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Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
GenreDrama
Romance
Created bySpellbound Productions
Walkwater Media Ltd
Written byPearl Grey
Shanti Bhushan
Vishal Watwani
Ahsan Bakshi
Directed byRavindra Gautam
Prasad Govandi
Santosh Bhatt
Jatin Ravasia
Gurpreet Rana
Arvind Gupta
Sandeep Vijay
Creative directorPearl Grey
StarringPooja Gor
Arhaan Behll
Country of originIndia
Original languagesHindi
Awadhi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes767
Production
Executive producerPearl Grey
ProducerPearl Grey
EditorSameer Gandhi
Running time20-22 minutes
Production companiesSpellbound Productions
Walkwater Media Ltd
Original release
NetworkStar Plus
Release7 December 2009 (2009-12-07) –
27 October 2012 (2012-10-27)
Related
Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2

Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya (transl. The Voice from the Mind... Pledge) is an Indian drama television series that aired on STAR Plus.[1] The series premiered on 7 December 2009 and ended on 27 October 2012.[2] It starred Pooja Gor and Arhaan Behll. All episodes of the series re-telecasted at Star Bharat from October 2020 to March 2021. A new season of the series, Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2, premiered on 15 March 2021 on Star Bharat, produced by Director's Kut Productions.[3]

Plot

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It is the story of a woman Pratigya Saxena who will go to any lengths to fight for her rights. Krishna Singh Thakur belongs to the Thakur family known for their power in Allahabad. The Thakurs, headed by Krishna's father, Sajjan Singh Thakur, are rooted deep in tradition and superstition. The Saxena family, however, are traditional but believe in progressive thinking and educating their daughters Pratigya and Aarushi.

Krishna is Pratigya's secret admirer, and he forces her to marry him. To protect Pratigya, her elder brother Adarsh marries Komal, Krishna's younger sister. Pratigya is not satisfied with her marriage, but over time she realises Krishna's genuine love for her. Angad, Pratigya's stalker from college, demands ₹5 Lakh and her younger sister Aarushi from her father Shyam Saxena as a token of revenge for his insult by Pratigya on many occasions also stating that if his claim is not fulfilled then he will disclose the fact that Pratigya was kidnapped by him to her in-laws leading to the annihilation of her marital life. Though Pratigya owned a pure character but as her father was scared because if the in-laws of Pratigya knew this fact then they would torture her. And due to this he agrees to this deal with Angad. On the other hand, Pratigya's older brother Adarsh overhears this and is involved in a skirmish with Angad. After a while Shyam arrives and tries to handle the situation but eventually in all this Angad falls into a deep trench while trying to hold Shyam's hand leading to his death.

After all this Shyam believes that he is the culprit of Angad's death and surrenders himself to protect Pratigya's marital life. On the other hand, Pratigya along with her elder brother Adarsh get in search of a lawyer to handle Shyam's case but fails to find so, thanks to the powerful influence of her father-in-law Thakur Sajjan Singh who don't want Shyam to come out of the jail because of the upcoming elections of Vidhan Sabha. However, eventually Pratigya and Adarsh succeed in finding a lawyer for Shyam, in Aman Mathur. Aman wins the case and Shyam comes out of jail but eventually, this lefts Krishna in deep shock as he and his family questions Pratigya's character even he leaves his house for many days due to this shock that the one he loved the most deceived him. Pratigya tried her level best to win the trust of Krishna but fails, but on one day when in grief Pratigya is on the verge of leaving him she discloses her feelings for Krishna that now she has fallen for her and has realized that how much efforts Krishna has made to acheive her love, Krishna re-accepts her and their relation becomes stronger manifolds.

With time Aman, the erstwhile lawyer of Shyam tells the latter that he wants to marry Aarushi which Shyam accepts. Aman goes to meet the Saxenas along with his parents Sarveshwar Dayal Mathur and his mother, the former who is the IG of Prayagraj and is known for strictly following his ideals and values irrespective of whatever the situation is due to which he has also rifts with his eldest son Gaurav Mathur. The Mathurs accept the marriage and are very much impressed with Aarushi and the Saxenas' behaviour.

Krishna's elder 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 Menaka Shakti Singh Thakur, who wants to usurp the property of the Thakur family. Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Sajjan's illegitimate son, emerges and stakes claim to his rights and starts planning against the family. Meanwhile, in the Saxena household, Tanmay Srivastav, Aarushi's husband, plans to kill Adarsh and frames Krishna for Adarsh's murder after killing him. Later, Pratigya, with the help of her lawyer proves Krishna innocent and Tanmay the murderer of Adarsh. Tanmay is sentenced to life imprisonment and after that Aarushi divorces and leaves Tanmay forever. Abhimanyu too tries to kill Komal and her daughter Chinky when Komal finds out his true colors as he was planning against Krishna and Sajjan Singh, but both are saved by Kartik, Krishna and Pratigya. Abhimanyu's truth comes in front of everyone, and he is arrested. Later, Komal marries Kartik after Chinky pleads and requests Sajjan Singh for the marriage. Sumitra, Krishna's mother, returns after a long struggle, but Sajjan initially rejects her for staying with another man. He later accepts her on Dussehra when she tries to kill herself. The show takes a leap when Pratigya and Krishna officially adopt Samar. The show ends with Pratigya giving birth to a daughter, and the whole family celebrates.

Cast

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Main

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  • Pooja Gor as Pratigya Saxena Singh Thakur: Naina and Shyam's elder daughter; Adarsh and Aarushi's sister; Krishna's wife; Kriti's mother; Samar's adoptive mother (2009−2012)[4]
  • Arhaan Behll as Krishna Singh Thakur: Sajjan and Sumitra's younger son; Shakti and Komal's brother; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Pratigya's husband; Kriti's father; Samar's adoptive father (2009−2012)[5][6]

Recurring

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  • Parvati Sehgal as Komal Singh Thakur Saxena: Sajjan and Sumitra's daughter; Shakti and Krishna's younger sister; Abhimanyu's half-sister; Adarsh's widow; Kartik's wife; Chinky's mother[7][8] (2009–2012)
  • Shahab Khan as Shyam Saxena: Naina's widower; Adarsh, Pratigya and Aarushi's father; Chinky and Kriti's grandfather (2009–2012)
  • Monica Singh as Naina Saxena: Shyam's wife; Adarsh, Pratigya and Aarushi's mother; Chinky and Kriti's grandmother (2009–2011) (Dead)
  • Avantika Hundal as Aarushi Saxena: Naina and Shyam's younger daughter; Adarsh and Pratigya's sister; Shakti and Tanmay's ex-wife.
  • Ankit Gera / Aniruddh Singh as Adarsh Saxena: Naina and Shyam's son; Pratigya and Aarushi's brother; Komal's husband; Chinky's father[9] (2009–2011) / (2012) (Dead)
  • Drishti Hemdev as Chinky Saxena: Adarsh and Komal's daughter (2011–2012)
  • Arya Dhramchand Kumar / Malhar Pandya as Kartik Saxena: Komal's second husband (2012)
  • Kunal Karan Kapoor as Angad Yadav: Thug; Pratigya and Komal's foe (2010) (Dead)
  • Mrunal Jain as ASP Iqbal Khan IPS Officer: Shyam's student; Pratigya and Aarushi's childhood friend; Krishna and Komal's wellwisher (2009–2012)
  • Anupam Shyam as Sajjan Singh Thakur: Sumitra's husband; Shakti, Krishna, Komal and Abhimanyu's father; Chinky, Samar and Kriti's grandfather[10] (2009–2012)
  • Asmita Sharma as Sumitra Singh Thakur: Sankata's sister; Sajjan's wife; Shakti, Krishna and Komal's mother; Chinky, Samar and Kriti's grandmother (2009–2012)
  • Jaswant Menaria as Shakti Singh Thakur: Sajjan and Sumitra's elder son; Krishna and Komal's brother; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Kesar and Menaka's husband; Samar's father; Aarushi's ex–husband (2009–2012)
  • Kalpna Bohra / Aalika Sheikh as Kesar Shakti Singh Thakur: Shakti's first wife; Samar's mother [11] (2009–2012)
  • Eklavya Ahir as Samar Singh Thakur: Kesar and Shakti's son; Krishna and Pratigya's adopted son (2011–2012)
  • Soni Singh as Menaka Singh Thakur: Shakti's second wife (2011)
  • Asha Sharma as Mrs. Saxena: Shyam's mother; Adarsh, Pratigya and Aarushi's grandmother (2009–2012)
  • Mohit Malik as Advocate Abhimanyu Singh Yadav: Sajjan and Shakuntala's son; Shakti, Krishna and Komal's half-brother (2011–2012)
  • Abhishek Rawat as Tanmay Srivastav: Aarushi's ex-husband; Adarsh's murderer
  • Amita Udgata as Mrs. Singh Thakur: Sajjan's mother; Shakti, Krishna, Komal and Abhimanyu's grandmother
  • Akhilendra Mishra as Sankata Singh: Sumitra's brother
  • Sana Amin Sheikh as Ganga: Sajjan's mistress (2011)
  • Deeya Chopra as Anu Mathur: Aman's wife (2011)
  • Piyush Sahdev as Advocate Aman Mathur: Sarveshwardayal's second son; Gaurav and Jay's brother; Aarushi's ex-fiancé; Anu's husband (2010–2011)
  • Sachin Sharma as Gaurav Mathur: Sarveshwardayal's eldest son; Aman and Jay's brother; Nandini's husband (2010)
  • Mayank Arora as Jay Mathur: Sarveshwardayal's youngest son; Gaurav and Aman's brother (2010)
  • Chetan Pandit as I.G. Sarveshwardayal Mathur: Gaurav, Aman and Jay's father (2010)
  • Sehrish Ali as Roli: Pratigya's best friend; Adarsh's lover (2010)
  • Manmohan Tiwari as Radhe
  • Prachi Pathak as Maayi
  • Kunal Jaisingh as Sarang "Gunga" (2011)
  • Kunal Madhiwala as Lucky
  • Dinesh Soi as Jugnu
  • Vinay Rajput as Tunna
  • Pratima Kazmi as Guru Maa
  • Sonal Jha as Shakuntala:[12] Sajjan's mistress; Abhimanyu's mother (2012)
  • Nirbhay Wadhwa as Goon
  • Raj Premi as Makhnu Singh
  • Jaydeep Suri as Chandu
  • Abner Reginald as Judge (in Angad Yadav murder case) (2010)
  • Ruchi Savarn as Sunehri (2011)
  • Chaitanya Choudhury as Abhishek: Neelima's husband; Pratigya's college friend (2011)
  • Akanksha Juneja as Neelima: Abhishek's wife; Pratigya's college friend (2011)
  • Neha Kaul as Meera: Krishna's one–sided lover (2011)
  • Deepak Advani as Mr. Batra: Abhishek and Neelima's boss (2011)
  • Deepika Singh as Sandhya
  • Sanaya Irani as Khushi
  • Manasi Parekh as Gulaal

Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Hindi Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
मन की आवाज़ प्रतिज्ञा 		7 December 2009 StarPlus 27 October 2012 Original
Kannada Krishna Rukmini
ಕೃಷ್ಣ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿ 		2 May 2011 Star Suvarna 8 March 2013 Remake
Marathi Devyani
देवयानी 		19 March 2012 Star Pravah 28 May 2016
Tamil Puthu Kavithai
புது கவிதை 		18 December 2013 Star Vijay 29 May 2015
Malayalam Gouri Shankaram
ഗൗരിശങ്കരം 		3 July 2023 Asianet Ongoing
Kannada Gowri Shankara
ಗೌರಿ ಶಂಕರ 		13 November 2023 Star Suvarna
Tamil Sakthivel: Theeyaai Oru Theeraa Kaadhal
சக்திவேல்: தீயாய் ஒரு தீராக்காதல் 		4 December 2023 Star Vijay
Telugu Satyabhama
సత్యభామ 		18 December 2023 Star Maa

Production

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Promotion

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As a part of promotion of the series before its launch, in December 2009, a campaign was done as Meri Pratigya at Nariman Point in Mumbai where along with lead Pooja Gor, 500 women as a chain to create an awareness on eve-teasing and ill treatment of women.[13]

Casting

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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.[14]

Falaq Naaz 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.[15] Rohit Khurana was finalized for Krishna's role but rejected it as he was busy with Uttaran 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.[16]

Cancellation and future

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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.[17][18] Neha Marda 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.[19] However, on 19 February 2021, the series was confirmed returning with a new season on Star Bharat.[20][21] Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 premiered on 15 March 2021, is produced by former season producer Pearl Grey along with Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut Productions.[22]

Filming

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Based on the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, the series was mainly filmed at sets in Film city in Mumbai while some sequences were also shot at Allahabad.[23]

Reception

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Critics

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The Indian Express stated, "It's a perfect Hindi heartland show - over-the-top drama and aggressive, regressive as well as progressive in characters and content."[24]

In November 2010, Deccan Herald 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."[25]

The Hindu 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."[26]

Ratings

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Pratigya opened with a rating of 3.7 TVR.[27] As in April 2010, it was one of the top ten Hindi GEC which garnered 4.5 TVR.[28] As in July 2010, it was at second position with ratings ranging 4 to 5.3 TVR.[29] In weeks 24 and 25 of 2010, it garnered 4.8 and 5.5 TVRs.[30][31] In week 4 of 2011, it garnered 5.7 TVR.[32] 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.[24] In the week ending 27 September 2011, it garnered 4.27 TVR occupying fourth position.[33] When the ratings dropped ranging between 2 and 2.5 TVR, it was off aired on October 2012.[34]

Awards

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Year Awards Category Recipient Result
2010 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Serial Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Won[35]
2011 Best Actor – Drama – Popular Krishna (Arhaan Behll) Won[36]
Kalakar Awards Favourite Actress in Television Pratigya (Pooja Gor) Won[37]
Zee Gold Awards Best Negative Actor(Male) – Popular Anupam Shyam Won
2012 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in Negative Role (Jury) Sajjan Singh (Anupam Shyam) Won[38]
Best Actress in Negative Role (Jury) Takurain (Asmita Sharma) Won[38]
Best actor in childhood Amir singh (Saurav Singh) Won
Zee Gold Awards Best Negative Actor – Male Anupam Shyam Won

References

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  3. ^ "Athar Siddiqui undergoes hard training for Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya 2". The Times of India. 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Remember 'Mann ki Awazz – Pratigya' girl Pooja Gor? She has majorly transformed into a fashionista". The Times of India. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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  11. ^ "Same characters different actors". Mid Day.
  12. ^ "Sonal Jha to enter Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya!". Times Of India. 27 June 2012.
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  20. ^ "Exclusive: TV show Mann Ki Awaz Pratigya to return after a decade with a new season". The Times of India. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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