Exclusive – Shagun Pandey signs off as Atharva in My Heart Knows

Shagun Pandey, who was seen in the role of Atharva Bapat in My Heart Knows, and currently essaying the role of Meet Ahlawat in Meet In Love announced having quit the show. The actor took to social media to make the announcement.

Shagun played the role of an antagonist and was seen as a transgender, for a brief period and he also played the role of a 5-yr-old kid. In his social media post, Shagun wrote: "Reporting from the #tujhsehairaabta set Well crazy 5 years on the same set and in same room #Badhobahu first and then Raabata but now I think its time to say good bye here . I hope #Atharvabapat entertained you guys . THANK U for all the love thank u each and everyone for making this happen . cheers to #goodtimes.... Stay tuned there’s a lot to come."

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Shagun also asserted that walking out of Tujhse Hai Raabta has been quite difficult for him as he has been associated with the show for two years. However, he feels that his character had reached a saturation point. “Quitting is quite a harsh term, let’s put it like my track has ended in the show, which can be temporary. I believe Atharva has been utilized enough in the show. I started the show as an innocent guy then regressed to become the negative character post which I got to play a five-year-old child to playing rarest of rare role of a transgender. What more can Atharva do? I can't be doing monotonous character just because I want to earn. It has been two years of my association with the show and anything more from Atharva's end would bore the audience. Having said that, the production house has not ended the chapter, the doors have been kept open and they would call me whenever they require Atharva and I’ll love to come back to the show if I won’t be bound by commitments,” Shagun was quoted saying to Telly Chakkar.

Calling his journey on Tujhse Hai Raabta an enriching experience, Shagun also asserted that there is a possibility of Atharva’s return in another wicked avatar.