Amrit Manthan

*Amrit Manthan*
Amrit Manthan
	Intertitle
Also known as	Bairi Behna (on Star Utsav)
Created by	Director Kut's Productions
Written by	Sonali Jaffar; Gaurav Sharma; Vibha Singh; M P Anamika
Directed by	Romesh Kalra; Neeraj Baliyan
Starring	Dimple Jhangiani ; Ankita Sharma ; Adaa Khan ; Navi Bhangu
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	403
Production
Producer	Rajan Shahi
Production locations	Amritsar ; Mumbai
Editor	Sameer Gandhi
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Director Kut's Productions
Original release
Network	Life OK
Release	26 February 2012 –; 2 August 2013

Last updated September 13, 2024

Amrit Manthan (transl.The Changes of Amrit) is an Indian television soap opera, which premiered on 26 February 2012 and ran through 2 August 2013 on Life Ok.^[1] It is the story of two sisters who become each other's enemies.^[2] This show was also broadcast as Bari Behna on Star Utsav.

Plot

Amrit Manthan is the story of two sisters Amrit and Nimrit. Amrit is strong headed and egoistic in nature. On the other hand, Nimrit is kind hearted and always obeys Amrit. Amrit marriage got fixed with Agam. Later Nimrit and Tej came to know that Agam is trying to seek revenge from Amrit as she insults him 20 years ago and framed him being a thief in her birthday party. Nimrit reveals this to Amrit but she did not listen her and even insults her. On the day of marriage Agam kept condition that he wants to marry Nimrit leaving everyone shattered. After being forced by Rajmata Nimrit agreed to get married with Agam. And thus Amrit started hating Nimrit and decides to seek a revenge. Agam's mother accepts Nimrit as her daughter in law. And soon Agam and Nimrit fall in love with each other.Amrit continues to cause trouble in their lives. She tries several times to kill Nimrit but fails. Agam soon revealed Amrit's conspiracies against Nimrit in front of everyone, thus making Nimrit shattered. Amrit then calls Nimrit on chotti pahadi and pushes her from a cliff. After which Nimrit is presumed to be dead leaving Agam heart broken. But Nimrit was saved by a Rich business man Mr Oberoi.But her face is ruined and changed by plastic surgery. Mr Oberoi gave her the face of his dead daughter Natasha

Starting off as best friends, fate leads them to turn into enemies. Nimrit survives as Amrit attempts to kill her. But her face is ruined and changed by plastic surgery and she returns as Natasha Oberoi to seize everything that Amrit has taken from her. A lookalike of Nimrit (later revealed to be her long lost twin), named Shivangi, comes to town and helps Nimrit in her battle against Amrit and succeeds. Shivangi then leaves to pursue her career and marries

After a series of events, Nimrit thinks that her husband, Agam and Amrit have died, but they survive. Nimrit and Agam have a daughter named Gurbani. Amrit returns with Yug as her fiancé with an aim to ruin her sister's and Agam's lives. Amrit tries to incite Gurbani to rebel against her parents but fails. Eventually, the sisters set aside their difference and Amrit reforms herself. With Yug gone, Amrit marries Tej.

Agam is killed by Angad/Karan due to a misunderstanding. Angad forces Nimrit to marry him. Amrit is abducted by Yug who creates misunderstandings and has Amrit arrested. Rajjo helps rescue Amrit and exposes Yug as having tried to kill her and her family and has him arrested.

Amrit is pregnant with Tej's child. Nimrit accepts Angad as her husband and is pregnant with his child.

Cast

Main

Adaa Khan as Princess Amrit Kaur Sodhi Malik: Nimrit and Shivangi's older sister; Agam’s ex-fiancée; Tej's second wife; Jyoti's step mother. (2012–13)
- Rajjo: Amrit's Doppelganger
Dimple Jhangiani as
- Nimrit Kaur Sodhi Malik: Amrit's younger sister; Tej's former love interest; Agam's wife (before plastic surgery) (2012)
- Shivangi Kaur Sodhi Malik: Nimrit's twin sister; Amrit's younger sister; Tej's first wife; Jyoti's mother. (2012–13)
Ankita Sharma as
- Nimrit Kaur Sodhi Malik: Fake Natasha Obreoi; Amrit's younger sister; Shivangi's twin sister; Agam's widow; Gurbani's mother; Karan/Angand's wife. (after plastic surgery) (2012–13)
- Natasha Oberoi: Yug's girlfriend (2012)
Navi Bhangu as Agamdeep "Agam" Malik; Tej's cousin brother; Amrit’s ex-fiancée; Nimrit's husband; Gurbani's father. (2012–13) (dead)
Wasim Mushtaq as Tej Malik: Agam's cousin brother; Nimrit's former love interest; Shivangi's first husband; Jyoti's father; Amrit's second husband. (2012–13)
Karan Veer Mehra ^[5] as Yug Prakashan Mehra (2012–13)
Angad Hasija ^[6] as Angad "Karan" Malik (May2013 - 2 August 2013)
Ananya Agarwal as Gurbani "Bani" Malik (2013)
Dhriti Mehta as Jyoti Malik (2013)

Recurring

S.P. Lalwani as Mahinder Malik (2012–13)
Amardeep Jha as Rajmata Manpreet Kaur Sodhi (2012-2013)
Gaurav Nanda as Bhupinder Singh/Pritam Bakshi (2012)
Mohan Kapoor as Soojam Oberoi (2012)
Deepak Sandhu as Vishal Sehgal (2012)
Kishwer Merchant as Simran Adhiraj Singh (2012)
Danish Bhat as Adhiraj Singh (2012)
Ananya Khare as Indu Chabiara (2013)
Siddharth Vasudev as Rudraksh Singh (2012–13)
Rushad Rana as Sarbjeet
Rudra Kaushish
Naveen Saini
Amit Dhawan

Guests

Crossover

The show had a crossover episode with Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki. It also had a crossover episode with Dil Se De Dua...Saubhagyavati Bhava? on 12 September 2012.^[8]

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References

↑ "Life OK launches new show 'Amrit Manthan'". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
↑ Tiwari, Vijay. "Adaa Khan misses Dimple!". TOI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
↑ "Seven-year leap for 'Amrit Manthan". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
↑ "Mysteries to Unfold in Amrit Manthan". India Times. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
↑ "Karan Mehra to essay Yug in Amrit Manthan". Times of India.
↑ "Angad Hasija, who was last seen in Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai playing the role of a mentally challenged man, now enters Rajan Shahi's Amrit Manthanas a Punjabi munda". 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
1 2 "Shaadi mania hits small screen". The Times of India.
↑ "Amrit Manthan & Saubhagyavati's crossover episode". Times of India.

External links

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Amrit Manthan/Bairi Behna streaming on Hotstar
Amrit Manthan at IMDb

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[1] "Life OK launches new show 'Amrit Manthan'". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[TIO-2] Tiwari, Vijay. "Adaa Khan misses Dimple!". TOI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

[3] "Seven-year leap for 'Amrit Manthan". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[4] "Mysteries to Unfold in Amrit Manthan". India Times. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[5] "Karan Mehra to essay Yug in Amrit Manthan". Times of India.

[6] "Angad Hasija, who was last seen in Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai playing the role of a mentally challenged man, now enters Rajan Shahi's Amrit Manthanas a Punjabi munda". 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[:0-7] 1 2 "Shaadi mania hits small screen". The Times of India.

[8] "Amrit Manthan & Saubhagyavati's crossover episode". Times of India.

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v t e Director's Kut Productions
Key people	Rajan Shahi
Current shows	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2009–) Itti Si Khushi (2014–)
Former shows	Amrit Manthan (2012–13) Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (2014) Chand Chupa Badal Mein (2010–11) Havan (2011–12) Jamuna Paar (2012) Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (2011–2013) Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg (2009–10) Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai (2007–10)