''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' () is an Indian
television series
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which aired on
STAR Plus
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. The series premiered on 7 December 2009 and was ended on 27 October 2012. It starred
Pooja Gor
Pooja Gor (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Pratigya in ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya''. In 2014, she participated in the reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5''.
Early life
Pooja Gor ...
and
Arhaan Behll
Arhaan Behll is an Indian television actor, who rose to fame playing Krishna Singh in Star Plus' ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya''. He then hosted ''Fear Factor India'' and starred in ''Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se'', '' Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara'' and ''Ye ...
. All episodes of the series re-telecasted at
Star Bharat
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from October 2020 to March 2021. A new season of the series ''
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2
''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2'' is an Indian drama television series that premiered from 15 March on Star Bharat. It was a sequel to the 2009 series ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' which aired on Star Plus. Produced by Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut ...
'' premiered on 15 March 2021 on
Star Bharat
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produced by
Director's Kut Productions
Director's Kut Productions is an Indian television production company based in Mumbai, which is owned by Rajan Shahi. Established in 2007, it produces television shows and web-series for various channels. Some of its notable works include: '' S ...
.
Plot
It is the story of a woman Pratigya who will go to any lengths to fight for her rights. Krishna belongs to the Singh family known for their power in
Allahabad
Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...
. The Singhs, headed by Krishna's father, Sajjan Singh, are rooted deep in tradition and superstition. The Saxena family, however, are traditional but believe in progressive thinking and educating their daughters Pratigya and Arushi. Krishna Thakur and Pratigya Saxena eventually fall in love despite seeming incompatible in the beginning.
Krishna is Pratigya's secret admirer, and he forces her to marry him. To protect Pratigya, her brother Adarsh marries Komal, Krishna's sister. Pratigya is not satisfied with her marriage, but over time she realises Krishna's genuine love for her.
Krishna's brother, Shakti, causes his wife Kesar to lose her mental stability. As a result, Pratigya starts caring for Shakti and Kesar's son, Samar. Shakti marries Menka, who wants to usurp the property of the Thakur family. Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Sajjan Singh's illegitimate son, emerges and stakes claim to his rights and start planning against the family. Meanwhile, in the Saxena household, Tanmay, Arushi's ex-husband, plans to kill Adarsh.
The show takes a leap when Pratigya and Krishna officially adopt Samar. The show ends with Pratigya gets pregnant and give birth to a baby girl, and the whole family celebrates.
Cast
Main cast
*
Pooja Gor
Pooja Gor (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Pratigya in ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya''. In 2014, she participated in the reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5''.
Early life
Pooja Gor ...
as Pratigya Saxena Singh – Naina and Shyam's elder daughter; Adarsh and Arushi's sister; Krishna's wife; Samar's adoptive mother; Kriti's mother (2009−2012)
*
Arhaan Behll
Arhaan Behll is an Indian television actor, who rose to fame playing Krishna Singh in Star Plus' ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya''. He then hosted ''Fear Factor India'' and starred in ''Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se'', '' Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara'' and ''Ye ...
as Krishna Singh – Sajjan and Sumitra's younger son; Shakti and Komal's brother; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Pratigya's husband; Samar's adoptive father; Kriti's father (2009−2012)
Recurring cast
* Parvati Sehgal as Komal Singh Saxena – Sajjan and Sumitra's daughter; Shakti and Krishna's sister; Abhimanyu's half-sister; Adarsh's widow; Karthik's wife; Chinky's mother.
* Shahab Khan as Shyam Saxena – Naina's husband; Adarsh, Pratigya and Arushi's father; Chinky and Kriti's grandfather.
* Monica Singh as Naina Saxena – Shyam's wife; Adarsh, Pratigya and Arushi's mother; Chinky and Kriti's grandmother. (Dead).
*
Avantika Hundal
Avantika Hundal is a Hindi television and Punjabi film actress She played the role of Mihika in the popular show Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. She has also worked in Man Ki Awaaz Pratigya serial aired on Star Plus as Aarushi Saxena. She is also kno ...
as Aarushi Saxena – Naina and Shyam's younger daughter; Adarsh and Pratigya's sister; Tanmay's ex-wife.
*
Kunal Karan Kapoor
Kunal Karan Kapoor (born 22 August 1982) is an Indian actor who made his debut in 2004 with ''Remix'' as Varun. His first success came with '' Left Right Left'' where he was seen as Cadet Yadhuvansh Sahni / Yudi.
His breakthrough came with the ...
as Angad Yadav – Thug; Pratigya and Komal's foe (2010)
*
Ankit Gera /
Aniruddh Singh
Aniruddh Singh is an Indian television actor. Currently, he played the role of Dr. Anurag Arora in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' on Colors TV.
Career
Aniruddh made his television debut with '' Chhajje Chhajje Ka Pyaar'' as Daksh Tripathi on Sony TV. ...
as Adarsh Saxena – Naina and Shyam's son; Pratigya and Arushi's brother; Komal's husband; Chinky's father. (Dead)
*Unknown as Chinky Saxena – Adarsh and Komal's daughter.
*Aarya Dharamchand Kumar/
Malhar Pandya
Malhar Pandya is an Indian actor.
Early life
He was born 9 November to a Gujarati family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He won the title of Mr. Gujarat by winning a body-building competition.
Career
He acted in Hindi television shows, ''Ramayan'' (20 ...
as Kartik Saxena – Komal's second husband
*
Anupam Shyam
Anupam Shyam Ojha (20 September 1957 – 8 August 2021) was an Indian film and television actor, who usually played villainous roles. He appeared as ''Thakur Sajjan Singh'' in the STAR Plus TV series ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' (2009 and 2021). ...
as Sajjan Singh – Sumitra's husband; Shakti, Krishna, Komal and Abhimanyu's father; Chinky, Samar and Kriti's grandfather.
* Asmita Sharma as Sumitra Singh – Sankata's sister; Sajjan's wife; Shakti, Krishna and Komal's mother; Chinky, Samar and Kriti's grandmother.
*Jaswant Menaria as Shakti Singh – Sajjan and Sumitra's elder son; Krishna and Komal's brother; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Kesar and Menaka's husband; Samar's father
*Kalpna Bohra / Aalika Sheikh as Kesar Singh – Shakti's first wife; Samar's mother
*Eklavya Ahir as Samar Singh – Kesar and Shakti's son; Krishna and Pratigya's adoptive son
*
Soni Singh
Soni Singh is an Indian television actress. She has appeared in comedy show '' Comedy Nights with Kapil''. She was one of the contestants on in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 8'' but got eliminated after 5 weeks. She also played one of the main ...
as Menaka Singh – Shakti's second wife
*Asha Sharma as Mrs. Saxena – Shyam's mother; Adarsh, Pratigya and Arushi's grandmother
*
Mohit Malik
Mohit Malik (born 11 January 1984) is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Hindi television. His popular television roles include Bharat in '' Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'', Samrat Singh Rathore in ''Doli Armaano Ki'' and Sikandar Singh Gil ...
as Abhimanyu Singh Yadav – Sajjan's son; Shakti, Krishna and Komal's half-brother
*
Abhishek Rawat
Abhishek Rawat is an Indian actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Manav Vajpayee in Kaamnaa.
Career
Rawat's first show was ''Neelanjana'', in which he played a cameo role. His landed his second role in ''Babul Ka Aangann Chootey N ...
as Tanmay Srivastav – Arushi's ex-husband
*Amita Udgata as Mrs. Singh – Sajjan's mother; Shakti, Krishna, Komal and Abhimanyu's grandmother
*
Akhilendra Mishra
Akhilendra Mishra is an Indian film and television character actor best known for his role as ''Kroor Singh'' in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series '' Chandrakanta''. His other notable works include the character of ''Mirchi'' Se ...
as Sankata Singh – Sumitra's brother
*
Sana Amin Sheikh Sana Amin Sheikh (born 10 August 1989) is an Indian actress and radio jockey, who appears mainly in Hindi television shows and films. Sana made her acting debut with ''Kya Mast Hai Life'' playing Ritu Shah. She has appeared in over 30 television ser ...
as Ganga – Sajjan's mistress
*
Deeya Chopra
Deeya Chopra (born 9 December 1985) is an Indian television actress. She is the sister of Roshni Chopra
Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, ''Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl''. S ...
as Anu Mathur – Aman's wife
*
Piyush Sahdev
Piyush Sahdev (born 12 March 1982) is an Indian television actor. He has appeared in several TV daily soaps but is known for his roles of Rama in ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'', Kabir Tripathi in ''Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'', Pawan Bakshi in''Devan ...
as Aman Mathur – Aarushi's ex-fiancé
*Sehrish Ali as Rolly – Pratigya's friend
*
Manmohan Tiwari
Manmohan Tiwari (born 20 January 1984) is an Indian television and film actor and host.
He debuted with the show ''Jamunia'' but gained recognition from the television show ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' (2011-12) and ''Hum Hain Na'' (2014). Apar ...
as Radhey
* Prachi Pathak as Maayi
*
Kunal Jaisingh
Kunal Jaisingh (born 29 July 1989) is an Indian television actor best known for his portrayal of Ranveer Shergill in '' The Buddy Project'' and Omkara Singh Oberoi in '' Ishqbaaaz'' and ''Dil Boley Oberoi''.
Personal life
Jaisingh met Bharat ...
as Gunga
* Sachin Sharma as Gaurav Mathur (2010)
*
Chetan Pandit
Chetan Pandit is an Indian Bollywood film and television actor. He played the role of Jayaprakash Narayan in the Prakash Jha-directed film '' Loknayak'' in 2004.
Filmography
Film
Television
* ''Punar Vivah'' as Suraj Pratap Sindhia
* ''Kahi ...
as Sarveshwardayal Mathur (2010)
* Kunal Madhiwala as Lucky
* Dinesh Soi as Jugnu
*Vinay Rajput as Tunna
*
Pratima Kazmi
Pratima Kannan (mostly known by her maiden name Pratima Kazmi; born 21 July 1948) is an Indian television actress who has worked in many Bollywood movies and Hindi television drama series. She started her career in 1997 with an English film call ...
as Guru Maa
*
Sonal Jha
Sonal Jha (born 29 July 1971) is an Indian film and television actress. Sonal Jha is best known for her roles in films such as ''Lipstick Under My Burkha'', ''3 Storeys'', '' Chillar Party'' and TV Serials such as '' Na Aana Is Des Laado'' and ...
as Shakuntala Devi
*
Nirbhay Wadhwa as Goon
*Mayank Arora as Jay Mathur
*Raj Premi as Makhnu Singh
*Jaideep Suri
*
Deepika Singh
Deepika Singh Goyal (born 26 July, 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing the role of Sandhya Rathi in Star Plus's ''Diya Aur Baati Hum''.
Early life
Singh was born in New Delhi on 26 July 1989. She completed her Mast ...
as Sandhya
*
Sanaya Irani
Sanaya Irani (born 17 September 1983) is an Indian actress. She is known for playing Gunjan in ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', Khushi in ''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?'' and Parvati in ''Rangrasiya''. In 2015, she participated in the eight season of ''J ...
as Khushi
*
Manasi Parekh
Manasi Parekh is an Indian actress, singer, producer and content creator. She is known for her roles as Gulaal in Star Plus's ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' and Maya in ''Sumit Sambhal Lega''.
Personal life
Manasi Parekh is a Gujarati born a ...
as Gulaal
Adaptations
The was remade in
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
See also
*
* ...
as
''Devyani'' on
Star Pravah
Star Pravah is an Indian Marathi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It was launched on 24 November 2008. Its programming consis ...
. It was dubbed in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
on
Star Maa
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as ''Pavitra''.
Production
Promotion
As a part of promotion of the series before its launch, in December 2009, a campaign was done as ''Meri Pratigya'' at
Nariman Point
Nariman Point is a prominent downtown area of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. Located on the southern tip of the Mumbai peninsula, at the end of the Mumbai's Marine Drive, Nariman Point houses some of India's prestigious business headquarters.
...
in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
where along with lead
Pooja Gor
Pooja Gor (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Pratigya in ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya''. In 2014, she participated in the reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5''.
Early life
Pooja Gor ...
, 500 women as a chain to create an awareness on eve-teasing and ill treatment of women.
Casting
Parvati Sehgal who played Komal's role in the show was originally approached for Aarushi's role but got rejected because of a look test but later got selected for Komal's role when she was approached for the second time.
Falaq Naaz
Falaq Naaz is an Indian television actress. The younger sister of Shafaq Naaz; she is best known for her roles in TV shows telecasted on Colors TV channel, most notably the long running soap opera ''Sasural Simar Ka'' in which she played the cha ...
was originally signed to play an uneducated village girl Shakun in the show who was Abhimanyu's wife but things couldn't work out as she chose another show of Star Plus ''Khamoshiyan'' later her role got scrapped from the show.
Rohit Khurana
Rohit Khurana is an Indian television actor known for his work as Vansh Singh Bundela/Rocky in ''Uttaran'' and Shani in ''Karmaphal Daata Shani''.
Personal life
Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. She bore him a son and daughter.
C ...
was finalized for Krishna's role but rejected it as he was busy with ''
Uttaran
''Uttaran'' () is an Indian soap opera that was broadcast on Colors TV on weeknights from 1 December 2008 to 16 January 2015. It is the third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV with 1,549 episodes. The series starred Tina Dat ...
'' at that time.
In mid 2011, Monica Singh playing Naina quit the series and was hoped for coming back after a break. However, as she refused returning, the makers decided to end her character and she agreed to shoot for two days but did not turn up. Thus, her character was mentioned dead in a car accident.
Cancellation and future
The series was off aired in October 2012. In early 2013, the series was confirmed returning with a new season based on story of lead character Pratigya and Krishna's daughters.
Neha Marda
Neha Marda (born 23 September 1985) is an Indian television actress. She is well known for her roles in ''Balika Vadhu'', ''Doli Armaano Ki'' and '' Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti''. In 2015, she participated in ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''.
Life and ...
was roped as one of the leads and the pilot episode was shot and approved by the channel but the series was dropped when the discussions between the production house and channel stalled. However, on 19 February 2021, the series was confirmed returning with a new season on
Star Bharat
Star Bharat is an Indian Hindi language General Entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It telecasts dramas, crime and comedy shows. The channel was l ...
. ''
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2
''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2'' is an Indian drama television series that premiered from 15 March on Star Bharat. It was a sequel to the 2009 series ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' which aired on Star Plus. Produced by Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut ...
'' premiered on 15 March 2021, is produced by former season producer Pearl Grey along with Rajan Shahi under
Director's Kut Productions
Director's Kut Productions is an Indian television production company based in Mumbai, which is owned by Rajan Shahi. Established in 2007, it produces television shows and web-series for various channels. Some of its notable works include: '' S ...
.
Filming
Based on the backdrop of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
,
Allahabad
Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...
, the series was mainly filmed at sets in
Film city Film City may refer to
* Film City, Mumbai
* Noida Film City
* Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad
* Prayag Film City
The Prayag Film City, also known as the Midnapore Film City or Chandrakona Film City or Bengal film city is an i ...
in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
while some sequences were also shot at Allahabad.
Reception
Critics
''
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split betw ...
'' stated, "It's a perfect Hindi heartland show - over-the-top drama and aggressive, regressive as well as progressive in characters and content."
In November 2010, ''
Deccan Herald
''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by K. N. Guruswamy, a liquor businessman from Ballari and was launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Printe ...
'' criticised, "The serial that broke many a record on Star Plus because of its unique anti-eve teasing storyline, seems to have changed track completely. Today, it’s boiled down to a tale where a woman is humiliated at home, her self respect trampled on by her in-laws and husband instead of portraying her to be a strong woman who stands her ground."
''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
'' criticised, "From the current crop of serials, a very good example of enthusiastic consumption of a bizarre plot line is the serial “''Mann ki Awaaz Pratigya''”. The production house, Star TV, bills it a “fight against disrespect of women”. And what does the lead character do? She marries a goon who eve-teases her. Then she tells him that he can win her body but not her love. You fight disrespect by marrying the eve-teaser, taking the battle into his home."
Ratings
Pratigya opened with a rating of 3.7 TVR. As in April 2010, it was one of the top ten Hindi GEC which garnered 4.5 TVR. As in July 2010, it was at second position with ratings ranging 4 to 5.3 TVR. In weeks 24 and 25 of 2010, it garnered 4.8 and 5.5 TVRs. In week 4 of 2011, it garnered 5.7 TVR. As in week 29 of 2011, it dropped to 3.9 TVR while its peak ratings garnered were around 6 TVR in its run time.
In the week ending 27 September 2011, it garnered 4.27 TVR occupying fourth position. When the ratings dropped ranging between 2 and 2.5 TVR, it was off aired on October 2012.
Awards
References
External links
Official Websiteon
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