Dollar Bahu is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired on Zee TV channel in 2001. The series is based on a novel, Dollar Bahu by Sudha Murty. 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 India as well as in the United States. In addition, when the serial's shooting began in the USA, the September 11 attacks occurred.