Sachin Tyagi

Sachin Tyagi is an Indian Hindi television actor and singer, he is known for playing Manish Goenka in India's longest running daily soap Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai for more than 8 years. He is married to actress Rakshanda Khan.

Personal life Tyagi belongs to Hindu Brahmin family from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He met actress Rakshanda Khan in 2006, on the set of the show Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye. They dated for seven years and got married in 2014. Khan gave birth to their daughter in December 2014.

In August 2020, Tyagi tested positive for COVID-19, but he recovered by September.

Career Tyagi came to Mumbai in 1993, initially working as a car trader; he aspired to become a singer. He subsequently ventured into acting in television shows, beginning with Family Business and Tumhari Disha (both 2004). Trained in classical music by maestro Upendra Verma, he won the singing reality show Jjhoom India in 2007, alongside his partner Madhushree, beating Varun Badola. The fantasy show The Adventures of Hatim (2013) featured him as King Hubal, opposite Nausheen Ali Sardar. He also appeared as Rishi Mathur in Tere Sheher Mein (2015), and as Shekhar Gadodia in Swaragini – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur (2015–16).

Tyagi gained prominence with his portrayal of Manish Goenka in Rajan Shahi's TV series Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Tyagi had been playing Manish Goenka since 2016, making his role span 3 generations of the longest-running daily soap of India. He played Kartik Goenka's father, Akshara Sharma's grandfather and Abhira Poddar's great-grandfather in the series. In May 2025, following a 7-year leap in the series, his character was shown shifted to Japan, after which he has not made any appearance in the show, confirming his exit.

Television Year Serial Role 2004–2005 Family Business Jay Chauhan 2005–2006 Tumhari Disha Vedant Sehgal 2006–2007 Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye Yash Raichand 2007 Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan Prashant 2007–2008 Solhah Singaarr Sumer Chaturvedi 2012–2013 Ramayan Ravan 2013 The Adventures of Hatim King Hubal 2015 Tere Sheher Mein Rishi Mathur 2015–2016 Swaragini – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur Shekhar Gadodia 2016–2025 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Manish Goenka 2022 Woh Toh Hai Albelaa Balwant Sharma Anupama: Namaste America Narrator 2026–present Anupamaa Digvijay Sood

Web Series Year Show Role roll Channel Notes Co–Star 2026 Jab Zodiacs Met – Taurus Chetan (Episode 3) YouTube Episodic Role Urvashi Dholakia

Reality Shows Year Show Role Co–Star 2008 Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar Host Rakshanda Khan

Dubbing roles