Ekta Kapoor's 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' on 'Star Plus', starring Karan Patel & Divyanka Tripathi in leads, is one of the most top-rated shows on TV even after more than 5 years of airing. Senior-actress Shahnaz Rizwan is loved by the viewers for her role as Raman Bhalla's mother 'Sanoshi Bhalla' aka 'Toshi' in the long-running 'Star Plus' show. Few days ago, the senior actress revealed that she has put her papers down as she is really missing her family who is settled in London. Now, the makers have found her replacement.

Shahnaz in 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' (Photo: Web)

According to an entertainment portal, TV actress Usha Rana has replaced Shahnaz Rizwan & has already started shooting for the much-loved 'Star Plus' show.

The actress confirmed the news & told an entertainment portal that, "I am really very happy to be a part of Ye Hain Mohabbatein. Today is my first day on the set and I am loving it completely."

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Usha Rana

Speaking about replacing Shahnaz in the show, she further told SpotboyE that, "Well, I am stepping into Shahnaz's character. But I am going to add my own flavours to it. I will try to not copy what she was doing. Being a Punjabi in real life, it will help me to make the character of Mrs Bhalla better."

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'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' is all set to take a leap of eight months & speaking about her role post-leap in the show, she further added that, "As the show is taking a leap. I don't know how my character will shape up going ahead, but for now they have given me a brief of a jolly person who is not educated but loves to talk English."

Usha Rana with her 'Thapki...' co-stars (Photo: Instagram)

The show's fans are surely going to miss Shahnaz Rizwan as 'Mrs Bhalla' in 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' and it'll be interesting to see Usha Rana stepping into her shoes.

On the career front, Usha Rana has been a part of various popular shows like 'Thapki Pyaar Ki', 'Daastaan Hai Ye' among others and is excited for her entry in 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'.

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