Banoo Main Teri Dulhann

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Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
A promotional logo image of "Banoo Main Teri Dulhann".
Genre	Drama
Creator(s)	Zee TV
Starring	see below
Opening theme	"Banoo Main Teri Dulhann" by Sunidhi Chauhan
Country of origin	India
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	approx. 140
Production
Running time	approx. 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Zee TV
Picture format	480i (SDTV),
Original run	September 2006 – present
Links
Official website

Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann is a Zee TV drama which focuses on the life of Vidya, a young, illiterate and pretty village girl who has married into a rich family. She then has to contend with her three sisters-in-law who are determined to make her life a misery. Like most Zee TV dramas, it uses many sudden and harsh video effects to emphasise the drama.^[1]

Banoo Main Teri Dulhann is the story of Vidya, a naive, simple girl with idealistic notions. She has been brought up with love and comes from a poor background. The only shortcoming that Vidya has in life is that she is illiterate. She gets married to rich Sagar Thakur and joins his household. The fairytale wedding, however, turns into a nightmare when the family takes objection to Vidya’s illiteracy. Dulhann is Vidya’s fight to gain back her lost pride and dignity. It is her struggle to get back her lost honor.

Vidya’s married life is full of hardships and pain. She has to fight for survival in her own house. Her sisters-in-law make the place a living hell. Her husband Sagar refuses to take her side. The submissive Vidya is lost in the jungle of unwanted relationships and unreciprocated love.

Vidya’s endurance reaches a pinnacle when she comes across a secret that shatters whatever is left of her dream. She is a stranger in her own house and an enemy amongst her own people. Will Vidya be able to win the love and acceptance of the Thakur family and become Sagar’s dulhann (bride)?

1 Characters
- 1.1 Vidya
- 1.2 Sagar
- 1.3 Sindoora
- 1.4 Shalu
- 1.5 Mahua
- 1.6 Chandra
- 1.7 Harsh
- 1.8 Chinoo
- 1.9 Surili
2 Cast
3 References
4 External Links

[edit] Characters

[edit] Vidya

Vidya

Vidya, the protagonist of the series, has shown throughout the series to be loyal, illiterate and brave. Her devotion to Sagar is true and nonetheless miraculous. Being very beautiful she has attracted many suitors, such as Harsh and Karthik, the husbands of two of Vidya's sisters-in-law. Vidya's aunt and cousin, Shalu, have also been allowed into the household.

[edit] Sagar

Sagar

Sagar is Vidya's husband. He suffered from an "accident" which makes him have a mind of a nine-year-old. He is often susceptible to his sister Sindoora, who misguides him time to time. In one example, Sindoora locks Sagar in a darkened room during a music competition in order to crush Sagar's spirit. He is best friends with his nephew, Bharat (Sindoora's son) and is often seen playing with him throughout the serial. Sagar is referred to as "Mr. Ocean" by Bharat (Sagar means ocean) and in turn Bharat is referred to as "Mr. India" (Bharat means India) by Sagar. The reason for this is Sagar is inspired by James Bond and often acts as if he were a spy.

[edit] Sindoora

Sindoora

Sindoora is Sagar's older sister, and is considered to be the mastermind of Vidya's three sisters-in-law. She is usually the one who plans ways of making Vidya's life a misery. Sindoora is devoted to Sagar but has to make him appear a fool in order to crush Vidya's spirit. She is also hates Harsh as he is robbing his wife, Chandra, who is Sindoora's sister. However, it is shown she does have a heart as she cares for Bharat and her husband a lot. Sindoora's husband is Aniket, who is a lawyer and the leader of the household.

[edit] Shalu

Shalu

Shalu is Vidya's cousin who has also come to stay in the household. Shalu is seen as being very vain and naive. She is usually the subject of her mother's plans to remain in the house. She is now married to Chinu.

[edit] Mahua

Mahua

Mahua is Sindoora's sister. Her husband Karthik has fallen in love with Surili although she does not know this.

[edit] Chandra

Chandra

Chandra is the youngest sister of the three and is married to Harsh. But unknown to her, Harsh has fallen in love with Vidya and is stealing money from Chandra.

[edit] Harsh

Harsh

Harsh is the husband of Chandra and is an ex-convict. He is in love with Vidya.

[edit] Chinoo

Chinoo

Chinoo is a cousin of Sagar and is married to Shalu by plot.

[edit] Surili

Surili

Surili used to date Sagar before his tragic accident. She is now living in the household by pretending to be the mother of Sameer, a child she supposedly had with Sagar. She joined hands with Sindoora to make Vidya's life more miserable.