However, like many stories of its time, the 'Nishaan' arc serves as a time capsule to a simpler, more experimental era of Indian television. In a nostalgic 2021 IMDb review of the series, a fan captured the collective memory of many viewers who grew up with the show, noting that while the special effects were "hilariously bad to meh" and the storytelling "pretty shallow," the show's creative concepts and the sheer variety of its stories were ahead of their time. The reviewer lamented, "This should be re-telecasted on star tv network. All the viewers will love this show".
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