'Choti Choti Baten' was a famous daily family soap of the 70's which was broadcast by All India Radio, Hyderabad from 1976 to 1979. It was written, produced & directed by Late Ahmed Jalees,
CAST - Late. Ahmed Jalees as Chand Miya,
Mir Jaffer Ali Khan as Mahboob Bhai,
Aslam Farshori as Lala Bhai,
&
Afshan Jabeen as Fatima Bee. The show revolves
around a particular Dakhni household of an old man Chand Miya with a funny nasal voice, his uneducated & innocent wife Fatima Bee, his brother-in-law Lala Bhai who frequently travels to Mumbai & speaks in Mumbaiya accent & their neighbor Mahboob Bhai who gives them a daily dose of current topics about government schemes, national intergration, festivals, social evils.... etc. The show always used to conclude on Mahboob Bhai asking for tea. "Aadaab Mahboob Bhai" was the most famous dialogue of 'Choti Choti Baten' delivered by Fatima Bee. This daily soap also played a major role in creating awareness about 'The Twenty Point Programme' formulated by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. This show is the longest running show on All India Radio with 1,095 episodes, the show ended after the government in power lost the elections & a new government was formed.
