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Balika Vadhu
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| Genre | Soap opera |
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| Creative director | Siddhartha Vankar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2248 |
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| Production locations | Jaitsar Jodhpur Mumbai Udaipur Srinagar Jaipur Naigaon New Delhi |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company | Sphere Origins |
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| Original network | Colors TV |
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| Original release | 21 July 2008 – 31 July 2016 |
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| Related shows | Chhoti Anandi |
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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 longest running Indian television series on Colors TV. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a child bride transitioning from her childhood to womanhood.
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 (Template:A.k.a. Nimboli) who was also a child bride.[2] 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).[3]
Series overview
| Season | No. of episodes | Originally broadcast (India) | ||
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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 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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Trishakti
In each Trishakti cross-over, three serials were broken down into parts and aired successively.
Trishakti episodes
| No. | Air Date | Serials | ||
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| 1 | 19 February 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | Ishq Ka Rang Safed |
| 2 | 10 March 2016 | |||
| 3 | 17 March 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | Balika Vadhu |
| 4 | 29 March 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | 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 language as Putta Gowri Maduve and telecast on Colors Kannada.
Reception
Ratings
Template:Example farm Balika Vadhu's premiere had a very low rating of 0.7 television rating points (TVR).[4] Five weeks after launch, it entered the top 5 most-watched Hindi GEC[expand acronym][5] and the most-watched program of Colors TV.[4] The show helped the newly launched channel to gain first position in Hindi GEC, breaking the nine-year run of Star Plus.[6][7] Balika Vadhu often held top position on the ratings charts through its first 1400 episodes.[4]
In week 28, during February 2009, it garnered its highest weekly rating of 10 TVR.[8] In 11 week of 2009, it occupied third position with 5.9 TVR.[9] In week ending 13 June 2009, it was at fourth position with 5.3 TVR.[10]
In week 30 of 2010, it occupied the top position with 6.9 TVR.[11]
In the week ending 28 May 2011, it occupied the top position with 4.91 TVR.[12] In week 24 of 2011, it was at second position with 4.81 TVR.[13] In first two weeks of August 2011, it garnered 6.1 and 5.2 TVRs, maintaining its top position.[14]
In the first week of 2012, it occupied the second position with 4.76 TVR.[15]
In the last week of July 2013, it was at second position with 3.9 TVR.[16]
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.[4][17][18]
Censorship
In 2009, the series was criticized in Indian Parliament, prompting the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to suspend its telecast and condemn the series for portraying child marriage in contravention of Indian constitutional law.[19][20][21]
Awards
The series has won the following awards:
| Year | Category | Recipient(s) |
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| Indian Television Academy Awards[22][failed verification] | ||
| 2008 | Best Serial Drama | Sphere Origin |
| Best Director Drama | Siddharth Sen Gupta, Pradeep Yadav | |
| Best Actress Drama | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2011 | Best Actress Drama | Surekha Sikri |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Anup Soni | |
| 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 |
| 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
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 from January to April 2016.[23] The animation was provided by HopMotion animation studio.[24]
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.[25]
References
- ↑ "Balika Vadhu writer on how to get a break in TV". Rediff.com.
- ↑ "Colors TV Show/Serial - episodes, videos online on Colors". aapkacolors.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ "A Pinch of Love; A Blend of Emotions…A Prescription for Happiness Balika Vadhu…Lamhe Pyaar Ke | Cine Speaks". cinespeaks.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Telly's top 10". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Balika Vadhu slides to No 3". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Balika Vadhu"s TRP journey". India Today.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Girl child woos viewers on Indian television". Reuters.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TV Toppers".
- ↑ "Ekta show opens well, Colors loses momentum". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "STAR Plus back in number 1 position". Business Standard.
- ↑ "Balika Vadhu TRP 2010".
- ↑ "Balika Vadhu regains its top position". The Times of India.
- ↑ "It's Pavitra Rishta versus Balika Vadhu". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Balika Vadhu shifts focus, risks TRPs". Hindustan Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The show CID telecast on Sony Entertainment Television, has outpaced Balika Vadhu". The Times of India.
- ↑ "'Balika Vadhu' zooms up to number 2 on TRP chart". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Life after death". India Today.
- ↑ "Child bride show attracts viewers, critics". CNN.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/india/Ambika-Soni-promises-inquiry-into-Balika-Vadhu/articleshow/4777289.cms
- ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/balika-vadhu-storms-into-lok-sabha/story-c1HPVPMqfrAPhS9F2yDnyN.html
- ↑ https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tv-truth-comes-under-scrutiny-in-parliament-1276440
- ↑ "ITA Awards".
- ↑ "'Chhoti Anandi' to enter small screen world soon". The Times of India. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Colors TV to launch Chhoti Anandi". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Balika Vadhu 2 Coming Soon on Colors TV". Colors TV. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
- Balika Vadhu on IMDb