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{{For|the 1971 Hindi film|Chhoti Bahu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Chotti Bahu छोटी बहू
| image = Choti Bahu 2.jpg
| caption = Intertitle of Chotti Bahu
| creator = [[DJ's a Creative Unit]]
| writer = Sanjay Kumar Damini K Shetty Raaj Shetty Dilip Jha Archita Biswas Jha S Mansavi
| director =
| music = [[Abhijeet Hegdepatil KK]]
| starring = [[Avinash Sachdev]] [[Rubina Dilaik]] Priyanka Tiwari

[[Choti Bahu#Cast|see below]] for more listing
| opentheme = ''Choti Bahu'' (Season 1) "Baavre Naina" by [[Krishna Beura]] "Har Raah Tere" by Ali Aslam (Season 2)
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| num_episodes = 469 <ref name="Episoden_No">{{cite web|title=CHOTI BAHU : ABOUT THE SHOW|url=http://www.zeetv.com/shows/choti-bahu/|website=Zee tv|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>
| producer = [[Tony Singh (director)|Tony Singh]] Deeya Singh
| location = [[Mathura]] [[Mumbai]]
| runtime = 20 minutes
| company = [[DJ's a Creative Unit]]
| network = [[Zee TV]]
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]]), [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| first_aired = '''Season 1''': 8 December 2008
| last_aired = 17 September 2010 '''Season 2''': 15 February 2011 – 18 May 2012
| num_seasons = 2<ref name="Episoden_No">{{cite web|title=CHOTI BAHU : ABOUT THE SHOW|url=http://www.zeetv.com/shows/choti-bahu/|website=Zee tv|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>
| theme_music_composer = Dony Hazarika
}}
'''''Chotti Bahu''''' is an Indian drama television series produced by [[DJ's a Creative Unit]]. Season one aired from 8 December 2008 to 17 September 2010 and season two aired from 15 February 2011 to 18 May 2012 on [[Zee TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090519/ldh1.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |access-date=2010-03-28}}</ref> It starred [[Avinash Sachdev]] as Dev and [[Rubina Dilaik]] as Radhika. [[Sasural Simar Ka 2]] Serial was inspired by this story .

==Plot==
Choti Bahu is the love saga of two soulmates Dev and Radhika.
===Season 1===
Shastriji and Devki live in a [[Vrindavan]], and they have two daughters, Radhika ([[Rubina Dilaik]]), who is an adopted child, and Vishakha Shashtri. Radhika is simple and dutiful, whereas Vishakha wants to be an actress in [[Bollywood]]. She is headstrong and selfish. Vishakha and Radhika share a close bond. The Purohits are a well to do from [[Delhi]] and have their ancestral home in Vrindavan. They have two sons - Vivek and Dev ([[Avinash Sachdev]]). The Purohits have great expectations from Dev who falls in love with Radhika. But fate wills otherwise, and he thinks he marries Vishakha due to a confusion. The story takes a dramatic turn when Radhika enters Dev's house, and the stage is set for an unusual love triangle, with each character grappling with peculiar dilemmas.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Choti Bahu: ZEE TV Show {{!}} Watch Choti Bahu TV Serial Episodes and Videos Online at ZEETV.COM|url = http://www.zeetv.com/shows/choti-bahu/|website = www.zeetv.com|access-date = 2015-11-25}}</ref>

===Season 2 ===
Ruby Bhardwaj ([[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 get married at a young age whilst playing.

==Cast==
===Season 1===
====Main====
* [[Avinash Sachdev]] as Dev Raj Purohit : Radhika's Husband and Vishakha's Namesake Husband.
* [[Rubina Dilaik]] as Radhika Purohit/Shashtri : Dev's Wife and Vishakha's Foster Sister

====Recurring====
* [[imdbname:0220814|Gopi Desai]] as Ammaji
* [[Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar]] as Mrinalini Vivek Purohit
* Rajiv Kumar as Vivek Purohit
* [[Abhinav Shukla]] as Vikram
* [[Hiten Tejwani]] as Shantanu Purohit
* [https://g.co/kgs/WqkFR1 Harjot Singh Dhaliwal] as [https://g.co/kgs/5LHQSG Chota Purohit]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chota Purohit - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11fw7n34lf&hl=en-US&q=Chota+Purohit&kgs=12ba1905d49492a1&shndl=0&source=sh/x/kp/1&entrypoint=sh/x/kp|access-date=2021-07-04|website=www.google.com}}</ref>: [<nowiki/>[[Child actor|Child Actor]]] [https://www.zee5.com/global/tvshows/details/choti-bahu-a-story-of-estranged-love/0-6-111 Born June 23rd, 2002].
* [[Prabha Sinha]] as Vaishali Raj Purohit
* [[Priyanka Tiwari]] as Vishakha Purohit/Shashtri : Dev's Namesake Wife and Radhika's Foster Sister.
* [[Rishi Khurana]] as Birju
* Snehal Sahay as Mrs. Arjun Purohit
* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Shanti Purohit
* [[Samta Sagar]] as Devki Brijmohan Shastri
* [[Rajeev Verma]] as Pandit Brijmohan Shastri
* Raj Logani as Arjun Purohit
* [[Sanjay Batra]] as Sushil Purohit
* Darshan Gandas as Purab
* Shashank Sethi as Keshav Chaubey
* [[Surendra Pal]] as Raj Purohit
* [[Sonia Singh]] as Kanika Yaduvanshi
* Vineet Kumar Chaudhary as Rajjan Yaduvanshi
* [[Sheeba Chaddha]] as Katyani Yaduvanshi (Rajjan and Kanika's mother)
* [[Drashti Dhami]] (Guest)
* [[Divyanka Tripathi]] as Vidya
* [[Prachi Desai]] as Bani
* [[Ankita Lokhande]] as Archana
* [[Rajshree Thakur]] as Saloni

===Season 2===
====Main====
* [[Avinash Sachdev]] as Dev Raj Purohit
* [[Rubina Dilaik]] as Radhika Purohit / Ruby Bhardwaj

====Recurring====
* Gopi Desai as Dai Maa
* [[Benaf Dadachandji]] as Barkha
* [[Sourav Chakraborty]] as Rohan Harinath Purohit
* Micckie Dudaaney as Virat Gopaldas Purohit
* Sushmita Daan as Padma Harinath Purohit
* [[Rakesh Pandey]] as Dadaji
* Sangeeta Kapure as Mohini Virat Purohit
* Chayan Trivedi as Gopaldas Purohit
* [[Aditya Lakhia]] as Mansaram
* Sidharth Sen as Chhenu
* Garima Shrivastav as Shanti Radhika's stepmother
* [[Nishant Shokeen]] / [[Pracheen Chauhan]] as Lord [[Krishna]]
* [[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]] as Asur / Vishwanath
* Vinay Jain as Rishikesh Bhardwaj (RB)
* [[Kishwer Merchant]] as Sonia Rishikesh Bhardwaj
* [[Vijayendra Kumeria]] as Jolly Bhardwaj
* [[Srishty Rode]] as [[Radha]] Rani / Madhvi

==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.<ref name="Choti Bahu to go off air">{{cite web|title=Choti Bahu to go off air|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/choti-bahu-go-air|website=Tellychakar|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="zeetv.com">{{cite web|title=Dev and Radhika's Magic continues....|url=http://www.zeetv.com/news-media/gossip-trivia/dev-and-radhikas-magic-continues.html|website=Zee TV|access-date=2 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219000444/http://www.zeetv.com/news-media/gossip-trivia/dev-and-radhikas-magic-continues.html|archive-date=19 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Season
! rowspan="2" style="padding: 0 8px;" | Episodes
! colspan="2" | Originally aired
|-
! style="padding: 0 8px;" | First aired
! style="padding: 0 8px;" | Last aired
|-
| '''1'''
| 469
| style="padding:0 8px;" | {{start date|df=yes|2008|12|8}}
| style="padding:0 8px;" | {{end date|df=yes|2010|9|17}}
|-
| '''2'''
| 332
| style="padding:0 8px;" | {{start date|df=yes|2011|2|15}}
| style="padding:0 8px;" | {{end date|df=yes|2012|5|18}}
|}
</onlyinclude>

==Distribution==
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The series was popular in 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 (Mauritius)|MBC Digital 4]] in Mauritius.

Dubbed version of the serial was telecast in [[Tamil language]] as '''Chinna Marumagal''' in Zee Tamil. It was remade in [[Telugu language]] as '''Chinna Kodalu''' which aired on Zee Telugu and remade in Kannada as '''Radha Kalyana''' which aired on Zee Kannada.

The series currently airs on [[Zee Zindagi]] from 23 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'''. The Series Running on [[Zee Anmol]] since 29 April 2019 to 5 January 2020 the Series Again Running on [[Zee TV]] from 16 August 2019. The series again re-ran on [[Zee Anmol]] since 10 June 2020. Season 2 started re-running on [[Big Magic]] from 14 December 2020.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.zeetv.com/shows/choti-bahu Official Website]

{{Zee TV Programmes}}

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[[Category:Zee TV original programming]]
[[Category:2008 Indian television series debuts]]
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[[Category:2012 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Uttar Pradesh]]

Chotti Bahu - Revision history

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