Name: Bandini
Genre: Drama, Soap
Released: 2009-01-19
Rating: 10
Cast: Ronit Roy, Aasiya Kazi, Mrunal Jain, Leena Jumani, Rasika Joshi

520 episodes of arranged marriage, family feuds, and enough plot twists to give you whiplash. Buckle up.

Mini Series

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melodramaticsmall-town chaosunhinged family dynamics

Latest Episode

Season 1 • Episode 520

Latest

Episode 520

Jan 29, 2011

Overview

Drama Soap

Bandini was an Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. The show aired Monday to Friday evenings. The show is the longest running program of Imagine TV at 520 episodes. It starred Ronit Roy and Aasiya Kazi and was set against the backdrop of Gujarat in Dharampur a village near Surat in Gujarat. The show premiered on January 19, 2009 on NDTV Imagine.

IO Hindi

Content warning

social class and castewomen's agency in patriarchyredemption and forgivenesstradition vs. modernity

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ronit Roy's smoldering intensity carries entire seasons.

Production

Gujarat village aesthetic that aged like milk, charmingly.

Best for:Binge·Solo·Background

Heads up:Disturbing·Triggers

First AiredJan 19, 2009

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes520

Top Cast

Ronit Roy

Dharamraj Shakti Singh Mahiyavanshi

Aasiya Kazi

Santu Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi

Mrunal Jain

Hiten Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi

Leena Jumani

Khemi Arjan Mahiyavanshi

Rasika Joshi

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Ekta Kapoor reportedly greenlit this after spotting Aasiya Kazi at 16, casting her against Ronit Roy who was 42. The age gap became the show's entire engine.

Cultural

Bandini helped cement the 'naive village girl tames tyrant' template that dominated Indian TV for a decade. Santu's endless suffering became aspirational somehow.

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