CID To Be Revamped After 18 Years!

When Sony announced that the longest running show on Indian television, CID, will go off air starting April, fans were anything but amused. However, much to their delight, the crime drama soon returned.

But looks like the show hasn’t been able to live up to expectations. For, Sony, which has been seeing an upswing in its ratings courtesy shows such as The Kapil Sharma Show, Beyhadh, Super Dancer among others, feels that it’s time that the show be tweaked a little.

Says a source, “When the show resumed in June, three actors from the show, Hrishikesh Pandey, Tanya Abrol and Abhay Shukla -- who played the characters of Sachin, Jaywanti Shinde and Nikhil respectively -- were asked to leave. However, otherwise the show didn’t see many changes. Now, the channel is considering toning down CID’s drama quotient.”

Adds the source, “Looking at the fact that the other crime dramas which are doing much better than CID have more real content, perhaps the channel might suggest the show be less fiction, more real.”

Does that mean no more shattered doors and long pensive close up frames?

We will also have to wait and watch to see if the tweak is distinct or it’s just another case of old wine in a new bottle. Whatever it may be, CID has a loyal fan base. 


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