After facing severe backlash for its questionable storyline involving a child marriage, Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) has directed Sony channel to shift Pehredaar Piya Ki from its prime-time slot 9 PM to the 10 PM slot.
It appears they have also asked the makers to add a disclaimer stating that they do not support child marriage at the beginning of the show. Pehredaar Piya Ki began airing last month focusing on a nine-year-old boy’s marriage to an eighteen-year-old after he loses a member of his family.
According to a report in Outlook India, “the BCCC ordered the channel to shift the show to the 10 pm slot, the restrictive hour on the small screen”.
Pehredaar Piya Ki has been getting a lot of flak for its regressive portrayal of child marriage. The makers have been receiving a lot of complaints from viewers and a petition has also been started to ban the show.
But the makers have refused to accept the regressive nature of the show’s content.
We have not received anything yet. As and when we receive it (instructions from the ministry), we will reply to it. We will explain our point of view.Sumeet Mittal, Producer of PPP
(Source: Outlook)
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