''Dollar Bahu'' is a Hindi-language television series that aired on Zee TV channel in 2001. The series is based on a novel, ''Dollar Bahu (Dollar daughter-in-law)'' by Sudha Murthy. 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

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as well as in the

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. In addition, when the serial's shooting began in the USA, the 11 September incident occurred.

Overview

The story is about two daughters-in-law 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". And when she comes back to India, she shows immense love to the daughter in law whom she felt to be a trash and her grandson. Finally after getting a slap on feelings by her dollar bahu, Gouramma understands the fact that, may be dollar can remove the poverty from one's life. But family is much more important than that of dollars.

Cast

Neha Mehta Neha Mehta is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Anjali Taarak Mehta in India's longest-running sitcom TV serial '' Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''. She ancestrally belongs to Patan, Gujarat, India but was broug ...

as Vaishali * Chandni Toor Roy as Charushekar * Himani Shivpuri as Master Govind's Wife (Mother-In-Law) * Salman Noor as $lash (Dollar Bae) * Ismail Bashey as Shekhar (Eldest Son of Master Govind) * Rakesh Pandey as Master Govind (Father-In-Law) *

Ranjeet Ranjeet Bedi (born 13 September 1942 as Gopal Bedi) popularly known as Ranjeet, is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar (Punjab), best known for his work in Bollywood.Singh, Nonika (1999)Ranjeet's triple love", ...

as RK * Suhasini Mulay as Lakshmi *

Mayuri Kango Mayuri Kango is a former Indian actress from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She has acted in a number of films, primarily in Bollywood. In 2019, she joined Google India as the Industry Head. Acting career While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she ...

as Rini (RK & Lakshmi's daughter) *

Deepak Parashar Deepak Parashar (born 2 April 1952) is an Indian actor and former model. He was a contestant on ''Bigg Boss'' in 2006. Early life He was born in Pune, India on 2 April 1952 to Shobha and Vishvanath Parashar. He was married in 1985 to Sarita an ...

as Javed *

Kunika Kunika Sadanand Lal is an Indian TV actor, advocate, producer and social activist. She is known for her various characters in many Indian films as a villain and in comic roles. Also a singer, she has released three pop albums titled ''Lakhon Me ...

as Zubeida *

Aashish Kaul Aashish Kaul (born July 25) is an Indian television actor, who has been associated with the Indian film and television industry since 1995. He is known for a wide variety of roles in popular Hindi television shows including '' Ghutan'', ''Kkus ...

as Rahul *

Tina Parekh Tina Parekh is an Indian Television actress and voice actress. She is best known for her roles as Shruti Om Agarwal in ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', as Mukti Deshmukh in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and as Melissa in '' Khichdi'' and ''Instant Khic ...

as Jyoti *

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as Joe

References

External links

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Dollar Bahu News Article by Tribune IndiaDollar Bahu Book by Sudha Murthy
{{Zee TV Programmes Zee TV original programming Indian television series 2001 Indian television series debuts 2002 Indian television series endings