'Chandragupta Maurya' to end on August 30

Historical show '

Chandragupta Maurya

', which commenced immediately after the culmination of 'Porus', will wrap up on August 30. Producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary confirms, “I am happy with the way the show shaped up. It was meant to be a finite series and since inception, it was scheduled to wrap up by August. The writing is always different when it comes to a limited series. I feel that it gives more opportunity to perform better as the story moves at a faster pace. I didn’t want to extend it beyond what was originally planned.”

Faisal Khan, who took over from Kartikey Malviya to play the title role, six months after its launch, says, “The show is ending. It obviously feels bad, as you develop a bond with the team over a period of time. I would have liked it to run a little longer, but it’s a finite series and can’t be dragged on unnecessarily.”

He adds, “I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. I am part of a dance reality show and it was becoming difficult to balance both. Muskaan (Kataria, his girlfriend) and the choreographers would come to Umbergaon, where the set of the show is located, for rehearsals. Now, I can focus on the reality show.”

Incidentally, Muskaan was taken to the hospital after she suffered an injury during the shoot of the reality show and Faisal was by her side like a doting beau.