MUMBAI: There are a number of actors who gain a lot of popularity playing characters on-screens so much that the audience falls head over heels in love with their characters given the hard work they put in to get into the skin of their respective characters. 

However, there are times when the actors get replaced by others and situations turn such that they are loved and become all the more popular than the actors who played the characters intially. (Also Read: As we near Star Wars Day on May 4th, we've curated a listicle focusing on five sci-fi shows and audio series to binge if the sci-fi genre is your calling!) 

Today, we look at some TV shows and actors who went on to replace the characters and got all the more popular.

Check out the list below: 

Devoleena Bhattacharjee replaced Giaa Manek

 
Giaa played the role of Gopi Bahu however, after a spat Devoleena stepped in and she was welcomed by the audience with open arms. 

Ronit Roy as Mihir Virani after Amar Upadhyay

Before his greatly mourned on-screen demise, Amar Upadyay played Mihir Virani in the hit television series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi for two and a half years. The character was so popular that it was brought back however, Amar quit the show later as he did not want to play an elderly role and the role was passed to Inder Kumar post which came in for Ronit Roy.

Vrushika Mehta on Dil Dostii Dance 

Sneha Kapoor was a part of Dil Dostii Dance but after Sneha, Vrushika was offered the character and she was highly loved and admired. 

Jennifer Winget in Dill Mill Gayye

Shilpa Anand played Riddhima’s role and later Sukirti stepped into her shows. However, Sukirti apparently played the character in a reserved fashion and hence the audience found it nice to see some of Riddhima’s original characteristics when Jennifer enacted it.

Madalsa Sharma in Anupamaa

According to speculations, Additi Gupta was supposed to play Kavya initially and according to reports, promos with her were already shot however, she fell a victim to covid-19 and Madalsa Sharma was brought on board. 

It now appears that the role was actually tailor made for her!

Vishal Singh in Astitva - Ek Prem Kahani

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Abbas Khan played the role of Sid earlier but Vishal Singh stepped into his shows later and he apparently added more nuances to the character. (Also Read: Must-Read! From Titli to Keh Doon Tumhein, shows with dark subjects that failed to connect with the audience and wrapped up!) 

Do you have more names to add to the list? Let us know in the comment section below!