #bepannaah #arjunhooda #traditionals #bts #indian #workingstill #shehzad #shehzadshaikh

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this guy is by far the most sober character ive played!!! 😁😊🤗 #arjunhooda #bepannaah #actorslife #oppositelife

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hope u guyz like arjun 2.0 ;) #bepannaah #arjunhooda #shehzad #shehzadshaikh #shoo

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According to reports, Sheikh, who will take ahead the character of Naksh, will have a strong prominence in the story. So, what do you think of this replacement? Let us know in the comment section below. Watch this space for further updates.

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