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Star Bharat’s ‘Ayushman Bhava’ to go off air within four months

Grabbing the attention of the audience in a time when there are hundreds of other entertainment options available is certainly not easy. Makers of Star Bharat’s recently launched show, Ayushman Bhava, can understand this far better than anyone else at the moment. The show, which went on air on the revamped version of Like OK, failed to draw audiences and now reports are coming in that the channel has decided to pull the plug on it. Yes, Ayushman Bhava is going off air within months of starting its journey.

On one hand, shows like Nimki Mukhiya, Jiji Maa and Kya Haal Mr Panchaal have turned around the fortune of Star Bharat. On the other hand, shows like Ayushman Bhava and a couple of more have failed to live up to the expectations.


Ayushman Bhava started with Avinash Sachdev, Manish Goel and Megha Gupta in lead roles. Soon, it took a leap, enabling the entry of actor, Summit Bhardwaj in the lead role as the grown-up Krish. However, nothing could help the show to improve its performance on the TRP charts and now it is ending.

Ayushman Bhava will bid adieu by 30th December 2017 after completing a run of four months.

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