Tuesday,
September
18,
2007
How
many
of
you
remember
the
end
of
your
favourite
serials
on
television?
Don't
be
surprised
if
you
find
yourself
scratching
your
head
and
straining
to
remember
because
most
popular
soaps
on
television
don't
exactly
end.
They
are
either
abruptly
taken
off
air
or
trail
off
into
absurdity.
So
what
forces
the
producer
to
pull
off
a
show
without
finishing
it
decently?
Neeraj
Grover,
creative
head
of
"Har
Ghar
Kuch
Kehta
Hai",
a
serial
by
Shreya
creations,
says:
"When
a
channel
is
unhappy
with
the
TRP,
it
asks
the
production
house
to
wrap
up
the
show.
In
today's
industry,
such
is
the
cut-throat
competition
between
channels
for
higher
TRP
ratings
that
they
always
want
to
have
only
those
shows
that
get
them
maximum
TRPs."
At
times,
the
producer
takes
the
revamp
route
to
save
the
serial
from
going
bust.
For
example,
"Kajal" was
given
a
completely
new
get-up
after
rumours
did
the
rounds
that
it
was
going
off-air.
Neeraj
elaborates
how
another
popular
serial
"Mamta"
was
recently
revamped.
"They
have
restored
new
sets
and
the
story
has
taken
a
year's
leap.
A
new
character
will
break
the
monotony
of
the
serial."
A
few
such
revamps
manage
to
drag
on
a
serial
for
years,
till
the
audience
gets
mired
in
the
twists
and
turns,
reincarnations
and
revenges,
and
confessions
and
betrayals
which
are
part
of
the
story.
Serials
under
the
Balaji
banner
are
most
famous,
rather
infamous,
for
their
seismic
shifts
in
the
plot.
Creative
head
of
"Mamta",
Anumeha,
who
has
worked
with
Balaji
before,
says:
"Balaji
leads
because
it
has
the
courage
to
experiment.
The
stories
often
address
social
problems
like
bomb
blasts
and
floods,
to
make
people
aware
of
the
issues."
The
latest
attempt
in
this
direction
has
been
in
an
episode
of
"Kahaani
Ghar
Ghar
Kii",
which
is
based
on
the
grave
issue
of
marital
rape.
Parvati
is
shown
going
against
her
own
grandson
Pranay
after
he
rapes
his
wife
Maithili.
This
divides
the
Agrawal
family
into
two
groups
–
one
section
wanting
to
keep
the
incident
hush-hush
to
save
their
social
status
and
the
other
supporting
Parvati.
The
latter's
daughter
Shruti
also
goes
against
her.
The
makers
of
the
serial
then
thought
it
wise
to
let
the
viewers
choose
how
the
story
should
progress.
Finally,
an
audience
poll
concluded
that
Parvati
should
help
her
daughter-in-law
Maithili
get
justice.
Besides
building
a
healthy
rapport
with
the
audience,
the
poll
also
helped
in
deciding
the
upcoming
script.
Balaji
production
"Kasauti
Zindagi
Kay"
is
also
all
set
to
witness
a
big
twist
in
the
tale
with
Mr.
Bajaj's
reentry
into
the
show.
For
those
serial-makers
who
want
to
keep
it
simple,
a
straight
end
to
the
story
works
wonders.
"Ek
Ladki
Anjani
Si",
the
Hindi
adaptation
of
successful
Venezuelan
show
"Juana
La
Virgen",
is
another
serial
that
is
reportedly
wrapping
up.
Sheel
Kumar,
head
of
Shreya
Creations,
says:
"We
have
already
completed
400
episodes
and
it's
the
oldest
running
show
on
Sony
TV.
The
story
is
going
on
and
on
and
the
fact
that
it
has
served
this
long
makes
me
a
happy
man."
So
what
can
the
audience
expect
from
the
serial?
"A
happy
ending,
what
else?"
he
quips.
Misha
Gautam,
the
creative
head
of
the
serial,
says:
"Yes,
it's
going
off
the
air.
The
character
of
Dhruv
played
by
Cezzane
Khan
will
die,
and
Ananya
and
Nikhil
will
finally
unite,
bringing
the
curtains
down
on
the
show."
Yet,
there
are
some
serials
which
seem
to
have
no
end,
with
the
script
roping
in
just
about
anybody
remotely
related
to
the
main
characters
and
narrating
their
tales
over
generations.
In
the
Janmashtami
special
episode
of
"Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi",
Karan
and
Nandini
jump
to
their
death
in
a
valley.
Their
deaths
are
the
start
of
a
new
sub-story
now.
How
will
Bhoomi
find
out
the
reason
behind
her
parents' death?
Is
Tanya,
Karan's
wife,
responsible
for
the
tragedy?
With
so
many
loose
ends,
when
and
how
will
the
serial
wrap
up?
Creative
director
of
Balaji,
Nivedita
Basu,
had
a
half-shocked,
half-amused
reaction
on
her
face
when
asked
this
question.
"Kyunki?
Wrap
up
????"
she
asks,
adding
in
an
affirmative
tone
""Kyunki"
will
not
wind
up
for
years
to
come".
"In
my
opinion,
I
think
a
logical
end
to
the
story
is
very
important
so
that
even
after
it
goes
off-air
people
remember
it.
The
last
shot
has
to
be
the
best
shot," avers
Neeraj.
We
totally
agree,
Neeraj,
and
so
would
the
audience,
we
are
sure.