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{{short description|Indian soap opera}}
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{{infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name                    = Balika Vadhu
| image                = Balika Vadhu.png
| image                    = Balika_Vadhu.png
| caption             = <!--Please don't use captions for obvious title cards. See Template:Infobox television instructions-->
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| alt_name             = {{ubl|Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte|Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke}}
| alt_name                 = {{ubl|''Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte''|''Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke''}}
| genre               = [[Soap opera]]
| genre                   = [[Soap opera]]
| creative_director   = Siddhartha Vankar
| 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|access-date=22 June 2020|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040345/https://m.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-careers-balika-vadhu-writer-on-how-to-get-a-break-in-tv/20110504.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>|Rajesh Dubey||Usha Dixit|Raghuvir Shekhawat|Manisha Singh|[[Kovid Gupta]]|Raman Manaktala}}
| 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}}
| director                 = {{ubl|[[Sidharth Sengupta]]|Pradeep Yadav}}
| starring             = [[#Cast|See below]]
| starring                 =  
| country             = India
| country                 = [[Television in India|India]]
| language             = Hindi
| language                 = [[Hindi]]
| num_seasons         = 2
| num_seasons             = 1
| num_episodes         = 2,245
| num_episodes             = 2248
| executive_producer   = {{ubl|Zakir Shaikh|Sachin Chavan|Fuzel Khan}}
| executive_producer       = {{ubl|Zakir Shaikh|Sachin Chavan|Fuzel Khan}}
| producer             = {{ubl|Sunjoy Waddhwa|Comall Sunjoy W.}}
| producer                 = {{ubl|Sunjoy Waddhwa|Comall Sunjoy W.}}
| cinematography       = {{ubl|Sanjay K. Memane|Anil Katke}}
| location                = [[Jaitsar]]<br/>[[Jodhpur]]<br/> [[Mumbai]]<br/> [[Udaipur]]<br/> [[Srinagar]]<br/> [[Jaipur]]<br/> [[Naigaon]]<br/> [[New Delhi]]
| editor               = {{ubl|Santosh Singh|Janak Chauhan}}
| cinematography           = {{ubl|Sanjay K. Memane|Anil Katke}}
| camera               = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| editor                   = {{ubl|Santosh Singh|Janak Chauhan}}
| runtime             = 20 minutes
| camera                   = [[Multi-camera]]
| company             = [[Sphere Origins]]
| runtime                 = 20 minutes
| first_aired         = {{start date|df=yes|2008|7|21}}
| company                 = [[Sphere Origins]]
| last_aired           = {{end date|df=yes|2016|7|31}}
| picture_format          = {{ubl|[[576i]]|[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])}}
| channel             = [[Colors TV]]
| first_aired             = {{start date|df=yes|2008|7|21}}
| related             = [[Chhoti Anandi]]<br>[[Balika Vadhu 2]]
| 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&nbsp;July 2008 and 31&nbsp;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.
'''''Balika Vadhu''''' ({{Translation|''The Child Bride''}}) is an [[Indian soap opera]] that aired on [[Colors TV]] between 21 July 2008 to 31 July 2016 with 2,245 episodes. The story is set in rural [[Rajasthan]] and revolves around the life of a [[Child marriage|child bride]] from childhood to womanhood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why TV shows like Astitva: Ek Prem Kahani and Balika Vadhu stood out |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/why-tv-shows-like-astitva-ek-prem-kahani-and-balika-vadhu-stood-out/cid/1895477 |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040344/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/why-tv-shows-like-astitva-ek-prem-kahani-and-balika-vadhu-stood-out/cid/1895477 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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.
==Background==
 
The show consists of two parts. The first part, ''Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte'' (''{{Translation|The Child Bride – Strong Relationships of Tender Age}}'') ran for 2,164 episodes, and focused on Anandi and Jagdish, who were married during childhood. The second part, ''Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke'' (''{{Translation|The Child Bride – Moments of Love}}'') which ran for 84 episodes, reflects the life of Anandi's daughter, Dr. Nandini, also known as Nimboli, another 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>
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 <small>([[India]])</small>
|-
! 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==
==Plot==
===''Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte''===
Balika Vadhu follows the lives of Anandi and Jagdish, who were married as children, and the challenges they and their families face over several decades.
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.
===''Part 1: Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte''===
An 8-year-old girl, Anandi is married to Jagdish "Jagya" Singh. Her schoolteacher fails in trying to stop the marriage. Jagya's widowed sister, Sugna, whose husband dies on the day they were supposed to marry, faces difficulty remarrying as she is pregnant. Though a local, Shyam asks Sugna's hand in marriage, Jagya doesn't approve of it. Later Jagdish and Anandi have final exams where Jagya performs poorly and fakes his report card. Jagya's father, Bhairon finds about it so he runs away to Mumbai, where some goons kidnap him. Anandi is shot while saving him, though she recovers. Later, Jagya's grandmother gets him married to a girl named Gauri, while still being married to Anandi; the ''maha panchayat'' declares it illegal. Since both Jagya and Anandi are going through changes, their families decide that they should stay away from each other until they're both adolescents worries that they may take a wrong step in their youth.


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]].
5 years later, Anandi returns to her in laws. Jagdish and Anandi are in love. Jagya is motivated to become a doctor when he is unable to find a doctor for an injured Anandi and goes to [[Mumbai]] to study. In meantime, he falls in love with his colleague, Gauri and insults Anandi for being uneducated.


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.
4 years later, Jagdish completes his MBBS and wants to work and live in Mumbai. He meets Gauri again and decides to leave Anandi to marry her. They get married; Gauri believing that his child marriage is invalid. However, his family rejects them, leading Gauri to become vengeful towards them, which in turn disrupts her marital life with Jagdish. Bhairon asks Anandi to file a case against Jagdish, but she refuses, accepting his and Gauri's marriage. Meanwhile, Anandi completes her graduation and educates village girls, campaigns against child marriage, and becomes the ''Sarpanch Bitiya'' of Jaitsar, and meets [[district collector]] Shivraj Shekhar who is impressed by her. She sends divorce papers to Jagya, which he angrily signs. Jagya and Anandi get divorced and Anandi tries to move on. Meanwhile, Jagya gets to know how Gauri had separated him from his family and divorces her for cheating and vows to reunite with Anandi. However, Anandi having moved on, marries Shivraj, forgives Jagya, and moves to [[Udaipur]]. Anandi starts her own NGO and works for welfare of women, orphan children, physically handicapped and old age homes.


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, Shivraj's sister, develops a crush on Jagya. She however tries to create trouble in his family by creating misunderstandings and manipulating people. They get engaged and he returns to Mumbai to study. Six months later, he realizes that she only wants to marry him out of spite and calls-off the wedding. He marries Ganga, who was also a victim of child marriage, a girl whom he helped her get freed from her husband and in-laws who harassed her and get her educated as a nurse, and adopts her son Mannu while giving birth to their child Abhimanyu. Meanwhile, Jagya runs for political office and becomes the ''Vidhya'' of Jaitsar.


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.
Anandi and Shivraj adopt a disabled orphan Amol, treat him and reunite him with his parents. Shivraj dies while trying to stop a terrorist attack as Anandi delivers twins Nandini and Shivam. Akhiraj, a goon, kidnaps Nandini and renames her Nimboli for marriage to his son Kundan.


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.
11 years later, Jagya traces Nandini, and Akhiraj is arrested but escapes custody and kills Anandi as she protects her children. Jagya fatally shoots him, but the twins fall into a river and presumably die. They however survive and are put into an orphanage. They are separated when Shivam is arrested for murdering a man who tried to rape Nandini.


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.
===''Part 2: Lamhe Pyaar Ke''===
 
15 years later, Nandini is a physician, driven by a promise to her dying mother to provide medical treatment throughout [[Rajasthan]]. She marries medical student Krish Malhotra, who she later learns is the step-son of Kundan. She also finds that the groom she approved for her adoptive sister Sudha is actually Shivam, who has become a gangster. She reunites with him. Kundan kidnaps her to force her to remarry him, but is killed by the police.
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.
 
In the epilogue, she summarizes her family history from Anandi's childhood to her present in a book titled ''Balika Vadhu''.
===''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==
==Cast==
 
* [[Pratyusha Banerjee]] as NGO Head Anandi Singh Shekhar: Khajaan and Bhagwati's daughter; Shivraj's wife; Nandini and Shivam's mother; Amol's adoptive mother (2010–2013)
===Main===
** [[Toral Rasputra]] as older Anandi Singh Shekhar (2013–2016)
 
** [[Avika Gor|Avika Gor Chandwani]] as young Anandi Singh (2008–2010)
* [[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)
* [[Sidharth Shukla]] as IAS Shivraj "Shiv" Shekhar: Anoop and Meenakshi's son; Mahi's brother; Anandi's husband; Nandini and Shivam's father; Amol's adoptive father (2012–2015)
** [[Avika Gor]] as Young Anandi (2008–10)
* [[Shashank Vyas]] as MLA Dr. Jagdish "Jagya" Singh: Bhairon and Sumitra's son; Sugna's brother; Ganga's husband; Abhimanyu's father (2010–2015)
* [[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)
** [[Shakti Anand]] as older Jagdish "Jagya" Singh (2015–2016)
** [[Avinash Mukherjee]] as Young Jagdish (2008–10)
** [[Avinash Mukherjee]] as young Jagdish "Jagya" Singh (2008–2010)
* [[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)
* [[Sriti Jha]] as Dr. Ganga Singh: Jagdish's wife; Mahendra and Abhimanyu's mother (2013)
* [[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)
** [[Sargun Mehta Dubey]] replaced Jha as Ganga Singh (2013–2014)
** [[Gracy Goswami]] as Young Nandini "Nimboli" Shekar (2015–16)
** [[Aasiya Kazi]] as older Ganga Singh (2014–2016)
* [[Ruslaan Mumtaz]] as Dr. Krish Malhotra: Kundan's step-son; Nandini's husband (2016)
** [[Roshni Walia]] as child Ganga Singh (2013)
* [[Surekha Sikri]] as Kalyani Devi Singh: Dharamveer's wife; Bhairon and Basant's mother; Jagdish and Sugna's grandmother (2008–16) (Dead)
* [[Mahhi Vij|Mahhi Vij Bhanushali]] as Dr. Nandini "Nimboli" Shekhar Malhotra: Shivraj and Anandi's daughter; Shivam's twin-sister; Amol's adoptive sister; Krish's wife (2016)
** [[Heeba Shah]] as Young Kalyani Devi
** [[Gracy Goswami]] as young Nandini "Nimboli" Shekhar (2015–2016)
* [[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)
* Dishank Arora as Shivam Shekhar: Shivraj and Anandi's son; Nandini's twin-brother; Amol's adoptive brother; Sudha's husband (2016)
** [[Roshni Walia]] as Child Ganga (2013)
** Viren Vazirani as young Shivam Shekhar (2015–2016)
* [[Anjum Farooki]] / [[Deblina Chatterjee]] as Dr. Gauri Singh: Jagdish's ex fiancée (2010–12, 2014)
* [[Ruslaan Mumtaz]] as Krish Malhotra: Karuna's son; Kudan's step-son; Nandini's second husband (2016)
** [[Mahima Makwana]] as Child Gauri (2010)
* [[Yukti Kapoor]] as Sudha Shekhawat Shekhar: Naren and Yamuna's daughter; Nandini's foster sister; Premal's ex-wife; Shivam's wife (2016)
* [[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===
===Recurring===
* [[Dishank Arora]] as Shivam Shekhar: Anandi and Shivraj's son; Nandini's brother; Sudha's husband (2016)
* [[Chetanya Adib]] as Khajaan Singh — Bhagwati's husband; Anandi's father; Shivraj's father-in-law; Nandini and Shivam's grandfather; Amol's adoptive grandfather (2008–2015)
** [[Viren Vazirani]] as Young Shivam (2015–16)
* [[Bhairavi Raichura]] as Bhagwati Singh — Khajaan's wife; Anandi's mother; Shivraj's mother-in-law; Nandini and Shivam's grandmother; Amol's adoptive grandmother (2008–2012)
* [[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)
* Digvijay Purohit as Govind: Rani's elder brother; Krishna's husband
** Sparsh Srivastav / Karan Pahwa as Young Kundan (2015–16)
* Preity Sahay as Krishna Singh: Khajaan's younger sister; Bhagwati's sister-in-law; Anandi's aunt; Govind's wife
* [[Yukti Kapoor]] as Sudha Shekhar: Naren and Jamuna's daughter; Shivam's wife (2016)
* Mrudula Sathe as Rani: Govind's younger sister
* [[Shahab Khan]] as Naren Shekhawat: Jamuna's husband; Nandini's adopted father; Sudha's father (2016)
* [[Surekha Sikri|Surekha Sikri Rege]] as Kalyani Singh — [[Matriarchy|Matriarch]] of Singhs; Dharamveer's wife; Bhairon's mother; Sumitra's mother-in-law; Sugna and Jagdish's grandmother; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's great-grandmother (2008–2016)
* [[Neetu Pandey]] as Jamuna Shekhawat: Naren's wife; Nandini's adopted mother; Sudha's mother (2016)
** Heeba Shah as young Kalyani Devi (shown in a flashback scene)
* [[Roop Durgapal]] as Sanchi Kabra: Alok and Iravati's daughter; Shivraj's sister; Vivek's wife (2012–15)
* [[Anup Soni]] as Bhairon Singh — [[Patriarchy|Patriarch]] of Singhs; Dharamveer and Kalyani's son; Sumitra's husband; Sugna and Jagdish's father; Shyam and Ganga's father-in-law; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's grandfather (2008–2014)
* [[Jaineeraj Rajpurohit]] as Alok Shekhar: Premkishore's son; Anoop's brother; Iravati's husband; Shivraj (adoptive) and Sanchi's father (2012–15)
* [[Smita Bansal|Smita Bansal Mohla]] as Sumitra Singh — [[Matriarchy|Matriarch]] of Singhs; Bhairon's wife; Sugna and Jagdish's mother; Shyam and Ganga's mother-in-law; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's grandmother (2008–2014)
* [[Sonal Jha]] as Iravati Shekhar: Alok's wife; Shivraj (adoptive) and Sanchi's mother (2012–15)
* [[Veebha Anand]] / [[Janvi Chheda|Janvi Chheda Gopalia]] as Sugna Shyam Singh: Bhairon and Sumitra's daughter; Jagdish's sister; Nandu and Bhairavi's adopted cousin; Pratap's widow; Shyam's wife; Varun and Shagun's mother (2008–2013)
* [[Anita Kulkarni]] as Meenakshi Shekhar: Anoop's wife, Shivraj and Mahi's mother (2012–15)
* [[Vikrant Massey]] / [[Sachin Shroff]] as Shyam Singh: Madan and Radha's son; Suguna's husband; Varun's step-father; Shagun's father (2009–2013)
* [[Avinash Wadhawan]]/[[Akshay Anand]] as Anoop Shekhar: Premkishore's son; Meenakshi's husband, Shivraj and Mahi father (2013–2014, 2014–2015)
* [[Satyajit Sharma]] as Basant Singh: Mahavir's son; Dharamveer and Kalyani's adopted son; Bhairon's adopted brother; Jamuna ex-husband; Gehna's husband; Nandu and Bhairavi's father (2008–2014)
* [[Shubham Jha]] as Amol Shekhar: Shivraj and Anandi's adopted son (2014–2015)
* [[Neha Marda|Neha Marda Agarwal]] / Sheetal Khandal as Gehna Singh: Shambhu and Urmila's daughter; Kanchan and Rama's sister; Basant's widow; Niranjan's wife; Nandu and Bhairavi's mother (2008–2015)
* [[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: Basant's ex-wife (2008)  
* [[Geeta Tyagi]] as Jamuna Singh: Basant's wife; Jagdish and Sugna's aunt (2008)
* Rishi Sonecha / Keval Katrodia / Mayur Mondal / Sanjay Basak as Nandkishore "Nandu" Singh: Basant and Gehna's son; Bhairavi's brother; Sugna and Jagdish's adopted cousin (2014–2015)
* [[Neha Marda]] / [[Sheetal Khandal]] as Gehna Singh: Basant's former second wife, Niranjan's wife, Nandu and Bhaivri's mother (2008–2012, 2012–2015)
** Rishi Sonecha / Keval Katrodia / Mayur Mondal as Child Nandkishore Singh (2010–2014)
* [[Sanjay Basak]] as Nandkishore Singh a.k.a. Nandu: Basant and Gehna son, Bhaivri brother (2012–2015)
* [[Rajendra Gupta]] as Mahavir Singh: Basant's father; Nandu and Bhairavi's grandfather (2009–2012)
* [[Rahul Lohani]] as Niranjan Singh: Gehna's second husband; Nandu and Bhaivri's step-father (2009–2010; 2014–2015)
* Vinay Yadav as Maakhan: a maid in Kalyani's house
* [[Sunil Singh]] as Akhiraj Singh: Harki's husband; Kundan and Kamli's father (2015–2016)
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Vasundhara Devi: Kalyani's elder sister; Dharamveer's sister-in-law; Bhairon's aunt (2009-2012)
* [[Rudrakshi Gupta]] as Harki Singh: Akhiraj's wife; Kundan and Kamli's mother (2015–16)
* Rahul Lohani as Niranjan: Gehna's music teacher and second husband; Nandu and Bhairavi's step-father (2009–2010; 2014–2015)
* [[Farah Hussain]] as Kamli Singh: Akhiraj and Harki's daughter; Kundan's sister; Pushkar's wife (2015–16)
* Shashwat Joshi as Abhimanyu "Abhi" Singh: Jagdish and Ganga's son; Mahendra's half-brother; Varun and Shagun's cousin (2015)
* [[Tisha Kapoor]] as Urmila Singh: Kundan's former wife (2015–16)
* Mamta Chaturya as Phooli: Anandi's best friend since childhood (2010–2012)
* [[Sudhir Pandey]] as Premkishore Shekhar: Alok and Anoop father, Iravati and Meena father in-law, Shiv, Sanchi and Mahi grandfather (2012–2015)
** Faiza Faiz as child Phooli (2008–2010)
* [[Sushmita Mukherjee]] as Subhadra, Hardik grandmother  (2014–15)
* Pankaj Jha Kashyap as Meena's elder brother (2010)
* [[Gaurav Bajaj]] as Hardik, Subhadra grandson, Gulli husband (2014)
* Pushpendra Singh as Jagan: Phooli's father
* [[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)
* [[Shivshakti Sachdev]] as Champa: Anandi's childhood friend; Gulli's mother (2008)
* [[Arpit Joshi]] as Lal Singh (2010–2012)
* [[Nidhi Jha]] and [[Sonam Lamba]] as Gulli: Lalan and Champa's daughter; Hardik's wife (2011–2014)
* [[Masshe Uddin Qureshi]] as Brijesh Sanghvi (2010–2012)
** Netra Kapoor / [[Digangana Suryavanshi]] as child Gulli
* Kishan Bhan as Shambhu: Gehna, Kanchan and Rama's father; Nandu and Bhairavi's grandfather
* Chitra Jetly as Urmila: Gehna, Kanchan and Rama's mother; Nandu and Bhairavi's grandmother
* Garima Anand as Kanchan: Manish's wife
* Jehangir Vakil as Pratap: Hukum and Meena's son; Sugna's ex-husband; Varun's father (2008–2009)
* Shivansh Kotia and [[Rudra Soni]] as Varun Singh: Pratap and Sugna's son; Shyam's step-son; Shagun's half-brother; Abhimanyu's cousin; Mannu's step-cousin (2010)/(2011–2013)
* Amar Sharma as Madan Singh: Radha's husband; Shyam's father; Varun's step-grandfather; Shagun's grandfather (2008–2014)
* Asmita Sharma/Rashmi Shaw as Madan's wife; Shyam's mother; Varun's step-grandmother; Shagun's grandmother (2008–2010)
* [[Sudhir Pandey]] as Premkishore Shekhar: Anoop and Alok's father; Shiv, Sanchi and Mahi's grandfather; Nandini and Shivam's great-grandfather; Amol's adoptive great-grandfather (2012–2015)
* [[Avinash Wadhawan]] / [[Akshay Anand]] as Anoop Shekhar: Premkishore's elder son; Alok's elder brother; Meenakshi's husband; Shiv and Mahi's father; Nandini and Shivam's grandfather; Amol's adoptive grandfather (2013–2015)
* [[Anita Kulkarni]] as Meenakshi Shekhar: Anoop's wife; Shiv and Mahi's mother; Nandini and Shivam's grandmother; Amol's adoptive grandmother (2012–2015)
* Jaineeraj Rajpurohit as Alok Shekhar: Premkishore's younger son; Anoop's younger brother; Iravati's husband; Saanchi's father (2012–2015)
* [[Sonal Jha]] as Iravati Shekhar: Alok's wife; Saanchi's mother (2012–2015)
* [[Roop Durgapal]] as Sanchi Shekhar Kabra: Alok and Iravati's daughter; Shiv and Mahi's cousin; Vivek's wife (2012–2015)
* Abhishek Tewari as Mahi Shekhar: Anoop and Meenakshi's younger son; Shivraj's younger brother; Sanchi's cousin; Nandini and Shivam's uncle (2012–2014)
* Khushmeet Gill/Shubham Jha as Raju Mehta/Amol Shekhar: Shiv and Anandi's adopted son; Nandini and Shivam's adopted brother (2014–2015)
* [[Sushmita Mukherjee]] as Subhadra "Swananda": Premkishore's younger sister; Hardik's grandmother (2014–2015)
* [[Gaurav Bajaj]] as Hardik: Subhadra's grandson; Gulli's husband (2014)
* Bobby Parvez as Roshan Kabra: Suman's husband, Vivek, Saurabh and Rakhi's father (2014)
* [[Shalini Arora]] as Suman Kabra: Roshan's wife; Vivek, Saurabh and Rakhi's mother (2014–2015)
* Vimarsh Roshan as Advocate Vivek Kabra: Roshan and Suman's elder son; Saurabh and Rakhi's elder brother; Saanchi's husband (2013–2015)
* Farhina Parvez Jarimari as Rakhi Kabra: Roshan and Suman's younger daughter; Vivek and Saurabh's younger sister (2014)
* Abhijit Lahiri as Ramcharan Singh: Madan's elder brother (2009–2010)
* Zubeida Verma as Ramcharan's wife
* Smita Dongre as Kamla: Gauri's mother
* Sunil Chauhan as Umaan Singh: Gauri's father
* Tarakesh Chauhan as Ram Singh: Gauri's uncle
* [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]] as Shivani Rajadhyaksha (2011, 2014)
* Arpit Joshi and Suneet Surana and Semal Bhatt as Lal Singh: Koyal's husband; Jagdish's friend (2010–2012)
* Raquel Rebello as Koyal: Lal Singh's wife
* Urmila Sharma in [[double role]] as  
** Mangali: a villager of Jaitsar
** Kanchan: Bharat's mother
* Sumit Malhan as Bharat: Phooli's second husband
* Svetlana Mishra as Chaturi: Bharat's first wife
* [[Chandresh Singh]] as Ratan Singh: Ganga's ex-husband; Mannu's father (2013–2015)
* Harsh Mehta as Mahendra "Mannu" Singh: Ratan and Ganga's son; Jagdish's step-son; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Varun and Shagun's step-cousin; Pooja's husband (2015–2016)
** Dhairya Ashani as child Mahendra "Mannu" Singh (2014–2015)
* Ghanshyam Srivastava as Ghanshyam: an uncle who took care of Mannu when Ganga went to medical school in [[Mangalore]]
* [[Ankit Gupta]] as Dr. Abhishek Singh: Asha's second husband (2012–2013)
* [[Vineet Kumar Chaudhary]] as Kundan Singh: Akheeraj and Harki's son; Kamli's younger brother; Nandini and Urmi's ex-husband; Krish's step-father (2016)
** [[Sparsh Srivastav]] and Karan Pahwa as Teenage Kundan Singh (2015–2016)
* Sunil Singh as Akheeraj Singh: Harki's husband; Kamli and Kundan's father (2015–2016)
* Rudrakshi Gupta as Harki: Akheeraj's wife; Kamli and Kundan's mother (2015–2016)
* Farah Hussain as Kamli Singh: Akheeraj and Harki's daughter; Kundan's elder sister; Pushkar's wife (2015–2016)
* [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]] as Mangaladevi: Akheeraj's sister-in-law; Nandini's mother-figure (2015–2016)
* Meenakshi Arya as Geeta: Akheeraj's younger sister
* Sunil Palwal as Pooran: Geeta's husband
* Madhvi Chopra as Chaggani: a maid at Akheeraj's house
* [[Simran Natekar]] as Pooja: Sarita's daughter; Mannu's wife (2015)
* Dimple Kava/Raginee Risshi as Sarita: Pooja's mother
* [[Parichay Sharma]] as Pushkar: Jatashankar and Bhagirathi's mentally ill son; Kamli's husband (2015–2016)
* Abhay Joshi as Jatashankar: Pushkar's father
* Jhumma Mitra as Bhagirathi: Pushkar's mother
* Mahmood Hashmi in a [[dual role]] as
** Chanda's husband
** Pushkar's uncle
* Tisha Kapoor as Urmi: Khetaram and Saraswati's daughter; Kundan's ex-wife (2015)
* Madan Tyagi as Khetaram: Urmi's father
* Anjali Gupta as Saraswati: Urmi's mother
* Deepali Muchrikar / [[Vidhi Pandya]] as Nidhi: Anant and Pushpa's daughter (2015–2016)
* [[Hiten Tejwani]] as Dr. Anant: a [[Pediatrics|Pediatric doctor]]; Pushpa's husband; Nidhi's father (2015–2016)
* Malini Kapoor as Pushpa: Anant's wife; Nidhi's mother
* Shahab Khan as Naren Shekhawat: Yamuna's husband; Sudha's father; Nandini's adoptive father (2016)
* Neetu Pandey as Yamuna Shekhawat: Naren's wife; Sudha's mother; Nandini's adoptive mother (2016)
* Kavita Vaid as Yamuna's mother; Sudha's grandmother; Nandini's adoptive grandmother (2016)
* [[Ayush Anand]] as Premal Singh: Santhalia and Pavitra's son; Sudha's ex-husband (2016)
* Vinod Anand as Santhalia: Pavitra's husband; Premal's father
* Hetal Yadav as Pavitra: Santhalia's wife; Premal's mother (2016)
* Sonia Shah as Karuna Malhotra: Kundan's wife; Krish's mother (2016)
* Nimisha Vakharia as Triveni: Karuna's elder sister
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Sandhya: Anandi's school teacher (2008–2013)
* [[Aapki Antara|Anjum Farooki]] as Dr. Ganga Singh: Jagdish's ex-wife (2010–2014)
** [[Deblina Chatterjee]] as Ganga Singh (2014) (after plastic surgery)
** [[Mahima Makwana]] as child Ganga Singh (2009–2010)
* Bhakti Narula as Bhanwari: matchmakers from Bilaria village
* [[Ashok Banthia]] as Village Chief of Bilaria
* Yogendra Kumaria as the doctor who treated Jamuna
* [[Farida Dadi]] as Mithi: the traditional midwife who assisted Jamuna's delivery
* Ashok Awasthi as Village Chief of Jaitsar
* Jay Pathak as Madhav: Sumitra's younger brother; youngest uncle of Sugna and Jagdish
* Aayush Shah as Jagdish's school friend
* Aekansh Vats as Sunder: Jagdish's schoolmates who had a bad influence on Jagdish
* Priya Ahuja as Suman: Shyam first met Suman when Shyam was in town and helped Suman's mother from a wheelchair accident
* Rajesh Kareer as one of the criminal gangs of the child abduction syndicate in Mumbai town
* [[Sakshi Tanwar]] as Teepri: Bhairon's childhood friend (2010)
* Manav Sohal as Teepri's husband (2010)
* [[Navika Kotia]] as Teepri's daughter (2010)
* Smita Oak as Kunda: the landlord who rented out his house to Jagdish and Gauri in Mumbai
* Amita Udgata as Kusumkaali: Kalyani's best friend
* [[Sanjay Batra]] as Heth Singh
* Saurrabh Kushwaha as Sooraj: Heth Singh's son
* [[Fahad Ali]] as Shravan
* [[Rajkumar Kanojia]] as Bheem Singh: Shiv's personal assistant
* [[Karmveer Choudhary]] as Shambhu: a contractor
* Ajay Sharma as Keval Ram
* [[Reena Aggarwal]] as Ashima: Shiv's friend (2012–2013)
* Pavitra Sarkar as Balachandran: hospital nurse in Mangalore who harassed Ganga
* Dinesh Soni as Natthu Lal: maid at Shiv's house
* [[Maleeka Ghai|Maleeka R. Ghai]] as Nirmala: matchmakers from Jaitsar village
* [[Farnaz Shetty]] as Kanchan (2013)
* [[Farnaz Shetty]] as Kanchan (2013)
* [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]] as Shivani Rajadhyaksha (2011; 2014)
* [[Mohit Abrol]] as Anuj
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Palash Scindia (2014)
* Mandar Jadhav as Mihir
* Anshul Singh as Manish: Kanchan's husband
* Prairna Agarwal as Ratna: Manish's mother
* Madan Joshi as Chief Minister of Rajasthan
* [[Amardeep Jha]] as Suhasini
* Pubali Sanyal as Sonali Das: orphanage foundation board
* Sushma Prashant as Sarla: the nurse who had assisted Iravati's delivery
* [[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]] as Pramila (2014)
* [[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]] as Pramila (2014)
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Sandhya (2008–2013)
* Saptrishi Ghosh as Jindal: a public prosecutor in court
* [[Sakshi Tanwar]] as Tiipri (2010)
* Shivraj D. Walvekar as the lawyer Mr. Bundela
* [[Jehangir Vakil]] as Pratap Singh (2008–2009)
* Naveen Saini as Sumeet Raghuvanshi: Sanchi's defense lawyer
* [[Karmveer Choudhary]] as Shambhu Singh
* Massheuddin Qureshi as Brijesh Sanghvi
* [[Geetanjali Mishra]] as Sona / Kkusum (2014–2015)
* Shweta Mahadik as Rasika: Narendra's widow; Shiv's secretary
* [[Simran Natekar]] as Pooja (2015)
* Kartik Soni as Narendra: Rasika's late husband
* [[Harsh Mehta]] as Mahendra "Mannu" Singh: Gauri and Ratan's son; Jagdish's step-son; Abhimanyu's half-brother (2015–2016)
* Sanjay Bhatiya as Narendra's father
** Dhairya Ashani as Child Mannu
* Reshmaa Merchant as Sushma: Narendra's mother
* [[Sonia Shah]] as Karuna Malhotra (2016)
* Arjun Aneja as Mr. Mittal: Sanchi's boss
* Akash Khurana as Shamal: a politician
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Palash Shindia: a painter (2014)
* Niveen A. Ramani as Palash's assistant
* Parveen Kaur as Kalyani's teacher
* Sanskrati Sharma as Kajal: Kalyani's classmate
* Saniya Touqeer as Jhoomar: a student who experienced a case of child abuse
* [[Nimai Bali]] as L. P. Shrivastav: Sona's husband
* [[Geetanjali Mishra]] as Kusum and Sona: Ganga's cousin (2014–2015)
* Shital Antani as Kkusum's mother
* Gaurav Hans as Giridhar: a villager who recognized Sona
* Ankur Sharma Kabir as Raghav: Ganga's kidnappers
* Rumi Khan as the terrorist who died along with Shiv
* Nishant Paliwal as Madhav: Kundan's best friend
* Rishi Dev as Gopal: Chaganlal's son; Kamli's ex-lover (2015)
* Abhay Vardhan as Kailash: Gopal's best friend
* Abhay Keshari as Kundan's friend in juvenile prison
* Sanki Shailendra as Kundan's friend in juvenile prison
* Jayant Trivedi as Deenu: Akheeraj's friend
* Bhupesh Singh as Badri: Akheeraj's friend
* Hiteeka Ruchchandran as Madhura: a girl who was about to be sacrificed to a cult, and Nimboli rescued her
* Khushali Hirani as Kavitha: the girl who was kidnapped by Akheeraj
* [[Avinash Sachdev]] as Dr. Amit Goel (2016)
* [[Avinash Sachdev]] as Dr. Amit Goel (2016)
* Prithvi Sankhala as Dr. Naresh Goel (2016)
* Prithvi Sankhala as Dr. Naresh Goel (2016)
* [[Smrirti Khanna]] as Dr. Vandana Mittal (2016)
* [[Smriti 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==
==Reception==
===Ratings===
===Ratings===
''Balika Vadhu'' became one of the most watched Hindi GEC in its runtime and is one of the shows which helped get newly launched channel [[Colors TV]] to the first position in [[Hindi General entertainment channels|Hindi GEC]], beating the nine years top position maintained by [[StarPlus|Star Plus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 July 2009|title=Balika Vadhu"s TRP journey|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/balika-vadhu-s-trp-journey-52105-2009-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040347/https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/balika-vadhu-s-trp-journey-52105-2009-07-13|archive-date=8 November 2023|access-date=|website=India Today|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=24 April 2009|title=Girl child woos viewers on Indian television|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39235620090424|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040348/https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-39235620090424|archive-date=8 November 2023|access-date=|website=[[Reuters]]|url-status=live}}</ref>


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''Balika Vadhu'' was met with mixed responses. While some appreciated it for portraying the issues of child marriage, some criticised the show for glorifying it.<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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040346/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/india.tv/index.html |archive-date=8 November 2023 |access-date= |website=CNN |url-status=live }}</ref> The series had a very low initial rating of 0.7 TVR, but by five weeks after launch, it had entered the top five most-watched Hindi GEC and had become [[Colors TV]]'s top programme.<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|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040353/https://indianexpress.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Telly's top 10 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/telly-s-top-10/cid/524150 |website=The Telegraph |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040349/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/telly-s-top-10/cid/524150 |url-status=live }}</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 |date=14 November 2008 |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040347/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/20081124-life-after-death-738248-2008-11-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>
''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 five weeks after launch, it entered the top five most-watched Hindi GEC.<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|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040353/https://indianexpress.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, Balika Vadhu helped Colors TV's top positioning a lot. ''Balika Vadhu'' often held top position mostly on the ratings charts from 2008 to 2013.


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 week 11 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|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108050858/https://indianexpress.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 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|date=18 June 2009|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127144607/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/star-plus-back-in-number-1-position-109061900096_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In week 11 of 2010, it occupied top position and garnered 7.7 TVR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/26571_colors-star-plus-at-par-balika-vadhu-is-at-the-top|title=Balika Vadhu top position with 7.7 TVR|date=19 March 2010|access-date=28 October 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028080931/https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/26571_colors-star-plus-at-par-balika-vadhu-is-at-the-top|url-status=live}}</ref> In week 30 of 2010, it occupied with 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|date=29 July 2010|access-date=30 April 2021|archive-date=30 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430231521/https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/27826_gec-watch-five-colors-shows-in-top-10-sony-gains|url-status=live}}</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>
On 28 May 2011, it occupied the top position with 4.91 TVR.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Balika Vadhu regains its top position|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Balika-Vadhu-regains-its-top-position/articleshow/8713485.cms|website=The Times of India|date=3 June 2011|access-date=21 November 2022|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Balika-Vadhu-regains-its-top-position/articleshow/8713485.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In week 24 of 2011, it was at second position with 4.81 TVR.<ref>{{Cite news|title=It's Pavitra Rishta versus Balika Vadhu|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Its-Pavitra-Rishta-versus-Balika-Vadhu/articleshow/8913906.cms|website=The Times of India|date=19 June 2011|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=21 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121075427/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/its-pavitra-rishta-versus-balika-vadhu/articleshow/8913906.cms|url-status=live}}</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=18 August 2011|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=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028072858/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/balika-vadhu-shifts-focus-risks-trps/story-Y9GArvrhn1HxROdydt9SeM.html|archive-date=28 October 2021|access-date=|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> In the first week of 2012, it occupied the second position with 4.76 TVR.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The show CID telecast on Sony Entertainment Television, has outpaced Balika Vadhu|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.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|date=12 January 2012|access-date=21 November 2022|archive-date=8 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.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|url-status=live}}</ref> In week 50 of 2012, it was at top position with 5.8 TVR.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/celebrity-gossip/bigg-boss-ratings-fall-behind-melodramatic-indian-tv-soap-s-2012-12-27-1.488682|title=Balika Vadhu top position|date=27 December 2012|access-date=28 October 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028074332/https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/celebrity-gossip/bigg-boss-ratings-fall-behind-melodramatic-indian-tv-soap-s-2012-12-27-1.488682|url-status=live}}</ref> In last week of July 2013, it was at second position with 3.9 TVR.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=3 August 2013|title='Balika Vadhu' zooms up to number 2 on TRP chart|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108040853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.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|archive-date=8 November 2023|access-date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live}}</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>
===Critics===
 
The series was addressed in Indian Parliaments during 2009, prompting the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] to stop its telecast, condemning it for portraying child marriage against the [[Constitution of India|Indian constitutional law]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2009 |title=Ambika Soni promises inquiry into 'Balika Vadhu' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ambika-soni-promises-inquiry-into-balika-vadhu/articleshow/4777289.cms |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716202053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ambika-soni-promises-inquiry-into-balika-vadhu/articleshow/4777289.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-14 |title=Balika Vadhu, storms into Lok Sabha |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/balika-vadhu-storms-into-lok-sabha/story-c1HPVPMqfrAPhS9F2yDnyN.html |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214135222/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/balika-vadhu-storms-into-lok-sabha/story-c1HPVPMqfrAPhS9F2yDnyN.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TV truth comes under scrutiny in parliament |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tv-truth-comes-under-scrutiny-in-parliament-1276440 |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210074819/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tv-truth-comes-under-scrutiny-in-parliament-1276440 |url-status=live }}</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:
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|-
! 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==
==Sequel and spin-off==
{{Main|Chhoti Anandi}}
A [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the show, named ''[[Balika Vadhu 2]]'', aired on the [[Colors TV|same channel]] from 9 August 2021 to 29 March 2022.
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==
An animated series, ''[[Chhoti Anandi]]'', was launched in 2016. The show focuses on the adventures of an eight 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|archive-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110185713/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//tv/news/hindi/Chhoti-Anandi-to-enter-small-screen-world-soon/articleshow/50463353.cms|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005506/http://hopmotion.com/colors-tv-to-launch-chhoti-anandi/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{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==
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Balika Vadhu
Also known as
  • Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte
  • Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke
GenreSoap opera
Written by
Directed by
Creative directorSiddhartha Vankar
StarringSee below
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes2,245
Production
Executive producers
  • Zakir Shaikh
  • Sachin Chavan
  • Fuzel Khan
Producers
  • Sunjoy Waddhwa
  • Comall Sunjoy W.
Cinematography
  • Sanjay K. Memane
  • Anil Katke
Editors
  • Santosh Singh
  • Janak Chauhan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20 minutes
Production companySphere Origins
Release
Original networkColors TV
Original release21 July 2008 (2008-07-21) –
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31)
Chronology
Related showsChhoti Anandi
Balika Vadhu 2
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Balika Vadhu (transl. The Child Bride) is an Indian soap opera that aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 to 31 July 2016 with 2,245 episodes. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a child bride from childhood to womanhood.[2]

Background[edit | edit source]

The show consists of two parts. The first part, Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte (transl. The Child Bride – Strong Relationships of Tender Age) ran for 2,164 episodes, and focused on Anandi and Jagdish, who were married during childhood. The second part, Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke (transl. The Child Bride – Moments of Love) which ran for 84 episodes, reflects the life of Anandi's daughter, Dr. Nandini, also known as Nimboli, another child bride.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Balika Vadhu follows the lives of Anandi and Jagdish, who were married as children, and the challenges they and their families face over several decades.

Part 1: Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte[edit | edit source]

An 8-year-old girl, Anandi is married to Jagdish "Jagya" Singh. Her schoolteacher fails in trying to stop the marriage. Jagya's widowed sister, Sugna, whose husband dies on the day they were supposed to marry, faces difficulty remarrying as she is pregnant. Though a local, Shyam asks Sugna's hand in marriage, Jagya doesn't approve of it. Later Jagdish and Anandi have final exams where Jagya performs poorly and fakes his report card. Jagya's father, Bhairon finds about it so he runs away to Mumbai, where some goons kidnap him. Anandi is shot while saving him, though she recovers. Later, Jagya's grandmother gets him married to a girl named Gauri, while still being married to Anandi; the maha panchayat declares it illegal. Since both Jagya and Anandi are going through changes, their families decide that they should stay away from each other until they're both adolescents worries that they may take a wrong step in their youth.

5 years later, Anandi returns to her in laws. Jagdish and Anandi are in love. Jagya is motivated to become a doctor when he is unable to find a doctor for an injured Anandi and goes to Mumbai to study. In meantime, he falls in love with his colleague, Gauri and insults Anandi for being uneducated.

4 years later, Jagdish completes his MBBS and wants to work and live in Mumbai. He meets Gauri again and decides to leave Anandi to marry her. They get married; Gauri believing that his child marriage is invalid. However, his family rejects them, leading Gauri to become vengeful towards them, which in turn disrupts her marital life with Jagdish. Bhairon asks Anandi to file a case against Jagdish, but she refuses, accepting his and Gauri's marriage. Meanwhile, Anandi completes her graduation and educates village girls, campaigns against child marriage, and becomes the Sarpanch Bitiya of Jaitsar, and meets district collector Shivraj Shekhar who is impressed by her. She sends divorce papers to Jagya, which he angrily signs. Jagya and Anandi get divorced and Anandi tries to move on. Meanwhile, Jagya gets to know how Gauri had separated him from his family and divorces her for cheating and vows to reunite with Anandi. However, Anandi having moved on, marries Shivraj, forgives Jagya, and moves to Udaipur. Anandi starts her own NGO and works for welfare of women, orphan children, physically handicapped and old age homes.

Sanchi, Shivraj's sister, develops a crush on Jagya. She however tries to create trouble in his family by creating misunderstandings and manipulating people. They get engaged and he returns to Mumbai to study. Six months later, he realizes that she only wants to marry him out of spite and calls-off the wedding. He marries Ganga, who was also a victim of child marriage, a girl whom he helped her get freed from her husband and in-laws who harassed her and get her educated as a nurse, and adopts her son Mannu while giving birth to their child Abhimanyu. Meanwhile, Jagya runs for political office and becomes the Vidhya of Jaitsar.

Anandi and Shivraj adopt a disabled orphan Amol, treat him and reunite him with his parents. Shivraj dies while trying to stop a terrorist attack as Anandi delivers twins Nandini and Shivam. Akhiraj, a goon, kidnaps Nandini and renames her Nimboli for marriage to his son Kundan.

11 years later, Jagya traces Nandini, and Akhiraj is arrested but escapes custody and kills Anandi as she protects her children. Jagya fatally shoots him, but the twins fall into a river and presumably die. They however survive and are put into an orphanage. They are separated when Shivam is arrested for murdering a man who tried to rape Nandini.

Part 2: Lamhe Pyaar Ke[edit | edit source]

15 years later, Nandini is a physician, driven by a promise to her dying mother to provide medical treatment throughout Rajasthan. She marries medical student Krish Malhotra, who she later learns is the step-son of Kundan. She also finds that the groom she approved for her adoptive sister Sudha is actually Shivam, who has become a gangster. She reunites with him. Kundan kidnaps her to force her to remarry him, but is killed by the police.

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

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Pratyusha Banerjee as NGO Head Anandi Singh Shekhar: Khajaan and Bhagwati's daughter; Shivraj's wife; Nandini and Shivam's mother; Amol's adoptive mother (2010–2013)
  • Sidharth Shukla as IAS Shivraj "Shiv" Shekhar: Anoop and Meenakshi's son; Mahi's brother; Anandi's husband; Nandini and Shivam's father; Amol's adoptive father (2012–2015)
  • Shashank Vyas as MLA Dr. Jagdish "Jagya" Singh: Bhairon and Sumitra's son; Sugna's brother; Ganga's husband; Abhimanyu's father (2010–2015)
  • Sriti Jha as Dr. Ganga Singh: Jagdish's wife; Mahendra and Abhimanyu's mother (2013)
  • Mahhi Vij Bhanushali as Dr. Nandini "Nimboli" Shekhar Malhotra: Shivraj and Anandi's daughter; Shivam's twin-sister; Amol's adoptive sister; Krish's wife (2016)
  • Dishank Arora as Shivam Shekhar: Shivraj and Anandi's son; Nandini's twin-brother; Amol's adoptive brother; Sudha's husband (2016)
    • Viren Vazirani as young Shivam Shekhar (2015–2016)
  • Ruslaan Mumtaz as Krish Malhotra: Karuna's son; Kudan's step-son; Nandini's second husband (2016)
  • Yukti Kapoor as Sudha Shekhawat Shekhar: Naren and Yamuna's daughter; Nandini's foster sister; Premal's ex-wife; Shivam's wife (2016)

Recurring[edit | edit source]

  • Chetanya Adib as Khajaan Singh — Bhagwati's husband; Anandi's father; Shivraj's father-in-law; Nandini and Shivam's grandfather; Amol's adoptive grandfather (2008–2015)
  • Bhairavi Raichura as Bhagwati Singh — Khajaan's wife; Anandi's mother; Shivraj's mother-in-law; Nandini and Shivam's grandmother; Amol's adoptive grandmother (2008–2012)
  • Digvijay Purohit as Govind: Rani's elder brother; Krishna's husband
  • Preity Sahay as Krishna Singh: Khajaan's younger sister; Bhagwati's sister-in-law; Anandi's aunt; Govind's wife
  • Mrudula Sathe as Rani: Govind's younger sister
  • Surekha Sikri Rege as Kalyani Singh — Matriarch of Singhs; Dharamveer's wife; Bhairon's mother; Sumitra's mother-in-law; Sugna and Jagdish's grandmother; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's great-grandmother (2008–2016)
    • Heeba Shah as young Kalyani Devi (shown in a flashback scene)
  • Anup Soni as Bhairon Singh — Patriarch of Singhs; Dharamveer and Kalyani's son; Sumitra's husband; Sugna and Jagdish's father; Shyam and Ganga's father-in-law; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's grandfather (2008–2014)
  • Smita Bansal Mohla as Sumitra Singh — Matriarch of Singhs; Bhairon's wife; Sugna and Jagdish's mother; Shyam and Ganga's mother-in-law; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's grandmother (2008–2014)
  • Veebha Anand / Janvi Chheda Gopalia as Sugna Shyam Singh: Bhairon and Sumitra's daughter; Jagdish's sister; Nandu and Bhairavi's adopted cousin; Pratap's widow; Shyam's wife; Varun and Shagun's mother (2008–2013)
  • Vikrant Massey / Sachin Shroff as Shyam Singh: Madan and Radha's son; Suguna's husband; Varun's step-father; Shagun's father (2009–2013)
  • Satyajit Sharma as Basant Singh: Mahavir's son; Dharamveer and Kalyani's adopted son; Bhairon's adopted brother; Jamuna ex-husband; Gehna's husband; Nandu and Bhairavi's father (2008–2014)
  • Neha Marda Agarwal / Sheetal Khandal as Gehna Singh: Shambhu and Urmila's daughter; Kanchan and Rama's sister; Basant's widow; Niranjan's wife; Nandu and Bhairavi's mother (2008–2015)
  • Geeta Tyagi as Jamuna: Basant's ex-wife (2008)
  • Rishi Sonecha / Keval Katrodia / Mayur Mondal / Sanjay Basak as Nandkishore "Nandu" Singh: Basant and Gehna's son; Bhairavi's brother; Sugna and Jagdish's adopted cousin (2014–2015)
    • Rishi Sonecha / Keval Katrodia / Mayur Mondal as Child Nandkishore Singh (2010–2014)
  • Rajendra Gupta as Mahavir Singh: Basant's father; Nandu and Bhairavi's grandfather (2009–2012)
  • Vinay Yadav as Maakhan: a maid in Kalyani's house
  • Farida Jalal as Vasundhara Devi: Kalyani's elder sister; Dharamveer's sister-in-law; Bhairon's aunt (2009-2012)
  • Rahul Lohani as Niranjan: Gehna's music teacher and second husband; Nandu and Bhairavi's step-father (2009–2010; 2014–2015)
  • Shashwat Joshi as Abhimanyu "Abhi" Singh: Jagdish and Ganga's son; Mahendra's half-brother; Varun and Shagun's cousin (2015)
  • Mamta Chaturya as Phooli: Anandi's best friend since childhood (2010–2012)
    • Faiza Faiz as child Phooli (2008–2010)
  • Pankaj Jha Kashyap as Meena's elder brother (2010)
  • Pushpendra Singh as Jagan: Phooli's father
  • Shivshakti Sachdev as Champa: Anandi's childhood friend; Gulli's mother (2008)
  • Nidhi Jha and Sonam Lamba as Gulli: Lalan and Champa's daughter; Hardik's wife (2011–2014)
  • Kishan Bhan as Shambhu: Gehna, Kanchan and Rama's father; Nandu and Bhairavi's grandfather
  • Chitra Jetly as Urmila: Gehna, Kanchan and Rama's mother; Nandu and Bhairavi's grandmother
  • Garima Anand as Kanchan: Manish's wife
  • Jehangir Vakil as Pratap: Hukum and Meena's son; Sugna's ex-husband; Varun's father (2008–2009)
  • Shivansh Kotia and Rudra Soni as Varun Singh: Pratap and Sugna's son; Shyam's step-son; Shagun's half-brother; Abhimanyu's cousin; Mannu's step-cousin (2010)/(2011–2013)
  • Amar Sharma as Madan Singh: Radha's husband; Shyam's father; Varun's step-grandfather; Shagun's grandfather (2008–2014)
  • Asmita Sharma/Rashmi Shaw as Madan's wife; Shyam's mother; Varun's step-grandmother; Shagun's grandmother (2008–2010)
  • Sudhir Pandey as Premkishore Shekhar: Anoop and Alok's father; Shiv, Sanchi and Mahi's grandfather; Nandini and Shivam's great-grandfather; Amol's adoptive great-grandfather (2012–2015)
  • Avinash Wadhawan / Akshay Anand as Anoop Shekhar: Premkishore's elder son; Alok's elder brother; Meenakshi's husband; Shiv and Mahi's father; Nandini and Shivam's grandfather; Amol's adoptive grandfather (2013–2015)
  • Anita Kulkarni as Meenakshi Shekhar: Anoop's wife; Shiv and Mahi's mother; Nandini and Shivam's grandmother; Amol's adoptive grandmother (2012–2015)
  • Jaineeraj Rajpurohit as Alok Shekhar: Premkishore's younger son; Anoop's younger brother; Iravati's husband; Saanchi's father (2012–2015)
  • Sonal Jha as Iravati Shekhar: Alok's wife; Saanchi's mother (2012–2015)
  • Roop Durgapal as Sanchi Shekhar Kabra: Alok and Iravati's daughter; Shiv and Mahi's cousin; Vivek's wife (2012–2015)
  • Abhishek Tewari as Mahi Shekhar: Anoop and Meenakshi's younger son; Shivraj's younger brother; Sanchi's cousin; Nandini and Shivam's uncle (2012–2014)
  • Khushmeet Gill/Shubham Jha as Raju Mehta/Amol Shekhar: Shiv and Anandi's adopted son; Nandini and Shivam's adopted brother (2014–2015)
  • Sushmita Mukherjee as Subhadra "Swananda": Premkishore's younger sister; Hardik's grandmother (2014–2015)
  • Gaurav Bajaj as Hardik: Subhadra's grandson; Gulli's husband (2014)
  • Bobby Parvez as Roshan Kabra: Suman's husband, Vivek, Saurabh and Rakhi's father (2014)
  • Shalini Arora as Suman Kabra: Roshan's wife; Vivek, Saurabh and Rakhi's mother (2014–2015)
  • Vimarsh Roshan as Advocate Vivek Kabra: Roshan and Suman's elder son; Saurabh and Rakhi's elder brother; Saanchi's husband (2013–2015)
  • Farhina Parvez Jarimari as Rakhi Kabra: Roshan and Suman's younger daughter; Vivek and Saurabh's younger sister (2014)
  • Abhijit Lahiri as Ramcharan Singh: Madan's elder brother (2009–2010)
  • Zubeida Verma as Ramcharan's wife
  • Smita Dongre as Kamla: Gauri's mother
  • Sunil Chauhan as Umaan Singh: Gauri's father
  • Tarakesh Chauhan as Ram Singh: Gauri's uncle
  • Nivedita Bhattacharya as Shivani Rajadhyaksha (2011, 2014)
  • Arpit Joshi and Suneet Surana and Semal Bhatt as Lal Singh: Koyal's husband; Jagdish's friend (2010–2012)
  • Raquel Rebello as Koyal: Lal Singh's wife
  • Urmila Sharma in double role as
    • Mangali: a villager of Jaitsar
    • Kanchan: Bharat's mother
  • Sumit Malhan as Bharat: Phooli's second husband
  • Svetlana Mishra as Chaturi: Bharat's first wife
  • Chandresh Singh as Ratan Singh: Ganga's ex-husband; Mannu's father (2013–2015)
  • Harsh Mehta as Mahendra "Mannu" Singh: Ratan and Ganga's son; Jagdish's step-son; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Varun and Shagun's step-cousin; Pooja's husband (2015–2016)
    • Dhairya Ashani as child Mahendra "Mannu" Singh (2014–2015)
  • Ghanshyam Srivastava as Ghanshyam: an uncle who took care of Mannu when Ganga went to medical school in Mangalore
  • Ankit Gupta as Dr. Abhishek Singh: Asha's second husband (2012–2013)
  • Vineet Kumar Chaudhary as Kundan Singh: Akheeraj and Harki's son; Kamli's younger brother; Nandini and Urmi's ex-husband; Krish's step-father (2016)
  • Sunil Singh as Akheeraj Singh: Harki's husband; Kamli and Kundan's father (2015–2016)
  • Rudrakshi Gupta as Harki: Akheeraj's wife; Kamli and Kundan's mother (2015–2016)
  • Farah Hussain as Kamli Singh: Akheeraj and Harki's daughter; Kundan's elder sister; Pushkar's wife (2015–2016)
  • Rajeshwari Sachdev as Mangaladevi: Akheeraj's sister-in-law; Nandini's mother-figure (2015–2016)
  • Meenakshi Arya as Geeta: Akheeraj's younger sister
  • Sunil Palwal as Pooran: Geeta's husband
  • Madhvi Chopra as Chaggani: a maid at Akheeraj's house
  • Simran Natekar as Pooja: Sarita's daughter; Mannu's wife (2015)
  • Dimple Kava/Raginee Risshi as Sarita: Pooja's mother
  • Parichay Sharma as Pushkar: Jatashankar and Bhagirathi's mentally ill son; Kamli's husband (2015–2016)
  • Abhay Joshi as Jatashankar: Pushkar's father
  • Jhumma Mitra as Bhagirathi: Pushkar's mother
  • Mahmood Hashmi in a dual role as
    • Chanda's husband
    • Pushkar's uncle
  • Tisha Kapoor as Urmi: Khetaram and Saraswati's daughter; Kundan's ex-wife (2015)
  • Madan Tyagi as Khetaram: Urmi's father
  • Anjali Gupta as Saraswati: Urmi's mother
  • Deepali Muchrikar / Vidhi Pandya as Nidhi: Anant and Pushpa's daughter (2015–2016)
  • Hiten Tejwani as Dr. Anant: a Pediatric doctor; Pushpa's husband; Nidhi's father (2015–2016)
  • Malini Kapoor as Pushpa: Anant's wife; Nidhi's mother
  • Shahab Khan as Naren Shekhawat: Yamuna's husband; Sudha's father; Nandini's adoptive father (2016)
  • Neetu Pandey as Yamuna Shekhawat: Naren's wife; Sudha's mother; Nandini's adoptive mother (2016)
  • Kavita Vaid as Yamuna's mother; Sudha's grandmother; Nandini's adoptive grandmother (2016)
  • Ayush Anand as Premal Singh: Santhalia and Pavitra's son; Sudha's ex-husband (2016)
  • Vinod Anand as Santhalia: Pavitra's husband; Premal's father
  • Hetal Yadav as Pavitra: Santhalia's wife; Premal's mother (2016)
  • Sonia Shah as Karuna Malhotra: Kundan's wife; Krish's mother (2016)
  • Nimisha Vakharia as Triveni: Karuna's elder sister
  • Sadiya Siddiqui as Sandhya: Anandi's school teacher (2008–2013)
  • Anjum Farooki as Dr. Ganga Singh: Jagdish's ex-wife (2010–2014)
  • Bhakti Narula as Bhanwari: matchmakers from Bilaria village
  • Ashok Banthia as Village Chief of Bilaria
  • Yogendra Kumaria as the doctor who treated Jamuna
  • Farida Dadi as Mithi: the traditional midwife who assisted Jamuna's delivery
  • Ashok Awasthi as Village Chief of Jaitsar
  • Jay Pathak as Madhav: Sumitra's younger brother; youngest uncle of Sugna and Jagdish
  • Aayush Shah as Jagdish's school friend
  • Aekansh Vats as Sunder: Jagdish's schoolmates who had a bad influence on Jagdish
  • Priya Ahuja as Suman: Shyam first met Suman when Shyam was in town and helped Suman's mother from a wheelchair accident
  • Rajesh Kareer as one of the criminal gangs of the child abduction syndicate in Mumbai town
  • Sakshi Tanwar as Teepri: Bhairon's childhood friend (2010)
  • Manav Sohal as Teepri's husband (2010)
  • Navika Kotia as Teepri's daughter (2010)
  • Smita Oak as Kunda: the landlord who rented out his house to Jagdish and Gauri in Mumbai
  • Amita Udgata as Kusumkaali: Kalyani's best friend
  • Sanjay Batra as Heth Singh
  • Saurrabh Kushwaha as Sooraj: Heth Singh's son
  • Fahad Ali as Shravan
  • Rajkumar Kanojia as Bheem Singh: Shiv's personal assistant
  • Karmveer Choudhary as Shambhu: a contractor
  • Ajay Sharma as Keval Ram
  • Reena Aggarwal as Ashima: Shiv's friend (2012–2013)
  • Pavitra Sarkar as Balachandran: hospital nurse in Mangalore who harassed Ganga
  • Dinesh Soni as Natthu Lal: maid at Shiv's house
  • Maleeka R. Ghai as Nirmala: matchmakers from Jaitsar village
  • Farnaz Shetty as Kanchan (2013)
  • Mohit Abrol as Anuj
  • Mandar Jadhav as Mihir
  • Anshul Singh as Manish: Kanchan's husband
  • Prairna Agarwal as Ratna: Manish's mother
  • Madan Joshi as Chief Minister of Rajasthan
  • Amardeep Jha as Suhasini
  • Pubali Sanyal as Sonali Das: orphanage foundation board
  • Sushma Prashant as Sarla: the nurse who had assisted Iravati's delivery
  • Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Pramila (2014)
  • Saptrishi Ghosh as Jindal: a public prosecutor in court
  • Shivraj D. Walvekar as the lawyer Mr. Bundela
  • Naveen Saini as Sumeet Raghuvanshi: Sanchi's defense lawyer
  • Massheuddin Qureshi as Brijesh Sanghvi
  • Shweta Mahadik as Rasika: Narendra's widow; Shiv's secretary
  • Kartik Soni as Narendra: Rasika's late husband
  • Sanjay Bhatiya as Narendra's father
  • Reshmaa Merchant as Sushma: Narendra's mother
  • Arjun Aneja as Mr. Mittal: Sanchi's boss
  • Akash Khurana as Shamal: a politician
  • Harsh Chhaya as Palash Shindia: a painter (2014)
  • Niveen A. Ramani as Palash's assistant
  • Parveen Kaur as Kalyani's teacher
  • Sanskrati Sharma as Kajal: Kalyani's classmate
  • Saniya Touqeer as Jhoomar: a student who experienced a case of child abuse
  • Nimai Bali as L. P. Shrivastav: Sona's husband
  • Geetanjali Mishra as Kusum and Sona: Ganga's cousin (2014–2015)
  • Shital Antani as Kkusum's mother
  • Gaurav Hans as Giridhar: a villager who recognized Sona
  • Ankur Sharma Kabir as Raghav: Ganga's kidnappers
  • Rumi Khan as the terrorist who died along with Shiv
  • Nishant Paliwal as Madhav: Kundan's best friend
  • Rishi Dev as Gopal: Chaganlal's son; Kamli's ex-lover (2015)
  • Abhay Vardhan as Kailash: Gopal's best friend
  • Abhay Keshari as Kundan's friend in juvenile prison
  • Sanki Shailendra as Kundan's friend in juvenile prison
  • Jayant Trivedi as Deenu: Akheeraj's friend
  • Bhupesh Singh as Badri: Akheeraj's friend
  • Hiteeka Ruchchandran as Madhura: a girl who was about to be sacrificed to a cult, and Nimboli rescued her
  • Khushali Hirani as Kavitha: the girl who was kidnapped by Akheeraj
  • Avinash Sachdev as Dr. Amit Goel (2016)
  • Prithvi Sankhala as Dr. Naresh Goel (2016)
  • Smriti Khanna as Dr. Vandana Mittal (2016)

Reception[edit | edit source]

Ratings[edit | edit source]

Balika Vadhu became one of the most watched Hindi GEC in its runtime and is one of the shows which helped get newly launched channel Colors TV to the first position in Hindi GEC, beating the nine years top position maintained by Star Plus.[4][5]

Balika Vadhu was met with mixed responses. While some appreciated it for portraying the issues of child marriage, some criticised the show for glorifying it.[6] The series had a very low initial rating of 0.7 TVR, but by five weeks after launch, it had entered the top five most-watched Hindi GEC and had become Colors TV's top programme.[7][8][9]

In five weeks after launch, it entered the top five most-watched Hindi GEC.[10] Thus, Balika Vadhu helped Colors TV's top positioning a lot. Balika Vadhu often held top position mostly on the ratings charts from 2008 to 2013.

In week 11 of 2009, it occupied third position with 5.9 TVR.[11] On 13 June 2009, it was at fourth position with 5.3 TVR.[12] In week 11 of 2010, it occupied top position and garnered 7.7 TVR.[13] In week 30 of 2010, it occupied with the top position with 6.9 TVR.[14]

On 28 May 2011, it occupied the top position with 4.91 TVR.[15] In week 24 of 2011, it was at second position with 4.81 TVR.[16] In first two weeks of August 2011, it garnered 6.1 and 5.2 TVRs maintaining its top position.[17] In the first week of 2012, it occupied the second position with 4.76 TVR.[18] In week 50 of 2012, it was at top position with 5.8 TVR.[19] In last week of July 2013, it was at second position with 3.9 TVR.[20]

Critics[edit | edit source]

The series was addressed in Indian Parliaments during 2009, prompting the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to stop its telecast, condemning it for portraying child marriage against the Indian constitutional law.[21][22][23]

Sequel and spin-off[edit | edit source]

A reboot of the show, named Balika Vadhu 2, aired on the same channel from 9 August 2021 to 29 March 2022.

An animated series, Chhoti Anandi, was launched in 2016. The show focuses on the adventures of an eight year old Anandi and her friends. It was simulcasted on Colors TV and Rishtey from January to April 2016.[24] The animation was provided by HopMotion animation studio.[25]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Balika Vadhu writer on how to get a break in TV". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Why TV shows like Astitva: Ek Prem Kahani and Balika Vadhu stood out". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Colors TV Show/Serial - episodes, videos online on Colors". aapkacolors.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Balika Vadhu"s TRP journey". India Today. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Girl child woos viewers on Indian television". Reuters. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Child bride show attracts viewers, critics". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Balika Vadhu slides to No 3". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Telly's top 10". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Life after death". India Today. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Balika Vadhu slides to No 3". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ekta show opens well, Colors loses momentum". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "STAR Plus back in number 1 position". Business Standard. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Balika Vadhu top position with 7.7 TVR". 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Balika Vadhu TRP 2010". 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Balika Vadhu regains its top position". The Times of India. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "It's Pavitra Rishta versus Balika Vadhu". The Times of India. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Balika Vadhu shifts focus, risks TRPs". Hindustan Times. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "The show CID telecast on Sony Entertainment Television, has outpaced Balika Vadhu". The Times of India. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Balika Vadhu top position". 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "'Balika Vadhu' zooms up to number 2 on TRP chart". The Times of India. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ambika Soni promises inquiry into 'Balika Vadhu'". The Times of India. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  22. ↑ "Balika Vadhu, storms into Lok Sabha". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "TV truth comes under scrutiny in parliament". DNA India. Retrieved 18 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ "'Chhoti Anandi' to enter small screen world soon". The Times of India. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  25. ↑ "Colors TV to launch Chhoti Anandi". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

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