The
ever
rampaging
COVID-19
has
taken
a
significant
toll
on
the
Indian
television
industry.
Several
TV
shows
had
to
shift
base
out
of
Mumbai
to
other
states
to
beat
the
Maharashtra
lockdown
and
continue
shooting.
However,
one
Star
Plus
show,
Shaadi
Mubarak,
could
not
shift
out
of
the
state,
as
the
lead
actor
Manav
Gohil
himself
contracted
COVID-19.
As
a
result,
Shashi
Sumeet
Mittal's
production
has
had
to
resort
to
airing
repeat
episodes
of
Shaadi
Mubarak
since
the
end
of
April
2021.
Even
before
Manav
Gohil
tested
positive
for
COVID-19,
Shaadi
Mubarak
had
been
under
a
cloud
following
actress
Rajeshwari
Sachdev's
COVID
positive
diagnosis
in
September
2020
and
also
the
show's
female
lead's
changing
face
from
Rajashree
Thakur
to
Rati
Pandey.
In
this
situation
comes
the
news
that
the
channel
might
have
decided
to
cut
their
losses
by
axing
the
show.
FilmiBeat
spoke
to
Manav
Gohil
about
the
same.
He
said,
"I
hope
it
stays
around.
We
have
not
received
any
such
official
information
from
the
production
house,
who
in
turn
has
not
been
given
notice
by
the
channel
so
far."
He
further
added
that
the
entire
unit
is
gearing
up
to
return
to
shoot
once
the
Mumbai
lockdown
lifts
by
June
1.
When
we
pointed
out
that
TRP
ratings
of
Shaadi
Mubarak
were
low
as
compared
to
other
shows,
Manav
fired
backm
saying,
"They
are
not
that
bad;
besides
TRP,
you
also
need
to
factor
in
time
spent,
which
we
boast
of
a
good
15
to
16
minutes."
"We
too
would
have
shifted
to
other
states,
but
the
fact
that
I
too
was
laid
low
by
COVID
complicated
matters.
In
the
absence
of
the
lead,
the
channel
decided
to
take
a
brief
hiatus,
which
might
soon
end," Manav
added.
Talking
about
his
COVID-19
journey,
Manav
Gohil
said,
"I
recovered
by
the
May
8
or
9.
Although
I
was
unwell,
I
was
confident
that
my
healthy
lifestyle
would
beat
the
Coronavirus.
But
sometimes,
more
than
yourself,
you
worry
about
passing
on
the
disease
to
family
(wife
Shweta
Kawatra
and
daughter
Zahara
Tabeetha).
No
wonder
I
got
hospitalised
in
quick
time."
Interestingly,
as
per
some
reports,
shows
like
Shaurya
Aur
Anokhi
Ki
Kahani
moved
to
Goa
for
the
shoot
despite
the
lead
actor
Karanvir
Sharma
contracting
the
virus.