CID, one of the longest running shows of Indian television, which has been entertaining audience for the past 21 years is all set to bid adieu to its fans. According to an entertainment portal,
CID will air its last episode on October 27, 2018. The police procedural show that airs on weekends has completed 1546 episodes.
CID has given the small screen some memorable characters like
Shivaji Satam as ACP Pradyuman,
Aditya Shrivastav
and
Dayanand Shetty as Senior Inspectors Abhijeet and
Daya respectively, and
Dinesh Phadnis
as Inspector Fredricks.
The show was recently taken off air for a brief period but had to be brought back on popular demand.
CID that kick-started in 1998, has been running for almost two decades now. 20 years and the show has managed to survive all odds and how. From the characters to the dialogues, CID has been a cult show. The show recently had a huge celebration as turn completed 20 years.
When contacted, Dayanand Shetty who plays Daya on the show confirmed the news and said, "Yes, it's true. We were recently informed about this development and we stopped shooting for the show some 4/5 days back. This Saturday (October 27, 2018) telecast will be the last episode of CID."
Talking about the show Daya added, "We were in our 21st year and had we shot for few episodes, we would have entered our 22nd year. It is quite unfortunate thing to happen as we were shooting like always and suddenly we were informed by our Producer (B.P Singh) that the shooting has been called-off indefinitely because there were issues with the channel. I am going to miss the character, but we feel sad for the audience as they enjoyed the show and it was doing well. The entire cast and crew is very dedicated towards their work and we are like a big happy family. We are going to miss each other as this was our second home."
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