<P> Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (lit . What is this relationship called?) is a Hindi - Language television drama aired on StarPlus . It premiered on 12 January 2009 on StarPlus . It is one of the longest running Indian series . </P> <P> The show focuses on the daily life of an Udaipur - based Rajasthani family . The show's lead characters are Naira (Shivangi Joshi) and Kartik (Mohsin Khan). The series initially focused on Naira's parents, Akshara (Hina Khan) and Naitik (Karan Mehra). </P> <P> A young couple, Akshara and Naitik Singhania, live in a Marwari joint family in Udaipur . They adjust as a married couple, as parents of young children, and as their extended families mature . </P> <P> Naitik falls into a coma in an accident; four years later he returns to the family and struggles to gain acceptance from his five - year - old son, Naksh . Naitik's mother dies and his father marries a divorcee with two children . </P>

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