Originally posted by: pallavi25
Exactly, this is Shahi’s show and he will take the call not SP. Those other shows you mentioned that SP shut down abruptly, those didn’t have a hugely popular pair like Mishbir! Popular couples are the most important factor in longevity of a show. Even substandard shows with repeated boring tracks continue for years because lead couple are popular.
Saying Shahi makes the final call is a stretch. Once it seemed like Gul was running StarPlus. She had 4 shows airing on the channel at the same time. Look at her now. She just has one show which might soon be axed too. So no, it’s not entirely Shahi’s call. That’s not how StarPlus worlds. Yeah, there’d be some leeway since it is his show. But that’s about it.
Second, yeah popular couples help show survive but remember popularity wanes too. Waning popularity is reflected in TV TRP. The declining TV ratings is alarming. It is the lowest rated fiction show on the channel! 😔 So clearly popularity is fast vanishing.
Makers have to do something the ratings need to pick up. Can’t survive with such TRPs for long considering the expensive sets and actors in this show. If it was some low budget show with not so popular actors, it would have been fine for some months. But with established actors like Shaheer, who might not be willing to agree for a big pay cut, it’s not feasible.