Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand
GenreDrama
Written by
  • Anand Vardhan
  • Ila Dutta Bedi
Directed by
Manish Om Singhania
StarringSangeeta Ghosh
Varun Badola
Amar Upadhyay
Opening theme"Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand" by Sukhwinder Singh
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes179
Production
ProducersAruna Irani
Sunjoy Waddhwa
Comall Waddhwa
Running timeapproximately 42 minutes
Production companiesAK Films
Sphere Origins
Original release
NetworkStarPlus
Release29 October 2001 (2001-10-29) –
28 March 2005 (2005-03-28)

Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand is an Indian television series that aired on Star Plus.[1] The show was initially directed and produced by Aruna Irani under AK Films and since late 2004 by Sunjoy Waddhwa's Sphere Origins until its end. It originally aired from 29 October 2001 to 28 March 2005 every Monday at the prime time.[2]

Plot

The story is about the family of Pritam Singh, an NRI who settled in the United Kingdom. The show is largely centered on Preetam's granddaughter, Parminder (Sangeeta Ghosh), who holds traditional Indian values. The story takes off when Parminder meets Dev (Varun Badola) at her cousin's wedding in Chandigarh. They fall in love, but Pammi is already engaged to Dr. Rohan in London. They eventually get married, but alas happiness is not written in their destiny as Dev's ex-fiancé Anu marries Pammi's brother and has made it her task in taking revenge on Pammi by ending her and Dev's marriage.

This is a story of love, revenge and hate as the twists and turns in this story determine the fate of the lives of Pammi and Dev.

Cast

Awards

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Indian Telly Awards - winners

Production

Based on the backdrop of Punjab, the series was produced and directed by Aruna Irani. It was shot extensively in United Kingdom and India.[6] Some initial scenes were shot at Chandigarh.[7]

When Varun Badola quit, Amar Upadhyay was cast for his role of Dev in May 2003.[8]

In October 2003, the series had a crossover with Kasautii Zindagii Kay when both completed two years on the same day with the characters Bubbles Singh from the series and Tapur from Kasautii getting married.[9][10]

Initially produced by Aruna Irani under AK Films, during October 2004, StarPlus transferred the production of the series to Sphere Origins owing Irani's poor health conditions then.[11][12][13] Planned to axe the series in December 2004 owing low ratings, StarPlus then gave the series time until April 2005 and cut the one hour timing of the series to half an hour for the ratings to improve.[13] However, as it did not improve, it ended on 28 March 2005.

Reception

Critics and impact

In 2004 Outlook India quoted, "The soap has carried forward over the years in a compelling, realistic manner."[14]

The series was criticized by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for portrayal of Sikhs and for non-baptized actors playing roles of baptized Sikhs.[15]

Ratings

It became one of the top rated Hindi GEC soon after its premiere ranging between 9 and 13 TVR.[16][17]

In the week December 29, 2002, to January 4, 2003, the series entered the top 10 watched television series after many months, which was earlier occupying positions 11 and 12, garnering 7.4 TVR and the following week, it occupied ninth position with 8.09 TVR.[18] It had also beaten the top shows Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki and Kasautii Zindagii Kay to the top spot during early May 2003 garnering 10.9 TVR.[19] The crossover episode between Des Mein and Kasautii during October 2003 garnered 14+ TVR.[20]

However, during 2004, the ratings of the series started to decline and the series ended in 2005.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Book Excerpt | Kingdom Of The Soap Queen". Live Mint.
  2. ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
  3. ^ "Sangita Ghosh: There Can't Be Another Pammi Or Dev". Mid Day.
  4. ^ "Bling it on". Hindustan Times.
  5. ^ "Bahus steal the show at third Indian Telly Awards". Afaqs.
  6. ^ "Gripping tale of culturally-hyphenated Indians". Tribune India.
  7. ^ "Oh my Ghosh!". Daily News and Analysis.
  8. ^ "'I didn't quit Kyunki.. for a film'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Star Plus to marry 'Kasauti' and 'Des Mein' in special show". Indian Television dot com.
  10. ^ "Two 'K 'serials to overlap today". Hindustan Times.
  11. ^ "Changing fortunes". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Superstars of the small screen". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  13. ^ a b "STAR'S Des Mein Nikla.saved from axe (but only just!)". Biz Asia. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Best Of...Bollywood, Hollywood, TV Soaps & Current Affairs". Outlook India.
  15. ^ "Portrayal of Sikh on TV raises heat | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  16. ^ "DD News claims 93% viewership after makeover". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  17. ^ "A fairy tale comes true". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  18. ^ "One up for Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand". Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  19. ^ "'Des Mein' ousts 'Kyunki..' & 'Kahaani..' from No. 1 position". Indiantelevision.org. 19 May 2003. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  20. ^ "Adding to the content". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Cricket rules on TV as serials lose refreshing appeal". India Today.

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