Colors' Chhal... hits a century

After all the ups and downs that first time producers Nandita Mehra and Bhairavi Raichura experienced with their debut venture Chhal – Sheh Aur Maat, under the banner of 24 Frames, they have successfully managed to battle all odds and completed the show’s 100 episodes yesterday (1 August 2012). The cast and crew cut two cakes on the sets post which they got back to shooting with their cut-to-cut shooting schedule. The show was an experiment in the thriller genre on Colors but it hasn’t been able to pick up on its TRPs. In fact, pertaining to the low numbers, the makers had even changed the type to that of a family drama. But, now we hear that they have yet again bought in the thriller element in their quest of getting better numbers. When Tellychakkar.com got in touch with producer Bhairavi Raichura, she observed, “We had a small cake cutting ceremony on the sets as there is very less time for celebration with cut-to-cut shoot schedules. As makers, we are trying our best to get the required TRP numbers and we hope to see a lot more hundred episodes.” Co-producer Nandita Mehra who is also the director of the show said, “I am very happy as it’s the first 100 of my first show as a producer.” In spite of repetitive attempts, leads Hunar Hali and Avinesh Rekhi remained unavailable for comment. We wish them luck.