actor hrishikesh pandey who has been a part of shows like cid and porus will now be entering the show yeh rishta kya kehlata hai as shivangi joshis stepfather she will be seen as a boxer and hrishikesh plays her trainer who will teach her the intricacies of boxing hrishikesh is excited about this show because after a long time he is doing something which involves action and sports i do my stunts on my own and right from fracturing my legs to hurting my shin badly i have done it all after some time i had so many physical injuries that i took a step back and did other shows but now i am doing this show because there are no stunts involved and yet i can feel the action shares hrishikesh he has always been inclined towards sports and fitness and during the lockdown boxing was an activity he had taken up little did he know then that after a few months he would be playing the role of a boxer i was surprised when i got to know about the role because i am already accustomed to boxing while everyone was engaged in different types of activities in the lockdown i was practising boxing that too with a proper sandbag and gloves i have performed boxing scenes previously also but after quite some time i will be seen doing action scenes and who knew my lockdown hobby would prove to be an added advantage in the show he says