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Jhanak
Genre
Rivalry
Created byLeena Gangopadhyay
Written byLeena Gangopadhyay (original dialogues)
  • Mansvi Arya
  • (Hindi dialogues)
Screenplay byLeena Gangopadhyay
Story byLeena Gangopadhyay
Directed by
  • Shaibal Banerjee
  • Sujit Pyne
Creative directorGarima Dimri
Starring
Theme music composerDebojyoti Mishra
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes490
Production
Executive producersDebolina Mukhopadhyay & Arabinda Dasgupta (Magic Moments Motion Pictures)
Taniya, Supriyo & Shayak (StarPlus)
Producers
CinematographyPankaj Saha
EditorJanak Chauhan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time40 minutes
Production companyMagic Moments Motion Pictures
Original release
NetworkStarPlus
Release20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) –
2030

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]

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Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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  • Chandni Sharma as Arshi Mukherjee Kapoor
*Salman Shaikh as Aditya Kapoor
  • Kunal Verma as Dr. Vihaan Parekh: Ketki and Mahendra's youngest son; Bhavesh, Hitesh and Mehek's brother; Avni's widower; Jhanak's late husband; Ahaan's father; Aniruddh's childhood friend (2025-present)
  • Ahil Sharma as Ahaan Parekh:Avni and Vihaan's son, Jhanak's late adoptive son(2025)
  • Dolly Sohi/Poorva Gokhale as Srishti Raina Mukherjee (formerly Bhanushali): A famous dancer; Bharat, Laxman and Urvashi's sister; Brijbhushan's ex-wife; Vinayak's wife; Arshi and Jhanak's mother; Ahaan's adoptive grandmother; Rehaan and Mahi's grandmother (2023–2024)/(2024–present)
  • Saurabh Agarwal as Vinayak Mukherjee: A Scientist; Srishti's second husband; Arshi's father; Jhanak's step-father; Ahaan's adoptive step-grandfather; Mahi and Rehaan's grandfather (2023–present)
  • Sanjay Gandhi as
    • Brijbhushan Bhanushali: A dance teacher; Kulbhushan's brother; Srishti's ex-husband; Jhanak's father; Urvashi's ex-love-interest (2024) (Dead)
    • Kulbhushan Bhanushali/Fake Brijbhushan: Fake dance teacher; Brijbhushan's brother; Srishti's crime-partner; Jhanak's uncle and rival (2023–present)
  • Shilpa Tulaskar as Urvashi Raina: A dancer; Bharat, Laxman and Srishti's sister; Jhanak's adoptive mother and aunt; Brijbhushan's ex-love-interest (2023) (Dead)
  • Kajal Pisal as Tanuja Bose: Shubhankar's wife; Aniruddh, Mimi and Rumi's mother; Mahi's grandmother (2023–present)
  • Sachin Verma as Advocate Shubhankar "Shubho" Bose: A dishonest lawyer; Arundhati and Amitabh's second son; Bablu and Choton's brother; Tanuja's husband; Aniruddh, Mimi and Rumi's father; Mahi and Rehaan's grandfather (2023–present)
  • Puneet Panjwani as Rupankar "Choton" Bose: Amitabh and Arundhati's youngest son; Bablu and Shubhankar's brother; Mrinalini's husband; Jhanak's well-wisher (2023–present)
  • Deepali Pansare / Ankita Sharma as Mrinalini "Minu" Ghosh Bose: A school principal; Rupankar's wife; Jhanak's well-wisher (2024–2025) / (2025—present)
  • Reena Pimpale as Anjana Bose: Bablu's wife; Aparajita and Laal's mother; Jhanak's mother-figure (2023–present)
  • Ajay Chakraborty as Bablu Bose: Amitabh and Arundhati's eldest son; Shubhankar and Choton's brother; Anjana's husband; Aparajita and Laal's father; Jhanak's father-figure (2023–present)
  • Ankita Chakraborty as Aparajita "Appu" Bose Chatterjee: A singer; Bablu and Anjana's daughter; Laal's sister; Aniruddh, Mimi and Rumi's cousin; Lalon's wife; Jhanak's sister-figure (2023–present)
  • Bhavya Sachdeva as Lalon Chatterjee: A singer; Anuradha and Pranay's son; Jimli's brother; Aparajita's husband; Kajol's love-interest (2024–present)
  • Sunny Sachdeva as Laal Bose: A college professor; Anjana and Bablu's son; Aparajita's brother; Aniruddh, Mimi and Rumi's cousin; Bipasha's husband (2023–present)
  • Patrali Chattopadhyay as Bipasha Bose: Nandini and Sarveshwar's daughter; Laal's wife (2023–present)
  • Madhuri Sanjeev as Arundhati Bose: Matriarch of the Bose family; Amitabh's wife; Bablu, Shubhankar and Choton's mother; Aparajita, Laal, Aniruddh, Mimi and Rumi's grandmother; Mahi's great-grandmother (2023–present)
  • Prithvi Zutshi as Amitabh Bose: Patriarch of the Bose family; Arundhati's husband; Bablu, Shubhankar and Choton's father; Aparajita, Laal, Aniruddh, Mimi and Rumi's grandfather; Mahi and Rehaan's great-grandfather (2023–present)
  • Srijani Banerjee as Mimi Bose: Tanuja and Shubhankar's elder daughter; Rumi and Aniruddh's sister; Aparajita and Laal's cousin; Anirban's love interest (2023–present)
  • Meghna Kukreja / Aarshavi Joshi as Rumi Bose: Tanuja and Shubhankar's younger daughter; Mimi and Aniruddh's sister; Aparajita and Laal's cousin (2023–2024) / (2024–present)
  • Rishi Kaushik as Tejas Kumar: A politician; Jhanak's obsessive love-interest-turned-enemy (2023–2024)
  • Pankaj Bijlani as Dr. Anirban Sen: Mimi's love interest (2024–present)

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  • Barsha Chatterjee / Unknown as Anuradha Chatterjee: Pranay's widow; Lalon and Jimli's mother (2024–2025)/(2025-present)
  • Komal Thakur as Jimli Chatterjee: Anuradha and Pranay's daughter; Lalon's sister; Anindo's wife (2024–present)
  • Isha Pandey /Unknown as Kajol Sen: A teacher; Jimli and Aparajita's friend; Lalon's friend and one-sided-lover (2024–2025)/(2025-present)
  • Ajeet Agarwal as Guru Ji: Head of Ashram; Brijbhushan's friend (2024)
  • Amit Dolawat as Advocate Devashish Roy: Jhanak and Brijbhushan's lawyer (2024–present)
  • Tarun Raj Nihalani as Rudra "Guru Ji" Pratapsingh: A dance teacher; Pallavi's husband; Jhanak's mentor (2024)
  • Satvik Sankhyan as Rahul: Jhanak's college best friend and one-sided lover (2023–2024)
  • Sanjana Sinha as Pallavi Pratapsingh: Rudra's wife (2024)
  • Bharat Kaul as Bharat Raina: Srishti, Laxman and Urvashi's brother; Kaushalya's husband; Arya's father (2023–2024)
  • Ekta Sharma as Kaushalya Raina: Bharat's wife; Aarya's mother (2023)
  • Anand Sharma as Laxman Raina: Bharat, Srishti and Urvashi's brother; Urmila's husband (2023)
  • Neetu Bhatt as Urmila Raina: Laxman's wife (2023)
  • Rajani Gupta as Radha: Urvashi's friend (2023)
  • Saurabh Gumber as Anindo: A fraudster; Jimli's husband (2025—present)
  • Vaishali Thakkar as Ketki Parekh: Matriarch of the Parekh family; Mahendra's wife; Bhavesh, Hitesh, Vihaan and Mehek's mother; Priyanshi, Riddhi and Ahaan's grandmother (2025—present)
  • Muni Jha as Mahendra Nath Parekh: Patriarch of the Parekh family; Ketki's husband; Bhavesh, Hitesh, Vihaan and Mehek's father; Priyanshi, Riddhi and Ahaan's grandfather (2025–present)
  • Piyali Munshi as Prachi Parekh: Bhavesh's wife; Priyanshi's mother (2025–present)
  • Jignesh Joshi as Bhavesh Parekh: Ketki and Mahendra's eldest son; Hitesh, Vihaan and Mehek's brother; Prachi's husband; Priyanshi's father (2025–present)
  • Soniyaa Kaur as Sejal Parekh: Hitesh's wife; Riddhi's mother (2025–present)
  • Aarya Dharamchand Kumar as Hitesh Parekh: Ketki and Mahendra's second son; Bhavesh, Vihaan and Mehek's brother; Sejal's husband; Riddhi's father (2025–present)
  • Rupali Thapa as Mehek Parekh: Ketki and Mahendra's daughter; Bhavesh, Hitesh and Vihaan's sister (2025–present)
  • Jia Narigara as Riddhi Parekh: Sejal and Hitesh's daughter; Priyanshi and Ahaan's cousin (2025–present)
  • Mahi Khan as Priyanshi Parekh: Bhavesh and Prachi’s daughter; Riddhi and Ahaan's cousin (2025–present)

Guests

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Production

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Development

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

Casting

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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

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

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

See also

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References

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  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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