Pehredaar Piya Ki to Rishta Likhengey Hum Naya: A new tale of romance

Mumbai: Popular TV actress Tejasswi Prakash Wayangankar is all set to return to the small screen with Rishta Likhengey Hum Naya, a new show that may take the story left incomplete by Pehredaar Piya Ki forward.

The pretty actress, who will essay the role of Diya Ratan Singh, has been paired opposite Rohit Suchanti of the Saath Nibhana Saathiya fame.

As per the narrative of the show, Diya, on account of her promise to Maan Singh, a Royal, gets married to his minor son Ratan Maan Singh to protect the little boy from those conspiring to kill him.

In Pehredaar Piya Ki, Tejasswi was paired opposite 9-year-old Afaan Khan. In the controversial show, she essayed an eighteen-year-old girl who is married to a boy 9 years younger than her.

An online petition was moved to demand for a ban on Pehredaar Piya Ki, which was described as "obnoxious and perverted" content that could "severely impact impressionable minds of children".

Pehredaar Piya Ki, which means "guardian of the lover" raised a lot of eyebrows with its launch sometime in July.

Asked if she found the show progressive or regressive, Tejaswi during an interaction a few months back said, “I think it's really progressive. But again, a lot of people believe in judging a book by its cover... They love being judgmental and people have nothing better to do than judging somebody else's work. Then okay, what can I do?”

Following massive criticism for promoting ‘regressive content’, Pehredaar Piya Ki was abruptly stopped from being telecast. The decision to pull the show off air was reportedly taken under pressure from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Now, Rishta Likhengey Hum Naya is all set to narrate the extraordinary relationship between Diya and Ratan.

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According to reports, Ratan will return to India after completing his education abroad. The story will revolve around the complex relationship between Ratan and Diya. To make the story intriguing, the makers are also planning to introduce another female character as Ratan’s new love interest, reports suggest.

A new teaser of the show was unveiled recently. In the latest teaser, we can see Ratan deliberately falling into a lake. Diya jumps into the water to save him only to realise that he pretended to drown. He tells her that it is his habit to play with life oblivious of the fact that a crocodile is marching towards him. Diya promptly takes him ashore and tells him that it is her habit to save his life.

It is apparent from the teaser that Ratan is a flamboyant careless boy while Diya is matured and exteremely responsible. Will Ratan and Diya's relationship blossom? Let's wait and watch.

(With IANS inputs)