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	Gauri becomes pregnant but miscarries and becomes vengeful against the family. Anandi educates village girls, campaigns against child marriage, and becomes the Sarpanch Bitiya of Jaitsar, sends divorce papers to Jagdish, which he angrily signs. Jagdish and Anandi get divorced and Anandi tries to move on. In an event, Anandi impresses [[district collector]] Shivraj Shekhar. Meanwhile, Jagdish gets to know how Gauri had separated him from his family and divorces her for cheating and vows to reunite with Anandi. Despite Jagdish's interference, Anandi and Shivraj are married and move to [[Udaipur]].		Gauri becomes pregnant but miscarries and becomes vengeful against the family. Anandi educates village girls, campaigns against child marriage, and becomes the Sarpanch Bitiya of Jaitsar, sends divorce papers to Jagdish, which he angrily signs. Jagdish and Anandi get divorced and Anandi tries to move on. In an event, Anandi impresses [[district collector]] Shivraj Shekhar. Meanwhile, Jagdish gets to know how Gauri had separated him from his family and divorces her for cheating and vows to reunite with Anandi. Despite Jagdish's interference, Anandi and Shivraj are married and move to [[Udaipur]].

	Jagdish meets former child bride Ganga and helps her to become a nurse. Sanchi, Shivraj's sister, develops a crush on Jagdish. Due to a misunderstanding, he agrees to marry her. Sanchi tries to turn Sumitra, Jagdish's mother, against Ganga. Ratan, Ganga's abusive husband, attacks Jagdish's family, leading Ganga to divorce him. Sanchi and Jagdish become engaged and Jagdish returns to Mumbai to study. Ganga goes to study in [[Mangalore]] where she is attacked and wrongly jailed.		Jagdish meets former child bride Ganga and due to his horny nature he helps her to become a nurse. Sanchi, Shivraj's sister, develops a crush on Jagdish. Due to a misunderstanding, he agrees to marry her. Sanchi tries to turn Sumitra, Jagdish's mother, against Ganga. Ratan, Ganga's abusive husband, attacks Jagdish's family, leading Ganga to divorce him. Sanchi and Jagdish become engaged and Jagdish returns to Mumbai to study. Ganga goes to study in [[Mangalore]] where she is attacked and wrongly jailed.

	6 months later, Jagdish completes his studies. After realizing that Sanchi wants to marry him in spite of Anandi, Jagdish cancels their engagement but won't tell the family why. He marries Ganga, causing conflict with the family. Sanchi files a lawsuit against Jagdish but Ganga records a phone call from Sanchi which proves her evil plans and Jagdish is cleared of all charges.		6 months later, Jagdish completes his studies. After realizing that Sanchi wants to marry him in spite of Anandi, Jagdish cancels their engagement but won't tell the family why. He marries Ganga, causing conflict with the family. Sanchi files a lawsuit against Jagdish but Ganga records a phone call from Sanchi which proves her evil plans and Jagdish is cleared of all charges.

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	Sanchi comes under bad influences, drinks alcohol, and has an affair with Saurabh who rapes her and blackmails her. Anandi encourages her to have lawyer Vivek sue Saurabh. Vivek initially works against her, as he is Saurabh's older brother, but later provides evidence which results in Saurabh being jailed and Vivek disowned. Vivek and Sanchi are married.		Sanchi comes under bad influences, drinks alcohol, and has an affair with Saurabh who rapes her and blackmails her. Anandi encourages her to have lawyer Vivek sue Saurabh. Vivek initially works against her, as he is Saurabh's older brother, but later provides evidence which results in Saurabh being jailed and Vivek disowned. Vivek and Sanchi are married.

	Jagdish runs for political office and becomes the ~~Vidhya~~ of Jaitsar. Painter Prakash comes to the village and becomes obsessed with Anandi, who is the likeness of his portrait of Venus. He abducts her under the cover of the [[Diwali]] fireworks but is stopped by Shivraj who has him deported back to France.		Jagdish runs for political office and becomes the Vidhayak of Jaitsar. Painter Prakash comes to the village and becomes obsessed with Anandi(after this he tried to beat Anandi like a pulp but he learnt Anandi was black belt in karate. that was the end of painter. but this scene was rewritten and deleted), who is the likeness of his portrait of Venus. He abducts her under the cover of the [[Diwali]] fireworks but is stopped by Shivraj who has him deported back to France.

	Shivraj dies while trying to stop a terrorist attack. Then, Anandi delivers twins Nandini and Shivam. Akhiraj, a goon, kidnaps Nandini and renames her Nimboli for marriage to her son Kundan, as revenge for Anandi blocking Kundan's previous child marriage.		Shivraj dies while trying to stop a terrorist attack. Then, Anandi delivers twins Nandini and Shivam. Akhiraj, a goon, kidnaps Nandini and renames her Nimboli for marriage to her son Kundan, as revenge for Anandi blocking Kundan's previous child marriage.

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{{short description|Indian soap opera}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{infobox television
| name = Balika Vadhu
| image = Balika_Vadhu.png
| caption = 
| alt_name = {{ubl|''Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte''|''Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke''}}
| genre = [[Soap opera]]
| creative_director = Siddhartha Vankar
| writer = {{ubl|Purnendu Shekhar|[[Gajra Kottary]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Balika Vadhu writer on how to get a break in TV|url=https://m.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-careers-balika-vadhu-writer-on-how-to-get-a-break-in-tv/20110504.htm|website=Rediff.com}}</ref>|Rajesh Dubey|Emraan|Usha Dixit|Raghuvir Tomagola|Manisha Singh|[[Kovid Gupta]]|Raman Manaktala}}
| director = {{ubl|[[Sidharth Sengupta]]|Pradeep Yadav}}
| starring =
| country = [[Television in India|India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 2248
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Zakir Shaikh|Sachin Chavan|Fuzel Khan}}
| producer = {{ubl|Sunjoy Waddhwa|Comall Sunjoy W.}}
| location = [[Jaitsar]] [[Jodhpur]] [[Mumbai]] [[Udaipur]] [[Srinagar]] [[Jaipur]] [[Naigaon]] [[New Delhi]]
| cinematography = {{ubl|Sanjay K. Memane|Anil Katke}}
| editor = {{ubl|Santosh Singh|Janak Chauhan}}
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 20 minutes
| company = [[Sphere Origins]]
| picture_format = {{ubl|[[576i]]|[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])}}
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2008|7|21}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2016|7|31}}
| website = http://colors.in.com/mena/shows/balika-vadhu-kacchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte-12.html
| channel = [[Colors TV]]
| related = ''[[Chhoti Anandi]]''
}}

'''''Balika Vadhu''''' (English: ''Child Bride'') is an [[Indian soap opera]] that aired on [[Colors TV]] between 21 July 2008 and 31 July 2016 and ran for 2248 episodes becoming the [[List of longest-running Indian television series|longest running Indian television series]] on [[Colors TV]]. The story is set in rural [[Rajasthan]] and revolves around the life of a [[Child marriage|child bride]] transitioning from her [[child]]hood to [[woman]]hood.

The soap opera's first season focuses on Anandi and Jagdish, who were married in childhood. The second season reflects on the life of Anandi's daughter, Dr. Nandini ({{a.k.a.}} Nimboli) who was also a child bride.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.colorstv.com/ap/shows/balika-vadhu-kacchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte-12.html|title=Colors TV Show/Serial - episodes, videos online on Colors|website=aapkacolors.com|access-date=2016-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508124625/http://www.colorstv.com/ap/shows/balika-vadhu-kacchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte-12.html|archive-date=8 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Balika Vadhu was credited as the first Indian drama to complete 2000 episodes.

The show is divided into two seasons titled '''''Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte''''' (English: ''Child Bride – Strong Relationships of Tender Age''), and '''''Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke''''' (English: ''Child Bride – Moments of Love'').<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://cinespeaks.com/a-pinch-of-love-a-blend-of-emotionsa-prescription-for-happiness-balika-vadhulamhe-pyaar-ke/|title=A Pinch of Love; A Blend of Emotions…A Prescription for Happiness Balika Vadhu…Lamhe Pyaar Ke {{!}} Cine Speaks|website=cinespeaks.com|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref>

== Series overview ==
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|-
! style="padding: 0 8px" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Season
! style="padding: 0 8px" rowspan="2" | No. of episodes
! colspan="2" | Originally broadcast ([[India]])
|-
! style="padding: 0 8px" | Series premiere
! style="padding: 0 8px" | Series finale
|-
|style="background:#00FF00"|
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 2,248
|align="center"| {{start date|df=yes|2008|7|21}}
|align="center"| {{end date|df=yes|2016|7|31}}
|-
|style="background:#FF0000"|
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"|
|align="center"| {{start date|df=yes|||}}
|align="center"| {{end date|df=yes|||}}
|}

==Plot==
===''Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte''===
The story starts off by showing an 8-year old girl named Anandi who is about to be married at a young age. At the other hand, Sandhya who is Anandi's teacher againsts her marriage. She tries her best to stop the marriage by calling the police on the wedding night. Eventually she gives up as everyone becomes against her. Anandi is married to Jagdish Singh, whereas Sandhya leaves Anandi's village forever. After that Jagdish uncle Basant not having child since last 20 years but this time again he tried and his aunt Jamuna become pregnant for sixth time with many complications but to save child she died and child was also no more. After that for child Basant married to Gehna who was also 'Balika Vadhu' like Anandi and half age to him. Jagdish's widowed sister Sugna faces difficulty remarrying as she is pregnant. Though Shyam (a bachelor) ends up asking Sugna's hand. Jagdish switches his exam results with Anandi's, then runs away and is kidnapped. Anandi confronts Jagdish and is shot. Jagdish's grandmother gets him remarried to a girl named Gauri but Bhairon opposes the marriage and the panchayat announces their marriage as unlawful. Anandi returns to her home village. Since both Jagdish and Anandi are going through changes, their families decide that they should stay away from each other until they're both adolescents. Anandi returns to her home with her parents. However Jagdish misses her and goes to visit her, where they meet for the last time.

5 years later, Anandi returns to the Singh ''[[haveli]]'' but Jagdish insults her for being uneducated. She goes to the village's temple where she meets Sandhya who inspires her to raise her voice. When Anandi hits her head on a rock and gets injured, Jagdish takes her to the hospital but finds no doctor there. This motivates him to become a doctor and he goes to Mumbai to study. He meets Gauri there and falls in love with her. Jagdish wants to marry Gauri so he decides to leave Anandi. Bhairon breaks ties with Jagdish for cheating Anandi. Gauri marries Jagdish, believing that his child marriage is invalid, but Jagdish's family won't accept his new marriage. Anandi refuses to file a lawsuit.

Gauri becomes pregnant but miscarries and becomes vengeful against the family. Anandi educates village girls, campaigns against child marriage, and becomes the Sarpanch Bitiya of Jaitsar, sends divorce papers to Jagdish, which he angrily signs. Jagdish and Anandi get divorced and Anandi tries to move on. In an event, Anandi impresses [[district collector]] Shivraj Shekhar. Meanwhile, Jagdish gets to know how Gauri had separated him from his family and divorces her for cheating and vows to reunite with Anandi. Despite Jagdish's interference, Anandi and Shivraj are married and move to [[Udaipur]].

Jagdish meets former child bride Ganga and helps her to become a nurse. Sanchi, Shivraj's sister, develops a crush on Jagdish. Due to a misunderstanding, he agrees to marry her. Sanchi tries to turn Sumitra, Jagdish's mother, against Ganga. Ratan, Ganga's abusive husband, attacks Jagdish's family, leading Ganga to divorce him. Sanchi and Jagdish become engaged and Jagdish returns to Mumbai to study. Ganga goes to study in [[Mangalore]] where she is attacked and wrongly jailed.

6 months later, Jagdish completes his studies. After realizing that Sanchi wants to marry him in spite of Anandi, Jagdish cancels their engagement but won't tell the family why. He marries Ganga, causing conflict with the family. Sanchi files a lawsuit against Jagdish but Ganga records a phone call from Sanchi which proves her evil plans and Jagdish is cleared of all charges.

Sanchi comes under bad influences, drinks alcohol, and has an affair with Saurabh who rapes her and blackmails her. Anandi encourages her to have lawyer Vivek sue Saurabh. Vivek initially works against her, as he is Saurabh's older brother, but later provides evidence which results in Saurabh being jailed and Vivek disowned. Vivek and Sanchi are married.

Jagdish runs for political office and becomes the Vidhya of Jaitsar. Painter Prakash comes to the village and becomes obsessed with Anandi, who is the likeness of his portrait of Venus. He abducts her under the cover of the [[Diwali]] fireworks but is stopped by Shivraj who has him deported back to France.

Shivraj dies while trying to stop a terrorist attack. Then, Anandi delivers twins Nandini and Shivam. Akhiraj, a goon, kidnaps Nandini and renames her Nimboli for marriage to her son Kundan, as revenge for Anandi blocking Kundan's previous child marriage.

11 years later, Nandini, who known as Nimboli, faces domestic violence under Kundan's cruelty. Jagdish finds Nandini and Anandi is reunited with her daughter. Akhiraj is arrested but escapes custody and attempts to kill Anandi's family. Anandi is killed while protecting her children. Jagdish fatally shoots Akhiraj while Nandini and Shivram fall into a river and, presumed dead, are put into an orphanage. They are separated when Shivam is arrested for murdering a man who tried to rape Nandini.

===''Lamhe Pyaar Ke''===

15 years later, Nandini is a physician, adopted into the family of Naren Shekhawat, driven by a promise to her dying mother to provide medical treatment throughout [[Rajasthan]]. She receives support for Anandi Memorial Hospital from physician Amit Goel, who falls in love with her.

Nandini marries medical student Krish Malhotra, who she later learns is the stepson of Kundan. She also finds that the groom she approved for her adoptive sister Sudha is actually Shivam, who has become a gangster. Nandini reunites with Shivam. Kundan kidnaps Nandini to force her to remarry him, and is killed by the police.

In the epilogue, Nandini summarizes her family history from Anandi's childhood to her present in a book titled ''Balika Vadhu''.

==Cast==

===Main===

* [[Pratyusha Banerjee]] / [[Toral Rasputra]] as Anandi Singh / Shekhar: Khajaan and Bhagwati's daughter; Jagdish's former wife; Shivraj's wife; Amol's adoptive mother; Nandini and Shivam's mother (2010–13, 2013–16) (Dead)
** [[Avika Gor]] as Young Anandi (2008–10)
* [[Shashank Vyas]] / [[Shakti Anand]] as Dr. Jagdish "Jagya" Singh: Bhairon and Sumitra's son; Sugna's brother; Anandi's former husband; Ganga's husband; Mannu's step-father; Abhimanyu's father (2010–2015, 2015–16)
** [[Avinash Mukherjee]] as Young Jagdish (2008–10)
* [[Sidharth Shukla]] as Shivraj "Shiv" Shekhar: Anoop and Meenakshi's son; Sanchi's and Mahi's brother; Anandi's second husband; Amol's adoptive father; Nandini and Shivam's father (2012–15) (Dead)
* [[Mahhi Vij]] as Dr. Nandini Shekar / Malhotra: Anandi and Shivraj's daughter; Naren and Jamuna's adopted daughter; Shivam's sister; Kundan's ex-wife; Krish's wife (2016)
** [[Gracy Goswami]] as Young Nandini "Nimboli" Shekar (2015–16)
* [[Ruslaan Mumtaz]] as Dr. Krish Malhotra: Kundan's step-son; Nandini's husband (2016)
* [[Surekha Sikri]] as Kalyani Devi Singh: Dharamveer's wife; Bhairon and Basant's mother; Jagdish and Sugna's grandmother (2008–16) (Dead)
** [[Heeba Shah]] as Young Kalyani Devi
* [[Sriti Jha]] / [[Sargun Mehta]] / [[Aasiya Kazi]] as Dr. Ganga Singh: Ratan's former wife; Jagdish's second wife; Mannu and Abhimanyu's mother (2013, 2013–14, 2014–16)
** [[Roshni Walia]] as Child Ganga (2013)
* [[Anjum Farooki]] / [[Deblina Chatterjee]] as Dr. Gauri Singh: Jagdish's ex fiancée (2010–12, 2014)
** [[Mahima Makwana]] as Child Gauri (2010)
* [[Anup Soni]] as Bhairon Singh: Dharamveer and Kalyani's son; Basant's brother; Sumitra's husband; Jagdish and Sugna's father (2008–14)
* [[Smita Bansal]] as Sumitra Singh: Bhairon's wife; Jagdish and Sugna's mother (2008–14)
* [[Chetanya Adib]] as Khajaan Singh: Bhagwati's husband; Anandi's father (2008–15)
* [[Bhairavi Raichura]] as Bhagwati Singh: Khajaan's wife; Anandi's mother (2008–12) (Dead)

===Recurring===
* [[Dishank Arora]] as Shivam Shekhar: Anandi and Shivraj's son; Nandini's brother; Sudha's husband (2016)
** [[Viren Vazirani]] as Young Shivam (2015–16)
* [[Vineet Kumar Chaudhary]] as Kundan Singh: Akhiraj and Harki's son; Kamli's brother; Nandini, Urmila and Karuna's former husband; Krish's step-father (2016)
** Sparsh Srivastav / Karan Pahwa as Young Kundan (2015–16)
* [[Yukti Kapoor]] as Sudha Shekhar: Naren and Jamuna's daughter; Shivam's wife (2016)
* [[Shahab Khan]] as Naren Shekhawat: Jamuna's husband; Nandini's adopted father; Sudha's father (2016)
* [[Neetu Pandey]] as Jamuna Shekhawat: Naren's wife; Nandini's adopted mother; Sudha's mother (2016)
* [[Roop Durgapal]] as Sanchi Kabra: Alok and Iravati's daughter; Shivraj's sister; Vivek's wife (2012–15)
* [[Jaineeraj Rajpurohit]] as Alok Shekhar: Premkishore's son; Anoop's brother; Iravati's husband; Shivraj (adoptive) and Sanchi's father (2012–15)
* [[Sonal Jha]] as Iravati Shekhar: Alok's wife; Shivraj (adoptive) and Sanchi's mother (2012–15)
* [[Anita Kulkarni]] as Meenakshi Shekhar: Anoop's wife, Shivraj and Mahi's mother (2012–15)
* [[Avinash Wadhawan]]/[[Akshay Anand]] as Anoop Shekhar: Premkishore's son; Meenakshi's husband, Shivraj and Mahi father (2013–2014, 2014–2015)
* [[Shubham Jha]] as Amol Shekhar: Shivraj and Anandi's adopted son (2014–2015)
* [[Satyajit Sharma]] as Basant Singh / Mahaveer Singh: Jamuna's husband, Gehna's former husband, Nandu and Bhaivri's father, Jagdish and Sugna's Uncle (2008–2014)
* [[Geeta Tyagi]] as Jamuna Singh: Basant's wife; Jagdish and Sugna's aunt (2008)
* [[Neha Marda]] / [[Sheetal Khandal]] as Gehna Singh: Basant's former second wife, Niranjan's wife, Nandu and Bhaivri's mother (2008–2012, 2012–2015)
* [[Sanjay Basak]] as Nandkishore Singh a.k.a. Nandu: Basant and Gehna son, Bhaivri brother (2012–2015)
* [[Rahul Lohani]] as Niranjan Singh: Gehna's second husband; Nandu and Bhaivri's step-father (2009–2010; 2014–2015)
* [[Sunil Singh]] as Akhiraj Singh: Harki's husband; Kundan and Kamli's father (2015–2016)
* [[Rudrakshi Gupta]] as Harki Singh: Akhiraj's wife; Kundan and Kamli's mother (2015–16)
* [[Farah Hussain]] as Kamli Singh: Akhiraj and Harki's daughter; Kundan's sister; Pushkar's wife (2015–16)
* [[Tisha Kapoor]] as Urmila Singh: Kundan's former wife (2015–16)
* [[Sudhir Pandey]] as Premkishore Shekhar: Alok and Anoop father, Iravati and Meena father in-law, Shiv, Sanchi and Mahi grandfather (2012–2015)
* [[Sushmita Mukherjee]] as Subhadra, Hardik grandmother (2014–15)
* [[Gaurav Bajaj]] as Hardik, Subhadra grandson, Gulli husband (2014)
* [[Nidhi Jha]] / [[Sonam Lamba]] as Gulli, Hardik's wife; Champa's daughter (2011–2013, 2014)
* [[Mohit Abrol]] as Anuj (2014)
* [[Vimarsh Roshan]] as Advocate Vivek Kabra: Roshan and Suman son, Saurabh and Rakhi brother, Sanchi husband (2013–2015)
* [[Sonal Handa]] as Saurabh Kabra (2013–2014)
* [[Bobby Parvez]] as Roshan Kabra (2014)
* [[Shalini Arora]] as Suman Kabra (2014–2015)
* [[Farhina Parvez]] as Rakhi Kabra (2014)
* [[Abhishek Tiwari]] as Mahi Shekhar (2012–2014)
* [[Reena Aggarwal]] as Ashima (2012–2013)
* [[Chandresh Singh]] as Ratan Singh (2013–2015)
* [[Vibha Anand]] / [[Janvi Chheda]] as Sugna Singh: Bhairon and Sumitra's daughter; Jagdish's sister; Shyam's wife; Varun's mother (2008–2010, 2011–2013)
* [[Vikrant Massey]] / [[Sachin Shroff]] as Shyam Singh: Madan's son; Sugna's husband; Varun's step-father (2009–2010, 2011–2013)
* [[Rudra Soni]] as Varun Singh: Pratap and Sugna's son; Shyam's step-son (2011–2013)
** [[Shivansh Kotia]] as Young Varun (2010)
* [[Amar Sharma]] as Madan Singh: Shyam's father (2008–2014)
* [[Abhijit Lahiri]] as Ramcharan Singh (2009–2010)
* [[Asmita Sharma]] as Radha Singh: Shyam's wife (2008–2010)
* [[Neha Gosain]] as Asha Singh (2011–2013)
* [[Ankit Gupta]] as Abhishek Singh (2012–2013)
* [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]] as Mangaladevi Singh / Disa (2015–2016)
* [[Rishi Dev]] as Gopal (2015)
* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as Mahaveer Singh (2009–2012)
* [[Parichay Sharma]] as Pushkar Singh: Kamli's husband (2015–2016)
* [[Hiten Tejwani]] as Dr. Anant: A [[Pediatrics|Pediatric doctor]]; Nidhi's father (2015–2016)
* [[Vidhi Pandya]] as Nidhi: Anant's daughter (2015–16)
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Vasundhara Devi a.k.a. Badi Jiji / Badi Masiji (2009, 2012)
* [[Faiza Faiz]] / [[Mamta Chaturya]] as Phooli Singh: Anandi's childhood friend (2008–2010) (2010–2012)
* [[Shivshakti Sachdev]] as Champa: Anandi's childhood friend; Gulli's mother (2008)
* [[Arpit Joshi]] as Lal Singh (2010–2012)
* [[Masshe Uddin Qureshi]] as Brijesh Sanghvi (2010–2012)
* [[Farnaz Shetty]] as Kanchan (2013)
* [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]] as Shivani Rajadhyaksha (2011; 2014)
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Palash Scindia (2014)
* [[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]] as Pramila (2014)
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Sandhya (2008–2013)
* [[Sakshi Tanwar]] as Tiipri (2010)
* [[Jehangir Vakil]] as Pratap Singh (2008–2009)
* [[Karmveer Choudhary]] as Shambhu Singh
* [[Geetanjali Mishra]] as Sona / Kkusum (2014–2015)
* [[Simran Natekar]] as Pooja (2015)
* [[Harsh Mehta]] as Mahendra "Mannu" Singh: Gauri and Ratan's son; Jagdish's step-son; Abhimanyu's half-brother (2015–2016)
** Dhairya Ashani as Child Mannu
* [[Sonia Shah]] as Karuna Malhotra (2016)
* [[Avinash Sachdev]] as Dr. Amit Goel (2016)
* Prithvi Sankhala as Dr. Naresh Goel (2016)
* [[Smrirti Khanna]] as Dr. Vandana Mittal (2016)
* [[Ayush Anand]] as Premal Singh (2016)
* Hetal Yadav as Pavitra Singh (2016)

==Crossover episodes==
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*''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]''
*''[[Udaan (2014 TV series)|Udaan]]''

===''Trishakti''===
In each ''Trishakti'' cross-over, three serials were broken down into parts and aired successively.

====Trishakti episodes====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! Air Date
! colspan="3" | Serials
|-
| 1
| 19 February 2016
| rowspan="2" |''[[Thapki Pyar Ki]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Ishq Ka Rang Safed]]''
|-
| 2
| 10 March 2016
|-
| 3
| 17 March 2016
|''Thapki Pyar Ki''
|''Sasural Simar Ka''
|''Balika Vadhu''
|-
| 4
| 29 March 2016
| rowspan="2" |''Thapki Pyar Ki''
| rowspan="2" |''Sasural Simar Ka''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Udaan (2014 TV series)|Udaan]]''
|-
| 5
| 8 April 2016
|-
| 6
| 21 April 2016
|''Thapki Pyar Ki''
|''Sasural Simar Ka''
|''Ishq Ka Rang Safed''
|-
| 7
| 12 May 2016
|[[Swaragini]]
|''Sasural Simar Ka''
|''Udaan''
|-
| 8
| 20 May 2016
|''Thapki Pyar Ki''
|''Sasural Simar Ka''
|''Udaan''
|-
| 9
| 26 May 2016
|''Thapki Pyar Ki''
|''Sasural Simar Ka''
| ''Balika Vadhu''
|-
| 10
| 13 June 2016
|''Ishq Ka Rang Safed''
|''Sasural Simar Ka''
| ''Balika Vadhu''
|}

== Distribution ==
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=== Dubbed versions and remakes ===
Dubbed versions of the serial were telecast in [[Tamil language]] as ''Mann Vasanai'' on [[Raj TV]], in [[Telugu language]] as ''Chinnari Pellikuthuru'' on [[MAA TV]], and in [[Malayalam language]] as ''Balika Vadhu'' on [[Surya TV]].

It was remade in [[Kannada|Kannada language]] as ''[[Putta Gowri Maduve]]'' and telecast on [[Colors Kannada]].

==Reception==
===Ratings===

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''Balika Vadhu''{{'}}s premiere had a very low rating of 0.7 television rating points (TVR).<ref name="Telly"/> Five weeks after launch, it entered the top 5 most-watched Hindi GEC{{expand acronym|date=May 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Balika Vadhu slides to No 3|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/balika-vadhu-slides-to-no-3/480296/|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> and the most-watched program of Colors TV.<ref name="Telly"/> The show helped the newly launched channel to gain first position in Hindi GEC, breaking the nine-year run of [[StarPlus|Star Plus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Balika Vadhu"s TRP journey|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/balika-vadhu-s-trp-journey-52105-2009-07-14|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Girl child woos viewers on Indian television|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39235620090424|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> ''Balika Vadhu'' often held top position on the ratings charts through its first 1400 episodes.<ref name="Telly"/>

In week 28, during February 2009, it garnered its highest weekly rating of 10 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TV Toppers|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k9/mar/4mar/news_balika.php}}</ref> In 11 week of 2009, it occupied third position with 5.9 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ekta show opens well, Colors loses momentum|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/ekta-show-opens-well-colors-loses-momentum/439348/2|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> In week ending 13 June 2009, it was at fourth position with 5.3 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=STAR Plus back in number 1 position|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/star-plus-back-in-number-1-position-109061900096_1.html|website=Business Standard}}</ref>

In week 30 of 2010, it occupied the top position with 6.9 TVR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/27826_gec-watch-five-colors-shows-in-top-10-sony-gains|title=Balika Vadhu TRP 2010}}</ref>

In the week ending 28 May 2011, it occupied the top position with 4.91 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Balika Vadhu regains its top position|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Balika-Vadhu-regains-its-top-position/articleshow/8713485.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In week 24 of 2011, it was at second position with 4.81 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=It's Pavitra Rishta versus Balika Vadhu|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Its-Pavitra-Rishta-versus-Balika-Vadhu/articleshow/8913906.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In first two weeks of August 2011, it garnered 6.1 and 5.2 TVRs, maintaining its top position.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Balika Vadhu shifts focus, risks TRPs|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/balika-vadhu-shifts-focus-risks-trps/story-Y9GArvrhn1HxROdydt9SeM.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

In the first week of 2012, it occupied the second position with 4.76 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The show CID telecast on Sony Entertainment Television, has outpaced Balika Vadhu|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/The-show-CID-telecast-on-Sony-Entertainment-Television-has-outpaced-the-Colors-show-Balika-Vadhu-as-it-got-a-TVR-of-4-97-during-the-week-of-January-1-to-January-7-2012-TAM-Peoplemeter-System-While-Balika-Vadhu-gets-a-TVR-of-4-76-for-the-week-/articleshow/11458995.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

In the last week of July 2013, it was at second position with 3.9 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title='Balika Vadhu' zooms up to number 2 on TRP chart|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Five-year-old-TV-show-Balika-Vadhu-zooms-up-to-number-2-on-TRP-chart-Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaa/articleshow/21550914.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
''Balika Vadhu'' opened to mixed reviews from critics. While some appreciated the series for portraying the issues of child marriage, which had not been shown before on Indian television, others criticised it for glorifying child marriage.<ref name="Telly">{{Cite web|title=Telly's top 10|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/telly-s-top-10/cid/524150|website=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Life after death|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20081124-life-after-death-738248-2008-11-14|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Child bride show attracts viewers, critics|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/india.tv/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=CNN}}</ref>

===Censorship===
In 2009, the series was criticized in Indian Parliament, prompting the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] to suspend its telecast and condemn the series for portraying child marriage in contravention of Indian constitutional law.<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/india/Ambika-Soni-promises-inquiry-into-Balika-Vadhu/articleshow/4777289.cms</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/balika-vadhu-storms-into-lok-sabha/story-c1HPVPMqfrAPhS9F2yDnyN.html</ref><ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tv-truth-comes-under-scrutiny-in-parliament-1276440</ref>

==Awards==
The series has won the following awards:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! align="center" |Year
! align="center" |Category
! align="center" |Recipient(s)
|-
! colspan="3"|[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita.php|title=ITA Awards}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2021}}
|-
|rowspan="10"|2008
| Best Serial Drama
| Sphere Origin
|-
| Best Director Drama
| Siddharth Sen Gupta, Pradeep Yadav
|-
| Best Actress Drama
| rowspan="2"|Avika Gor
|-
| Best Child Artist
|-
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Sadia Siddiqui
|-
| Best Actress in a Negative Role
| Surekha Sikri
|-
| Best Title Track
| Lalit Sen
|-
| Best Teleplay
| Purnendu Shekhar, Gajra Kottary, Rajesh Dubey
|-
| Best Dialogue
| Raghuvir Shekhawat
|-
| Best Videography
| Sanjay Memane
|-
| rowspan="9"| 2009
| Best Serial Drama
| Sphere Origin
|-
| Best Director Drama
| Siddharth Sen Gupta, Pradeep Yadav
|-
| Best Child Artist
| Avika Gor
|-
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Smita Bansal
|-
| Best Actress in a Negative Role
| Surekha Sikri
|-
| Best Title Track
| Lalit Sen
|-
| Best Teleplay
| Purnendu Shekhar, Gajra Kottary, Rajesh Dubey
|-
| Best Dialogue
| Usha Dixit
|-
| Best Videography
| Sanjay Memane, Anil Katke
|-
|rowspan="7"|2010
| Best Actress Drama
| Surekha Sikri
|-
| Best Child Artist
| Avika Gor
|-
|Gr8! Laurel For Ensemble Acting
| Balika Vadhu
|-
| Best Teleplay
| Purnendu Shekhar, Gajra Kottary, Rajesh Dubey
|-
| Best Dialogue
| Usha Dixit
|-
| Best Costumes
| Winnie Malhotra, Neelu Shroff
|-
| Best Audiography
| Suhas Rane
|-
|rowspan="2"|2011
| Best Actress Drama
| Surekha Sikri
|-
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Anup Soni
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2012
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role
| Anup Soni
|-
| Best Title Track
| Lalit Sen
|-
| Best Dialogue
| Usha Dixit
|-
| Best Costumes
| Winnie Malhotra, Neelu Shroff
|-
| Best Videography
| Sanjay Memane
|-
|2013
|GR8! Face of the Year – Male
| Siddharth Shukla
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014
| Best Actress Drama
| Surekha Sikri
|-
| Best Teleplay
| Purnendu Shekhar, Gajra Kottary, Rajesh Dubey
|-
| 2015
| Special Recognition
| Siddharth Sen Gupta, Aasiya Kazi, Gracy Goswami
|-
| 2021
| ITA Milestone Award
| Balika Vadhu
|}

==Spin-off==
{{Main|Chhoti Anandi}}
An animated series, ''[[Chhoti Anandi]]'', was launched in 2016 and focuses on the adventures of 8-year-old Anandi and her friends. It was simulcasted on Colors TV and [[Rishtey (TV channel)|Rishtey]] from January to April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Chhoti-Anandi-to-enter-small-screen-world-soon/articleshow/50463353.cms|title='Chhoti Anandi' to enter small screen world soon|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 January 2016|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref> The animation was provided by HopMotion animation studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hopmotion.com/colors-tv-to-launch-chhoti-anandi/|title=Colors TV to launch Chhoti Anandi|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref>

==Season 2==
{{main|Balika Vadhu (season 2)}}
A sequel of the series was in production as of February 2021 and is set to air on [[Colors TV]]. The first promo of the series was released officially on 27th June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQoVjGzhAET/?utm_medium=copy_link|title=Balika Vadhu 2 Coming Soon on Colors TV|work=[[Colors TV]]|date=27 June 2021|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2103372}}
{{Colors Programmes}}

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