Laksh Injured and reason of rushing the story

Originally posted by: Priya258

https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/porus-actor-laksh-lalwani-gets-injured-during-a-horse-riding-sequence/articleshow/64462467.cms

Here it is mentioned that there had been huge loss due to fire so maybe that's why they want to end the story soon.

Originally posted by: sashashyam

Well, Priya,surely they would have insured the sets? Especially if they are such expensive ones? And Laksh says in this article that he is OK now.

I simply cannot understand why they seem to be going in for this accordion finish.

Shyamala Aunty

Originally posted by: --cute.manasi--

maybe due to ratings .

Originally posted by: taherav

If a channel has planned a finite episode historical based show, should TRPs matter?? Porus was already planned as a finite episode show of 260 episodes which would be on air for almost a year...can the channel just go on ahead with the show as planned and not worry about TRPs?? Since it is history based, they really cannot stretch this any further than the historical time period it is based on can permit...

Originally posted by: inlieu

Totally agree. Unless they are planning to show Alexander spend months in Bharat, deal with Chanakya, meet Chandragupta, etc.

He took control of other areas before going to Paurav Rashtra. As it is part of the PR track, maybe we'll get to see at least one scene of him and Ambhiraj.

Originally posted by: sashashyam

And what about the economics of it? Do see my post to Taherav above.

Shyamala Aunty

Originally posted by: sashashyam

My dear girl,

I don't think you quite understand how this works.

A show is sold to the channel, with or without the intellectual property rights. In the case of Porus, as a first, it was without IP, because the production house footed the whole production cost,

Still, because of the heavy (alleged, at least) production cost, the producers, Swastik, must have charged Sony a lot more than usual even for a historical. Where will the channel recoup this cost from, and then make its profit?

From the ads, The rates for the ads depend directly on the TRPs. See the link now? It is more like an iron chain!

If the TRPs are low, the advertisers will not pay top rates. As the TRPs fall, so do the ad rates, At some point, the channel begins to lose money, and then pulls the plug on the show. I suspect this is what has happened to poor Porus.

Shyamala Aunty