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Star Plus to axe Aarambh owing to poor TRPs!

Launched with much fanfare, Goldie Behl's big-budgeted show Aarambh has failed to put up an impressive show on TRP charts. And now, the news is coming in that the channel has decided to pull the plug on the show. Aarambh went on air merely 2 and a half months ago.

Starring Rajniesh Duggall, Karthika Nair and Madhoo in leading roles, the fantasy show is written by prolific writer K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, who shot to fame after writing films like Baahubali: The Beginning, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali: The Conclusion.


The makers introduced a string of twists and turns to spice up the narrative. They even introduced a 200 years leap. But nothing could boost its falling TRPs.

Reportedly, Aarambh will wrap up on September 10 due to poor TRPs. The channel had invested a lot of money into the show thinking its magnificence and grandeur would attract a lot of audiences. But in the absence of a great vision and competent direction, the show couldn't arrest the audiences' attention. Earlier scheduled to air around 32 episodes, the channel will now beam 24 episodes only.

When Eastern Eye got in touch with some members of the team, they confirmed the news. One of them added that 31st August might be the last day of the shoot.

Though nothing has been officially confirmed as yet, insiders suggest that Akshay Kumar's The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.

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