# List of characters in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

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

## Main cast

* Hina Khan 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 / Vishal Singh as Naitik "Munna" Singhania: Gayatri Singhania and Rajshekhar's son; Devyani's stepson; Rashmi's brother; Naman and Muskaan Awasthi's stepbrother; 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:
** 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 stepdaughter; Sonu's half-sister; Kartik's second wife; Ranveer Chauhan's widow; Aarohi's mother; Kairav and Akshara Sharma's stepmother; Ruhi's grandmother; Abhir and Abhira's step-grandmother; Daksh's great-grandmother (2021)
*** Drashti Bhanushali as child Sirat (2021)
* Mohsin Khan as Kartik "Kittu" Goenka: Soumya and Manish's son; Swarna's stepson; 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 / Preeti Amin as Advocate Akshara "Akshu" Goenka Sharma: Naira and Kartik's daughter; Sirat's stepdaughter; 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 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 and uncle (2021–2023)
** Het Makwana as child Abhimanyu (2022)
* Samridhii Shukla as Advocate Abhira Sharma Poddar: Akshara Sharma and Abhinav's daughter; Abhir's half-sister; Armaan's wife (2023–present)
* Shehzada Dhami / Rohit Purohit as Advocate Armaan “Aru” Poddar: Shivani Poddar and Madhav's son; Vidya's stepson; Rohit's half-brother; Ruhi's ex-fiancé; Abhira's husband (2023–2024) / (2024–present)
** Pratyaksh Vardhan Singh as child Armaan (2023)
| Character | Generations | Generations | Generations | Generations |
| Character | 1 (2009–2016) | 2 (2016–2021) | 3 (2021–2023) | 4 (2023–present) |
| Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | Main | Main (deceased) | Deceased | Deceased |
| Naitik Singhania | Main | Recurring | | |
| Naira Singhania Goenka | Recurring | Main | Deceased | Deceased |
| Kartik Goenka | | Main | Deceased | Deceased |
| Akshara Goenka Sharma | | Recurring | Main | Guest (deceased) |
| Abhimanyu Birla | | | Main | Deceased |
| Abhira Sharma Poddar | | | | Main |
| Armaan Poddar | | | | Main |

## Recurring cast
### 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)
* Pooja Joshi Arora as Varsha Agrawal 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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 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 Nikhil'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 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

* 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

* Jay Soni 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)
** Shreyansh Kaurav as child Abhir (2023)
* Sharon Verma 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

* Pratiksha Honmukhe / Garvita Sadhwani 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 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 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 as Vidya Poddar: Madhav's second wife; Rohit's mother; Armaan's step-mother; Daksh's grandmother (2023–present)
* Sandeep Rajora 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 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 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 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 as Krish Bansal: Kajal and Sanjay's son; Charu's brother; Sira's love-interest (2023–present)
* Saloni Sandhu 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)
* 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 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 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)
** 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 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)

## Guest appearances

| Year | Actor(s) | Appearance | Appearance |
| 2009 | Shubhangi Atre | as Kasturi Chawla Sabharwal | from Kasturi |
| 2009 | Puja Banerjee | as Vrinda Shehrawat | from Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna |
| 2009 | Shweta Tiwari | as Prerna Sharma | from Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
| 2009 | Sara Khan | as Sadhna Rajvansh | from Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai |
| 2009 | Angad Hasija | as Alekh Rajvansh | from Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai |
| 2009 | Kinshuk Mahajan | as Ranvir Rajvansh | from Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai |
| 2010 | Anupriya Kapoor | as Taani Banerjee Ganguly | from Tere Liye |
| 2010 | Neha Sargam | as Nivedita Viren Sood | from Chand Chupa Badal Mein |
| 2010 | 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? |
| 2011 | Barun Sobti | as Arnav Singh Raizada | from Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? |
| 2011 | Soumya Seth | as Navya Anant Bajpai | from Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal |
| 2011 | Krystle D'Souza | as Jeevika Chaudhary | from Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai |
| 2011 | Nia Sharma | as Maanvi Chaudhary | from Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai |
| 2011 | Karan Tacker | as Viren Singh Vadhera | from Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai |
| 2011 | Kushal Tandon | as Virat Singh Vadhera | from Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai |
| 2012, 2016 | Deepika Singh | as Sandhya Rathi | from Diya Aur Baati Hum |
| 2012 | Anas Rashid | as Sooraj Rathi | from Diya Aur Baati Hum |
| 2012 | Neelu Vaghela | as Santosh Rathi | from Diya Aur Baati Hum |
| 2012 | Kanika Maheshwari | as Meenakshi Rathi | from Diya Aur Baati Hum |
| 2012 | Aamir Khan | To promote Satyamev Jayate | To promote Satyamev Jayate |
| 2015 | Hiba Nawab | as Amaya Mathur | from Tere Sheher Mein |
| 2015 | Sachin Tyagi | Rishi Mathur | from Tere Sheher Mein |
| 2017 | Badshah | for Dance Performance at Kartik and Naira's "Sangeet" |
| 2017 | Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma | To promote their film Jab Harry Met Sejal | To promote their film Jab Harry Met Sejal |
| 2017 | Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar and Sana Khan | To promote their film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | To promote their film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha |
| 2017 | Alka Yagnik | Special performance for a tribute to Akshara on Naksh-Keerti's "Sangeet" | Special performance for a tribute to Akshara on Naksh-Keerti's "Sangeet" |
| 2018 | Adaa Khan | for special dance performance on Valentine's Day | for special dance performance on Valentine's Day |
| 2018 | Supriya Pathak | to promote her show Khichdi | to promote her show Khichdi |
| 2019 | Namit Khanna | to promote their show | from Sanjivani |
| 2019 | Gurdeep Kohli | to promote their show | from Sanjivani |
| 2021 | Pooja Gor | as Pratigya Thakur | from Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 |
| 2022; 2023; 2024 | Rupali Ganguly | as Anupamaa Joshi | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Gaurav Khanna | as Anuj Kapadia | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Sudhanshu Pandey | as Vanraj Shah | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty | as Kavya Shah | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Paras Kalnawat | as Samar Shah | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Arvind Vaidya | as Hasmukh Shah | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Nidhi Shah | as Kinjal Dave Shah | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Alpana Buch | as Leela Shah | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Tassnim Sheikh | as Rakhi Dave | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Shekhar Shukla | as Jignesh | from Anupamaa |
| 2022 | Kumar Sanu | Special performance on Akshara-Abhimanyu's sangeet | Special performance on Akshara-Abhimanyu's sangeet |
| 2023 | Kajol | as Noyonika Sengupta | from The Trial |
| 2023, 2024 | Sayli Salunkhe | as Vandana Malhotra | from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si |
| 2024 | Jazlyn Talwani | as Tara Malhotra | from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si |
| 2024 | Ankita Sharma | as Vedika Malhotra | from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si |
| 2024 | Leena Jumani | as Sonia | from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si |
| 2024 | Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir | as Pammi Sood | from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si |
| 2024 | Romiit Raaj | as Bobby Sood | from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si |
| 2024 | Garvita Sadhwani | as Mrunal Karmarkar | from Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si |
| 2024 | Bhoomi Trivedi | Special performance on Makar Sankranti | Special performance on Makar Sankranti |
| 2024 | Rupali Ganguly | as Anupamaa Joshi | from Anupamaa for Rakshabandhan special |
| 2024 | Gaurav Khanna | as Anuj Kapadia | from Anupamaa for Rakshabandhan special |
| 2024 | Aurra Bhatnagar Badoni | as Aadhya Kapadia | from Anupamaa for Rakshabandhan special |
| 2024 | Sudhanshu Pandey | as Vanraj Shah | from Anupamaa for Rakshabandhan special |
| 2024 | Alpana Buch | as Leela Shah | from Anupamaa for Rakshabandhan special |
| 2024 | Vijayendra Kumeria | as Dev Chaudhary | from Deewaniyat |
| 2025 | Abhika Malakar | as Rani | from Pocket Mein Aasman |