After the super-success of 10-year-old Star Plus show 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai', the makers are set to bring its spin-off titled 'Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke' featuring Rhea Sharma and Shaheer Sheikh in lead roles. Whereas, known names including Ritvik Arora, Rupal Patel, Sangeeta Kapure among others will be seen playing important characters in the much-awaited Star Plus show. Now according to latest reports, veteran actor Deepak Gheewala too has joined the cast of Rajan Shahi's 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' spin-off.

 Rhea Sharma as 'Mishti' in 'Yeh Rishtey...' (Photo: Star Plus)

Speaking about his role, a source told IWMBuzz that, "Deepak will play the partriarch in the main boy’s family. He will play grand father to Shaheer Sheikh and Ritvik Arora’s characters."

'Yeh Rishta..' Spin-off Teaser: Shivangi Joshi introduces Rhea Sharma as Mishti in 'Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke'!

Yesterday (19th February), the makers released the first teaser of 'Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke' in which Shivangi Joshi aka Naira introduced Rhea as the show's lead character 'Mishti'.

 Deepak Gheewala (Photo: Web)

Produced by Rajan Shahi, 'Yeh Rishta...' started 10 years ago in 2009 with Hina Khan & Karan Mehra in lead roles. After being a part of 'Yeh Rishta...' for several years, Hina & Karan quit the show & later Shivangi-Mohsin were introduced as the new leads.

Coming back to Deepak Gheewala, the veteran actor has been a part of the entertainment industry sinec a long long time and has featured in popular shows including 'Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka', 'Teen Bahuraniyaan', 'Diya Aur Baati Hum', 'R.K. Laxman Ki Duniya' among others.

Stay tuned for more updates!