| Runtime: | approximately 23 minutes |
| Creator: | Shakuntalam Telefilms |
| Director: | Hemant Prabhu Inder Das Ismail Umar khan |
| Producer: | Neelima Bajpayi Shyamashish Bhattacharya |
| Starring: | Chitrapama Banerjee Vineet Raina Amar Upadhyay Janvi Chheda |
| Opentheme: | "Maa" by Mohit Chauhan |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Network: | Zee TV |
| Num Episodes: | 70 |
Dhoop Mein Thandi Chaav ... Maa also known as Maa is a Hindi-language television series that aired on Zee TV channel. The series premiered on 12 January 2009 and aired every Monday to Friday at 7pm IST. The series concluded on 17 April 2009.
This series was once considered one of the best on Zee TV, however, it went off-air just three months after it started. Reasons to why the series was pulled was uncertain but, according to the cast, it was definitely not because of TRPs.
The show is about Apara's tirade against society and her three children's suffering in the light of the fact that they are separated from her safety.
Circumstances force Apara and her children to seek refuge in another house. The story shows how she overcomes the obstacles and tries to come out unscathed and unmarred, at the same time not letting go of her family's honor.
Shekhar is Apara's husband, Anay, Aditi and Tanmay's father and Akshar's elder brother. He was killed by his own younger cousin brother. He is now dead. (protagonist)
Apara is Shekhar's wife, Anay, Aditi and Tanmay's mother and Akshar and Shandya's sister-in-law. (protagonist)
Akshar is Shekhar's younger cousin brother and Bua Ji's son. Uncle of Anay, Aditi and Tanmay. He killed his own elder cousin brother Shekhar because to have all wealth of Shekhar. He has now become a terrorist. (antagonist)
Married to Rishi. Aunt of Anay, Aditi and Tanmay. She with Akshar is planning to ruin Apara's life. (antagonist)
He is Shekhar and Apara's eldest son. (protagonist)
She is Shekhar and Apara's youngest daughter. (protagonist)
He is Shekhar and Apara's son. (protagonist)
She is Sandhya's sister. She has a crush on Akshar and wants to marry him (used to be a minor antagonist).
Akshar's ex-girlfriend, hired by Akshar and Sandhya. (antagonist)
She is Akshar's mother and Shekhar's Buaji (protagonist).
Younger brother of Shekhar, he doesn't know that his wife is selfish and hates Apara. (protagonist)