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''Balika Vadhu'' () is an
Indian soap opera Indian television dramas, often called Indian series or serials, are scripted television programs made in India, featuring Indian actors. These dramas are broadcast on Indian television networks. India's first television drama, '' Hum Log'' ( ...
that aired on
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between 21 July 2008 to 31 July 2016 with 2,245 episodes. The story is set in rural
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
and revolves around the life of a
child bride ''Child Bride'', also known as ''Child Brides'', ''Child Bride of the Ozarks'' and ''Dust to Dust'' (US reissue titles), is a 1938
from childhood to womanhood.


Background

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


Plot

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''

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 Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
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 educates village girls, campaigns against child marriage, and becomes the ''Sarpanch Bitiya'' of Jaitsar, and meets
district collector The district magistrate, also known as the district collector or deputy commissioner, is a career civil servant who serves as the executive head of a district's administration in India. The specific name depends on the state or union territo ...
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
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. 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, a girl whom he helped her get freed from her in-laws and get educated as a nurse, causing conflict with the family, and adopts her son while giving birth to a child. 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

15 years later, Nandini is a physician, driven by a promise to her dying mother to provide medical treatment throughout
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
. 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


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Avika Gor Avika Gor (born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films and television. She is famously known for playing the role of Anandi in '' Balika Vadhu'', for which she won Rajiv Gandhi Award in 2009 in the cate ...
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Pratyusha Banerjee Pratyusha Banerjee (10 August 1991 — 1 April 2016) was an Indian television actress. She had appeared in numerous television and reality shows. Banerjee first gained recognition in 2010 in the television show '' Balika Vadhu''. This was her f ...
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Toral Rasputra Toral Rasputra (born 9 September 1987) is an Indian television actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional ...
as Anandi Shekhar: Khajaan and Bhagwati's daughter; Jagdish's former wife; Shivraj's wife; Anoop and Meenakshi's daughter-in-law; Mahi's sister-in-law; Nandini and Shivam's mother; Amol's adoptive mother; Krish and Sudha's mother-in-law (2008-2010) / (2010-2013) / (2013-2016) (Dead) *
Avinash Mukherjee Avinash Mukherjee (born 1 August 1997) is an Indian television actor. Mukherjee is best known for his portrayal of Young Jagdish Singh in '' Balika Vadhu'' and as Aarav Oswal in the TV series '' Sasural Simar Ka 2''. He also played Ranbir Khan ...
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Shashank Vyas Shashank Vyas (born 30 November 1986) is an Indian actor known for playing Dr. Jagdish "Jagya" Singh in ''Balika Vadhu'', Captain Ravish Vashisht in '' Jaana Na Dil Se Door'' and Roopendra "Roop" Singh Vaghela in '' Roop – Mard Ka Naya Swaroo ...
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Shakti Anand Shakti Anand (born 23 September 1975) is an Indian television actor. He appeared in various television shows like Tenali Rama, '' Saara Akaash'', '' Sambhav Asambhav'' and '' Ek Ladki Anjaani Si''. The actor also hosted the first season of ...
as MLA Dr. Jagdish "Jagya" Singh: Bhairon and Sumitra's son; Sugna's brother; Basant's nephew; Nandkishore and Bhairavi's cousin; Varun and Shagun's uncle; Dharamveer and Kalyani's grandson; Anandi and Gauri's former husband; Ganga's husband; Abhimanyu's father; Mahendra's step-father (2008-2010) / (2010-2015) / (2015-2016) *
Sidharth Shukla Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian actor, Television presenter, host and model who mostly appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in ''Balika Vadhu'', ''Broken But Beautiful, Broken ...
as IAS Shivraj "Shiv" Shekhar: Anoop and Meenakshi's son; Mahi's brother; Saanchi's cousin; Anandi's second husband; Nandini and Shivam's father; Amol's adoptive father (2012-2015) (Dead) *
Sriti Jha Sriti Jha (born 26 February 1986) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. Jha earned wider recognition with her portrayal of Pragya Arora Mehra in '' Kumkum Bhagya''. She is a recipient of several accolades including two ...
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Sargun Mehta Sargun Mehta Dubey (; born 6 September 1988), known professionally as Sargun Mehta, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi television and Punjabi films. One of the highest paid Punjabi actress, Mehta is the recipient o ...
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Aasiya Kazi Aasiya Kazi (born 12 December 1991) is an Indian television actress best known for her role of Santu Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi in Imagine TV's drama '' Bandini'' (2009–11). Career Kazi is best known for her role of Santu Dharamraj Mahiyavansh ...
as Ganga Singh: Kusum and Sona's cousin; Ratan's ex-wife; Jagdish's third wife; Mahendra and Abhimanyu's mother (2013) / (2013–2014) / (2014–2016) **
Roshni Walia Roshni Walia (born 20 September 2001) is an Indian actress. She began her career with television advertisements and made her acting debut with ''Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki''. Walia is best known for her portrayal of Ajabde Punwar in ''Bharat ...
as Child Ganga Singh (2013) *
Surekha Sikri Surekha Sikri (19 April 1945 16 July 2021) was an Indian actress widely known for her performance in theatre, films and television. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three National Film Awards. A veteran of Hind ...
as Kalyani "Dadisa" Devi Singh: Vasundhara's sister; Dhramveer's wife; Bhairon's mother; Basant's aunt and adoptive mother; Sugna and Jagdish's grandmother; Nandkishore and Bhairavi's adoptive grandmother; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's great-grandmother; Mahendra's step-great-grandmother (2008-2016) (Dead) ** Heeba Shah as Young Kalyani Devi (shown in a flashback scene) * Anjum Farooki /
Deblina Chatterjee Deblina Chatterjee is an Indian film and television actress. Career She started her career in the performing industry in 2010, after being cast as Aadu in the Bengali feature '' Ami Aadu'' (2011), marking her film and acting debut. The movie w ...
as Dr. Gauri Singh: Kamla's daughter; Jagdish's ex-wife (2010–2012) / (2014) **
Mahima Makwana Mahima Makwana (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. After entering television with '' Miley Jab Hum Tum'' and '' Balika Vadhu'' as a child artist, Makwana received recognition with her character Ra ...
as Child Gauri Singh (2009) *
Mahhi Vij Mahhi Vij (born 1 April 1982) is an Indian model and actress who appears on Hindi television. She is known for playing the role of Nakusha in '' Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' and Nandini in ''Balika Vadhu''. Vij and her husband Jay Bhanushali won the da ...
as Dr. Nandini Shekhar Malhotra: Shivraj and Anandi's daughter; Naren and Yamuna's foster daughter; Shivam's twin-sister; Amol's adopted sister; Sudha's foster sister; Kundan's ex-wife; Krish's wife (2016) **
Gracy Goswami Gracy Goswami is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television and films. She made her acting debut in 2014 portraying Pinky Patil in '' Bandhan''. Goswami is best known for her portrayal of Nandini Shekhar in ''Balika Vadhu'' and Amrit ...
as Child Nandini "Nimboli" Shekhar (2015–2016) * Dishank Arora as Shivam Shekhar: Shivraj and Anandi's son; Nandini's twin-brother; Amol's adopted brother; Sudha's second husband (2016) ** Viren Vazirani as Child Shivam Shekhar (2015–2016) *
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as Krish Malhotra: Karuna's son; Kudan's step-son; Nandini's second husband (2016) *
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as Sudha Shekhawat Shekhar: Naren and Yamuna's daughter; Nandini's foster sister; Premal's ex-wife; Shivam's wife (2016)


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Chetanya Adib Chetanya Adib is an Indian actor, model and singer who speaks English and Hindi. He is best known for playing Khajan Singh in the Hindi soap-opera show, ''Balika Vadhu'' on Colors TV. Filmography Television Dubbing roles Live action te ...
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) *
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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 *
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as Bhairon Singh: Dharamveer and Kalyani's son; Basant's adopted brother; Sumitra's husband; Sugna and Jagdish's father; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's grandfather; Mahendra's step-grandfather (2008–2014) *
Smita Bansal Smita Bansal (born 21 February 1977) is an Indian television actress. Her notable roles include the Zee TV's '' Amanat'', '' Aashirwad,'' '' Sarhadein'' and Sony SAB's ''Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga''. She has also acted in the 2008 Bollywoo ...
as Sumitra Singh: Bhairon's wife; Sugna and Jagdish's mother; Varun, Shagun and Abhimanyu's grandmother; Mahendra's step-grandmother (2008–2014) * Veebha Anand / Janvi Chheda 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) *
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as Shyam Singh: Madan and Radha's son; Suguna's husband; Varun's step-father; Shagun's father (2009–2013) *
Satyajit Sharma Satyajit Sharma is an Indian actor who works in Indian films and television. Filmography Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Satyajit 1969 births Living people People from Mahendragarh Male actors fro ...
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) *
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/ 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) *
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as Jamuna: Basant's ex-wife (2008) (Dead) * 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) *
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as Mahavir Singh: Basant's father; Nandu and Bhairavi's grandfather (2009–2012) * Vinay Yadav as Maakhan: a maid in Kalyani's house *
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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 *
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as Champa: Anandi's childhood friend; Gulli's mother (2008) *
Nidhi Jha Nidhi Jha (18 October 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television serials and Bhojpuri language films. She has appeared in ''Balika Vadhu'', '' Crime Patrol'', '' Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'', ''Adaalat'', '' Encounter'', ''Beinteh ...
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Sonam Lamba Sonam Lamba (born 26 February 1997) is an Indian television actress known for her character of Vidya Modi Suryavanshi in ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' on Star Plus. Life and career Birth and early work Lamba was born in Chandigarh and initiall ...
as Gulli: Lalan and Champa's daughter; Hardik's wife (2011–2014) ** Netra Kapoor /
Digangana Suryavanshi Digangana Suryavanshi (born 15 October 1997) is an Indian actress, singer and author who is known for her appearances in Hindi and Telugu films. Suryavanshi debuted her career in Hindi television and went on to appear in films. Her breakthrough ...
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 Rudra Soni (born 10 November 2004) is an Indian television actor known for portraying the role of ''Manav'' in the children fantasy television show, '' Baalveer'' and Bajirao in Indian Historical Television series ''Peshwa Bajirao.'' Career Ru ...
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/Mrigrash Dubey as Radha: Madan's wife; Shyam's mother; Varun's step-grandmother; Shagun's grandmother (2008–2010) *
Sudhir Pandey Sudhir Pandey is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films, television, and theatre. With a career spanning several decades, he has played a variety of supporting and character roles, often portraying fathers, uncles, or author ...
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 Avinash Wadhawan is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared in films like, '' Junoon'', '' Geet'' and '' Balmaa''. He played Anup Shekhar in '' Balika Vadhu'' and Indrajeet Rajvansh in '' Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai''. Filmography ...
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Akshay Anand John Gardner, known professionally as Akshay Anand is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Hindi films and television. Early life and career Anand was born as John Gardner and he assumed the name Akshay inspired by his character in his televi ...
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 ''Balika Vadhu'' () 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. Backg ...
as Meenakshi Shekhar: Anoop's wife; Shiv and Mahi's mother; Nandini and Shivam's grandmother; Amol's adoptive grandmother (2012–2015) *
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as Alok Shekhar: Premkishore's younger son; Anoop's younger brother; Iravati's husband; Saanchi's father (2012–2015) *
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as Iravati Shekhar: Alok's wife; Saanchi's mother (2012–2015) *
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as Sanchi Shekhar: 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 (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) *
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as Subhadra "Swananda": Premkishore's younger sister; Hardik's grandmother (2014–2015) *
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as Hardik: Subhadra's grandson; Gulli's husband (2014) * Bobby Parvez as Roshan Kabra: Suman's husband, Vivek, Saurabh and Rakhi's father (2014) *
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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) * Smita Dongre as Kamla: Gauri's mother * Tarakesh Chauhan as Ram Singh: Gauri's uncle *
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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
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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 *
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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
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as Dr. Abhishek Singh: Asha's second husband (2012–2013) *
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as Kundan Singh: Akheeraj and Harki's son; Kamli's younger brother; Nandini and Urmi's ex-husband; Krish's step-father (2016) **
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as Pooja: Sarita's daughter; Mannu's wife (2015) * Dimple Kava/Raginee Risshi as Sarita: Pooja's mother *
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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
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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) *
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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) *
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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 *
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as Sandhya: Anandi's school teacher (2008–2013) * Bhakti Narula as Bhanwari: matchmakers from Bilaria village *
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as Village Chief of Bilaria * Yogendra Kumaria as the doctor who treated Jamuna *
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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 *
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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 *
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as Heth Singh * Saurrabh Kushwaha as Sooraj: Heth Singh's son *
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as Shravan *
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as Bheem Singh: Shiv's personal assistant *
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as Shambhu: a contractor * Ajay Sharma as Keval Ram *
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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 *
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as Kanchan (2013) *
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as Anuj * Mandar Jadhav as Mihir * Anshul Singh as Manish: Kanchan's husband * Madan Joshi as Chief Minister of Rajasthan *
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as Suhasini * Pubali Sanyal as Sonali Das: orphanage foundation board * Sushma Prashant as Sarla: the nurse who had assisted Iravati's delivery *
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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 * Arjun Aneja as Mr. Mittal: Sanchi's boss * Akash Khurana as Shamal: a politician *
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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 *
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as L. P. Shrivastav: Sona's husband * Geetanjali Mishra as Kusum and Sona: Ganga's cousin (2014–2015) * 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 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 *
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as Dr. Amit Goel (2016) * Prithvi Sankhala as Dr. Naresh Goel (2016) *
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Reception


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
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to the first position in Hindi GEC, beating the nine years top position maintained by
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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. 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 Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...
's top programme. In five weeks after launch, it entered the top five most-watched Hindi GEC. 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. On 13 June 2009, it was at fourth position with 5.3 TVR. In week 11 of 2010, it occupied top position and garnered 7.7 TVR. In week 30 of 2010, it occupied with the top position with 6.9 TVR. On 28 May 2011, it occupied the top position with 4.91 TVR. In week 24 of 2011, it was at second position with 4.81 TVR. In first two weeks of August 2011, it garnered 6.1 and 5.2 TVRs maintaining its top position. In the first week of 2012, it occupied the second position with 4.76 TVR. In week 50 of 2012, it was at top position with 5.8 TVR. In last week of July 2013, it was at second position with 3.9 TVR.


Critics

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.


Sequel and spin-off

A
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of the show, named ''
Balika Vadhu 2 ''Balika Vadhu 2'' ( 2) is an Indian dramatic television series that aired on Colors TV from 9 August 2021 to 25 February 2022 and on Voot from 28 February 2022 to 29 March 2022. It is a reboot of the long-running series ''Balika Vadhu''. Produ ...
'', aired on the same channel from 9 August 2021 to 29 March 2022. An animated series, ''
Chhoti Anandi ''Chhoti Anandi'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language animated television series produced by Sphere Origins, and animated by HopMotion. The show was simulcasted on Colors TV and Rishtey. This series aired on from 17 January 2016 to 10 April 2016 ...
'', 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. The animation was provided by HopMotion animation studio.


References


External links

* {{Colors Programmes 2008 Indian television series debuts 2016 Indian television series endings Colors TV original programming Hindi-language television shows Television shows set in Rajasthan Child marriage in India 2000s Indian television series 2010s Indian television series Television episodes about child marriage