Seen In Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Varun Toorkey QUITS Acting After 13 Years To Become A Chef
Best known for his roles in popular shows like Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Qubool Hai, the popular TV actor has bid goodbye to his 13-year-old acting career.
TV
actor
Varun
Toorkey,
who
was
last
seen
in
Colors
TV's
Choti
Sarrdaarni
alongside
Nimrit
Kaur
Ahluwalia,
has
spent
around
13
years
in
the
entertainment
industry.
While
he
made
his
acting
debut
with
Tina
Datta's
Uttaran,
he
featured
in
various
popular
shows
including
Qubool
Hai
and
Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai.
In
2021,
his
role
in
Choti
Sarrdaarni
ended
and
his
fans
have
been
waiting
for
his
acting
comeback
since
then.
Looks
like,
the
actor
is
in
no
mood
to
return
to
acting.
Well,
Varun
has
decided
to
quit
acting
to
pursue
another
dream.
Well,
the
talented
star
is
bidding
farewell
to
the
entertainment
industry
to
become
a
chef.
Yes,
you
read
that
right!
He
is
currently
studying
at
Le
Cordon
Bleu
in
New
Zealand
for
the
degree
of
Bachelor
of
Culinary
Arts
&
Business.
VARUN
TOORKEY
ANNOUNCES
QUITTING
ACTING
AFTER
13
YEARS
Taking
to
social
media,
Varun
shared
the
news
with
his
fans
by
posting
his
latest
interview
with
the
university.
In
the
caption,
he
mentioned
a
quote
by
well-known
author
Paulo
Coelho.
He
wrote,
"If
you're
brave
enough
to
say
goodbye,
life
will
reward
you
with
a
new
hello
~
Paulo
Coelho"
In
the
interview,
Varun
talked
about
changing
his
career
path
after
13
long
years
and
said,
"The
major
chunk
of
the
last
13
years
would
be
me
being
an
actor
in
the
television
industry
I
would
say,
but
cooking,
this
has
always
been
my
love,
my
passion.
I
kind
of
stumbled
upon
the
entertainment
industry.
And
then
one
thing
led
to
another,
and
it
lasted
for
that
long.
But
then
COVID
struck
and
that
really
pushed
me
to
re-evaluate
things.
I
finally
decided
that
I
should
probably
take
the
plunge
before
it's
too
late."
For
the
unversed,
Varun
Toorkey
entered
Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai
in
2019
as
Naira's
(Shivangi
Joshi)
friend
Rishabh
who
eventually
fells
in
love
with
her.
He
was
a
part
of
the
long-running
Star
Plus
show
for
a
few
months
after
which
his
character
ended
due
to
Kartik
and
Naira's
union.
He's
also
known
for
featuring
in
Surbhi
Jyoti's
Qubool
Hai
(Shaad
Aftab
Khan)
and
Star
Plus'
Humko
Tumse
Ho
Gaya
Hai
Pyaar
Kya
Karein.