Chhoti Si Zindagi — later renamed Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi — (International Title: Silver Lining) was an Indian television series that aired on Zee TV.

Majethia's Hats Off Productions and shot in areas in Northern India like Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.

[2] The series premiered on 4 April 2011 and starred Pavan Malhotra and Sushmita Mukherjee.

[3] The story portrays the lives of two orphan girls, Isha and Ira who do not give up despite facing many hardships in life.

Their mother died after Ira's birth and their father has to give them up because he is marrying someone else due to financial issues.

Devki constantly tries to separate the sisters by telling Ira bad stuff about Isha.

Meanwhile, Vrinda, the eldest and in charge of all the children, hates Isha because she causes a lot of trouble for them.

But one day, when a guy named Arjun comes to deliver food, he meets Vrinda.

Thakur, Fatima, and Isha try to take care of Tinnu but their efforts are in vain.

Arjun disguises himself as a famous businessman on the pretence of that wanting to adopt Vrinda.

Isha warns Vrinda about it and Arjun leaves, she covers up the ordeal.

Isha follows Devki and Bhola and finds out that the foreigner is the owner of the biggest adoption center in America.

But Isha, Tinnu, Vrinda and all the kids plan to get Devki and Bhola kicked out from the orphanage.

Chetna borrows a baby from one of the guards and tells everyone on the street that until she is not adopted she won't go anywhere.

Devki in a fit of greed for money teams up with Sam's mother to burn the orphanage.

Angry about her past, Ira erases all memories of her childhood and even assumes a new identity.

Unaware of their shared past, the duo meet and become best friends, as Ira invites DJ Palak (Isha) to her 18th birthday party and Isha finds it awkward that Kajal and Ira's birthday is on the same day.

Palak doesn't get arrested because she was from the radio station and she helps Kajal by saying that she works there to.

Revati (Samarth's mom) absolutely loathes Isha and fills Ira's heart with hate towards her sister.

Isha and Sam are to be married and Ira and Revati conjure many plans to stop the wedding.

A young boy comes to the House which is later revealed to be the sisters younger half brother Govinda.

It was renamed Ghader Al-Zaman (غدر الزمن) which literally translates to The Treachery of Time.