Balika Vadhu

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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
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes2,248
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
Picture format
Original release21 July 2008 (2008-07-21) –
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31)
Chronology
Related showsChhoti Anandi
Balika Vadhu 2
External links
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Balika Vadhu (English: The Child Bride) is an Indian soap opera that was aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 and 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]

The show consists of two parts. The first part, Balika Vadhu - Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte (English: 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 (English: 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]

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.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

Actor Character Role Years present
Pratyusha Banerjee / Toral Rasputra Anandi Shivraj Shekhar / Anandi Jagdish Singh Khajaan and Bhagwati's daughter; Jagdish's ex-wife; Shivraj's wife; Nandini and Shivam's mother; Amol's adoptive mother; Krish and Sudha's mother-in-law 2010–2016
Avika Gor Child Anandi Singh 2008–2010
Shashank Vyas / Shakti Anand Dr. Jagdish "Jagya" Singh Bhairon and Sumitra's son; Sugna's brother; Anandi and Gauri's ex-husband; Ganga's husband; Abhimanyu's father; Mannu's step-father 2010–2016
Avinash Mukherjee Child Jagdish Singh 2008–2010
Sidharth Shukla IAS Shivraj "Shiv" Shekhar Anoop and Meenakshi's son; Mahi's brother; Sanchi's cousin; Anandi's second husband; Nandini and Shivam's father; Amol's adoptive father; Krish and Sudha's father-in-law 2012–2015
Surekha Sikri Kalyani Devi Singh Dharamveer's widow; Bhairon's mother; Basant's foster mother; Jagdish and Sugna's grandmother; Nandu and Bhairavi's foster grandmother; Abhimanyu, Varun and Shagun's great-grand mother 2008–2016
Sriti Jha / Sargun Mehta / Aasiya Kazi Ganga Singh Ratan's ex-wife; Jagdish's third wife; Mannu and Abhimanyu's mother 2013–2016
Roshni Walia Child Ganga Singh 2013
Anjum Farooki / Deblina Chatterjee Dr. Gauri Singh Jagdish's ex-wife 2010–2012, 2014
Mahima Makwana Chlid Gauri Singh 2010
Mahhi Vij Dr. Nandini Shekhar Malhotra Anandi and Shivraj's daughter; Naren and Jamuna's foster daughter; Shivam's twin-sister; amol's foster-sister; Iravati and aloop's grand daughter; Meenakshi and anoop's grand daughter and great-grand daughter of premkishore, Sudha's foster sister; Kundan's ex-wife; Krish's wife 2016
Gracy Goswami Child Nandini "Nimboli" Shekhar 2015–2016
Ruslaan Mumtaz Dr. Krish Malhotra Kundan's step-son; Nandini's husband 2016

Recurring[edit]

Actor Character Role Years present
Anup Soni Bhairon Singh Dharamveer and Kalyani's son; Sumitra's husband; Jagdish and Sugna's father; Abhimanyu, Varun and Shagun's grandfather 2008–2014
Smita Bansal Sumitra Bhairon Singh Jagdish and Sugna's mother, Abhimanyu, Varun and Shagun's grandmother 2008–2014
Satyajit Sharma Vasant Dharamveer Singh / Mahaveer Singh Jamuna and Gehna husband; Nandu and Bhairavi father 2008–2014
Neha Marda / Sheetal Khandal Gehna Basant Singh / Gehna Niranjan Singh Basant former wife, Niranjan's wife,Nandu and Bhairvi mother 2008–2015
Vibha Anand / Janvi Chheda Sugna Singh Bhairon and Sumitra's daughter; Jagdish's sister; Shyam's wife; Varun and Shagun's mother 2008–2010, 2011–2013
Vikrant Massey / Sachin Shroff Shyam Singh Sugna's husband; Varun's foster father; Shagun's father 2009–2010, 2011–2013
Dishank Arora Shivam Shekhar Anandi and Shivraj's son; Amol's foster brother; grandson of Iravati and alok; anoop and Meenakshi's grandson; and great grandson of premkishor; Nandini's younger twin brother; Sudha's love interest turned husband 2016
Viren Vazirani Child Shivam Shekhar 2015–2016
Yukti Kapoor Sudha Shekhawat Shekhar Naren and Jamuna's daughter; Nandini's younger foster sister; Premal's ex-wife; Shivam's love interest turned wife 2016
Tisha Kapoor Urmila Kundan's former wife 2015
Vineet Kumar Chaudhary Kundan Singh Akhiraj and Harki's son; Kamali's younger brother; Urmila and Nandini's former husband; Krish's stepfather 2016
Sparsh Srivastav / Karan Pahwa Teenage Kundan Singh 2015–2016
Shahab Khan Naren Shekhawat Jamuna's husband; Sudah's father; Nandini's foster father 2016
Neetu Pandey Jamuna Shekhawat Naren's wife; Sudha's mother; Nandini's foster mother 2016
Shivansh Kotia / Rudra Soni Varun Singh Pratap and Sugna's son; Shyam's foster son and Shagun's brother 2010, 2011–2013
Roop Durgapal Sanchi Kabra (née Shekhar) Alok and Iravati's daughter; Shivraj and Mahi's sister; Vivek's wife 2012–2015
Jaineeraj Rajpurohit Alok Shekhar Premkishore's son; Anoop's brother; Iravati's husband; Sanchi's father, Shivraj and Mahi's uncle 2012–2015
Sonal Jha Iravati Shekhar Alok's wife; Sanchi's mother, Shivraj and Mahi aunt 2012–2015
Anita Kulkarni Meenakshi Shekhar Anoop's wife, Shivaraj and Mahi's mother, Sanchi's aunt,Shivam and Nandini's grandmother 2012–2015
Avinash Wadhawan / Akshay Anand Anoop Shekhar Premkishore's son; Meenakshi's husband, Shivraj and Mahi's father, Sanchi's uncle,Shivam and Nandini's grandfather 2013–2015
Shubham Jha Amol Shekhar Shivraj and Anandi's adopted son; Iravati and Anoop's adopted niece and anoop and Meenakshi adoptive niece and premkishor's great-grandson shivam and nimboli's adopted brother 2014–2015
Sanjay Basak Nandkishore Basant Singh (Nandu) Basant and Gehna's son 2012–2015
Sunil Singh Akhiraj Singh Harki's husband; Kundan and Kamli's father 2015–2016, dead
Rudrakshi Gupta Harki Singh Akhiraj's wife; Kundan and Kamil's mother 2015–2016
Farah Hussain Kamli Singh Akhiraj and Harki's daughter; Kundan's sister, Pushkar's wife 2015–2016
Tisha Kapoor Urmila Singh Kundan's former wife 2015
Sudhir Pandey Premikishore Shekhar Alok and Anoop's father, Iravati and Meena's father-in-law; Shiv, Sanchi, and Mahi's grandfather; Nandini and Shivam's great-grandfather 2012–2015
Sushmita Mukherjee Subhadra Premkishore's sister, Hardik's grandmother 2014–2015
Gaurav Bajaj Hardik Subhadra's grandson, Gulli's husband 2014
Nidhi Jha / Sonam Lamba Gulli Champa's daughter, Hardik's wife 2011–2013, 2014
Mohit Abrol Anuj 2014
Vimarsh Roshan Advocate Vivek Kabra Roshan and Shalini's elder son, Saurabh and Rakhi's brother, Sanchi's husband 2013–2015
Sonal Handa Saurabh Kabra Roshan and Shalini's younger son, Vivek and Rakhi's brother, Sanchi's rapist and brother-in-law 2013–2014
Bobby Parvez Roshan Kabra Shalini's husband, Vivek, Saurabh, and Rakhi's father; Sanchi's father-in-law 2014
Pankaj Jha Kashyap Phooli's brother
Shalini Arora Shalini Kabra Roshan's wife; Vivek, Saurabh, and Rakhi's mother; Sanchi's mother-in-law 2014–2015
Farhina Parvez Rakhi Kabra Roshan and Shalini's daughter,Vivek and Saurabh's sister,Sanchi's sister-in-law 2014
Abishek Tiwari Mahi Anoop Shekhar Anoop and Meenakahi's younger son; Shivraj's brother,Sanchi's cousin brother, Anandi's brother-in-law, Shivam & Nandini uncle 2012–2014
Reena Aggarwal Ashima 2012–2013
Chandresh Singh Ratan Singh 2013–2015
Amar Sharma Madan Singh Shyam's father 2008–2014
Abhijeet Lahiri Ramcharan Singh 2009–2010
Asmita Sharma Radha Singh Madan's wife 2008–2010
Neha Gosain Asha Singh 2011–2013
Ankit Gupta Abhishek Singh 2012–2013
Rajeshwari Sachdev Mangaladevi Singh / Disa 2015–2016
Rishidev Sharma Gopal 2015
Rajendra Gupta Mahaveer Singh 2009–2012
Parichay Sharma Pushkar Singh 2015–2016
Hiten Tejwani Dr. Anant Maheshwari Pediatric doctor; Kiran's father 2015–2016
Vidhi Pandya Kiran Maheshwari Anant's daughter 2015–2016
Chetanya Adib Khajaan Singh Bhagwati's husband; Anadi's father 2008–2015
Bhairavi Raichura Bhagwati Singh Khajaan's wife; Anadi's mother 2008–2012
Farida Jalal Vasundhara Devi 2009, 2012
Faiza Faiz / Mamta Chaturya Phooli Singh 2008–2010, 2010–2012
Arpit Joshi Lal Singh 2010–2012
Masshe uddin Qureshi Brijesh Shanghvi 2010–2012
Farnaz Shetty Kanchan 2013
Nivedita Bhattacharya Shivani Rajadhyaksha 2011, 2014
Harsh Chhaya Palash Scindia 2014
Kamalika Guha Thakurta Pramila 2014
Sadiya Siddiqui Sandhya 2008–2013
Sakshi Tanwar Tiipri 2010
Jehangir Vakil Pratap Singh Sugna's first husband 2008–2009
Shivshakti Sachdev Champa Anadi's friend, Gulli's mother 2008
Geeta Tyagi Jamuna Singh Basant's first wife 2008
Karmveer Choudhary Niranjan Singh Gehna's second husband, Nandu and Bhairavi's step father 2009–2010, 2014–2015
Unknown Brijesh 2014
Shweta Mahadik Rasika 2014
Geetanjai Mishra Sona / Khusum 2014–2015
Simran Natekar Pooja 2015
Harsh Mehta Mahendra Singh (Mannu) Ganga and Ratan's son; Jagdish's step-son; Abhimanyu's half-brother 2015–2016
Sonia Shah Karuna Malhotra 2016
Avinash Sachdev Dr. Amit Goel 2016
Prithvi Sankhala Dr. Naresh Goel 2016
Smriti Khanna Dr. Vandana Mittal 2016
Ayush Anand Premal Singh 2016
Hetal Yadav Pavitra Singh 2016
Ahmad Harhash Rajeev Singh 2016

Adaptations[edit]

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Kannada Putta Gowri Maduve (ಪುಟ್ಟ ಗೌರಿ ಮದುವೆ) 12 March 2012 Colors Kannada 9 October 2022 Remake
Bengali Gouridaan (গৌরিডান) 15 April 2014 Colors Bangla 19 September 2015

Reception[edit]

Ratings[edit]

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]

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]

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]

  1. ↑ "Balika Vadhu writer on how to get a break in TV". Rediff.com.
  2. ↑ "Why TV shows like Astitva: Ek Prem Kahani and Balika Vadhu stood out". www.telegraphindia.com. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Girl child woos viewers on Indian television". Reuters. 24 April 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Child bride show attracts viewers, critics". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "Balika Vadhu slides to No 3". The Indian Express.
  8. ↑ "Telly's top 10". The Telegraph.
  9. ↑ "Life after death". India Today.
  10. ↑ "Balika Vadhu slides to No 3". The Indian Express.
  11. ↑ "Ekta show opens well, Colors loses momentum". The Indian Express.
  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.
  16. ↑ "It's Pavitra Rishta versus Balika Vadhu". The Times of India. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. 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.
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  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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