Yeh Rishta Kya Keh Lata Hai completes 9 years, star cast celebrates the joyous occasion (see pics)

Yeh Rishta Kya Keh Lata Hai is one of the most popular shows on Indian television. The Mohsin Khan-Shivangi Joshi starrer has entertained the audience for a very long time. 

The daily soap which is doing extremely well at the ratings front has successfully completed nine long years on Friday. Yeh Rishta is the longest running serial on the small screen with over 2500 episodes.

The show has managed to hook the viewers with its storyline and chemistry between the leads. Mohsin and Shivangi play the respective roles of Karthik and Naira in the Star Plus daily drama.

The star cast celebrated the joyous occasion by cutting a cake on the show’s set. Check out the pictures shared by the producer Rajan Shahi right here.

#YRKKH 9 YEARS#ON SET TODAY # THANKS TEAM

A post shared by Rajan Shahi (@rajan.shahi.543) on Jan 12, 2018 at 8:40am PST

YRKKH 9 YEARS#CAKE CUTTING OFFICE #WITH WRITERS "CREATIVES ,MOHENA ,OFFICE STRENGHT#HAPPY BIRTHDAY YEH RISHTA KYA KEHLATA HAI #BEST OF LUCK FULL TEAM ON SETS TOO

A post shared by Rajan Shahi (@rajan.shahi.543) on Jan 12, 2018 at 3:17am PST

Lata Sabharwal, who plays the role of Naira's grandmother, shared a picture from the first day of the shoot. For the uninitiated, the beauitful actress has been a part of the soap opera from the very beginning.

Nine years back, first episode yrkkh , happy b'day yrkkh #thankyouforeverything

A post shared by Lataa Saberwal Seth (@lataasaberwalseth) on Jan 11, 2018 at 7:53pm PST

At a time when shows go off air within three months, it's quite a big achievement for Yeh Rishta team to complete nine years.