It’s been barely three months since it launched and Zee TV is all set to axe Shakuntalam Telefilms’ Maa . The show stars Amarr Upadhyay , Vineet Raina and Chitrapamaa and airs at 7:00 PM. According to sources it is the low TRPs that led to the premature death of the show. The show will be aired last on 17 April.

Vineet Raina confirms the news but denies that the show’s fate has anything to do with the TRPs. The actor says, “We were informed by the producer that the show is ending on 17th April. It was shocking to hear the news as we are doing a decent job considering the time slot it is airing in. The show has been quite consistent in its performance and hence I don’t think TRPs can be a reason for the show’s pull off.”

For his numerous fans on Tellychakkar, Vineet says, “Don’t be depressed as I would come back with a bang. I tried to do something different this time with Maa. I wanted to test myself by playing a bad guy. And I think with the amount of appreciation I have received from my fans on Tellychakkar, I am made to think that I have done a decent job. I will again take up something new and different this time.”

We tried contacting Ajay Bhalwankar, Programming Head Zee, but he remained unavailable.

Incidentally, this is the second Shakuntalam Telefilms show after Santaan that will be pulled off in a time span of two months. And if rumours are to be believed then the production house’s other show Bandhan Saat Janmon Ka with Colosceum Media that airs on Colors may soon bite the dust.

Shyamasis Bhattacharya, co-producer of Shakuntalam Telefilms too remained unavailable.