Will Channel V India follow suit of channels being shutting down?

It seems like after the era of Demonetization, everyone has taken a hit and the entertainment Industry isn't unaffected either. With TV shows getting cancelled like rapid fire and going off air, the situation is coming at an alarming end. With more and more TV shows flopping, many producers have no option left than to bring web series which requires lesser money and resources. Everyone knows how Life OK went off air after a string of flop shows so much so that it had to renew into a new channel and it didn't even continue the band of its successful shows from the earlier programming Ghulaam and May I Come in Madam?

Star Desh/Bharat has recently launched and going by the news, the reports of their newly launched TV shows is not very good. No show from the current lot has gained any hold on the ratings. Coming to another setback Star India's another 'used to be' popular Channel V has taken another hit. The channel which cancelled its youth tv programming and went back to its music mode seems to have fallen again. The channel is forced to show re-runs of their popular TV shows like Swim Team and now even showing movies.

If that was not all, All social media pages of the Channel on Facebook Twitter and Instagram have been discontinued since June 2017. Take a look at their last posts :

#ShapeOfYou has also crossed 1 billion hits on Spotify! Any one here who loves this song as much as we do? #TrackAttack #EdSheeran @teddysphotos #Music #musiclover #instamusic #musicaddict #instamood #tagsforlikes #igersdaily #instadailypic #instagood

A post shared by Channel V India (@channelv.india) on Jun 19, 2017 at 11:39pm PDT

You would've never guessed what their previous jobs were! #VList pic.twitter.com/gNggFHRTKd

— Channel V India (@ChannelvIndia) June 21, 2017

If you can check out the channel has discontinued posting anything new and it seems like they are showing re-runs of their popular shows. Rumours are rife that the channel shall go off air based on very low ratings. If that happens Star India shall suffer a huge setback as Channel V has been really popular channel for them since quite a while now..but in the era of competition where you can hardly survive this may not be a surprise.

Param Singh Tweets about Sadda Haq Ending : Going down the memory lane

As we all know that the much loved Channel V's Youth fiction programming is coming to an end. It was speculated that the channel would retain its shows on Hotstar. But actor Param Singh recently tweeted about the ending of the show has confirmed the news.

SHQ 25/11/13 ➖1/7/16 ..thnx for being a part of it ..Will be🔙. 🔜

— param singh (@8paramsingh) May 20, 2016

We surely understand that's it's a hard moment for everyone who was closely associated with the show. But like any good things coming to an end, Let's go down to the memory lane and enjoy some great moment of the show that set a benchmark in Youth programming. Sadda Haq that initially began with the theme of women empowerment was drawn near the character of Sayunkta Agrawal who wants to pursue her dream of becoming a mechanical engineer.



But as luck would have it, she's opposed by her parents and family. But determined to make her dream come true, Sayunkta still goes ahead and takes admission in FITE



Here she across various people coming through various backgrounds. Sayunkta finds support in Kaustauki. She also meets other students like Vidhushi, Jignesh, YoYo etc. She even comes face to face with a slightly arrogant but determined Professor Vardhan. But her real match comes in when the brilliant, snobbish Randhir Singh Shekhawat comes into picture.





Randhir is an extraordinary student that is vowing to become the top student of FITE and he's the main competitor to Sayunkta. As destiny was meant to be, both crossed their ways many times and were drawn towards each other. Randhir's hatred for women comes from the fact that her mother never really cared for her. Her constant fights with her drunkard father had spoiled his childhood. With such angst on his mind, Randhir had grown to be quite egoistic however on the flip side, he does have a good heart and he shows repeatedly that he cares.



Time passes and Sayunkta Randhir falls in love. Meanwhile, Parth Kashyap comes into the picture who acts as a tool to Randhir's Jealousy and make him realize his love for Sayunkta. After some tiffs and fights, they all become friends. Everything was fine at this point but slowly and steadily the show started to see a decline in excitement when some great characters made an exit.





































The biggest shock received by viewers when Professor Vardhan left the show. After all he had a mission to stay in FITE. He had to lead his dream team in an International Competition to bring special honors for the Institute. Something the viewers had waited since long but unfortunately, that never happened. And if this was not enough. Jiggy and Kaustaki were soon out of the picture.








Like every daily soap, Sadda Haq too suffered from various ups and downs but the loyal following never left its side. More blows followed when Sayunkta's mother also left the show. The mother and daughter's bonding was something that gave this show a special edge. The show then targeted towards Sayunkta's fulfilling her dreams. Lots of actors with new characters were thrown in but honestly the charm was not there.

The show re-invented itself in season 2 this time having Aryan instead of Parth. FITE is not there but the magic of Randhir and Sayunkta still managed to rake in the moolah. Earnest performance by the cast did the trick but the writers didn't know where to take the story forward and how...Sandhir (fondly called by fans) are yet to re-unite and it remains to be seen when this would happen






























But despite the glitches, it can't be ruled that Sadda Haq had succeeded to make its way into the hearts of the viewers. The noble idea worked big with its target audience and provided some great moments to be cherished always. A final word on performances - each of the cast has delivered superlative acts  and deserve an applause. Harshita Gaur is efficient as Sayunkta while Param played Randhir with gutso. This will remain a landmark performance in his career. As for the rest, Ankit Gupta was good as Parth and so as Krip Suri as Professor Vardhan. A special mention for Nissha Neha's Vidhushi which was quite a spicy character with shades of grey. The supporting cast and rest of the cast deserves a word of appreciation as well.


Sadda Haq's farewell shall be as disheartening as the farewell to Channel V.  An Era of a great programming comes to an end. We wish all the bes to the whole team of Sadda Haq for delievering such a great show

Reasoning behind 'Channel V' bidding adieu!

As we all know about the announcement of Channel V shutting down their fictional space and switching back to its musical genre and leaving a lot of its fans deeply saddened and shocked. Channel V was indeed one of the most loved Youth Channel across the country and its closure has brought an end to the Youth Space programming which was once very popular.

































But what really made the channel took this decision. Various sectors of media have reported about the channel being closed down but none has suggested any possible reason for the same. We tried our best to dig out the reasoning behind this massive take. One source has revealed 'The channel has not been doing good financially for some time now. Hence the channel heads have taken this decision to take it back where it originally belonged to.































The newly shows launched by the channel - Mastaangi, Ishq Unplugged and D4 have been failed miserably at the ratings front. Even Gumrah, which was one of the most popular show of the channel has lost its facet completely. The only successful show on the channel that has been entertaining its viewers for long is 'Sadda Haq' but even that's running on a 'dragging spree'. And it's not really enough for the show to head a big channel alone.

A section of the media had earlier reported that ratings of Channel V had gone up, which is certainly not the case. If we analyse the channel's ratio of success and failures. It has seen the latter more. While shows like D3, Paanch, Sadda Haq, Surveen Guggal, Gumrah(previous seasons) and The Buddy Project were hits, On the other hand the channel saw big flops in Million Dollar Girl, O Gujariya, Friends Condtions Apply, Its complicated, etc However, it shall not be ruled out that the concepts have indeed being appreciated. But 'Appreciation' didn't turn into huge numbers.





























As a Music Channel, Channel V won't be suffering much, neither their investment is likely to be much unlike in Youth Shows which was a huge sum. Marketing of each Youth show alone costed a lot and the failures of the shows didn't help. However, letting these things aside, Channel V has indeed given solid content in providing entertainment to Youth. What it couldn't fetch was a strong viewership. We wish Channel V all the best and hope that it comes back in Youth Fictional Space. Because we at the end, do need good shows. Also it's a wake up call for the audiences as they won't be finding much options in terms of quality entertainment.

We will miss you Channel V 

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6 Reasons why we still miss Channel v's Paanch

5 Reasons why we still miss Channel V's Paanch 5 Wrongs Make a Right.


Channel V is not the same anymore. Gone are the days when good shows used to air back to back. Paanch, Sadda Haq, O Gujariya, Jhalli Anjali, Confessions, and It's complicated. Channel V was a complete youthful show then. While Sadda Haq still has been entertaining its audience since long. The channel as a whole is running out of steam. The new shows that are mostly based on Romance and relationships do not really make us feel gaga over them. We miss the concept based shows on V that made it stand out from the crowd. Such a show was Paanch 5 Wrongs Make a Right. This show was an exception in terms of Television viewership. We give out 6 reasons that are enough to miss this amazing show and pray for its sequel.

1. Concept



Paanch had an appealing concept of 'Ragging'. Bullying is something everyone faces in life especially in Youthful times when we are surrounded with friends and circles. And sometimes it gets out of hand and take a toll on people's lives. Perhaps the first show that targeted especially on Ragging and the Channel team deserves an applause for it alone.


2. Strong Appeal

The show had a strong appeal of Revenge and Justice. The promos of the show were packed with Adrenaline making sure we have to go for it. The packaging of the show was indeed enticing and carved enough for a great entertainment value. There were no doubts.

3. Strong Cast







The show carried a bunch of Youngsters and it was a risk involving them in a show that required histrionics. Gladly almost everyone lived up to the expectations. Kiran Srinivas as the druggie was excellent and scared the hell out of us. Ronjini Chakraborty's Zara Ahmed Khan used to spill out 'Read My Lips' after every line of the corner was very amusing. Ditto for Shrey Pareek and Aashish Mehrotra who played Nihal and Yudi respectively. Of Course ! Not to forget Sheetal Singh who gave life to 'Roshni Kataria's character and became a role model for every girl standing up for Justice. A Special mention to Pratap Hada who played Gautam Laada in the most creepiest way possible.

However, It's the performance of Rashi Mal who played Gauri Laada in the most that still gives us goosebumps and the strongest reason to miss this show. She was absolutely brilliant. Perhaps, it was the first time that a Villainous character received so much of applause on TV. Indeed Gauri's character was physically demanding and challenging and any actress (Yes ! we are saying so) from today would have messed it up. Kudos to the casting team here. Rashi got the character so right that a never ending Impression has been left on everyone who watched her perform. It's both wonderful and scary for her. Scary is for the reason that she might have to look for a character where she can literary match up her skills with or go beyond Gauri to maintain that Impression.

4. Wednesdays and Thursdays aren't the same anymore :

 Paanch gave us a reason to enjoy Wednesday Thursday, the two weekly days which aren't mostly fun. The feeling to just wait for the show used to annoy but also cheer us when the clock hits 6 pm. And we could enjoy the show. beaming updates on Social Media non stop. Sadly, those times are gone just like childhood memories and we miss it dearly.


5. Youth Issues :

The show besides dealing with ragging also dealt with a lot of Youth Issues like Drugs, MMS, Teen Sex, Smoking etc. The show also had some disturbing sequences which are not really suitable for younger audiences. The tone of the show went a little dark regarding showing the female lead plotted to be killed a couple of times. But these are few minor hiccups. The issues only sensationalized the show and made sure it hooks the viewership intact.

6. Dearth of Good Youthful shows :

 This one we already said it, Paanch was a critical and commercial success. and that too as a biweekly finite series, this does prove that audiences are in to watch good content if given a chance. Despite a few shows, There isn't any content on Television. and Considering the current state of Television where Witches, Snakes are ruling it, Hoping for a good TV show is just about a miracle on can ask for.

That's it from our side. If you have something to tell us or contribute about your favourite show. Please write to us on youthtvindia@gmail.com who knows your story gets published in our next post. Keep Enjoying !

Which is the best show on Channel V

Channel V Offers Amazing Shows.for Youth Which is your favourite show. We are offering a poll to choose the best show through Public Votes. So we want you to Participate. and do Vote. The poll shall remain open for a month. So that you can have enough time to gather your friends to spread the word. Start Voting Now...the better you take the lead the better chances you get of winning it. Go Ahead

#SandhirkiShaadi - Yay or Nay!

The loyal viewers of Sadda Haq have finally rejoiced as they get to see the wedding of their favourite couple Sayunkta and Randhir that stands for Sandhir. After a lot of tussles and problems, the pair seems to be finally uniting for the ultimate life goal of togetherness. We would like to know the reactions from fans about the episodes. How did they find the whole set up. Was it yay or nay ? poll in your choices. Results shall be announced soon.

Happy Birthday Param Singh : Join us in Celebrations

September 8th is few moments away and It's the birthday of the lovable 'Randhir Singh Shekhawat' of Sadda Haq - Param Singh. Param started his career as a model and worked for many top class brands, he began his stint as an actor in a supporting role in TV series 'Parvarish' on Sony TV. He was also seen as a villian in one of the episodes of 'Supercops VS SuperVillians on Life OK. But what made him an overnight sensation was his amazing portrayal of Randhir in Channel V's popular show 'Sadda Haq' Param portrays a guy who is being tormented and disturbed due to the cracks in his family life. His parents do not get along which ruins his childhood. Thus Randhir grows up with hatred and bitterness towards his parents particularly his mother. Things start to change when he comes face to face with the leading protagonist of the show 'Sayunkta Agrawal' (Harshita Gaur) We wish Param a very very happy birthday ! God Bless !

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Which is the Best Youth Show on TV

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