'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' has completed 5,000 episodes, becoming the first daily fiction show in India to achieve this. A source from the production said, "There's going to be a huge celebration to mark this milestone." With its inception in January 2009, the show has surpassed popular series like 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', which has approximately 4,500 episodes.