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Pehredaar Piya Ki all set to return; cast resumes shoot in Rajasthan
7:48 AM
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 5, 2017)
Mirror had earlier reported (August 30) that Sony’s drama, Pehredaar Piya Ki, was being pulled off the air in light of the online backlash surrounding its theme. The controversial show revolved around an 18-year-old girl, Diya (Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar), who, compelled by circumstances, |marries nine-year-old Ratan Singh (played by Affan Khan), a hotel heir. On his deathbed, Ratan’s father Maan Singh tells Diya’s family that the couple should remarry to make the alliance legal when his son turns 21.
The show will be returning with a different name that is yet to be decided. While the female lead remains, her onscreen husband the second time around is a much older Rohit Suchanti.
A source associated with the show says, “It’s a new storyline to ensure it doesn’t run into any more controversies. Diya is still older than Ratan but the age gap isn’t as much as the last time. The shoot has kicked off in Rajasthan. Parmeet Sethi’s character, that of Ratan’s father, will be played by a new actor. The show will go on air in November.”
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Sonil Dedhia (MID-DAY; October 5, 2017)
Pehredaar Piya Ki found itself in an unenviable spot of being one of the most controversial shows, when it was aired in July. Slammed for its objectionable content that revolved around an 18-year-old woman getting married to a nine-year-old boy, the show was pulled off air in August after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting led by Smriti Irani intervened in the matter.
Now, the team has returned with their latest offering. The promo, which was released yesterday, sees lead actor Tejaswi Prakash in her Diya avatar. Rumours suggest that the new show is a sequel to Pehredaar, with a time leap of 10 years.
However, speaking to mid-day, Prakash insists that it has "nothing to do with our last show". "This one will have a new name and a new concept altogether. We are not showing any flashbacks, nor are we showing a time leap where the boy [character of Ratan Maan Singh] who I was married to, has grown up. We don't want another controversy," she says matter-of-factly.
Point out that the central characters of the previous show have been retained and she says, "Pehredaar Piya Ki was a much-talked about show. So, the producers decided to retain the names of the characters this time too. That way, it would be easier for the audience to connect with these characters."
Ask Prakash her viewpoint on the controversial show and she measures her words carefully. "In hindsight, I do believe that a lot of things could have been done differently. But I am happy that we have rectified it. I am glad that the producers stood by us and the channel also gave us another chance. We have managed to put together this one in barely 20 days," she says of the show that will be aired in November.
Kapil Sharma replaced by Krushna Abhishek, and now he gives way to Sunil Grover
7:48 AM
It’s a round of musical chairs for the three comedians as the channel struggles to improve TRPs in the 9 pm slot
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; September 16, 2017)
August was a happening month for television with Pehredaar Piya Ki, revolving around a 10-year-old boy’s obsession with his 18-year-old bodyguard-cum-bride, being yanked off the air following widespread outrage and intervention by newly appointed I&B Minister Smriti Irani. Then, The Kapil Sharma Show was forced to take a ‘short break’ after its perennially unwell host cancelled several shoots with big Bollywood names. In the shuffle of shows, Super Dancer is rumoured to be making a comeback, nudging out The Drama Company from its 8 pm slot. Krushna Abhishek’s comedy show was given Kapil’s air time of 9 pm from September 1 with the understanding that once he recovered, it could be pushed to a 10 pm slot. Now, Mirror has learnt that it’s ‘The End’ for Krushna too. His Drama Company will soon be replaced by Sunil Grover’s new show.
Confirming the news Krushna told Mirror that the current season of his show was drawing to an end and he isn’t sure what the future holds for The Drama Company. “It’s not about the show going off air because it was always supposed to be a limited series. But we were planning a new season and had decided to introduce some new elements. Now, I think they are introducing Sunil’s show in that slot which we were not aware of.”
Buzz is, his show wasn’t a big draw with either the audience or B-town bigwigs like Kapil’s which is why its 26-episode run was cut short prematurely though the 8 pm slot has always been a traditionally weak one. Krushna however isn’t too disappointed with how his show fared. “It’s not like we weren’t getting TRPs but our time slot was abruptly changed and this fact wasn’t publicised well. The 9 pm audience belonged to Kapil so getting appreciation in that slot wasn’t easy. We needed more time,” he sighs, pointing out that the same thing happened with his earlier show, Comedy Nights Bachao, on Colors, despite it running for over a year.
He goes on to rue that a concept like The Drama Company is tough to execute. He informs that when he spoke to Preeti Simoes, the creative head of the show, she pointed out that since the road was difficult, it was better they end the series and come up with something new. “It’s the channel’s decision and Sunil is very popular. He’s visited my set many times and I’m happy he is getting his show. I’m comfortable with him and open to working with him in future,” says Krushna who is taking a break of two-three months from work unless something really interesting comes up. “I’m headed to Greece with Kashmera and the kids. Being a new father I’m in a beautiful phase of life. We’ve named one son Krishangg and are still deciding what to call the other boy.”
Earlier this year, Kapil and Sunil grabbed headlines following a fight mid-air after which Sunil walked out of The Kapil Sharma Show. Kapil in a recent interview to Mirror (September 7) had revealed that he was undergoing Ayurvedic treatment in Bangalore. “I needed to repair my body to make a great and healthy comeback. I am hoping to be back in Mumbai by September-end. I will complete my medical course and start promoting my film before returning to the show. I have no plans of leaving Sony,” he had asserted. Now, news is that the comedian is fit and will resume shooting from next month.
Controversial TV show Pehredaar Piya Ki goes off air
8:12 AM
Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; August 30, 2017)
Despite being re-designated
to a late night time slot of 10.30 pm following the furore that raged
around its plot of a 10-year-old boy marrying an 18-year old girl,
Pehredaar Piya Ki (PPK) is in the news again - but this time for being
yanked off air abruptly! The television industry was abuzz, when the
show did not air in the new time slot on August 28. The channel, on
which it aired, released a statement, confirming the new development,
“Effective from August 28, 2017, 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 shows. We are grateful to
all the artistes, producers and fans of our shows and request you to
graciously support the viewership of our new ventures.“
It was learnt that the makers, Shashi and Sumeet Mittal, had stopped shooting the show since August 28. The decision to end the show was taken by the producers after the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) asked the channel to move the show from its 8.30 pm slot to the 10.30 pm slot. The timings were changed when an online petition demanding a ban on the show was forwarded to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, which she forwarded to the BCCC on August 16.
What was found objectionable about PPK's story is that it showed a marriage between a 10-year-old boy and an 18-yearold girl. According to reports, the petition had also listed out certain scenes as objectionable: A 10-year-old impressionable boy ('piyaa') was shown caressing and stalking a lady who's almost twice his age, and filling 'sindoor' in her 'maang'. It was telecast at prime time. Imagine the kind of influence it can have on the viewers' mindset. We want a ban on the serial. We do not want our kids to be influenced by such shows.“
However, Sumeet Mittal has always maintained that his show did not have any objectionable content. In an interview, before the show went off air, he said, “The show is about the hardships faced by a little boy. While we respect the decision taken by the BCCC, pushing the show to the 10.30 pm slot has forced us to discontinue. It defeats our purpose of airing the show for family audience at 8.30 pm. The audiences in smaller towns won't be up till 10.30 pm to watch our show.“
He had also dismissed reports of the show planning a time leap. “Without establishing the young boy's story, we did not want to take a time leap just to hold on to our viewers. We would rather return with a new concept and a brand new show and work with the same actors all over again,“ Sumeet added.
Despite the odds, the producers are not bitter about the show ending prematurely. However, they are saddened by how people termed it regressive without even watching it. Sumeet continues, “Our show was not really high on the rating ladder for it to become a topic of discussion for the entire nation. A section of internet users, who had not watched the show, started this massive debate and decided to write a petition asking for a ban. These people were not even our real viewers.“
In its one-month-10-day-run, PPK has only been in the centre of controversies. While social media was raging against it, there were criticisms within the television industry , too. One of the first to voice his displeasure was actor Karan Wahi.
----------------------------It was learnt that the makers, Shashi and Sumeet Mittal, had stopped shooting the show since August 28. The decision to end the show was taken by the producers after the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) asked the channel to move the show from its 8.30 pm slot to the 10.30 pm slot. The timings were changed when an online petition demanding a ban on the show was forwarded to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, which she forwarded to the BCCC on August 16.
What was found objectionable about PPK's story is that it showed a marriage between a 10-year-old boy and an 18-yearold girl. According to reports, the petition had also listed out certain scenes as objectionable: A 10-year-old impressionable boy ('piyaa') was shown caressing and stalking a lady who's almost twice his age, and filling 'sindoor' in her 'maang'. It was telecast at prime time. Imagine the kind of influence it can have on the viewers' mindset. We want a ban on the serial. We do not want our kids to be influenced by such shows.“
However, Sumeet Mittal has always maintained that his show did not have any objectionable content. In an interview, before the show went off air, he said, “The show is about the hardships faced by a little boy. While we respect the decision taken by the BCCC, pushing the show to the 10.30 pm slot has forced us to discontinue. It defeats our purpose of airing the show for family audience at 8.30 pm. The audiences in smaller towns won't be up till 10.30 pm to watch our show.“
He had also dismissed reports of the show planning a time leap. “Without establishing the young boy's story, we did not want to take a time leap just to hold on to our viewers. We would rather return with a new concept and a brand new show and work with the same actors all over again,“ Sumeet added.
Despite the odds, the producers are not bitter about the show ending prematurely. However, they are saddened by how people termed it regressive without even watching it. Sumeet continues, “Our show was not really high on the rating ladder for it to become a topic of discussion for the entire nation. A section of internet users, who had not watched the show, started this massive debate and decided to write a petition asking for a ban. These people were not even our real viewers.“
In its one-month-10-day-run, PPK has only been in the centre of controversies. While social media was raging against it, there were criticisms within the television industry , too. One of the first to voice his displeasure was actor Karan Wahi.
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 30, 2017)
Alittle over a month after its July 17 launch on Sony, TV drama Pehredaar Piya Ki has been pulled off air in light of online backlash surrounding its theme. The show revolved around an 18-year-old girl Diya (Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar) who, compelled by circumstances, marries nine-year-old Ratan Singh (played by Affan Khan), a hotel heir. On his deathbed, Ratan’s father Maan Singh tells Divya’s family that the couple should remarry to make the alliance legal when his son turns 21.
However, viewers found the concept unpalatable and voiced their disapproval online, followed by a petition addressed to Union Cabinet Minister of Textiles and Information and Broadcasting (Additional Charge), Smriti Irani, demanding a ban on the show. The petition got more than a lakh signatures, forcing the channel to hold a press conference at which the show’s producers, Shashi and Sumeet Mittal, clarified their stand.
While they were reportedly in discussion for the late night slot of 10 pm for the show, the channel, over the weekend, decided to pull it off air to avoid further controversies. The channel confirmed the news in a statement, saying, “Effective August 28, we are pulling our programme, Pehredaar Piya Ki, off TV. 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.”
Meanwhile, Sumeet Mittal told Mirror that he has already moved on to a new show. “The idea now is to create a story that is pure entertainment and doesn’t touch on controversies. We’d rather focus on entertaining the audience rather than handle internet-based issues,” he said, adding that people only watched the promos and misunderstood the concept. “I would have loved it if the social media audience had watched the show before reacting to it because that would’ve been a fair opinion. It is okay to judge if the content is good or bad.
The base of this controversy was rumours and that’s not a healthy sign.” What happened to the interim plan to shift the show from primetime to a late-night slot? “The online petition had gone to Broadcasting Content Complaints Council, the body that looks after content-related complaints. The jury decided that even though the show is not promoting anything wrong, it would be prudent to shift it to a 10 pm slot in light of the petition and also since the show involves a child actor. However, we knew that the slot wouldn’t do justice to the show’s plot so we decided to end it and work on a new one,” Mittal explains. Incidentally, the channel had received flak two weeks ago for pulling the daily soap Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi off air with just a fourday notice to the team.
Producer Siddharth P Malhotra
I’m not in favour of abrupt endings. A producer’s contract mentions a notice period to facilitate the story’s smooth end. Any show with a good story should be aired but only till you’re honest to it. Pehredaar is not my kind of a show but the fact that it ran for a while means there was an audience for it.
TV producer Ravindra Gautam
It is unfortunate that the show was shut without notice to its team. But I don’t think the broadcaster or the producer needs to be blamed in this case. It is unfair on the part of the viewers to criticise a show so much as to file a petition against it. This is lynching of freedom of expression.
Badho Bahu producer Dipti Kalwani
I don’t think most of the people who objected to the show even bothered to watch it. They thought they were being righteous. If the show had a 10-year-old girl falling in love with an older man, no one would have objected. People think they are being fair but I think they are being sexist.
Pehredaar... actor Suyyash Rai
I was about to return in the story so it’s a shocker to me. It’s sad but I’m sure that it was a well thought out decision. I remember something similar happening a few years ago, when a channel was shut overnight. More than us, it is sad for the spot dada, light men. Their homes run because of daily soaps.
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Sonil Dedhia (MID-DAY; August 30, 2017)
It was announced yesterday that Pehredaar Piya Ki, one of the most controversial shows on Indian television in recent times, will go off air. This decision comes days after Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) decided to change the show’s slot from prime time to late night. The drama that revolved around an 18-year-old woman getting married to a nine- year- old boy received flak for its objectionable content.
Speaking to mid-day, producer Shashi Sumeet Mittal said that the decision to pull the plug on the show wasn’t taken abruptly. “It was a mutual decision between the channel and us,” she said.
Earlier this month, I&B Minister Smriti Irani had written to the BCCC, asking them to review the content of the show. Mittal, however, denies that the I&B Ministry had any role to play in the show being taken off air. “We didn’t have any pressure from anyone. In fact, after watching the show, the Ministry had allowed us to continue with it as they didn’t find anything objectionable.” She added, “We had written the show keeping the prime time audience in mind. After the show was pushed to the 10.30 pm slot, we realised it wasn’t garnering the response we wanted. So we decided to pull it off air.”
Mittal said that they will return with a new show. “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.”
We have not received any ban order-Producers of TV show Pehredaar Piya Ki
8:14 AM
Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; August 15, 2017)
Television show Pehredaar
Piya Ki (PPK), which revolves around an eight-year-old boy married to an
18year-old girl, has been in the eye of a storm for quite some time
now. After TV actor Karan Wahi lashed out at it, an online petition was
floated, seeking its ban. It was also reported that Union Information
and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani had forwarded the petition to the
Broadcasting Content Complaints Council.
However, the producers of the show, Sumeet and Shashi Mittal, on Monday denied receiving any ban order from the government. “We have not received any letter or petition from the minister's office. As soon we receive such a letter, we will respond. Besides, I also feel that it was irresponsible on Karan Wahi's part to post his views on social media without watching the show,“ Sumeet said.
At a press meet, they said that people should watch the show before spreading rumours about it. Shashi, who has also written the show, said, “Most of the people we meet say that they don't watch TV. If that's the case, how can they decide if PPK has objectionable content?“
The producer duo also refuted allegations about the content being regressive. Shashi added, “I agree that a marriage like the one shown in the serial - between an eight-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl - doesn't happen in our homes. But if the show takes a time leap, the marriage will be about an older woman and a younger man, which does happen in our society.“
Later, talking to BT, he elaborated, “If a man on his deathbed asks a mature girl to look after his son whose life could be in danger by marrying him, what's wrong in that? He is a selfish father who wants his son to be protected.“
Well, couldn't the mature girl have adopted the boy or simply become his caretaker? Shashi replied, “This is a fictional show. It portrays circumstances where the father feels that just being a caretaker or mother will not help.“ When asked if the storyline aims at garnering good ratings by creating a shock value, Shashi said, “Our show has opened to good ratings, but not good enough for us to celebrate. If we had wanted to create shock value, we would have registered very good ratings by now.“
Also, the producers don't fear that the show will be banned. Sumeet noted, “The people who have reacted strongly comprise the internet generation; maybe I should call them trolls. Our real viewers are watching the show and they find it entertaining.“
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Despite facing backlash for its unsettling premise, makers of Pehredaar Piya Ki defend show, assert that they will ‘continue as planned’
Letty Mariam Abraham (MID-DAY; August 15, 2017)
In the four weeks since Pehredaar Piya Ki went on air, the show has caused outrage across the country. While the plot that revolves around an 18-year-old girl getting married to a nine-year-old boy didn’t sit well with viewers for obvious reasons, matters got worse when the makers recently aired a ‘suhag raat’ sequence between the leads.
“The show is not trying to romanticise the relationship between the protagonists,” says producer Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal in defense. “People have complained about the suhag raat sequence. But, we didn’t show any lovemaking sequence between them. The two play with flowers and you can’t tell me it’s wrong.”
While an online petition demanded the show be banned — one that received 1.25 lakh signatures over the last few days, I&B Minister Smriti Irani wrote to the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), asking them to review the content.
But Mittal remains unfazed. “We don’t intend to change the script unless the BCCC feels that it’s not appropriate. So far, they’ve not given us any diktat, so we’ll continue as planned.” Point out how the viewers have expressed their reservations against the objectionable content and Mittal shoots back, “Have these people seen a single episode?” Ironically, he feels the show is made for family audiences. “There’s another petition that wants the show to continue, as it’s not corrupting anyone’s mind.”
However, the producers of the show, Sumeet and Shashi Mittal, on Monday denied receiving any ban order from the government. “We have not received any letter or petition from the minister's office. As soon we receive such a letter, we will respond. Besides, I also feel that it was irresponsible on Karan Wahi's part to post his views on social media without watching the show,“ Sumeet said.
At a press meet, they said that people should watch the show before spreading rumours about it. Shashi, who has also written the show, said, “Most of the people we meet say that they don't watch TV. If that's the case, how can they decide if PPK has objectionable content?“
The producer duo also refuted allegations about the content being regressive. Shashi added, “I agree that a marriage like the one shown in the serial - between an eight-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl - doesn't happen in our homes. But if the show takes a time leap, the marriage will be about an older woman and a younger man, which does happen in our society.“
Later, talking to BT, he elaborated, “If a man on his deathbed asks a mature girl to look after his son whose life could be in danger by marrying him, what's wrong in that? He is a selfish father who wants his son to be protected.“
Well, couldn't the mature girl have adopted the boy or simply become his caretaker? Shashi replied, “This is a fictional show. It portrays circumstances where the father feels that just being a caretaker or mother will not help.“ When asked if the storyline aims at garnering good ratings by creating a shock value, Shashi said, “Our show has opened to good ratings, but not good enough for us to celebrate. If we had wanted to create shock value, we would have registered very good ratings by now.“
Also, the producers don't fear that the show will be banned. Sumeet noted, “The people who have reacted strongly comprise the internet generation; maybe I should call them trolls. Our real viewers are watching the show and they find it entertaining.“
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Despite facing backlash for its unsettling premise, makers of Pehredaar Piya Ki defend show, assert that they will ‘continue as planned’
Letty Mariam Abraham (MID-DAY; August 15, 2017)
In the four weeks since Pehredaar Piya Ki went on air, the show has caused outrage across the country. While the plot that revolves around an 18-year-old girl getting married to a nine-year-old boy didn’t sit well with viewers for obvious reasons, matters got worse when the makers recently aired a ‘suhag raat’ sequence between the leads.
“The show is not trying to romanticise the relationship between the protagonists,” says producer Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal in defense. “People have complained about the suhag raat sequence. But, we didn’t show any lovemaking sequence between them. The two play with flowers and you can’t tell me it’s wrong.”
While an online petition demanded the show be banned — one that received 1.25 lakh signatures over the last few days, I&B Minister Smriti Irani wrote to the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), asking them to review the content.
But Mittal remains unfazed. “We don’t intend to change the script unless the BCCC feels that it’s not appropriate. So far, they’ve not given us any diktat, so we’ll continue as planned.” Point out how the viewers have expressed their reservations against the objectionable content and Mittal shoots back, “Have these people seen a single episode?” Ironically, he feels the show is made for family audiences. “There’s another petition that wants the show to continue, as it’s not corrupting anyone’s mind.”
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