the show initially i didnt like it when much of the book was changed but then i accepted it as it was necessary plus book sales have gone up after the show went on air ekta kapoors next mera tera rishta purana is based on manju kapoors custody once ekta read the book and believed in it she made sure it was turned into a soap says the shows creative director vikas gupta officially the rights of the book have been taken after a long process the book was adapted because the characters have a lot of potential it is fun to play with characters from books as you can visualize the story it is easier to understand what you want to say but it is an extremely difficult process to bring the characters alive on screen he adds but considering that the viewers know the story how difficult is it to keep their interests alive in an age when trps rule the roost i have read harry potter and the lord of the rings many times but i still feel excited to see them on screen in our case we want to bring alive the story for those who might not have read the book as for the twists and turns we are free to change things as we have acquired the books rights it takes two hours to finish a book and the content is not suited for daily soaps which runs up to 200 episodes so you have to bring in different tracks to expand the story vikas says time to shut the book and switch on the tv