Gul
Khan
Confirms
That
Ishqbaaz
Is
Going
Off
Air
Now,
it
is
confirmed
that
the
show
will
end
on
March
15,
2019.
The
producer
of
the
show
has
herself
confirmed
that
the
show
is
indeed
going
off
air.
Talking
about
the
show,
Gul
told
IWMBuzz,
"We
created
a
show
where
three
boys
became
the
iconic
poster!!
In
a
bahu
driven
industry,
Ishqbaaaz
was
a
breakaway
visual.
Also,
we
were
the
first
in
India
to
introduce
a
spin-off."
Gul
Praises
Nakuul
Talking
about
Nakuul
Mehta
and
the
characters
he
played,
Gul
said,
"Shivaay
as
a
character
has
won
millions
of
hearts
and
that
credit
goes
to
Nakuul
Mehta
for
performing
the
character
impeccably.
Nobody
would
have
played
Shivaay
like
he
did."
Reasons
For
Ishqbaaz’s
Success
Regarding
the
reasons
for
Ishqbaaz's
success,
she
said,
"Writing
has
been
IB's
key
strength.
IB
has
gone
were
TV
show
goes,
tackling
contemporary
issues,
like
why
‘beta'
is
called
a
‘Hira',
Mera
beta
Hira
Hai!!,
and
why
we
don't
accept
that
everybody
has
ex's.
We
very
tactfully
discussed
ex-girlfriends
and
ex-boyfriends.
We
also
talked
about
why
mothers
have
to
give
up
their
careers
and
not
fathers."
How
IB
Was
Different
From
Other
Shows?
When
asked
as
to
how
IB
was
different
from
other
shows,
she
said,
"Breaking
gender
stereotypes
was
the
biggest
achievement
for
IB.
We
created
a
girl
who
did
not
take
her
husband's
surname
after
marriage.
That's
a
very
bold
step
for
an
Indian
daily
soap!
IB
not
only
changed
the
imagery
of
men
being
in
kitchens
but
it
also
broke
a
strict
image
of
a
bahu
only
in
a
saree.
Ishqbaaz
bahus
wore
from
jeans
to
off
shoulders
to
dresses.
This
was
yet
another
big
achievement
for
all
of
us
and
we
broke
a
big
stereo
type.
And
again,
people
accepted
it."
‘Ishqbaaz
Has
Been
A
Wonderful
Ride’
She
says,
"Ishqbaaz
has
been
a
wonderful
ride
and
it
is
a
great
feeling
that
we
achieved
what
we
had
set
out
to
achieve.
A
show
that
challenged
stereo
types
and
a
platform
where
a
contemporary
and
relevant
issues
like
#metoo
and
not
being
fluent
in
English
could
be
dealt
with!!.
All
we
take
away
from
Ishqbaaz
is
that
your
Ishqbaazi
and
love
for
telling
stories
just
make
you
feel
more
alive
and
very
happy!!"
Gul
Thanks
Viewers
Gul
also
thanked
viewers
for
making
it
a
success.
She
said,
"I
cannot
thank
the
viewers
enough
for
making
it
what
it
became."