Badho Bahu

Badho Bahu is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series that aired on &TV. Produced by Sunny Side Up and Hum Tum Tele Films, the show premiered on September 12, 2016.^[2][3] It starred Rytasha Rathore and Prince Narula in the lead roles of Komal and Lakhan respectively. The show went off air on 17 May 2018.^[4][5] It has been remade in Kannada as Brahmagantu on Zee Kannada, in Tamil as Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari on Zee Tamil, in Malayalam as Swathi Nakshatram Chothi on Zee Keralam, in Telugu as Gundamma Katha on Zee Telugu.

Badho Bahu
Genre	Drama Romance
Created by	Dipti Kalwani
Written by	Pankaj Mavchi Dipti Kalwani
Directed by	Sumit Sodani
Starring	Rytasha Rathore Prince Narula
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	444
Production
Producers	Dipti Kalwani Teenna Swayyam Sushant Kumar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production companies	Sunny Side Up films Private Limited Liabillity Partnership Hum Tum Tele-Films Private Limited Liabillity Partnership
Original release
Network	&TV
Release	12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) – 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)[1]

Plot

It revolves around an overweight girl, Komal, who gets nicknamed Badho because of her physical appearance. Komal is made to do tough manual tasks which need physical strength. She is a sweet, loving, energetic and a simple girl. She has a big heart and helps most people in her town. Lucky Singh Ahlawat is a famous wrestler and is known for his looks. A series of events leads up to Komal and Lucky getting married.

Cast

Main

• Rytasha Rathore as Komal "Badho" Singh Ahlawat: Jamuna and Shamsher's daughter; Prithvi and Vardaan's sister; Lucky's wife (2016–2018)^[6]
• Prince Narula as Laakha "Lucky" Singh Ahlawat: Raghubir and Malti's son; Rana and Pragya's cousin; Badho's husband (2016–2018)^[7][8]

Recurring

• Pankaj Dheer as Raghubir Singh Ahlawat: Kailash and Chhoto's brother; Malti's husband; Lucky's father (2016–2018)^[9]
• Jaya Ojha as Malti Ahlawat: Raghubir's wife; Lucky's mother (2016–2018)
• Arhaan Khan as Ranbir "Rana" Singh Ahlawat: Kailash and Kamla's son; Pragya's brother; Lucky's cousin; Pinky's husband (2016–2018)^[10]
• Antara Banerjee as Pinky Ahlawat: Rana's wife (2016–2018)
• Karmveer Choudhary as Kailash Singh Ahlawat: Raghubir and Chhoto's brother; Kamla's husband; Rana and Pragya's father (2016–2018)^[11]
• Sangeeta Panwar as Kamla Ahlawat: Kailash's wife; Rana and Pragya's mother (2016–2018)
• Nishi Singh / Ashima Khan as Pragya Ahlawat Singh: Kamla and Kailash's son; Rana's sister; Lucky's cousin; Vardaan's wife (2016–2018)
• Shagun Pandey as Vardaan Singh: Jamuna and Shamsher's younger son; Prithvi and Badho's brother; Pragya's husband (2016–18)
• Geeta Udeshi as Jamuna Singh: Shamsher's wife; Prithvi, Badho and Vardaan's mother (2016–2018)
• Juhi Aslam as Arshpreet "Chhoto" Ahlawat: Kailash and Raghubir's sister; Rana, Lucky and Pragya's aunt (2016–2018)
• Arsha Goswami as Bharpai
• Rupali Ganguli as Payal Gupta Singh: Prithvi's wife (2016–2018)
• Zeena Bhatia as Laxmi Paresh Gupta:
• Jaswinder Kumar as Jitesh Solanki
• Ankush Bhaskar as Ajay, Lucky's Friend
• Paras Chhabra as Tejinder Singh (Teji/Jatta), Pragya's ex-lover
• Rahul Rana as Vijay, Pradhan Singh's son

Cameo

• Ghanshyam Tilawat as ex-Sarpanch
• Rajeev Singh as Sangram Singh
• Sapnaa Nahar as Sita
• Kanika Mann as Titli (2018)
• Yasemin Delikan as Margery (2016)
• Ankit Arora as Balwinder Singh, Rana's Wrestling Coach (2017)
• Ram Mehar Jangra as Producer Kapoor (2017)
• Jaya Bhattacharya as Sushma (2018)
• RJ Alok as Radio Jockey (2017)
• Arti Singh as Amba (2016, 2017)
• Shweta Mehta as Lavina (2017)^[12]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Hindi	Badho Bahu बढो बहू	12 September 2016	And TV	25 May 2018	Original
Kannada	Brahmagantu ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಗಂಟು	8 May 2017	Zee Kannada	9 July 2021	Remake
Telugu	Gundamma Katha గుండమ్మ కథ	9 April 2018	Zee Telugu	Ongoing
Tamil	Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari ஒரு ஊர்ல ஒரு ராஜகுமாரி	23 April 2018	Zee Tamil	24 October 2021
Malayalam	Swathi Nakshatram Chothi സ്വാതി നക്ഷത്രം ചോതി	26 November 2018	Zee Keralam	27 March 2020

References

1. "Badho Bahu cast gets emotional on last day of shoot". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
2. "Prince Narula to make fiction TV debut as wrestler with Badho Bahu". The Indian Express. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
3. "Prince Narula's new TV show 'Badho Bahu' to break size-zero obsession". Mid-day. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
4. "Badho Bahu cast gets emotional on the last day of shoot - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. "Badho Bahu to go off air soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
6. "Prince Narula to make fiction TV debut as wrestler with Badho Bahu". The Indian Express. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
7. "'Bigg Boss' winner to make his acting debut as a wrestler - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
8. "Prince Narula took inspiration for Badho Bahu from Salman Khan's Sultan". Hindustan Times. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
9. "Pankaj Dheer to play Prince Narula's father on new show". Deccan Chronicle. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
10. "Arhaan Khan: Badho Bahu has made me a prominent face on TV". Mid-day. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
11. "Karmveer Choudhary:I shifted base to Mumbai because I lost all my money in elections - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
12. "हरभजन सिंह को कंधों पर बिठाने वाली लड़की सिखाएगी कुश्ती, जानिए कौन?". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 July 2022.

External links

• Badho Bahu at ZEE5