''Karam'' is an Indian soap opera created by

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and co-produced by

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and

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under their banner

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. The series was premiered in 2001 on

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Plot

The series revolves around two fictional families, the Rais and the Zaveris. The series explores how the protagonist Manasi Zaveri (

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) marries an affluent businessman Jay Rai (

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) who faces

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. The series further explores how Manasi is caught in a dilemma of whether to walk out of the marriage and face the wrath of society or to stay in marriage with the man who abused her very existence as a woman.

Cast

as Jay Rai *

as Manasi Zaveri / Manasi Jay Rai *

Rita Bhaduri Rita Bhaduri (4 November 1955 – 17 July 2018) was an Indian film and television actress.she has also work in Gujarati cinema. Career She initially appeared as supporting actress in various Bollywood films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 199 ...

as Mrs. Zaveri, Manasi's mother * Nitin Trivedi as Mr. Rai, Jay's father * Nayan Bhatt as Mrs. Rai, Jay's mother *

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as Kajal * Lily Patel as Mrs. Rai, Jay's grandmother *

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as Mr. Zaveri, Manasi's father *

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as Aditti * Manoj Pandey as Mr. Rai, Jay's elder brother *

Mahesh Pandey Mahesh Premchand Pandey (born 5 April 1979) is an Indian script writer, director and producer of television shows and films. He is known for penning popular shows like Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kasamh Se, Vidya Early life Pandey is basically ...

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References

External links

*
Official website
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