Actor Shashank Vyas, who became a house hold name as Jagya in Balika Vadhu, has ended his five-year-long journey. He has quit the show and is currently serving a three-month notice period. Apparently, the actor felt stagnated. He was of the opinion that he had given it all to the character and there was nothing left to explore.

This is the third big exit from the show, after Pratyusha Banerjee (the original Anandi) and Sidharth Shukla (Shiv). A source associated with the show reveals, “Shashank has expressed a desire to try something new as he feels that he has slipped into a comfort zone playing the same part for so long. He has explored all shades - positive and negative - as Jagya and now, wants to take up something more challenging.“

Despite repeated attempts, we couldn't reach Shashank for comment. Producer Sunjay Waddhwa also did not respond to our text message.