Jhanak

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Jhanak
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Genre
Created by Leena Gangopadhyay
Written by Leena Gangopadhyay (original dialogues)
  • Mansvi Arya
  • (Hindi dialogues)
Screenplay by Leena Gangopadhyay
Story by Leena Gangopadhyay
Directed by
  • Shaibal Banerjee
  • Sujit Pyne
Creative directorGarima Dimri
Starring
Theme music composerDebojyoti Mishra
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
Production
Executive producersDebolina Mukhopadhyay & Arabinda Dasgupta (Magic Moments Motion Pictures)
Taniya, Supriyo & Shayak (StarPlus)
Producers
CinematographyPankaj Saha
EditorJanak Chauhan
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production company Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Original release
Network StarPlus
Release20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) –
present

Jhanak is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on StarPlus on 20 November 2023 and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. [1] [2] Produced under Magic Moments Motion Pictures, it is a loose adaptation of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Jol Nupur and Guddi . The series stars Hiba Nawab and Krushal Ahuja. [3]

Contents

Plot

The series follows the story of a resilient girl, Jhanak. When her mother dies she is forced to marry her cousin Arshi's fiancé, Aniruddh, to escape from her obsessive stalker, Tejas, who is twice her age. Jhanak struggles to survive alone in the world, so she is taken by Aniruddh to his house. At the Bose House, she faces constant insults from Aniruddh's family members as she works as a maid in the house.

Srishti, her maternal aunt, dislikes her and suspects that an affair is brewing between Jhanak and Aniruddh. Eventually, Jhanak and Aniruddh's marriage is revealed to everyone and they are forced to divorce. Jhanak moves away to Mumbai to start her career as a dancer, while Arshi and Aniruddh get married. However, fate keeps intertwining Jhanak and Aniruddh's life, where they finally confess their love for one another.

Nonetheless, Jhanak is targeted by Srishti and Tejas and she is presumed dead. After her presumed death, Arshi and Aniruddh try to salvage their relationship, but Aniruddh misses Jhanak. Jhanak is rescued by Brijbhushan's dopplegänger, who introduces himself as Kulbhushan. However, a twist in Jhanak's life comes when she learns that the one who rescued her is the real Brijbhushan and her biological father. Jhanak learns of the dark history and truth revolving Brijbhushan, Kulbhushan, Srishti and Urvashi.

Years ago, Brijbhushan was Srishti and Urvashi's dance teacher. Srishti, in a bid to climb the ladder of success quickly, seduced Brijbhushan and married him. Brijbhushan was deeply in love, but Srishti left him for the more successful Vinayak and married him and had a daughter, Arshi. After Srishti's betrayal, Brijbhushan is broken and Urvashi consoles him and becomes his pillar of support. However, Srishti, jealous of the growing closeness between Brijbhushan and Urvashi, returns to him. Brijbhushan is blinded by love so he once again accepts Srishti, who then gives birth to their daughter, Jhanak. Srishti, with the help of Kulbhushan, gets Brijbhushan out of her way, because she is afraid that her name and fame will be tarnished. Kulbhushan believes he has murdered Brijbhushan and steals his identity and becomes Brijbhushan for the world. Urvashi, unaware about the identity switch, is ousted by Kulbhushan from the house along with Jhanak. Srishti spreads rumors that Urvashi has relations with Brijbhushan and gave birth to his daughter. Srishti's lies becomes the truth in everyone's eyes and Urvashi accepts Jhanak as her own child to protect Jhanak.

After revealing the past, Brijbhushan compels Jhanak to retaliate against everyone who has wronged her and Urvashi. Thus, Jhanak returns as Nutan to finally expose Srishti and Kulbhushan's truth.

Cast

Main


Recurring

Guest appearances

Production

Development

Jhanak was produced by Saibal Banerjee under Magic Moments Motion Pictures. [4]

Casting

Hiba Nawab was cast in the titular role of Jhanak . [5] [6] Krushal Ahuja was cast as Aniruddha opposite HIba Nawab. [7] Chandni Sharma was cast as Arshi and was the last to be cast on the show. [8] [9] Dolly Sohi was cast as Arshi's mother Srishti, [10] while Kajal Pisal was cast as Aniruddh's mother Tanuja. [11] [12] Rishi Kaushik was cast as Tejas, Jhanak's obsessive lover. [13] [14]

In January 2024, Sohi quit the show and was replaced by Poorva Gokhale. [15] [16] In April 2024, Deepali Pansare was cast as Mrinalini, opposite Puneet Panjwani. [17]

Filming

The shooting of the series began in September 2023. [18] It was primarily based in Kashmir and Kolkata, and a few initial episodes were shot in both Kolkata and Kashmir. [19] [20]

Nawab had learned to row a shikara within two days for the role of Jhanak. [21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "An intriguing promo of the upcoming show Jhanak highlights how main protagonist Jhanak will overcome all the obstacles in life". The Times of India. 5 November 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jhanak: Promo of new serial is out, Watch Hiba Nawab beautifully embracing the sad scene | Hot News". news.abplive.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hiba Nawab and Krushal Ahuja from the show Jhanak, give a sneak peek about their on-screen and off-screen bond!". The Times of India. 18 November 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Krushal-Hiba's Jhanak: Not a remake! In Leena's Hindi serial, hero Krushal, villain Rishi Kaushik! Shooting started in Kolkata". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "After Woh Toh Hai Albelaa, Hiba Nawab returns with a new show 'Jhanak'". The Times of India. 18 October 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jhanak EXCLUSIVE: Hiba Nawab on show completing 100 episodes: I wish someday we top the TRP chart". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Krushal Ahuja on his show Jhanak, says 'Audience will witness the journey of Jhanak, Anirudh, Arshi and the complexities of emotions and relationships'". The Times of India. 20 November 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (14 November 2023). "Ahead of Jhanak going on air, Chandni Sharma express excitement; reveals she was the 'last' to be cast on the show". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Chandni Sharma, aka Arshi gives an insight into her character in Jhanak, says "We are both ambitious and passionate about dance"". The Times of India. 15 November 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dolly Sohi makes a comeback". The Tribune.
  11. ↑ "Dolly Sohi got severe skin problems while shooting for TV show 'Jhanak' in Kolkata". The Times of India. 4 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kajal Pisal celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi in Bengali attire, says 'My upcoming show Jhanak helped me with the idea'". The Times of India. 25 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Bajpai, Manushri (20 November 2023). "आज से छोटे पर्दे पर दस्तक देगा 'झनक', अनिरुद्ध और अर्शी की कहानी जीतेगी आपका दिल". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Kanji, Subasmita (31 August 2023). "Rishi Kaushik: Rishi Kaushik is coming to the small screen as a villain!". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Dolly Sohi quits Jhanak due to health condition". The Times of India. 2 February 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Dolly Sohi death: 'Jhanak' actress passes away at 48, a day after her sister's demise". The Economic Times. 8 March 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  17. ↑ Dishya Sharma (April 2024). "Deepali Pansare has this to say about her character in Jhanak". News18 India. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Leena Ganguly and Saibal Banerjee start shoot for their new Hindi serial". The Times of India. 2 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Leena Gangopadhyay ready to narrate a new story in Rishi Kaushik, Krushal Ahuja starrer 'Jhanak'". The Times of India. 30 August 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "Exclusive! Kajal Pisal joins the cast of Hiba Nawab and Krushal Ahuja, will travel to Kolkata for the shoot". The Times of India. 26 August 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Going all the way". The Tribune.
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