TV show Kumkum Bhagya wraps up after 11 years

After running for more than a decade, Kumkum Bhagya has finally gone off air. The show, which began in 2014, wrapped up recently, marking the end of an 11-year journey on television. Actress Supriya Shukla, who played Sarla Arora, was part of the show from its inception, before moving to the spin-off Kundali Bhagya in 2017. The show started with actors Shabbir Ahluwalia, Sriti Jha and Mrunal Thakur.

Supriya says talking to Mumbai Mirror, “We laid the foundation, and the talented people who came later kept building on it. The passion and vibrancy made it last this long. Sarla never got closure, so people still ask when I am coming back. Even abroad, people stop me and call me Sarla. For an actor, when viewers believe you are that character, it’s the biggest compliment.”

She adds, “I just wish and hope that television gets back that kind of phenomenon again. So I would love to be part of such shows which has a beautiful vibrancy and vibe along with a story.” Marking the wrap, Supriya wrote in a social media post, “This show has given so much that it cannot be expressed in words. Though I haven’t been on Kumkum Bhagya sets since 2017, the show never left me. A final goodbye to this beautiful, warm show (sic).”