TOI: No rona-dhona this Diwali-AsYa

Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara will be seeing the lead protagonists getting married again a la Hum Aapke Hain Koun,and Balika Vadhu,with all its issues sorted,will have some lovey-dovey moments between the lead characters.

HAPPY AUDIENCES WANT TO WATCH HAPPY CHARACTERS

Producer Sudhir Sharma says,There might be a slight dip in TVTs on Diwali,but for TV,there is no pre-Diwali lull period like in the case of films.New shows are launched between November 1 and December 1,since its the festive season and channels want to maximise their potential.As makers,we try to show feelgood moments around the time of Diwali. Producer Manish R Goswami adds,During this time,no one wants to see too much drama.Therefore,festive tracks are added so that the audience can relate to them.Audiences are happy in real life,so when they see their favourite characters happy,it doubles their joy.The major twist and turns are usually reserved for period after festivities.

TRACKS ARE CHANGED TO BRING IN CHEER DURING THIS TIME

The makers confess that they have to sometimes change tracks to bring in cheer.There was a slightly tragic track that would have gone on air around Diwali on Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai,but we decided not to air it and changed the track as we didnt want people to feel sad, reveals Rajan Shahi,producer of YRKKH.
This is the time when the channel wants the viewers to feel happy to see their favourite characters overcome negativity and emerge triumphant.People are in a cheerful mood and they wouldnt like to see their favourite character go through a tough time.On our show,Maharana Pratap,we would be showcasing a sequence where he gets back to the kingdom to fight evil forces, reveals producer Abhimanyu Singh,producer of Maharana Pratap.

TV CHARACTERS LIVE A PARALLEL LIFE TO THE VIEWERS

Creatives confess that they always try and make an effort to highlight what is happening in the society.This is why they try to recreate some happy moments for festivals as well.Says Danish Khan,programming head (fiction ) of a channel,The characters and plots live their lives parallel to the viewers.Diwali is the time when most of our shows witness positive tracks.In two of our shows,the major high points are the ones that the viewers would like to see.On Diya Aur Baati Hum,Bhabho has given permission to Sandhya to pursue her dream of becoming an IPS officer and on Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara,the lead actors are getting married again and there will be elaborate haldi,mehendi,sangeet and cocktail sequences.