It Happened In Calcutta Junked After Season 1?
Typically, most web series come in multiple seasons, as it gives the writer's creative space to work out different stories and longer character arcs. Big-ticket streamer ALT Balaji follows the same template. No wonder you must have seen most of their marquee properties- Gandii Baat, Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat, Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain having more than one season.
However, as per sources, Ekta Kapoor (Alt Balaji's head) might be mulling with the idea of canning It Happened In Calcutta, which headlines Karan Kundra, Naghma Rizwan and Harman Singha.
This period drama covered the socio-political life of the city of Joy, fifty-sixty years ago, talking about the liberation of Bangladesh (1971 war) and an outbreak of Cholera (COVID is not the first pandemic).
The premiere season had streamed in early 2020, and the following season too was ordered. But the continuing COVID shooting uncertainty has scuppered all plans.
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The infinite gap between both seasons led to the dismantling of the sets. And the makers thought it to be financially imprudent to plough more money in recreating Kolkata of 60 years back, which comes with an expensive price tag.
The above factor, coupled with the fact that season 1 was not a vast grosser, has led the channel to call time out currently, and it will not be surprising if it means curtains for the entire project, added our source.
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Of
Fling
With
Abhinav
Shukla
We
first
touched
base
with
Karan
Kundra,
who
is
currently
busy
shooting
for
Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai,
did
not
reply
to
our
message.
Our
similar
query
to
ALT
Balaji
netted
a
"no
comment"
response.
There
is
also
no
clarity
on
the
return
of
Karan
Singh
Grover
and
Sagarika
Ghatge
led
conman
show
BOSS:
Baap
of
Special
Services.
This
long-delayed
sequel
always
has
faced
some
or
other
issue.
First,
the
producer
changed
hand
(Filmy
Paltan
to
Fiction
Factory).
The
lockdown
certainly
could
not
have
helped
matters.
However, it is not only lousy news Ekta Kapoor has reportedly green-lighted the third season of revenge erotica Bekaaboo, for which casting is underway. The lead faces might change again. Already, Rajeev Siddhartha, who played the main character of Kiyan Roy, in season 1, was replaced with Taher Shabbir in season 2, which recently streamed. However, lead Priya Banerjee has no information about the same.