Gopi Bahu to Swaragini: 7 Iconic Hindi TV Show Moments That Defined Our Generation 

Gopi Bahu to Swaragini: 7 Iconic Hindi TV Show Moments That Defined Our Generation

Producer: Peuli Bakshi Editor: Sujata Singh

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Gopi bahu's laptop washing scene

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Strangling of Pari

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CID's "Daya, darwaza tod do

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Love triangle in Swaragini

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Jagdish defying his child marriage

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Rakhi ka swayamvar

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Unexpected marriage of Kumkum

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