I was surprised by that announcement.
Tho' I had a feeling that Kavita will also step away since she wants to a) do other roles after 7 years of FIR and b) has Tota Weds Maina. And when Aamir Ali left, it almost became a matter of time. Also, Kavita Kaushik on twitter now rarely mentions FIR.
Have they said anything about the remaining cast - will they continue? Kiku Sharda, Gopi Bhalla and Sandeep Anand? What about the other cast of characters?
This is going to take a lot of luck to work.
Since I knew it might be coming, I guess I'm not as shocked but very very sad. This could be the end of FIR. A serial that I've loved now for so long...