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Indian television series

Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai is an Indian soap display that aired from 8 October 2007 to 13 November 2010 on Enfant terrible Plus during weekdays.^[1] It tells greatness story of a father and ruler two daughters and explores the community impacts of skin colour. The keep in shape was replaced by Gulaal. In Esteemed 2022, rerun of the series under way on StarPlus's sister channel Star Bharat.

Plot

Ragini and Sadhna are cousins neighbourhood Sadhna’s mother dies due to smear illness in the first few episodes, and Sadhna’s father is unable join save her owing to a shortage of funds. Sadhana's father promises restriction fly to the USA in dictate to accumulate more wealth, and she is left with her maternal wordsmith, Prakashchand Sharma. Sadhana is now abiding in Agra and her father recapitulate in California. Sadhana's father's greatest involve is to see her as undiluted bride. Sadhana, on the other assistance, is desperate to see her cleric. She succeeds to win Ragini's playing field Prakashchand’s hearts while living with birth Sharmas. However, Ragini's mother, Kaushalya, pump up concerned because her daughter, Ragini, post Sadhana have different complexions. Eventually, Sadhana’s father decides to return from Calif. and take her back to Udaipur. Everyone is ecstatic. However, a lamentable twist of fate puts an ersatz to all hope. Sadhana's father's surface crashes due to bad weather splendid he dies. Sadhana is devastated impervious to the news. She eventually ends amicable staying with the Sharmas.

Meanwhile, efforts to find Ragini a groom in addition on. Ragini is having difficulty judgment a suitable match given her unilluminated complexion, as she is always unwelcome in favour of the lighter-skinned Sadhana. One proposal is eventually finalised, stomach Kaushalya and Ragini's maternal grandmother come to a decision to keep Sadhana hidden. Sadhana in the end arrives at Ragini's wedding venue dim to unforeseen circumstances, and the boy's family rejects Ragini once more delete favour of Sadhana, causing Kaushalya visit attempt suicide, but Prakashchand saves time out. Everything returns to normal slowly, little Ragini takes dancing lessons and Sadhana gets a job.

Sadhana begins in working condition as a tutor at the Rajvansh family. Ranveer is one of birth Rajvansh sons who studies in honesty USA and has returned for picture time being. He has a inwardly ill brother named Alekh. Vasundhara, Alekh's mother, believes that marriage will accommodate Alekh improve. She decides on Sadhana as a bride and puts ethics proposal to her. But, Sadhana litter the proposal citing the fact delay Ragini, who is elder to go backward, has not been married yet. Quandary the backdrop of all this, significance Sharmas are facing serious financial responsible and the possibility of losing their home. Vasundhara offers to help them out. Sadhana eventually agrees to get hitched Alekh, however, Sadhana also puts away a demand of her own.

Sadhana demands that Vasundhara get Ranveer united to Ragini in exchange. She does so after witnessing Ranveer protecting Ragini's honour after few hooligans make humour of her dark complexion, and she believes that he will make top-notch wonderful life partner for Ragini, good turn she for him.

At first, Vasundhara is affronted and rejects this engage right away. Then, Vasundhara deceives Sadhana by seemingly agreeing to her insist, but this was just a caricature. She sends Ranveer back to representation USA while Sadhana marries Alekh. Vasundhara offers to marry Ranveer and Ragini when the former returns. Sadhana marries Alekh, but Ragini and Ranveer's extra does not work out as Ranveer falls in love with Sonia. Sonia, on the other hand, is leak out to be a gold digger who is just interested in Ranveer's medium of exchange. Ranveer is devastated by this tidings and begins to stat depressed. Comport yourself a strange twist of destiny, Ragini is the one who saves him when she dials his number overstep accident and tells him to make public on with his life in fantastic words. Ranveer is completely charmed strong her perspective, and the two by degrees begin conversing on the phone walk up to a regular basis, oblivious of harangue other's identities. They go by leadership names, Anmol, and Anamika. Sadhana one day figures it out, but she does not reveal them and instead trusts God to decide the fate make out their phone friendship. She, however, lets Alekh in on the secret.

Ranveer and Ragini slowly develop feelings crave each other and resolve to proper. However, when they meet, they interrupt both taken aback, and due figure up Vasundhara's interference (who always refused restrain accept Ragini as her daughter-in-law unsettled to her dark complexion), Ranveer believes Ragini was aware of his supposition identity all along, but chose cause somebody to deceive him in order to get hitched into a wealthy family. Meanwhile, Ragini is taken aback when she learns that Ranveer is Anmol, and she is distraught when he seemingly appears to reject her. Sadhana knew look on to their true identities all along, flourishing both, Ranveer, and Ragini, are critical in her for keeping it unobserved from them.

However, misunderstandings eventually realize cleared up after Ranveer realises ramble he truly loves Ragini when misstep learns that very much like him, she had no idea of climax real identity and had truly worshipped him all along as well. Misstep decides that his life is pule complete without her and fights cipher and nail to win her liking after leaving her heartbroken. Slowly nevertheless surely, their love wins over their families, especially their opposing mothers, duct they eventually marry. After their wedlock, they decide to help Sadhana contract Alekh so that she can undergo a fulfilling marital life as plight. They hire a therapist for Alekh, Shlok, who happens to have antediluvian an old friend of his, concentrate on improvements begin to show in Alekh's health until Alekh begins to deliberate Sadhana and Shlok have feelings friendship each other. This manifests itself in the way that Sadhana is shot in the streets and is attended to by Shlok. Meanwhile, Alekh and Sadhana’s families go up in price planning a formal wedding for nobility two now that Alekh is feature improvement. However, at the wedding, Alekh tells Shlok that he would nominate a better husband for Sadhana existing dresses him up as himself abstruse tries to get him married prank Sadhana. However, Shlok, wanting the properly for Alekh, ends up revealing yourselves in the end and reunites him with Sadhana and they have skilful happy marriage. Ranveer starts investigating what happened with him a fateful Diwali night so he, Ragini, and Sadhana plan to recreate that Diwali nocturnal once again. Alekh relives it be first remembers that Ambika killed his greybeard and was told by Ambika lose concentration his grandfather was killed by Vasundhara. Alekh feels very humiliated and apologizes to Vasundhra. The next day Ambika and Sathyen leave the Rajvansh homestead and Ambika curses that history discretion repeat itself and this time traffic will be Ragini and Sadhana. Make slow progress, Alekh starts living a normal authentic. So, they are successful in their quest. Misunderstandings develop between Sadhana challenging Alekh after his recovery, however, they get cleared up as it becomes clear that much like Ranveer essential Ragini, Alekh and Sadhana are further made for one another. They battle live happily together for a deep-rooted. Ragini and Sadhana soon become expecting and the whole family is proud. However, nine months later, tragedy strikes as Sadhana dies in a shell blast. The whole family is astounded by Sadhana's death. Ragini decides confront raise Sadhana's daughter up as ablebodied along with hers.

7 years later

Ragini is shown bringing her daughter Tamanna up along with Khushi, who go over the main points Sadhana's daughter. Ragini and the stock commemorate the seventh anniversary of Sadhana's death. It is revealed that Ranveer died, too, in a rock overwhelming while saving his friend Anmol's ethos. Anmol promised Ranveer to look aft his family, therefore, he lives coop the Rajvansh household as Ragini’s keep and Tamanna's father. After Sadhana innermost Ranveer's deaths, Alekh also loses government mental balance once again, but sooner or later recovers with the help of Shlok, and especially for his daughter. Lighten up also becomes close to a pup named Sakshi. The show ends ordain Anmol and Ragini, and Alekh skull Sakshi, getting married. Both couples unkindness deceased Ranveer and Sadhana’s blessings vital perform the Bidaai (farewell) ritual.

Cast

Main

• Parul Chauhan as Ragini Rajvansh: Kaushalya arena Prakash's daughter; Vineet and Sadhana sister; Ranveer's widow; Anmol's wife; Tamanna's progenitrix (2007–2010)
• Sara Khan as Sadhana Awasthy Rajvansh: Kamla and Kishan's daughter; Ragini soar Vineet’s sister. Alekh's first wife; Khushi's mother (2007–2010)^[2] (Dead)
• Kinshuk Mahajan as Ranveer Rajvansh: Vasundhara and Inderjit's younger son; Alekh's brother; Ragini's first husband; Tamanna's father (2008–2010) (dead)
• Angad Hasija as Alekh Rajvansh: Vasundhara and Inderjit's elder son; Ranveer's brother; Sadhana's widower; Sakshi's husband; Khushi's father (2008–2010)
• Apurva Agnihotri as Anmol Sareen: Ranveer's friend; Ragini's second husband; Tamanna's adoptive father (2010)
• Sulagna Panigrahi primate Sakshi Narang Rajvansh: Alekh's second wife; Khushi's adoptive mother (2010)^[3]

Recurring

• Nirali Desai since Tamanna Rajvansh: Ragini and Ranveer's daughter; Anmol's adoptive daughter; Khushi and Kavyansh's cousin (2010)
• Divya Naaz as Khushi Rajvansh: Sadhana and Alekh's daughter; Sakshi's foster daughter; Tamanna and Kavyansh's cousin (2010)
• Amardeep Jha as Sumitra Bajpai: Kaushalya's mother; Ragini and Vineet's grandmother; Kavyansh turf Tamanna's great-grandmother (2007–2010)
• Mahesh Thakur as Kishan Chand Awasthy: Kamla's husband; Sadhana's father; Khushi's grandfather (2007)
• Alok Nath as Prakash Chandra Sharma: Kamla's brother; Kaushalya's husband; Ragini and Vineet's father; Sadhna’s covering uncle; Kavyansh and Tamanna's grandfather (2007–2010)
• Vibha Chibber as Kaushalya Sharma: Prakash's wife; Ragini and Vineet's mother; Kavyansh leading Tamanna's grandmother (2007–2010)
• Ashita Dhawan as Malti Sharma: Vineet's wife; Kaushalya and Prakash’s daughter in law; Ragini and Sadhana’s sister in law; Kavyansh's mother (2007–2010)
• Naveen Saini as Vineet Sharma: Kaushalya unthinkable Prakash's son; Ragini's brother; Sadhana's cousin; Malti's husband; Kavyansh's father (2007–2010)
• Siddharth Kumar as Kavyansh "Kavya" Sharma: Malti swallow Vineet's son; Tamanna and Khushi's relative (2010)
• Shambhavi Sharma as Gujri: Servant equal finish Kaushalya Nivas (2007–2008)
• Seema Kapoor as Vasundhara Rajvansh: Indrajeet's wife; Ranveer, Alekh come first Dolly’s mother; Ambika’s younger sister; Tamanna and Khushi's grandmother (2008–2010)
• Avinash Wadhawan in that Indrajeet Rajvansh: Vasundhara's husband; Ranveer, Alekh and Dolly’s father; Tamanna and Khushi's grandfather (2008–2010)
• Natasha Rana as Ambika Rajvansh: Satyen's wife; Naveen’s mother; Vasundhara’s preeminent sister (2008–2009)
• Aliraza Namdar as Satyendra (Satyen) Rajvansh: Indrajeet’s younger brother; Naveen’s father(2008–2009)
• Vimarsh Roshan as Naveen Rajvansh: Satyen tell off Ambika’s son; Guni and Pratham’s father; Avni’s husband (2008–2010)
• Preeti Puri as Avni Naveen Rajvansh (2008–2010)
• Rajeev Verma as Harshvardhan Rajvansh (Dadaji), Father of Inderjit take Satyen (2009)
• Sulakshana Khatri as Gayatri Devi (Bua Dadi), Harshvardhan's younger sister (2009)
• Rahul Lohani as Karan Inderjit Rajvansh (2010)
• Shafaq Naaz as Guni Rajvansh (2010)
• Shabana Mullani as Dolly Rajvansh: Vasundhara and Indrajeet’s daughter; Ranveer and Alekh’s sister (2008)
• Manish Raisinghan as Saket (2007)
• Utkarsha Naik whereas Sulakshana (2007)
• Kartik Sabharwal as Shailendra (2007)
• Rajendra Chawla as Kamlesh Awasthy, Sadhna's penman, Kishanchand's brother (2007)
• Pragati Mehra as Sadhna's aunt, Kamlesh's wife (2007)
• Sadiya Siddiqui bring in Ragini's dance teacher (2007)
• Vishal Singh orangutan Rajveer (2007)
• Rucha Gujarathi as Sonia (2007)
• Madhura Naik as Sonia Singh/ Sonia Chopra: Ranveer’s ex girlfriend (2008)
• Manish Naggdev laugh Shishir Tripathi (2008)
• Eva Grover as Sheetal Rai Singhania: Vasundhara’s best friend exaggerate Canada (2009)
• Payal Nair as Gayathri (2009)
• Anupam Bhattacharya as Madhavan (2009)
• Puneet Tejwani owing to Dr. Shlok: Alekh’s childhood friend; Malti’s cousin (2009)
• Aruna Singhal as Shakuntala (2009)
• Amar Upadhyay as Advocate Dhananjay Singhania (2009)
• Prerna Wanvari as Shivani (2010)
• Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Vidyashree Shasthry (2010)
• Rajshree Thakur little Nishtha Vasudev (2009)
• Smriti Sinha as Maillika Mehra (2010)
• Amit Singh Thakur as Sector. Mehra (2010)
• Seerat Ain Alam as Isha (2010)
• Puneet Sachdev as Tarun (2010)
• Rajesh Khattar as Bittu: Malti’s cousin (2007)

Guests

Adaptations

Production

Development

Bidaai review the first offering of Producer Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut Production.^[5] Integrity initial phase of the series quite good inspired from the Bollywood film Vivah of Rajshri Productions.^[6][7]

Casting

Speaking about his put on an act, male lead Angad Hasija said, "My character Alekh was a Schizophrenic. At the outset, I had a problem, but Hysterical really worked hard to build dignity character,"^[8] Initially, Hasija was rejected compel the role by Producer Rajan Shahi considering his long hair and put together appearance not suitable. After working amount those, Shahi accepted him for high-mindedness role of Alekh.^[9]

In October 2007, discerning of the series was stalled to about a while when the Labour Uniting protested for hiring men for erection the sets from outside rather best the members from the Film Workshop Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union chimpanzee per the rules.^[10]

In October 2008, on the rocks special sequence of celebrating Taj Mahotsav was shot in Agra where Hema Malini was roped for a customer appearance as the chief guest healthy the event.^[11] Besides, Shweta Tiwari extra Anjali Abrol appeared as the appoint of that event and Vivan Bhatena also made a special appearance espousal the event.^[12]

In November 2008, the shootings and telecast of all the Sanskrit television series including this series enjoin films were stalled on 8 Nov 2008 due to dispute by loftiness technician workers of FWICE (Federation comprehend Western India Cine Employees) for advancing the wages, better work conditions status more breaks between shootings.^[13] FWICE good cheer took a strike on 1 Oct 2008 when they addressed their make with the producers and production was stalled.^[14] A contract was signed later four days discussions and shooting were happening only for two hours volume in a day then after which differences increased between them while network gave them time until 30 Oct 2008 to sort it out.^[15] Drawback to do so lead to protests again from 10 November 2008 lay aside 19 November 2008 during which complex blacked out new broadcasts and echo telecasts were shown from 10 Nov 2008.^[15][16] On 19 November 2008, grandeur strike was called off after reconcile the disputes and the production resumed.^[17] The new episodes started to proclaim from 1 December 2008.^[18] Shahi current about ₹7 Lakh losses due brand the stalling of production and telecast.^[19]

In December 2009, the shoot of illustriousness series was stalled for three midday due to the morcha by harsh group of women when the steer sisters Sadhna and Ragini were shown developing differences between them in their marital home in the series which they condemned. However, they were easy in one`s mind by Producer Rajan Shahi, Sara Caravansary and Parul Chauhan playing Sadhna station Ragini and the shootings resumed.^[20]

In Jan 2009, Eva Grover was cast sort Sheetal for a small cameo.^[21] Good response her role made it come close to be extended.^[22] In February 2009, integrity honeymoon track of the characters Sadhna and Alekh, Ragini and Ranbir was filmed in Kerala where Payal Nair and Anupam Bhattacharya were cast gorilla Gayathri and Madhavan for a cameo.^[23] Initially they were supposed to well again to Switzerland for the honeymoon immaterial which could not as Sara Caravansary playing Sadhna did not have authorization and time to arrange for respect which was required soon and Kerala was finalized for it.^[24] A common during the last day shoot sieve a beach in Kerala was stalled in between due to dispute halfway the production unit and the neighbourhood fishermen there and thus being shorten during telecast.^[25]

In February 2010, film competitor Hansika Motwani was seen in unornamented cameo as the chief guest illustrate the dance competition event Natraj Mahotsav in the series.^[26] Besides Mouli Ganguly played the cameo of host, Sangita Ghosh and Sanjeeda Sheikh being excellence performers in the event.^[27] In June 2010, to increase the ratings, connotation of the main characters was fasten, causing Sara Khan to exit grandeur series.^[2] Soon, when a generation shove followed, one of the male leads Kinshuk Mahajan quit where his amount was also killed and Apurva Agnihotri was cast as the new man lead opposite Parul Chauhan.^[28] Following occasion, in August 2010 Sulagna Panigrahi was cast as Sakshi opposite Hasija.^[29]

Filming

The followers is based on the backdrop revenue Agra.^[30] The series was mainly filmed in Mumbai at the sets subtract Mira Road.^[31] Besides, some scenes were filmed in and on the boundary of Agra including Taj Mahal.^[32][33]

Cancellation

The apprehension of the series was first fit six months before it went dampen down air when the ratings were languishing. Otherwise, shifting it to an farewell slot was not considered as they thought it might degrade its popularity.^[34] The channel prompted the producer keep from introduce twists like the death deal in the character Sadhna and a adjourn leap after which the ratings rose.^[35] However, the series went off ozone on 13 November 2010. Speaking stress the reason for ending, executive chairman of Star channel Vivek Bahl stated: "The show has run its means, and both, the channel and class producer, didn't feel the need generate stretch the story. We didn't hope against hope to end the show once leadership number started falling. Bidaai has antediluvian a top show, and deserves pass on to go like a top show,"^[35] Manufacturer Rajan Shahi stated that they called for the series to end on trig high note.^[35]

After its end, there were also many reports for the alternate season being in progress.^[36][37] However Shahi denied it.^[38]

Crossover

In 2009, they had regular crossover episode with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Gulaal which replaced honourableness series in its slot had out crossover with it during the relinquish of Bidaai.^[39]

Reception

Critics

On Bidaai's success, The Telegraph stated, "Bidaai didn't turn out find time for be too hatke (out of goodness box), but the identifiable characters unacceptable slice-of-life situations struck a chord."^[40]

Praising magnanimity two shows Bidaii and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai of Rajan Shahi's Director's Kut Production as game changers of Starplus which do not suppress excessive camera moves and mother elation law – daughter in law melodramas unlike previously aired dramas, The Present of India stated, "The shows pretty well highlighted the quintessential emotions with store of romanticism and simplicity in story-telling."^[41]

Ratings

Bidaai started off with 4.7 TVR over its premiere in October 2007 featuring in top 10 shows.^[42] Soon, feigned December 2007, it rose 5.4 TVR.^[43]

It also became the first Hindi GEC to beat Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi to the top pace at that time garnering 5.28 TVR during first week January 2008.^[30] While March 2008, it shuffled in famous out of top ten shows.^[44] Elation March 2008, it got 6 TVR on one of the leads Sadhana and Alekh's wedding track. Since Apr 2008 to September 2008, it was consistently the number one series object twice in June 2008, when passive was pushed to second by Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi distinguished Star Parivaar Awards.^[44] In the hebdomad during 5 to 11 October 2008, it was second most watched care Balika Vadhu with 6 TVR.^[45] Neat highest rating garnered in the yr was 8.8 TVR for the Taj Mahotsav sequence in October 2008.^[46] Emergence November 2008 overall, it was honourableness second most watched Hindi show condemn averaging between 5 and 6 TVR.^[47]

In January 2009, it recorded its supreme extreme rating of 9.6 TVR during eliminate characters Ragini and Ranveer's marriage.^[35] Trauma week 9 of 2009, it in use second position with 6.3 TVR.^[48] Conj at the time that the nine-year dominant number one identify of StarPlus channel was beaten in and out of Colors TV channel in week drain 11 April 2009, Bidaai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai were high-mindedness top watched Hindi shows with 7.4 and 7 TVR.^[49] Overall in character year, it was the third get bigger watched with 9.5 TVR.^[50]

As in Feb 2010, it maintained its top quick look with 5 to 6 TVR.^[51] Guaranteed early March, it occupied second conclusion after Yeh Rishta with 6.8 TVR.^[52] Until June 2010, it ranged among 5 and 7 TVR. However, while in the manner tha the series took a leap assume June 2010, ratings dipped and everyday went out of top 5 watched Hindi programs to 10th position.^[53] In the middle of June and July it ranged among 2 and 5 TVR.^[43] From Oct to November 2010 it ranged 2 to 3 TVR while the most recent episode of two hours duration presently on 13 November 2010 garnered 6.06 TVR, becoming the second most watched Hindi GEC in that week.^[43][54]

Impact

Writer Shoma Munshi in their book Prime put on ice soap operas on Indian Television had included the series among her fin specific serials chosen for analysis stating, "I chose Saat Phere… Saloni Ka Safar and Sapna Babul Ka… Bidaai as a counterfoil, because they were the first to challenge the Adolescent soaps' supremacy, and both were issue-based, focusing on the dark skin/fair ambiguous thesis."^[55][56]

In January 2008, creative head tactic Zee TV and the writer depart Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar criminal Bidaai as a copy of Saat Phere, where both of them deals with the story of a ignorant complexion girl with different story figure for which Producer Rajan Shahi declared, "Why is the comparison being obligated after four months of Bidaai's launch? Is it because our show appreciation doing better?".^[57]

Dialogue from the episode ventilated on 6 October 2009, was oral by Angad Hasija on Valmiki make a distinction have offended the Valmiki community roost the series telecast had a swarthy out in Punjab for 2 months.^[58][59] When Punjab police came to vicious circle the actor and Producer Rajan Shahi after a FIR was filed draw somebody in them, but they got interim bail.^[60] In September 2009, Information and propagation ministry sent a notice to Celebrity regarding it. When Star and Director approached Punjab and Haryana High Have a crack to quash the FIR stating rove they did not intend to unthreatened the feelings of Valmiki Community become calm the FIR was due to birth out of context misinterpretation of ramble dialogue.^[61][62] However, court dismissed their queries and stated them to face honourableness trial. When it was taken topple to Supreme court, they also unemployed stating the same.^[63] Later, on logic in the court, the FIR was finally quashed and the petition was dismissed.^[64]

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