Balika Vadhu

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Balika Vadhu
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Balika Vadhu Title card
Also known as Balika Vadhu — Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte
Balika Vadhu — Lamhe Pyaar Ke
Genre Indian soap opera
Drama
Entertainment
Created by Purnendu Shekhar
Written by Purnendu Shekhar
Gajra Kottary
Rajesh Dubey
Usha Dixit
Raghuvir Shekhawat
Directed by Sidharth Sengupta
Pradeep Yadav
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
English
Rajasthani
No. of seasons 02
No. of episodes 2190 as of 27 May 2016[1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Zakir Shaikh
Sachin Chavan
Fuzel Khan
Producer(s) Sunjoy Waddhwa
Comal Sunjoy W.
Production location(s) Jaitsar
Udaipur
Cinematography Sanjay K. Memane
Anil Katke
Editor(s) Santosh Singh
Janak Chauhan
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 20 minutes
Production company(s) Sphere Origins
Release
Original network Colors TV, Raj TV, Antv
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 21 July 2008 (2008-07-21) –
Present
External links
Website

Balika Vadhu (English: Child Bride, Child Marriage) is an Indian soap opera that airs on Colors TV. The story which is set in rural Rajasthan traces the arduous journey of a child bride from the brink of childhood to womanhood.[2] 

It is currently the longest running Hindi daily soap on Indian television with more than 2000 episodes.[3]

The show had two seasons titled Balika Vadhu — Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte (English: Child Bride — Strong Relationships of Tender Age, Child Marriage — Strong Relationship of Tender Age) and Balika Vadhu — Lamhe Pyaar Ke (English: Child Bride — Moments of Love, Child Marriage — Moments of Love).[4]

Series overview

Season No. of episodes Originally broadcast (India)
Series premiere Series finale
1 2165 21 July 2008 (2008-07-21) 22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)
2 26+ 25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) Present

Plot summary

Season 1

The story revolves around Anandi and Jagdish married at childhood and relates to how their lives follows. After a failed child marriage with Jagya. Anandi reluctantly marries Shivraj Shekhar, the collector of a nearby city. Shiv's family take some time to accept her, but soon everyone accept her. Sometime later, Anandi is pregnant. During this time, Shiv dies in saving the city from terrorists. Anandi gives birth to twins, Shivam and Nandini. Nandini is kidnapped by a goon Akhiraj Singh and he gets her married to his son Kundan when she was of 3 months. The show takes a 11 year leap. Nandini, with much difficulties reunite with Anandi. After a series of incidents, a 15 year leap, after Anandi's death, how Nandini leads her life. Thus, beginning the second season.[5][6]

Season 2

The story which is set in rural Rajasthan traces the arduous journey of a child bride from the brink of childhood to womanhood.[2] First season focuses on the life journey of Anandi and Jagdish, who were married in childhood. The second season reflects the lives of Anandi's daughter Dr.Nandini (Nimboli) who was also a child bride, Dr.Amit Goel and Krish.

Cast

Season 1


Season 2

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  • Mahhi Vij as Dr. Nandini Shivraj Shekhar / Dr. Nandini Shekhawat / Nimboli Kundan Singh (1-present; 2166–present)
  • Avinash Sachdev as Dr. Amit Naresh Goel (1-present; 2166–present)
  • Ruslaan Mumtaz as Krish (1-present; 2166–present)
  • Dishank Arora as Shivam Shivraj Shekhar / Shankar Singh (3-present; 2168–present)
  • Vineett Kumar as Kundan Akhiraj Singh / Freed (18-present; 2183-present)
  • Prithvi Sankhala as Dr. Naresh Goel (1-present; 2166-present)
  • Yukti Kapoor as Sudha Shekhawat / Sudha Premal Singh (1-present; 2166–present)
  • Shahab Khan as Mr. Shekhawat (1-present; 2166–present)
  • Neetu Pandey as Yamuna Shekhawat (1-present; 2166–present)
  • as Nanisa, Yamuna's mother (15-present; 2180-present)
  • Ayush Anand as Premal Singh, Sudha's husband (2-present; 2167-present)
  • as Premal's father (2-present; 2167-present)
  • Hetal Yadav as Premal's mother (2-present; 2167-present)
  • as Krish's mother & Kundan's girlfriend (24-present; 2189-present)

Distribution

Dubbed Versions

A dubbed version of the serial is being telecasted in Tamil as Mann Vasanai on Raj TV @ 7.30pm every Monday to Saturday

International broadcast

  • Croatia In Croatia, it began airing on Doma TV under the title Mala nevjesta (Little bride).
  • Bulgaria In Bulgaria, it began airing on Nova TV under the title Малката булка (Little bride).
  • Romania In Romania, it began airing on TV National under the title Mica mireasa (Little bride).
  • Serbia In Serbia, it aired on RTV Pink under the title Мала невеста (Little bride).
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it aired on Pink BH under the title Mala nevjesta (Little bride).
  1. REDIRECT Template:Country data North Macedonia In Macedonia, it aired on Sitel TV under the title Малечката невеста (Little bride).
  • Montenegro In Montenegro, it began airing on Pink M under the title Mala nevjesta (Little bride).
  • Indonesia In Indonesia, it began airing on ANTV from 15 March 2016 under the title Anandhi but was airing from Monday to Sunday at 02:00 PM (Indonesia Western Time).[7]
  • Kazakhstan In Kazakhstan, it airs under the title Келін (Bride) and broadcast on TV channel, Kazakhstan.[8]
  • Vietnam In Vietnam, the drama began airing under the title, Cô Dâu 8 Tuổi on TodayTV in 2013. The drama has enjoyed immense popularity in Vietnam and has been the number one show in the country since 2013.[9] The show's popularity resulted in the show's actress, Avika Gor, receiving an award from the channel head of TodayTV.[10] Gor also visited Vietnam on a two-day trip to the country due to the success of the show; other cast members including Avinash Mukherjee and Smita Bansal also visited the country.[11] The show was the ninth most searched item in 2015 in Vietnam on Google as confirmed by the annual Google Trends end-of-year report.[12] The popularity of Balika Vadhu is part of a wider appeal for Asian dramas in Vietnam, which experts say have a "cultural edge over their Western counterparts" due to cultural similarities that are found in soap operas imported from South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia.[13]

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient Role Result
2008 8th Indian Telly Awards[14] Best Child Artist(Female) Avika Gor Anandi Jagdish Singh Won
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female) Smita Bansal Sumitra Bhairon Singh
Best Actor In A Negative Role(Female) Surekha Sikri Kalyani Dharamveer Singh
Best Fresh New Face(Female) Avika Gor Anandi Jagdish Singh
Best Programme With A Social Message Balika Vadhu Team
2009 9th Indian Telly Awards[15][16] Best Music Director Lalit Sen Crew
Popular Child Artist(Male) Avinash Mukherjee Jagdish Bhairon Singh
Popular Child Artist(Female) Avika Gor Anandi Jagdish Singh
Popular Supporting Actor(Male) Anup Soni Bhairon Dharamveer Singh
Popular Daily Serial Balika Vadhu Team
2010 10th Indian Telly Awards[17] Best Actor In A Supporting Role(Male) Jury Anup Soni & Satyajit Sharma Bhairon Dharamveer Singh & Basant Mahaveer Singh
Best Actor(Female) Jury Avika Gor Anandi Jagdish Singh
Best Music Director Lalit Sen Crew
2011
11th Indian Telly Awards[18][19] Best Actress In A Supporting Role(Jury) Surekha Sikri Kalyani Dharamveer Singh
Best Actor In A Supporting Role Anup Soni Bhairon Dharamveer Singh
Most Popular Drama Series Balika Vadhu Team
Best Actress In A Supporting Role(Popular) Anjum Farooki Gauri Jagdish Singh
Best Actress In A Lead Role(Popular) Pratyusha Banerjee Anandi Jagdish Singh
Best Television Personality Pratyusha Banerjee Anandi Jagdish Singh
Best Onscreen Couple Shashank Vyas & Pratyusha Banerjee Jagdish & Anandi Singh
Most Popular Continuing TV Programme Balika Vadhu Team
Most Popular Daily Serial Balika Vadhu Team
Most Popular Programme With Social Message Balika Vadhu Team
Most Popular Ensemble Balika Vadhu Team


References

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