As we informed you earlier that popular television show ‘Ishqbaaz’ and it’s spin-off ‘Dil Bole Oberoi’ to merge into a one hour show. Dil Bole Oberoi is the first ever spin-off of any show on Indian television.
The show put the spotlight on the character of Om, played by Kuna; Jaisingh. But the show which completed its 100 episode seems to enjoy shorter run than intended. Dil Bole Oberoi is going off-air soon, speculations of it being called off air grew rife.
Reportedly, Nakul Mehta aka Shivaay Singh Oberoi demanded a hike in fee for starring in both the shows. It was also said that merging and falling TRPs are the reason to merge both the shows into one-hour episode.
As per a source,”The channel will be combining the two shows and running it for an hour to avoid (the logistics of creating) two scripts and separate sets. This will also prevent actors from demanding more money. Nakuul, who is an important part of both the shows, has been earning about Rs 80,000-85,000 per episode. But he asked for close to Rs 2 lakh to appear on both. Following suit, other actors have also started asking for a raise.”
Nakul Mehta refused to comment on reports of him asking for a raise, he confirmed the merger, saying, “We are happy to have evolved from a half-hour show to an hour-long one. Personally, I’m happy to welcome my extended family back on our mother show. On a lighter note, this may give us a breather and a chance to take more than one loo break, considering we’ll have a larger workforce now.”
While Gul Khan, producer of ‘Ishqbaaz’, says, “We want to bring the bromance back, given that everyone was missing it.”
Kunal Jaisingh aka Omkara tells that he did not ask the makers with requests of hiking his fee and claims he isn’t aware if any other actor did so. He said, “The channel is clubbing both the shows, but I do not know if the decision has stemmed from requests of an increase in fee. This is the story of three brothers, but multiple screenplays were making the show lose its essence. Market research has revealed that the audience is missing watching the three brothers together.”
Earlier, in Mahasangam, when both the shows for a week merges gain high TRPs and audience too love to watch a one-hour episode. Ishqbaaz and Dil Bole Oberoi airs on Star Plus from Monday to Friday at 10 pm to 11 pm.
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