Overview

• Despite JioHotstar’s launch-week claims of a 2.8 TVR, 31.1 million viewers and 1.1 billion viewing minutes, BARC week-31 data show the reboot slipping to a 1.8 TRP and fourth place
• Viewers and media outlets have circulated clips suggesting Smriti Irani shoots her scenes separately and uses a body double for family sequences
• Fans have criticized the frequent close-up shots of Irani as overedited and disconnected, with some accusing the revival of echoing rival show Anupamaa
• Netizens have questioned the value of Irani’s reported Rs 14 lakh per-episode fee given allegations of limited on-set involvement
• Neither Smriti Irani nor Balaji Telefilms has publicly addressed the body-double claims or related performance complaints