Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny


Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny is an Indian television serial which was first broadcast on Sahara One on 25 August 2003 and lasted over 262 episodes ending in October 2004. It starred Karisma Kapoor in the leading role alongside an all-star cast including Sanjay Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan, Arshad Warsi, Vikas Bhalla and Jugal Hansraj. Created by Akashdeep, it was written by Sachin Bhowmick and directed by Anurag Basu amongst others. The title song was composed by Anu Malik and sung by Sonu Nigam and Sapna Mukherjee.

Plot

The serial follows the story of Devyani who from humble beginnings went on to become a very successful businesswoman. The story begins with an aged Devyani, now a 67-year-old mother of two grown-up sons Jai and Sameer and grandmother of Kunal, is attending a ceremony to celebrate her life achievements. An attempt is made on her life when a gunman fires at her, but she survives as the bullet only scrapes past her arm. The hitman escapes. It is later revealed that her sons plot to have her killed to inherit her wealth. There is also a mysterious character named Aarnav who wants to write a novel based on Devyani's life but seems to have an ulterior motive.
The story shifts between Devyani in New Zealand and in Mumbai where a lookalike of Devyani named Avni is introduced. Her childhood friend Pakiya sees a picture of Devyani in a newspaper and tries to find a connection between Devyani and Avni. The story also goes in flashback of Devyani in her 20s and the men in her life including Arjun and Amar.

Cast