- Dollar Bahu
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Dollar Bahu Format Drama Created by Cinemaya Media Limited Written by Sudha Murthy Directed by Ajai Sinha & Ravi Kemmu Starring see below Opening theme "Dollar Bahu" by Country of origin India Language(s) Hindi No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes Total 40 Production Producer(s) Sunil Hali Running time approx. 23 minutes Broadcast Original channel Zee TV Picture format 480i (SDTV), Original run September 1, 2001 – June 1, 2002 Dollar Bahu is a Hindi language television series that aired on Zee TV channel in 2001. The series is based on a popular novel, "Dollar Sosae" (Dollar daughter-in-law), written by the popular Indian philanthropist & columnist, Sudha Murthy.[1] Due to the popularity, the novel was converted into a television series. The story portrays the struggle of a middle-class family to graduate into an upper-class one through their son in the USA. Besides, as the title refers, the series was shot in both India as well as in the United States.[2] In addition, when the serial's shooting began in the USA, the September 11 incident occurred, leaving the entire team of 'Dollar Bahu' devastated.[3]
Contents
Overview
The story is about two daughters-in-law's of a family, one from America and the other one from India. Now, how their mother-in-law treats them (Rupees and Dollar) is uncovered. The story is more of the mother-in-law who thinks that her American daughter-in-law (dollar bahu) is better than her counterpart in India, since she lives in the land of dreams, USA. Henceforth, she desires to live with her son in America. However, when she lives a year or so in America, she realises that the Indians living there face the same problems and challenges as those of living in India. Now she realise that "grass always looks greener on the other side".
Cast
- Mayuri Kango
- Chandni Toor ... Rinnie (the dollar bahu)
- Ismail Bashey ... Shekhar (eldest son of Master Govind)
- Himani Shivpuri ... ?? (the mother-in-law)
- Deepak Parashar ... Master Govind (the father-in-law)
- Ranjeet
- Rakesh Pandey
- Kunika Lal ... ?? (Charu's friend)
- Aashish Kaul
- Suhasini Mulay
References
- ^ "Sudha Murthy's 'Dollar Bahu' on Zee". India FM. 2001. http://movies.indiainfo.com/southern-spice/topstory/suhdamurthy.html.
- ^ "The million-dollar name behind Dollar Bahu". Tribune India. 2001-09-30. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010930/spectrum/main5.htm.
- ^ "Dollar Bahu survives WTC attack". Screen India. 2001-09-21. http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010921/tvnews.html.
External links
- Dollar Bahu at the Internet Movie Database
- Dollar Bahu News Article by Tribune India
- Dollar Bahu Book by Sudha Murthy
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