Pehredaar Piya Ki, starring Tejaswi Praksh and Afaan Khan, premiered on Sony TV on Monday. There was enough buzz about the show, thanks to its bizarre storyline of a 19-year-old girl Diya (Tejasswi Prakash) getting married to a 9-year-old prince Ratan Singh (Afaan Khan), for the sake of protecting him from his foes.

The show has magnificent sets and has been shot aesthetically in opulent palaces in Rajasthan and has explored Rajasthani elements to the hilt--be it the grandeur, decor, dance or colourful costumes. Full points to the makers for that.

The show features magnificent palaces. Picture courtesy: Youtube The show features magnificent palaces. Picture courtesy: Youtube

The show starts with Ratan's (Afaan Khan) father Maan Singh (played by Parmeet Sethi) lighting the holika. However, somewhere in the nooks and corners of the royal palace, a conspiracy is being hatched to kill little Ratan who's his father's royal successor. Ratan's mother Padma Singh (Kishori Shahane) gets to know about the same just in the nick of time, and tells her husband that they have to find a way to protect their child.

Next day, Maan Singh visits his friend's place with his family on the occasion of Holi, where the nine-year-old sees Diya(Tejaswi Prakash) for the first time. Until now, the show flowed nicely, and the storyline made sense. But the sequences following the meeting of Ratan and Diya defy all logic.

Ratan Singh clicking Diya's picture in a still from the show. Picture courtesy: Youtube/setindia Ratan Singh clicking Diya's picture in a still from the show. Picture courtesy: Youtube/setindia

Little Ratan, thanks to the fairytales he has heard from his Kaki Ma Sa, believes that Diya is an angel. In an attempt to woo her, he starts following the lady, and the description of the fairy in the story he has heard matches exactly with Diya. Now we can understand that part, but it's weird to see the little one do all the things a grown-up guy would do to woo his girl.

Ratan is in awe of Diya, as soon as he sees her. He starts following her and also clicks her pictures secretly. When Diya turns, he hides and again starts following her. A cliched scene that one can see in almost all the TV shows or for that matter Bollywood films, where the female lead falls and the hero comes to save her from the fall was also not spared in the show. Just like a prince charming rescues the damsel in distress, Ratan gallantly throws a cockroach away that scared the hell out of Diya. Aren't you too young to romance a 19-year-old, kiddo?

Diya falls while Ratan saves here. Picture courtesy: Youtube/setindia Diya falls while Ratan saves here. Picture courtesy: Youtube/setindia

Now, we know this was all supposed to be cute and funny but it didn't look like it. I still can't erase the show's promo from my mind when Diya's eyes are brimming with tears when the kid fills her parting with sindoor.

The little boy is quite quick and takes no time to propose Diya for marriage. The adults laughed at his proposal but the upcoming twists might turn the 9-year-old's dream into reality. And the audiences' expectations into nightmare.