The young and good looking Avinash Mukherjee who became famous as a childhood star for his role as Jagya in the Indian television drama series Balika Vadhu is coming to Vietnam.

Avinash Mukherjee.

The teenage actor along with Smita Bansal, who played his mother in the program, will arrive in Ho Chi Minh City on July 28 where they will meet with fans, the media and participate in the seventh anniversary of a local television channel.

During the visit the ‘mother and son’ will also join charitable events to raise money for poor aspiring Vietnamese artists and join in filming for local television programming.

Balika Vadhu – Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte (English: Child Bride – Strong Relationships of Tender Age) was an Indian television drama series that premiered on July 21, 2008 on Indian Colors TV.

The show portrayed issues related to child marriage, aired Monday to Saturday and ran for about 250 episodes.