Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand
Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand is an Indian television series that aired on Star Plus. 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. Plot. The story is about the family of Pritam Singh, an NRI who settled in the United Kingdom. The show is largely centered on Pritam'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. 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. Some initial scenes were shot at Chandigarh. When Varun Badola quit, Amar Upadhyay was cast for his role of Dev in May 2003. 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. 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. Planned to axe the series on December 2004 owing low ratings, StarPlus then gave the series time till April 2005 and cut the one hour timing of the series to half an hour for the ratings to improve. However as it didnot 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." The series was criticized by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for portrayal of Sikhs and for non-baptized actors playing roles  of baptized Sikhs. Ratings. It became one of the top rated Hindi GEC soon after its premiere ranging between 9 to 13 TVR. 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. 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. The  crossover episode between Des Mein and Kasautii during October 2003 garnered 14+ TVR. However, during 2004, the ratings of the series started to decline and the series ended in 2005.