Ishqbaaz Off Air: Nakuul Mehta and Niti Taylor’s Emotional Messages! View Posts
The much loved Star Plus show went off-air last night (March 15)
Star Plus’ Ishqbaaz has seen what we can call an up and down journey. The show started on a slow pace with Nakuul Mehta, Kunal Jaisingh and Leenesh Mattoo as the male leads, picked up eventually. However, the star attraction of the show were definitely season 1’s main leads Nakuul Mehta and Surbhi Chandna who played Shivaay and Anika respectively. Ishqbaaz March 14, 2019 Written Update Full Episode: Shivaansh Finds Out That It’s Not Mannat’s Father, but Sahil Who Killed Shivaay and Anika!
After entertaining the audience with a spin-off (Dil Boley Oberoi), and a redux, the makers decided to showcase Shivaay and Anika as parents. However, with actress Surbhi Chandna refusing to play a mother on-screen, the makers had to take a generation leap.
Apart from Nakuul Mehta, the entire cast of the show was replaced. Actress Manjiri Pupala was brought in by the makers opposite Nakuul Mehta, who was to play Shivaansh Singh Oberoi. However, due to reasons best known to makers, actress Niti Taylor was brought in as the new female lead. Ishqbaaz – Pyaar Ki Ek Dhinchak Kahaani: Niti Taylor Reacts on Being Compared With Surbhi Chandna in Nakuul Mehta’s Show
However, the show ultimately did shut shop and on the occasion of the same, actors Nakuul Mehta and Niti Taylor posted emotional messages.
While Niti shared her short but sweet experience on the sets:
Nakuul Mehta summed up his journey in a video full of pictures and memories.
While Ishqbaaz used to make it to the Top 10 list in its initial days, the show dwindled down overtime. Despite not making much in the number game, the show earned itself a huge fan base on social media.
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