‘Pehredaar Piya Ki’ Shoot Stopped, Has Govt Pulled the Plug?

Is it the end of the controversial ‘Pehredaar Piya Ki’?

Tejaswi Prakash and Affan Khan in Pehredaar Piya Ki.

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We have confirmed reports that the makers of Pehredaar Piya Ki have stopped shooting the show as of Monday, 28 August. This decision by the producers has been taken as they are anticipating a decision by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regarding the fate of the show. If some sources are to be believed, the government might just pull the plug on Pehredaar Piya Ki after the widespread protests that the show has met with.

The controversial show, which revolves around a 9-year-old boy’s marriage to a 19-year-old girl, has been receiving severe criticism on several fronts, and it even set off an online viewer’s petition demanding a ban on the show. The petition called Pehredaar Piya Ki “obnoxious and perverted”.

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While the makers of Pehredaar Piya Ki defended their show, on 17 August, the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) asked Sony to move the show from its 8.30pm slot to the 10pm slot. They also asked the channel to run the show with a disclaimer saying that it does not promote child marriage.

Tejaswi Prakash and Affan Khan in Pehredaar Piya Ki.

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Meanwhile, the makers themselves recently announced that the show would be taking a 12 year leap. The boy in Pehredaar Piya Ki would be 21-years-old after the time leap and so of a marriageable age. Though this move seems to be an attempt at some damage control by the producers of the show, they denied any such attempt clarifying that it was a part of the plot.

Also Read: It’s Getting More Bizarre: Pehredaar Piya Ki to Take 12-Year Leap