Balika Vadhu: Storyline to take a five-year leap
"The death of Shiv (Shukla) was planned around three months back, after we dropped the plan of taking a 20-year leap. It was a major high point that was planned. The show will be completing 1,833 episodes in the first week of March, a record which was earlier held by Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Post the 1,833rd episode, the show will take a five-year leap," our source says. Before this leap, the show had another leap of five years, after which Anandi and Jagya were introduced in the show as grown-ups.