Today's episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai starts with Manish taking Kartik(Mohsin Khan) to task. Swarna tries to protect Kartik by saying his heart was broken, but Manish asks Kartik if Naira's(Shivangi Joshi) heart was not broken.

He asks her if she too has resolved to drinking. Kartik says that Naira stopped him. Now Manish goes on to scold Kartik for pursuing in Shubham's footprints by taking to intoxication.

Manish says that he is also pained by his loneliness after losing his first wife and also his son. He asks Kartik to take a decision for his life and if it is that he wants to get rid of the marriage then so be it.

Manish says that he will call the lawyers and ask them to speed up the divorce. They are shocked as they see Naira and the family at the door. Manish apologises to her and says that he feels they need to separate now.

Naitik takes Manish away to talk. The rest of the family start the rituals of haldi. The family applies haldi to Mansi, and she asks Kartik and Naira to apply the haldi together.

They do it together and remember their own haldi. Naitik tells Manish that the decision for separation is Naira and Kartik's while they cannot do anything about it.

The Singhanias leave with the promise of getting the bharat soon. Mansi looks confused and upset. Kirti gets ready, and she gifts Naira a dress. Naira feels that the dress is like a bride's ut Kirti tricks her into wearing that.

She deploys Luv Kush to make Kartik also change into a groom's suit. She hopes this might finally change their mind.

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