Breaking : Makers Of Pehredaar Piya Ki Set To Be Back With The Same Cast But A New Story

Fans of Tejaswi Thakkar, don’t be disheartened as the makers of Pehredaar Piya Ki have pulled the plug without any prior notice because they are now coming up with a new story (with a much safer content) but with same cast. Shashi Mittal revealed to a leading tabloid that they are penning a new story to bring in place of Pehredaar Piya Ki. Mittal said, “We are in the process of writing the show. We want a prime time slot and don’t want to get into another controversy this time.”
Sony TV’s Pehredaar Piya Ki is indeed one of the most controversial shows on television. The show garnered a lot of popularity but at the same time received a lot of criticism for its content as the makers were trying to sell their audience ‘a 10-year-old Ratan (essayed by Afaan Khan) falling in love with his Pehredaar – Diya (an 18-year-old) essayed by Tejaswi Thakkar,’ is pretty cool. Well, the viewers being viewers demanded a ban on the show objected as it was creepy to watch a kid married to a woman double his age. But nothing much happened except for the show being shifted to a 10.30 pm slot. Later there were rumours that the show will take a 12 years leap to make the content less creepier to its audience. But all of a sudden, the makers pulled the plug overnight without even informing the cast of the show.
According to a report in a tabloid, the producers Shashi and Sumeet Mittal were annoyed with the kind of negative remarks the show was receiving and hence, after discussing their concerns with the channel, came to a conclusion of axing the show. Mittal told the tabloid, “We had written the show keeping the prime time audience in mind. After the show was pushed to 10.30 pm slot, we realised that it was not garnering the response we wanted. So we decided to pull it off air.”

Pehredaar Piya Ki received backlash for its plotline, where an 18-year-old woman (Tejasswi Prakash) marries a 10-year-old boy (Afaan Khan). "We treat audience as an asset so we don't want to lose them. We will return with a new show and the same team very soon. In fact, we have started working on the same. The next show will have a better story. The actors will be with us till then," producer Sumeet Mittal told TOI, adding that pulling off the show mid-way is like 'suffering from a miscarriage.'

Pehredaar Piya Ki was criticized for glorifying child marriage, which would affect the society in a negative way. "We are pulling off our programme Pehredaar Piya Ki from television. While we understand that the decision to end this serial will be disappointing to those whose creative energies are vested in it, namely, its crew and cast, we (as a channel) are convinced that we will be better served by focusing instead on developing viewer interest in our upcoming, new shows," read an official statement issued on behalf of the channel, quoted news agency IANS.

Of the show's abrupt ending, Mr Mittal told TOI, "It's a very painful process to end the show abruptly. It surely feels bad. Taking a show off air is like suffering a miscarriage. We work hard for each of our creation, without thinking about the outcome. Whether the show works or not, we put in the same amount of hard work and passion. We didn't want to wait for the audience to reject our show." Sumeet Mittal also added that the decision to end the show wasn't sudden. "We decided to end the show mutually. It was a difficult call, but we had to do it," he said.

Pehredaar Piya Ki began last month on Sony Entertainment Television. After a few days, a petition to ban the show was sent to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani. Later, the channel was asked to move the show out of prime time (from 8.30 pm to 10 pm). A disclaimer, stating that the show does not promote the concept of child marriage, was also carried.

Sumeet Mittal has earlier produced Star Plus' hit show Diya Aur Baati Hum.