akshay kharodia who had quit pandya store recently has decided to continue with the show he had put in his papers because he wanted to spend time with his wife divya who is pregnant and will deliver in april the couple tied the knot in june last year akshay said i had planned to quit the show but now i have changed my decision i will be taking a short break and will resume shooting for the show in mayread alsoexclusive akshay kharodia quits pandya store midwayactor akshay kharodia who plays dev pandya in pandya store is all set to quit the tv show its not because of less screen time or creative dissatisfaction but he has to leave the daily soap midway for personal reasons the actor is going to become a father in april and he wants to spend timemy wife will deliver in april so i will get a good amount of time to be with her and the babyakshay is excited to become a father he said divya and i were in a relationship for many years before we tied the knot i used to dream about being a father i have been shopping for my child for a while now even when i was dating her i would think of kids now the dream is finally coming true producer sunjoy wadhwa also confirmed the development and said they never looked for a replacement akshay was quitting the show to join his wife divya in uttarakhand because the couple is expecting their first baby we would like to wait for him to return in such circumstanceswadhwa added in a tv show there are many characters and if one of the characters has to take a break from the show the story or track can be adjusted accordingly the story revolves around many characters in the show and so under such circumstances we dont feel an immediate need to replace akshays character currentlypandya stores story revolves around three brothers and their mother and how they struggle to keep their grocery shop going and live happily in a joint family