<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Official website </Td> </Tr> <P> Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (lit . What Is This Relationship Called?) is a Hindi - language television drama . It premiered on January 12, 2009 on StarPlus . The show focuses on the daily life of an Udaipur - based Rajasthani family . It is produced by Rajan Shahi's Director's Kut Productions, and is the third - longest - running Indian television series based on episode count . 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>

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