Popular sitcom Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain returned with its second season a few months back. While the show got a great response initially, it’s time for it to switch gears. As per a few media reports, Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain was rumoured to be going off air since &TV is shutting down. However, now one of the show’s actors, Aasif Sheikh, confirmed to Variety India that Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain 2 is shifting to OTT. Currently, the show stars Rohitash Gour, Shilpa Shinde, Aasif Sheikh, and Vidhisha Srivastava in the lead roles.

Confirming the news, Aasif Sheikh told Variety India, “Yes, Bhabiji is being moved to the OTT platform of ZEE5. This is what all of us (the cast and crew) know. I am unaware of the media reports going around currently, but we were informed of the shift to the digital platform a month back.”

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In an earlier interview, Aasif had told the publication, “I am cool with the show being shifted to a streaming platform. This is the future of viewing. What is important is that people are watching the show. Nowadays, people work long hours and commute a lot. Mobile screens make their favorite shows more accessible to them as per their convenience.”

Talking about the show’s popularity, the show’s producers, Sanjay and Benaifer Kohli, had told SCREEN in an interview in January, “Back in 2015, Mr Puneet from &TV had called this show the channel’s dark horse. They all believed this show wouldn’t work; they were just putting it on air because Puneet told them to. There was not a single hoarding of the show put up, and after the first week, the show had already become a cult. The show’s TRP went crazy.”

Aasif Sheikh and Rohitash Gour have been a part of the show since it started, while Shilpa Shinde left the show in between; she returned as Angoori Bhabhi in the new season. Vidhisha has reprised the role that initially Saumya Tandon and Neha Pendse played.

DISCLAIMER: This entertainment report discusses rumoured changes to a television broadcast and the potential transition of a long-running series to a digital platform; these details are based on recent media interviews and actor statements and have not been officially confirmed by the network or production house. As platform shifts and programming schedules are subject to corporate decisions, viewers should await official announcements from the streaming service or channel.