MUMBAI: ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke’ will soon make way for the second season of ‘Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’. Ritvik Arora, the original Kunal Rajvansh, has expressed shock.

The actor says, “After hearing the news of the show going off air and fans demanding an extension on social media, I called Kavveri Priiyam (who was paired opposite him on the show). She was heartbroken. I could identify with her emotions. I tried to pacify and motivate her. Of course, I am very sad for the cast and crew of ‘YRHPK’. We were passionate about the show and gave it our all. I wish them all the best for their future endeavours.”

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He praised his replacement Avinash Mishra. He shares, “I don’t want to get into kya ho sakta tha aur kya nahi (what could have happened or what couldn’t), because what happened, has happened. I followed the show for a while and I must say that Avinash did an incredible job as Kunal. In fact, everyone was doing a swell job on the show. The surrogacy track, too, had me hooked. It was a fabulous show with a progressive storyline.”

So what is he upto right now? “I am waiting for a good opportunity to come my way that pushes me as an artiste. I was in Mumbai for a few days to discuss a project. Let’s see when it materialises,” he says.

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Credits: TOI