Chotti Bahu

For the 1971 Hindi film, see Chhoti Bahu.
Chotti Bahu
छोटी बहू

Intertitle of Chotti Bahu
Created by DJ's Creative Unit
Written by Sanjay Kumar
Damini K Shetty
Raaj Shetty
Dilip Jha
Archita Biswas Jha
S Mansavi
Starring Avinash Sachdev
Rubina Dilaik
see below for more listing
Opening theme "Baavre Naina" by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
"Har Raah Tere" by Ali Aslam (Season 2)
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 2[1]
No. of episodes 803 [1]
Production
Producer(s) Tony Singh
Deeya Singh
Location(s) Mathura
Mumbai
Running time 20 minutes
Production company(s) DJ's Creative Unit
Release
Original network Zee TV
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original release Season 1: 8 December 2008 – 17 September 2010
Season 2: 15 February 2011 – 18 May 2012

Chotti Bahu is an Indian television soap opera that aired on Zee TV,starring Avinash Sachdev as Dev and Rubina Dilaik as Radhika. The serial focuses on the love saga of Radhika, a great devotee of the Hindu god Krishna (often referred in the serial as "Kanha") and Dev.[2]

Series overview

The show had two seasons titled Chotti Bahu – Sindoor Bin Suhagan and Chhoti Bahu - Sawar Ke Rang Rachi. Chotti Bahu season one created history by extending the prime time slot to early prime time 7:30 pm. The second season was brought back on public demand with a new plot and same lead actors However, it was not as successful as the first season.[3][4]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 469 December 8, 2008 September 19, 2010
2 332 February 15, 2011 May 18, 2012

Plot

Choti Bahu is the love saga of two soul mates Dev and Radhika.

Season 1

Shastriji and Devki lives in Vrindavan, and they have two daughters, Radhika (Rubina Dilaik), who is an adopted child, and Vishakha. Radhika is simple and dutiful, whereas Vishakha wants to be an actress in Bollywood. She is headstrong and selfish. Vishakha and Radhika share a great bond. The Purohits are from Delhi and have their ancestral house in Vrindavan. They have two sons, Vivek and Dev (Avinash Sachdev). The Purohits have great expectation from their younger son, Dev, who falls in love with Radhika. But fate wills otherwise, and he gets married to Vishakha. The story takes a dramatic turn when Radhika enters Devs house, and the stage is set for an unusual love triangle, with each character grappling with peculiar dilemmas[5]

Season 2

Radhika (Rubina Dilaik), a Brahmin by birth, was adopted and brought up by a family of weavers in a small town called Rawal. Dev (Avinash Sachdev), whose family has been in the service of Rajpurohits for generations, visits Rawal as a child on the occasion of Radhashtami. Dev and Radhika meet each other and become good friends. Radhika and Dev's families tie them in the bond of marriage in their tender age.

Cast

Season 1

Main Lead
Additional Cast

Season 2

Main Lead
Additional Cast

Distribution

The series became very popular in countries like Mauritius, West Indies, Romania, USA, Trinidad, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and South Africa. Chotti Bahu season rerun was aired in Zee Anmol in India and Zee Lamhe in the UK during 2014 and 2015. The show was also broadcast on MBC Digital 4 in Mauritius.

Dubbed version of the serial was telecasted in Tamil language as Chinna Marumagal in Zee Tamil. It was remade in Telugu language as Chinna Kodalu which aired on Zee Telugu. The series currently airs on Zee Zindagi from 23rd May, 2016 under the title " Vrindawan ki Radhika". The channel has picked the show as it features a universal theme, which is a reflection of the channel's brand promise of providing its viewers with "Bemisal Kahaniyan".

References

  1. 1 2 "CHOTI BAHU : ABOUT THE SHOW". Zee tv. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Choti Bahu to go off air". Tellychakar. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dev and Radhika's Magic continues....". Zee TV. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Choti Bahu: ZEE TV Show | Watch Choti Bahu TV Serial Episodes and Videos Online at ZEETV.COM". www.zeetv.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.

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