Mangal Lakshmi

Mangal Lakshmi
Genre	Drama
Directed by	Faheim Ahmad
Starring	Deepika Singh Sanika Amit Naman Shaw Shubham Dipta
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No.of episodes	189
Production
Producers	Suhana Ghai Hemant Ruprell Ranjeet Thakur
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Panorama Entertainment
Original release
Network	Colors TV
Release	27 February 2024(2024-02-27)– present
Related
Bhagyalakshmi

Mangal Lakshmiis an IndianHindi-languagetelevision family drama series that premiered from 27 February 2024 onColors TVand streams digitally onJioCinema.It is produced under Panorama Entertainmenta and it is an official adaptation of Kannada TV seriesBhagyalakshmi.The series starsDeepika Singh,Sanika Amit,Naman Shawand Shubham Dipta.

Premise

Two sisters, Mangal and Lakshmi, navigate their respective lives' challenges and support each other. Mangal is on a quest for Lakshmi's potential suitor who will treat Lakshmi with the respect that Mangal never received from her husband.

Plot

Mangal, a 35-year-old uneducated woman but a dedicated homemaker, lives with her husband, their two children, and her in-laws. Lakshmi, her cousin, a 22-year-old orphan, lives with Mangal's parents and works as a tailor to support the family. Mangal's husband, Adit, is a highly educated, 40-year-old, handsome but moody man who works as a senior manager in a company. He always expresses his disdain for Mangal and insults her for being orthodox, uneducated, and for her simple dress sense. Mangal is unhappy with the way Adit treats her, but she never expresses it. She still makes efforts to impress him. Unlike Adit, his parents and their son, Akshat, always appreciate Mangal for her efforts, talents, and contributions.

Adit's mother, Kusum, defends Mangal whenever Adit berates her. Lakshmi, on the other hand, is described as kind, hardworking, and cheerful. She is a gifted singer and songwriter but has never had the chance to showcase her talent. Lakshmi is socially smart, knows the English language, and is good with technology, unlike Mangal, who neither understands English nor is proficient with technology, which often leads to Adit insulting her. Lakshmi is ill-treated by Mangal's mother, Shanti, and sister, Lipika, but loved by Mangal and her father, Bhushan. Mangal took Lakshmi under her wing, cared for her, and mentored her like a daughter after Lakshmi's parents passed away.

In episode 2, Mangal rejects Nitin, a billionaire, as a suitor for Lakshmi because he has been married twice. Nitin insults Lakshmi for only having completed her 10th grade, but Mangal consoles her. Adit snaps at Mangal for the drama with Nitin and expresses his difficulty living with Mangal for the past 15 years. He says that Lakshmi might ruin the life of the man she marries just like Mangal ruined his, as Lakshmi is very much like Mangal. Kusum reprimands him and assures him that she and Mangal will find a perfect suitor for Lakshmi who will treat her respectfully.

Kusum's younger sister, Gayatri, lives in a mansion with her cunning sister-in-law, Sanjana, and her son, Kartik. Kartik is a handsome, rich, and successful singer who, unlike Adit, is good-natured, caring, loving, and cheerful. Kartik respects and admires Mangal, just as Kusum and Akshat do. Gayatri's husband, Umesh, and their daughter, Nidhi, have gone to America for Nidhi's studies. Gayatri feels insecure and possessive about her son because of a curse given to her by her mother-in-law, who said that one day Kartik would be separated from her and she would die alone, yearning for him. Sanjana hates Gayatri for deliberately separating her mother and Umesh, which led Sanjana's mother to curse Gayatri. Sanjana always plots against Gayatri to avenge her mother.

Kartik has been in a relationship with Jiya, a dancer, for the past two years, but he has never disclosed it to anyone. However, Gayatri is aware of their relationship, unbeknownst to Kartik. Kusum and Gayatri despise Jiya and believe she is unfit for Kartik because of her Western clothes, her incapacity to carry out the duties of a wife and daughter-in-law, and her ignorance of household chores and elder care. Adit has a secret extramarital affair with Saumya, a spinster who works at his office. Saumya is jealous of Mangal and plots against her to separate her from Adit. Adit, who is unaware of her deeds, always defends her whenever Kusum or Shanti berate her.

One day, Kusum overhears a phone call between Saumya and Adit and is infuriated. She confronts Saumya and warns her to stay away from Adit, still unaware of their affair. Kusum taunts Saumya for not knowing household chores and indirectly berates her whenever she gets the chance. Lakshmi meets Kartik for the first time when he saves her from a thief who stole her purse. Lakshmi goes to participate in a poetry competition, and her dupatta falls on Kartik's banner. Kartik decides to help her, and they share a moment, which goes viral on social media, spreading rumors about them, making Jiya jealous. Jiya always persuades Kartik to disclose their relationship to Gayatri, but Kartik fears Gayatri's reaction and asks for more time.

During the Holi celebration, Jiya spikes Kartik's drink with bhang to make him disclose their relationship, leading to her being rebuked by Gayatri and Kusum. In his intoxicated state, Kartik says "I love you" to Lakshmi, shocking Jiya, but Lakshmi and everyone else except Jiya do not hear him. An acquaintance of Gayatri proposes Lakshmi's hand in marriage for her son Rohan to Mangal. The proposal falls through after Nitin sends fake videos of himself and Lakshmi to Rohan on the day of their "bariksha" ceremony. Jiya tries to commit suicide after Gayatri refuses to forgive her, leading Kartik to warn Gayatri that he would have died if something had happened to Jiya. This distresses Gayatri and forces her to agree to their relationship. Gayatri lies to Jiya about Kartik's horoscope, saying that he might die if he marries her at a particular time, causing Jiya to break off their engagement, shocking Kartik. Kusum and Gayatri decide to get Lakshmi and Kartik married and hide Kartik's relationship with Jiya from Mangal and Lakshmi.

Umesh and Nidhi return home. Nidhi dislikes Lakshmi for coming from a poor family, not being modern, and prefers Jiya over her. She assists Sanjana in her schemes to create drama. Umesh, on the other hand, likes Lakshmi and agrees with Gayatri's decision to betroth her to their son. He, Kusum, and Gayatri force Kartik to respect their decision and marry Lakshmi, despite Kartik repeatedly telling them that he does not want to marry Lakshmi. Kartik does not want to marry Lakshmi because he loves Jiya and decides to tell Lakshmi his true feelings through a letter, but Gayatri replaces that letter with a love letter. Kartik is determined to make Jiya reveal the truth behind breaking up with him and enlists Lakshmi's help to make her jealous and win her back. Lakshmi is unaware of Kartik's original letter and falls in love with him after receiving Gayatri's love letter. Lakshmi believes that Kartik is marrying her because he loves her, while Kartik thinks she is helping him get back with Jiya by faking their decision to get married.

After Lakshmi tells everyone about the love letter, Kartik is shocked and feels betrayed by her. He decides to run away on the day of the marriage, but when he crosses paths with Lakshmi and sees the letter she received, he reveals the truth about the original letter, devastating her. Lakshmi stops Kartik from running away by promising him that she will stop the marriage and reveal everything to Mangal. Adit, who overheard their conversation, warns Lakshmi that he will divorce Mangal if she reveals the truth. He wanted Kartik and Lakshmi to marry because he was jealous of Kartik for being successful and appreciated by the family. He wanted Kartik to suffer the same fate of a loveless marriage with an unmodern woman, just like him. Lakshmi is forced to marry Kartik to save Mangal's marriage, which makes Kartik feel betrayed by her. Kartik becomes frustrated with Lakshmi and rebukes her. When Lakshmi tells him that Mangal would have been devastated if she learned the truth and had to call off the marriage, he understands her and apologizes. The two decide to fulfill the duties of their marriage by staying friends for the rest of their lives.

Saumya tries to get close to Mangal's daughter, Ishana, to separate her from Mangal. She also asks Adit to marry her after her parents give her an ultimatum to get married within 20 days. Kusum decides to have Adit and Mangal remarried on their 15th anniversary to improve their relationship. Gayatri begins to envy Lakshmi's growing closeness to Kartik. Sanjana plots against Lakshmi to make her disappoint Gayatri, but Kartik always defends and supports Lakshmi over Gayatri, making the latter insecure. Unlike Adit, Kartik treats Lakshmi with respect and cares for her, which is what Mangal had always wished for Lakshmi.

After Adit refuses to marry Saumya, the latter decides to marry Manan, Adit's childhood friend, which makes Adit jealous. Saumya attempts suicide on the day of her marriage at Adit's house, stating that she does not want to marry Manan, causing the police to confront Adit. Kusum decides to let Saumya stay at her house until the police drop their suspicions against Adit. Saumya sees this as an opportunity to become a permanent part of Adit's life. Gayatri plots against Lakshmi which creates misunderstandings between Lakshmi and Kartik.

Cast

Main

• Deepika Singhas Mangal Adit Saxena: Shanti and Bhushan's elder daughter; Lipika's elder sister; Lakshmi's cousin; Adit's wife; Ishana and Akshat's mother; Uma and Shankar's niece; Kusum and Dharam's daughter-in-law; Umesh and Gayatri's neice-in-law; Kartik and Nidhi's sister-in-law (2024–present)
• Sanika Amit as Lakshmi Kartik Nigam: Uma and Shankar's daughter; Mangal and Lipika's cousin; Bhushan and Shanti's neice; Kartik's wife; Akshat and Ishana's aunt; Umesh and Gayatri's daughter-in-law; Adit and Nidhi's sister-in-law; Dharam, Kusum and Sanjana's neice in-law(2024–present)
• Naman Shawas Adit Saxena: Kusum and Dharam's son; Kartik and Nidhi's cousin; Mangal's husband; Umesh and Gayatri's nephew; Ishana and Akshat's father; Saumya's boyfriend; Lakshmi and Lipika's brother-in-law; Bhushan and Shanti's son-in-law; Uma and Shankar's nephew-in-law (2024–present)
• Shubham Dipta as Kartik Nigam: Gayatri and Umesh's son; Nidhi's brother; Adit's cousin; Lakshmi’s husband; Kusum, Dharam and Sanjana's nephew; Ishana and Akshat's uncle; Jiya's ex-fiancé; Lipika and Mangal's brother-in-law; Shanti and Bhushan's nephew-in-law; Uma and Shankar's son-in-law (2024–present)

Recurring

• Urvashi Upadhyay as Kusum Saxena: Gayatri's sister; Dharam's wife; Adit's mother; Ishana and Akshat's grandmother; Kartik and Nidhi's aunt; Umesh's sister-in-law; Mangal's mother-in-law; Lakshmi's aunt-in-law (2024–present)
• Babul Bhavsar as Dharam Saxena: Kusum's husband; Adit's father; Ishana and Akshat's grandfather; Kartik and Nidhi's uncle; Mangal's father-in-law; Lakshmi's uncle-in-law; Gayatri and Umesh's brother-in-law (2024–present)
• Gayatri Soham as Gayatri Nigam: Kusum's sister; Umesh's wife; Kartik and Nidhi's mother; Lakshmi's mother-in-law; Adit's aunt; Ishana and Akshat's grandaunt; Sanjana and Dharam's sister-in-law; Mangal's aunt-in-law (2024–present)
• Bhuvan Chopra as Umesh Nigam: Sanjana's brother; Gayatri's husband; Kartik and Nidhi's father; Lakshmi's father-in-law; Adit's uncle; Ishana and Akshat's granduncle; Mangal's uncle-in-law; Kusum and Dharam's brother-in-law (2024–present)
• Arshiya Sharma as Ishana Saxena: Mangal and Adit's daughter; Akshat's sister; Kartik, Nidhi, Lipika and Lakshmi's neice; Kusum, Bhushan, Shanti and Dharam's granddaughter; Gayatri and Umesh's grand niece (2024–present)
• Ruhan Kapoor as Akshat Saxena: Mangal and Adit's son; Ishana's brother; Kusum, Dharam, Bhushan and Shanti's grandson; Gayatri and Umesh's grandnephew; Kartik, Lakshmi, Lipika and Nidhi's nephew (2024–present)
• Sangeeta Adhikari as Sanjana Nigam: Umesh's sister; Nidhi and Kartik's aunt; Gayatri's sister-in-law; Lakshmi's aunt-in-law (2024–present)
• Riya Doshi as Nidhi Nigam: Gayatri and Umesh's daughter; Kartik's sister; Adit's cousin; Sanjana, Kusum and Dharam's neice; Ishana and Akshat's aunt; Mangal and Lakshmi's sister-in-law (2024–present)
• Sangeeta Panwaras Shanti Srivastav: Bhushan's wife; Mangal and Lipika's mother; Ishana and Akshat's grandmother; Lakshmi's aunt; Adit's mother-in-law; Kartik's aunt-in-law; Uma and Shankar's sister-in-law (2024–present)
• Neeraj Khetarpal as Bhushan Srivastav: Shanti's husband; Mangal and Lipika's father; Ishana and Akshat's grandfather; Lakshmi's uncle; Shankar's brother; Uma's brother-in-law; Kartik's uncle-in-law; Adit's father-in-law (2024–present)
• Sania Mistry as Lipika Srivastav: Shanti and Bhushan's younger daughter; Mangal's sister; Lakshmi's cousin; Ishana and Akshat's aunt; Adit and Kartik's sister-in-law; Uma and Shankar's neice(2024–present)
• Jiya Mustafa as Saumya: Adit's colleague and girlfriend (2024–present)
• Khushwant Walia as Manan: Adit's friend; Saumya's ex-fiancé (2024–present)
• Rutuja Sawant as Jiya: Prema's daughter; Kartik's ex-fiancée (2024–present)
• Kimmy Kaur as Prema: Jiya's mother (2024–present)
• Vipul Tyagi as Sonu: Lakshmi's friend and worker at tailoring shop (2024–present)
• Raman Khatri as Shalini's husband; Saumya's father
• Preeti Khatri as Shalini: Saumya's mother

Special appearances

• Anchal Sahuas Parineet Kakkar fromParineetii(2024)
• Tanvi Dograas Neetii Juneja fromParineetii(2024)
• Aditi Bhagat as Aasma Randhawa Gill fromUdaariyaan(2024)
• Alisha Parveen Khan as Aliya Randhawa Gill fromUdaariyaan(2024)
• Anuraj Chahal as Armaan Gill fromUdaariyaan(2024)
• Shruti Choudhary as Bulbul Rajawat Singh fromMera Balam Thanedaar(2024)
• Shagun Pandeyas Veerpratap Singh fromMera Balam Thanedaar(2024)
• Udit Narayanas Himself for Lakshmi and Kartik's sangeet

Production

Development

The series is an official adaptation of the Kannada-language TV seriesBhagyalakshmi.It follows the life and struggle to an elder sister who wants a perfect husband for her younger sister.

Casting

Deepika Singhwas cast as Mangal andNaman Shawwas cast as Adit. Both of them return to television after four years.Sanika Amit was cast as Lakshmi and Shubham Dipta was cast as a singer Kartik.Later, Jia Mustafa was cast as Saumya and Rutuja Sawant was cast as Jiya.

External links

• Mangal LakshmiatIMDb
• Mangal LakshmiatJioCinema