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Minal Mogam joins the cast of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

The longest running soap opera Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, which never ceases to find one of the top places in the TRP chart, is set to witness a new entry. And with this new entry, fans can expect several twists and turns in the storyline ahead.

Beautiful actress Minal Mogam has been roped in to play a pivotal part on the show. The actress, who was also seen in Colors’ Udaan, will enter Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai to play the girlfriend of Mihir Kapoor aka Khushwant Walia.


Her character on the show is named Mitali. She will be a headstrong girl who never shies away from calling a spade a spade. By profession, she is a lawyer.

Revealing some details about her character on the show, a source tells an entertainment portal, “Though she will be in love with Mihir, she will feel that there is a lot going on between Mihir and Naira (Shivangi Joshi).”

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, which has just completed ten years of its glorious run, is produced by Rajan Shahi and airs on Star Plus.

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  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
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  • 2025 marks the start of long-form mythological world-building on OTT.

There’s a quiet shift happening on streaming platforms this year. Indian mythological stories, once treated as children’s animation or festival reruns, have started landing on global services with serious ambition. These titles are travelling further than they ever have, including into the UK’s busy OTT space.

It’s about scale, quality, and the strange comfort of old stories in a digital world that changes too fast. And in a UK market dealing with subscription fatigue, anything fresh, strong, and rooted in clear storytelling gets noticed.

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