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 The
cast and crew of Kyunkii... have already left for a 60-day
shoot to Australia last Friday with a few of the crew of Kasautii...
in tow. The shootings will reportedly take place in different cities
across Australia.
 Kyunkii....
and Kasauti...'s change in locale, according to the sources,
is also an effort to promote Australia as the next big tourist destination
for the moneyed Indian tourist. Industry sources tell indiantelevision.com
that the Australian Tourism Board is  actively
involved in this endeavour and that shootings for both "Kyunki.."
and "Kasautii..." will take place in some stunningly
beautiful locales.
The change in the location is also to take advantage of the fact
that Smriti 'Tulsi' Malhotra, the main protagonist of Kyunkii...,
is already vacationing in Australia.
Kyunkii...'s recently shot episodes are slated to air during
the World Cup. The sources however, dismissed notions that this
was an attempt to counter the diversion of audiences towards cricket,
saying it was simply a coincidence.
Viewers can look forward to some major changes in the story, say
the sources. The Australian story track involves the screen characters
Tulsi, Mihir and their son's girlfriend Tisha. The other life of
Mihir that has been a sort of suspense for the last 30-40 episodes
may form a large part of it.
When asked for his comments, Balaji Telefilms COO Rajesh Pavithran
preferred not to elaborate on the changes in the story but instead
offered: "We already had an Australian story track running parallel
to the main story for the past one year. Shooting in Australia will
not only give a fresh look to the serial but also authenticate the
parallel storyline".
 While
Kyunki... is going abroadKahaani... is only shifting
residence. Kahaani , which was earlier shot at Balaji House
in Andheri, will now be filmed in one of the new studios Balaji
has bought in the Sankraman Studio Campus at Aarey Milk colony in
the western Mumbai suburb of Goregaon. Balaji recently signed a
deal to refurbish five studios over 25,000 square feet in Aarey,
of which three are already functional.
"A change in the set will provide a fillip to the show," says Pavithran.
Though Pavithran refused to comment on the change in the storyline,
sources aver that the serial will unveil some major changes coinciding
with the change in the 'Agarwal' address.
Balaji's forthcoming family drama for Sony Kahani Terrii
Merrii has also been shot exclusively on one of the new sets.
The extravagant set, a part of the new venture, has been upgrading
by the company for an official investment of Rs 50 million. The
sets are being refurbished by the production house's in-house talent
and is being insured for a large sum, says Pavithran.
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After
fastforwarding 20 years last year, the next big leap in the plotline
for Indian television's queen of soaps is that it is "going
to phoren". Its destination Australia for Kyunki...
to be precise. Kahaani... on the other hand will soon be
handed an image makeover both in terms of the sets as well as the
storyline. According to industry sources even Kasautii...will
be going to Oz Land. 
