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Bandini (TV series)
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Imagine TV's most longest running show Bandini was an Indian soap opera that aired every Monday to Friday at 10:30pm prime times slot for the past years. It was produced by the Indian soap queen Ekta Kapoor
of Balaji Telefilms
. It is also Imagine TV's top, most watched and awarded show presently. Bandini had completed its half a milestone reaching 500 episode, it was and is the only Imagine TV show which has reached more than 500 episodes.
, as destiny binds two strangers together in this stirring saga of greed, pride, deceit and tradition/
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Ratings of Bandini (India)
Series
Time slot (IST
)
Series premiere
Series finale
Viewers
(in millions)
1
10:30pm
January 19, 2009
January 29, 2011
19.77
On January 29, 2011 more than 19 million viewers in India
watched Bandini's finale on Imagine TV, It was one of the highest ratings of Imagine TV since the finale of "Rakhi Ka Swayamvaar"
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Overall Ratings of Bandini (UK, USA & International)
Series
Time slot
Series premiere
Series finale
Viewers
(in millions)
1
8:00pm GMT, 9:30pm EST
, 10:00pm CST & 12:30am PST
February 16, 2009
February 18, 2011
21.32
Later it was replaced by Imagine TV's "Pardes Mein Mila Koi Aapna" on February 1, 2011 at the 10:30pm prime time slot for Imagine TV.
Show got cancelled by Ekta Kapoor because as the main lead Ronit Roy
had to go out of India for couple of months and was not able to shoot any scene's for Bandini and therefore Bandini had been cancelled by Balaji Telefilms.
NOTE: Bandini was renewed on January 3, 2011 by Imagine TV. On January 12, 2011 Ekta Kapoor declined the contract and decided to cancel it, because of Ronit Roy was not able shoot.
Note: Bandini is re-airing in the U.K on Imagine TV, to give it's viewers another chance to see the romance of Ronit Roy and Aasiya Kazi.
Due to its successful ratings across from the world from February 21, 2011 Bandini currently re-airs in the U.K every Monday to Friday on Imagine TV at 1:00pm (GMT). It was initially said that Bandini would also re-air in other continents such as North America (U.S.A and Canada) and The Gulf of Arab (U.A.E, Qatar and Saudi Arabia).
After reviewing it was later rejected by the network as they could not find any prime time or afternoon slot for the series to air on its original network.
Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Jeetendra Kapoor is an Indian TV and film producer. She is the Creative Director and Joint Managing Director of Balaji Telefilms, her production company.-Biography:...
of Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms is a production house based in Mumbai, India, and is promoted by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Jeetendra and Tushar Kapoor.-History:...
. It is also Imagine TV's top, most watched and awarded show presently. Bandini had completed its half a milestone reaching 500 episode, it was and is the only Imagine TV show which has reached more than 500 episodes.
Synopsis
Bandini, an invigorating tale of a young girl who is forced into a marriage of convenience with an elderly man twice her age. Set in the backdrop of rural India, this narrative vividly traces the journey of Santu and her tryst with destiny. This volatile story of age, class and caste divide will see debutant Aasiya Kazi as the young girl Santu alongside TV's most popular face Ronit RoyRonit Roy
Ronit Roy is an Indian television and Bollywood actor, known for the roles of Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi, Rishabh Bajaj, Mihir Virani and Aparajit Deb. He is now in the serial Adaalat as KD Pathak. Roy has been referred to as the Amitabh Bachchan of small screen...
, as destiny binds two strangers together in this stirring saga of greed, pride, deceit and tradition/
Ratings
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...
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(in millions)
On January 29, 2011 more than 19 million viewers in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
watched Bandini's finale on Imagine TV, It was one of the highest ratings of Imagine TV since the finale of "Rakhi Ka Swayamvaar"
(in millions)
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
, 10:00pm CST & 12:30am PST
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
Replacement / Show Cancelation
Bandini had to been replaced soon as Balaji Telefilms cancelled the series.Later it was replaced by Imagine TV's "Pardes Mein Mila Koi Aapna" on February 1, 2011 at the 10:30pm prime time slot for Imagine TV.
Show got cancelled by Ekta Kapoor because as the main lead Ronit Roy
Ronit Roy
Ronit Roy is an Indian television and Bollywood actor, known for the roles of Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi, Rishabh Bajaj, Mihir Virani and Aparajit Deb. He is now in the serial Adaalat as KD Pathak. Roy has been referred to as the Amitabh Bachchan of small screen...
had to go out of India for couple of months and was not able to shoot any scene's for Bandini and therefore Bandini had been cancelled by Balaji Telefilms.
NOTE: Bandini was renewed on January 3, 2011 by Imagine TV. On January 12, 2011 Ekta Kapoor declined the contract and decided to cancel it, because of Ronit Roy was not able shoot.
Bandini Re-Air in the UK
| Series premiere | Concluded |
|---|---|
| February 16, 2009 | February 18, 2011 |
| Re-air | Concluding |
| February 21, 2011 | February 2013 |
Note: Bandini is re-airing in the U.K on Imagine TV, to give it's viewers another chance to see the romance of Ronit Roy and Aasiya Kazi.
Due to its successful ratings across from the world from February 21, 2011 Bandini currently re-airs in the U.K every Monday to Friday on Imagine TV at 1:00pm (GMT). It was initially said that Bandini would also re-air in other continents such as North America (U.S.A and Canada) and The Gulf of Arab (U.A.E, Qatar and Saudi Arabia).
After reviewing it was later rejected by the network as they could not find any prime time or afternoon slot for the series to air on its original network.
Cast
- Ronit RoyRonit RoyRonit Roy is an Indian television and Bollywood actor, known for the roles of Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi, Rishabh Bajaj, Mihir Virani and Aparajit Deb. He is now in the serial Adaalat as KD Pathak. Roy has been referred to as the Amitabh Bachchan of small screen...
...Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi - Aasiya KaziAasiya KaziAasiya Kazi is an Indian Television Actress best known for her role of Santo in the popular television soap opera Bandini on NDTV Imagine....
...Santu Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi - Sameer Kakkar ...Saurabh Bhai (Bapuji) DEAD
- Tarla Joshi ...Vasudha (Baa)
- Rasika JoshiRasika JoshiRasika Joshi :रसिका जोशी) was a noted Marathi and Hindi film actress. A celebrated Marathi theatre and Indian television actress, she was known for Maharashtrian roleplays in Bollywood movies.-Personal life:...
...Tarulata Mahiyavanshi - Kunal Thakkur ...Arjan Dharmaraj Mahiyavanshi DEAD
- Leena JumaniLeena JumaniLeena Jumani is born on 16 July 1989. She is an Indian television actress and model. She is famous for her role as Khemi in Bandini.-Personal information:...
...Khemi Waghela DEAD - Mrunal Jain ... Hiten Dharmaraj Mahiyavanshi
- Riddhi Nayak/Vibhuti Thakur ...Toral Hiten Mahiyavanshi
- Shardul Pandit ...Maulik Mahiyavanshi
- Prerna Wanvari ...Kadambari Shashank Mahiyavanshi
- Bharat Chawala/Ajay Krish ...Shashank
- Kimberly Jain/Hritu Dhudani ... Birva Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi
- Yash Dasgupta...Suraj Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi
- Ali MerchantAli MerchantAli Merchant is an Indian television actor. He is probably best known for appearing in TV serials like Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Amber Dhara.-Life and career:...
/Shailesh Gulabani ...Vishaal Mehra - Monika Singh ...Megha
- Surendra Rajan ...Mahadev Solanki
- Sarita Shivaskar ...Champakali
- Prashant NarayananPrashant NarayananPrashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like Chhal, Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, Shadows of Time, Bombil and Beatrice, Via Darjeeling and Murder 2. Certainly his big break came in the Bhatt banner film Murder 2.-Early life:Born in Kerala, Narayanan grew up in Delhi...
...Kanji Waghela - Chhavi Mittal ...Subhadra Dharmaraj Mahiyavanshi/Anamika
- Firdaus DadiFirdaus DadiFirdaus Dadi is a well known Indian TV actress, who worked in many noted serials starting with her debut in popular serial, Banegi Apni Baat , followed by Parampara, Imtihaan, Aahat and after a break she returned to television in 2010, Bandini.-Television:*Banegi Apni Baat .... Riya...
...Megha Mehra - Akshay AnandAkshay AnandAkshay Anand is an Indian, Bollywood actor. He gained some level of fame for his appearances in the Hindi television serial on Zee TV.- Selected filmography :# Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai.....
...Manish Sabharwal - Sumeet SachdevSumeet SachdevSumeet Sachdev is an Indian actor, producer and director. He's most popularly known as Gautam "Gomzy" Virani the oldest son of Tulsi Virani in the popular Indian television serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Sachdev made his directorial debut in his short film Rehman Saheb Ko Phone Karna...
...Rudr - Karan SharmaKaran SharmaKaran Sharma is an Indian actor who made his film debut in Dil Jo Bhi Kahey.-Biography:Sharma is the son of producer Romesh Sharma. Currently living in India, Karan Sharma has studied International Business and Management Studies at the European Business School London. He is fluent in English...
...Krishna Arjan Mahiyavanshi - Mohit Raina ...Rishabh Hiten Mahiyavanshi
- Yash Choudhary ...Nakul Hiten Mahiyavanshi
- Ashish Kapoor ...Vikram Suraj Mahiyavanshi
- Megha Israni...Nandini Shashank Mahiyavanshi
- Mickiey Dudaaney...Danesh Shashank Mahiyavanshi
- Ritvik Dhanjani ...Parth Shashank Mahiyavanshi
- Jia Mustafa ... Triveni (Vishaal) Mehra
External links
- Bandini on NDTV ImagineNDTV ImagineImagine TV is a Hindi general entertainment channel, owned by Turner Broadcasting System based in Mumbai.- History :The channel was established by NDTV Group under the stewardship of former STAR India CEO Sameer Nair. The channel, was launched in India on January 21, 2008 as NDTV Imagine...