Jhanak

Jhanak
Genre	Romance Family drama Thriller Rivalry
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 director	Garima Dimri
Starring	Hiba Nawab Krushal Ahuja
Theme music composer	Debojyoti Mishra
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	490
Production
Executive producers	Debolina Mukhopadhyay & Arabinda Dasgupta (Magic Moments Motion Pictures) Taniya, Supriyo & Shayak (StarPlus)
Producers	Saibal Banerjee Leena Gangopadhyay
Cinematography	Pankaj Saha
Editor	Janak Chauhan
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	40 minutes
Production company	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Original release
Network	StarPlus
Release	20 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. 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.

Plot

After her mother's death, Jhanak is forced to marry her cousin Arshi’s fiancé, Aniruddh, to escape from her obsessive stalker, Tejas. Aniruddh and Arshi have been in a happy relationship for seven years. Jhanak, struggling to survive alone, is taken in by Aniruddh and works as a maid at the Bose house, facing constant insults from some family members while others treat her respectfully. Despite Arshi’s presence, Jhanak and Aniruddh develop romantic feelings for each other and become intimate in Kashmir while Aniruddh is intoxicated.

When their secret marriage is exposed, Arshi tries to leave Aniruddh, but he and Jhanak convince her to stay. However, their relationship secretly continues, and Jhanak ultimately moves to Mumbai to pursue a dance career, gaining confidence and standing up for herself. She later returns to the Bose House and tells everyone that she is pregnant and Aniruddh is the father. Arshi feels heartbroken. Aniruddh consoles Arshi and asks Jhanak to leave the house. She ultimately proves her enemies right by becoming intimate with Aniruddh. But she was not pregnant—it was a tumour. Aniruddh has a heart attack. Jhanak is targeted by Srishti and Tejas and is presumed dead. Rescued by Brijbhushan’s look-alike, Kulbhushan, she learns that Brijbhushan is her father and uncovers Srishti, Kulbhushan, and Urvashi's deceipt.

Brijbhushan, once betrayed by Srishti, was replaced by Kulbhushan, who stole his identity. Srishti spread lies about Urvashi, forcing her to raise Jhanak alone. Determined to expose the truth, Jhanak returns as Nutan, confronting her enemies. During Srishti and Vinayak’s anniversary, their secrets are revealed. Brijbhushan is later murdered, and Aniruddh brings Jhanak back. Wanting to marry her, Aniruddh falsely claims to have cancer, but Jhanak discovers the lie and leaves for Mumbai with Aditya Kapoor.

In Mumbai, Jhanak is kidnapped but escapes to Gujarat, where she meets Vihaan and his son, Ahaan. Vihaan asks Jhanak to pose as his late wife, Avni, to protect his family. Kulbhushan tracks Jhanak to Gujarat. During Priyanshi’s wedding, Arshi exposes Jhanak’s true identity, leading to her arranged marriage with Vihaan. However, Jhanak flees, is caught by Kulbhushan's goons, but escapes again. She ends up in a red-light district but manages to seek police help. Choton rescues her and takes her back to the Bose house.

At Arshi's baby shower, Srishti pretends to feel guilty and offers to take Jhanak home, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Vihaan searches for Jhanak, and Jimli elopes with Anindo, only to regret her decision. As Aniruddh's family prepares for Choton's wedding, Arshi falls, leading to complications in her pregnancy. At the hospital, a desperate father swaps his stillborn baby with Arshi's child, and Jhanak suspects foul play. However, Arshi is misled into believing her baby has died and blames Jhanak.

Kulbhushan and Srishti plot to kill Jhanak and seize Brijbhushan's property. Jhanak remains determined to find Arshi's baby before leaving the Bose house. During the Holi celebration, Bipasha's mother, Nandini, is exposed for having a secret past, causing turmoil. Meanwhile, Jhanak locates Omkar, the man involved in the baby swap, and tries to expose him. Bipasha conspires to send Jhanak away. As tensions rise, Jhanak is accused of kidnapping, while she remains steadfast in her mission to find the missing child.With Jhanak's help,Arshi finds her baby and she apologises to Jhanak for everything and they make peace.Arshi encourages Aniruddh to marry Jhanak.Anirudd refuses and tells her that he will be there for her and their baby.Vihaan begins to fall for Jhanak as she resembles Avni.Aniruddh and Jhanak meet at a secluded place and they confess their love and get intimate.Vihaan finds out that Jhanak and Aniruddh are having an affair.Arshi divorces Aniruddh and she leaves with Mahi to England.Aniruddh blames Jhanak for Arshi's departure.Jhanak breaks down in tears as Aniruddh tells her that he wants nothing to do with her.Initially angry with Jhanak,Vihaan offers moral support to her.

Bipasha's conspiracies are exposed.Vihaan and Ahaan cheer up Jhanak.Jhanak spends time with Vihaan and Ahaan.Aditya gets ready for his show at Mumbai.Jhanak and Aniruddh subconsciously miss each other.Aniruddh goes away from Jhanak's life as he does not want to complicate her life any further.Aniruddh encounters a minor accident and the Bose family is worried about him.Jhanak gets a feeling that he is not okay and she leaves a sleeping Vihaan and Ahaan.Jhanak finds Aniruddh in a secluded cabin and they spend the night together in a bid to say goodbye to one another.The following day Jhanak faints and Vihaan finds out that she's pregnant.Jhanak remains quiet and does not tell Aniruddh.Aniruddh misses his daughter Mahi and he video calls Arshi.Vihaan secretly plots to get rid of Jhanak's unborn baby.Srishti and Bipasha learn about Jhanak's pregnancy.Aniruddh thinks that Vihaan is the father of Jhanak's baby and he begins to hate her.He becomes an alcoholic and in a fit of rage he questions Jhanak's character and she slaps him.Vihaan manipulates Ahaan into demanding Jhanak's love and attention.Vihaan introduces Jhanak as his wife to his colleagues at the hospital. Vihaan mixes Jhanak's juice with heroine attempting to lead to her miscarriage but Ahaan drinks the juice unknowingly and he dies.Unable to live with the guilt Vihaan kills himself.Jhanak blames herself for Vihaan and Ahaan's death.Jhanak finally Aniruddh that he's the father of her baby and he apologises and falls at her knees.

Meanwhile Advocate Riya Mishra enters and falls in love at first sight with Aniruddh.The Bose take a liking to Riya and they arrange for her and Aniruddh who initially disagrees but agrees due to family pressure.Jhanak sees this and gets heartbroken.She later gets injured and Aditya comes to her aid.Arshi and Mahi arrive back in India and she gets shocked to see Aniruddh and Riya married.Arshi defends Jhanak when the Boses humiliate her.Jhanak confronts Aniruddh but he doesn't say anything,only tears appear from his eyes.Later he tells Riya that he only loves Jhanak.Sensing his distress Arshi takes him to Mahi's room and they cuddle her.Arshi assures Jhanak that Aniruddh will always love her.Riya starts her duties as a daughter in law of the Bose family attempting to win over Aniruddh's heart and she rubs off at Bipasha and Srishti's wrong side.

Overtime Aditya and Arshi develop a friendship.During the Puja ceremony at the Boses,Aniruddh sneaks out to see Jhanak who kicks him out and tells him that their relationship is over.Riya gets frustrated with Aniruddh's absense.She warns Jhanak to stay away from her husband and calls her characterless.Arshi and Aditya get smitten with each other.Riya begins manipulating Aniruddh against Jhanak.9 months later Jhanak gives birth to a baby boy Rehaan.On Valentine's day,Aditya gifts Arshi's roses and confesses his love and they share a kiss.Aniruddh plans to do something special for Jhanak but Riya secretly drugs him making his unconscious.Jhanak sees Aniruddh and Riya in a compromising position and misunderstands him.Riya gets happy as she finally has Aniruddh to herself.Arshi introduces Aditya to Srishti as her boyfriend and Srishti is happy.Jhanak goes to the Bose mansion and tells them that Rehaan is the heir of the family shocking them.Riya,Srishti and Bipasha join hands to get rid of Jhanak.Aditya and Arshi get romantic and they get intimate all night.Aniruddh wakes up from his sleep and sees Jhanak causing a commotion in the house.The producers get to know about Arshi and Aditya's relationship.Due to Riya's manipulation, Aniruddh takes Riya's side believing that he's not Rehaan's father,he throws Jhanak out.Jhanak leaves Rehaan and she boards a bus to Rohtak.Srishti and Bipasha celebrate their victory while Arshi confronts them.Arshi tries to tell Aniruddh that he's indeed Rehaan's father and that Jhanak would never betray him and he silences her priotizing Riya.The bus gets into an accident and Jhanak holds her baby so he cannot get injured.Aniruddh and the Boses see a bus accident on tv.Aniruddh reaches the scene and Jhanak and Rehaan are presumed dead.

8 years later later

Aniruddh has become depressed and an alcoholic.Riya has turned the Boses into her servants.Arshi and Aditya are married and they have lived happily with Mahi in Mumbai.Jhanak and Rehaan are revealed to be in Pune and they have lived with Agastya who has sheltered them and has romantic feelings towards Jhanak.Jhanak became Agastya's wife so that Rehaan can't be called an illegitimate child.Rehaan has grown up thinking Agastya is his father and they share a special bond.Jhanak and Agastya have grown closer to each other for Rehaan's sake.Agastya expresses his feelings for Jhanak but she rejects him leading to his heartbreak.Agastya leaves for his work trip.The Bose family regret ruining Aniruddh and Jhanak's relationship as they see what type of a person Riya has become.Aniruddh saves Rehaan from a speeding truck and feels an instance connection to him and he remembers Jhanak and Rehaan and he sheds a tear blaming himself for their death.

Aditya takes Mahi shopping and they video call Arshi who blows a kiss at them.The Bose family encourage Aniruddh to divorce Riya but she gets angry and kidnaps Rehaan.Jhanak goes to file an FIR for her missing son.Aniruddh saves Rehaan from Riya's captive and she starts having psychotic episodes and she's jailed.Aniruddh divorces Riya.Jhanak hugs Rehaan and she meets the man who saved Rehaan and is non other than Aniruddh.Aniruddh and Boses get shocked to see Jhanak and Rehaan alive.They get emotional upon seeing each other and they embrace.Rehaan and Mahi become friends.Arshi hugs Jhanak and is glad that she's alive.

Agastya gets back from his work trip as he's worried about Rehaan.Aniruddh learns that Jhanak and Agastya are married and he leaves heartbroken.The Bose family beg Jhanak to come back home but Srishti and Bipasha are against it.Aniruddh bonds with Mahi and Rehaan.Agastya asks Jhanak to leave him to Canada to start their lives afresh as he fears losing Jhanak and Rehaan to Aniruddh.Choton encourages Jhanak to tell Agastya the truth that she loves Aniruddh.Srishti blackmails Jhanak to stay During the holi celebration Aniruddh applies colour on Jhanak and Agastya sees this and he gets drunk.Aniruddh and Agastya engage into a fight over Jhanak and the Bose family gets shocked.A drunk Arshi and Aditya stumble into their room and they get intimate.

Cast

Main

• Hiba Nawab as Jhanak Raina/ Parekh/Tandon (formerly Bose): A dancer; Srishti and Brijbhushan's daughter; Vinayak's step-daughter; Urvashi's adopted daughter and niece; Arshi's half-sister and rival; Aarya's cousin; Aniruddh's ex-wife and love-interest; Tejas' ex-fiancée; Vihaan's widow; Ahaan's adoptive mother,Agastya's wife, Rehaan's mother(2023–present)
• Krushal Ahuja as Aniruddha "Ani" Bose: Shubhankar and Tanuja's son; Rumi and Mimi's brother; Aparajita and Laal's cousin; Jhanak and Arshi's ex-husband; Rehaan and Mahi's father; Riya's husband (2023–present)
• Reema Shalom as Advocate Riya Mishra Bose: Kalyani's daughter; Aniruddh's third wife;;Mahi's stepmother (2025-present)
• Chandni Sharma as Arshi Mukherjee Kapoor (formerly Bose): A famous dancer; Srishti and Vinayak's daughter; Jhanak's half-sister and rival; Aarya's cousin; Aniruddh’s ex-wife and former obsessive lover; Aditya's wife; Mahi's mother (2023–present)
• Zorawaq Sharma as Agastya Tandon: Business tycoon, Jhanak's husband, Rehaan's step father(2025-present)

Recurring

• Salman Shaikh as Aditya Kapoor: A famous actor; Jhanak's friend; Arshi's husband, Mahi's step father(2024–present)
• Anvi Rana as Mahira "Mahi" Bose: Aniruddh and Arshi's daughter; Aditya and Riya's step-daughter, Rehaan's half sister(2025-present)
• Ansh Mittal as Rehaan Tandon: Aniruddh and Jhanak's son, Agastya's step son, Mahi's half brother(2025-present)
• 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)(Dead)
• Ahil Sharma as Ahaan Parekh:Avni and Vihaan's son, Jhanak's late adoptive son(2025)(Dead)
• 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'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'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

• Vaibhavi Hankare as Tejaswini Chavan from Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin (2025)
• Khushi Dubey (2025)
• Shritama Mitra as Anjali Awasthi from Advocate Anjali Awasthi (2025)
• Sonakshi Batra as Meghla Sen (2024; 2025)
• Neha Harsora as Sailee Jadhav Deshmukh from Udne Ki Aasha (2024; 2025)
• Param Singh as Neelkant Pradhan from Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin (2025)

Production

Development

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

Casting

Hiba Nawab was cast in the titular role of Jhanak. Krushal Ahuja was cast as Aniruddha opposite Hiba Nawab. Chandni Sharma was cast as Arshi and was the last to be cast on the show. Dolly Sohi was cast as Arshi's mother Srishti, while Kajal Pisal was cast as Aniruddh's mother Tanuja. Rishi Kaushik was cast as Tejas, Jhanak's obsessive lover.

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

Filming

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

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

See also

• List of programmes broadcast by StarPlus

External links

• Jhanak at Disney+ Hotstar
• Jhanak on IMDb