Dollar Bahu is a Hindi language television series that aired on Zee TV

Zee TV

Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...

 channel in 2001. The series is based on a popular novel, "Dollar Sosae" (Dollar daughter-in-law), written by the popular Indian philanthropist

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 & columnist, Sudha Murthy. 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

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 as well as in the United States

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. In addition, when the serial's shooting began in the USA, the September 11 incident occurred, leaving the entire team of 'Dollar Bahu' devastated.

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
  Mayuri Kango
  Mayuri Kango, also known as Mayoori Kango, is an Indian actress from Aurangabad, India. She has acted in a number of films, primarily Bollywood.-Acting Career:While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she came in contact with director Saeed Akhtar Mirza...
  
  
• Chandni Toor ... Rinnie (the dollar bahu)
• Ismail Bashey ... Shekhar (eldest son of Master Govind)
• Himani Shivpuri
  Himani Shivpuri
  Himani Shivpuri, is Indian, film, theatre and television actress, who is most known for her role in Sooraj R. Barjatya's film Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! , and as 'Devki Bhojai' in TV serial Humrahi .- Biography :...
  
   ... ?? (the mother-in-law)
• Deepak Parashar
  Deepak Parashar
  Deepak Parashar is an India based model and actor.-Career:Parashar appeared in soap opera Kahiin To Hoga, and donned the "royal robes" of a Mughal badshah in the costume drama Chandramukhi....
  
   ... Master Govind (the father-in-law)
• Ranjeet
  Ranjeet
  Gopal Bedi is an actor in Indian films and television, born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar . He has played mostly character roles, with roles as the villain dominating his over 200 Hindi films...
  
  
• Rakesh Pandey
• Kunika Lal ... ?? (Charu's friend)
• Aashish Kaul
• Suhasini Mulay
  Suhasini Mulay
  Suhasini Mulay is an Indian actress in Bollywood and Marathi films as well as television. She won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999, for her performance in Gulzar's film Hu Tu Tu.-Early life and education:...
  
  

External links

• Dollar Bahu News Article by Tribune India
• Dollar Bahu Book by Sudha Murthy