Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya


Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya was an Indian soap opera which aired on STAR Plus. The series premiered on 7 December 2009 and was ended on 27 October 2012. This series was telecast in Pakistan on Urdu 1 channel.

Plot

It is the story of a woman who will go to any lengths to fight for her rights. Krishna belongs to the Thakur family known for their power in Allahabad. The Thakurs, headed by Krishna's father Sajjan Singh, are rooted deep in tradition and superstition. The Saxena family, however, are traditional but believe in progressive thinking and educating their daughters Pratigya and Arushi. Krishna Thakur and Pratigya Saxena eventually fall in love despite seeming incompatible in the beginning.
Krishna is Pratigya's secret admirer and he forces her to marry him. To protect Pratigya, her brother Adarsh marries Komal, Krishna's sister. Pratigya is not satisfied with her marriage but over time she realises Krishna's genuine love for her.
Krishna's brother, Shakti, causes his wife to Kesar to lose her mental stability. As a result, Pratigya starts caring for Shakti and Kesar's son, Samar. Shakti marries Menka who wants to usurp the property of the Thakur family. Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Sajjan Singh's illegitimate son, emerges and stakes claim to his rights and starts planning against the family.
Meanwhile, in the Saxena household, Tanmay, Arushi's ex-husband, plans to kill Adarsh.
The show takes a leap when Pratigya and Krishna officially adopt Samar. The show ends with Pratigya gets pregnant and give birth to a baby girl and the whole family celebrates.

Cast

Main cast

The Remake is made in Marathi Version as Devyani Serial airing on Star Pravah. The Marathi remake rank top in TRP. It stars Shivani Surve.

Production

Parvati Sehgal who played Komal's role in the show was originally approached for Arushi's role but got rejected because of look test but later got selected for Komal's role when she was approached for the second time.
Nirbhay Wadhwa popular for his role as Lord Hanuman in Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman did a small role of a goon in the show this was during his struggling days after that he got his break through Star Plus Magnum Opus Mahabharat where he played the character of Dushasana.
Falaq Naaz was originally signed to play an uneducated village girl Shakun in the show who was Abhimanyu's wife but things couldn't worked out as she chose another show of Star Plus Khamoshiyan later her role got scrapped from the show. Rohit Khurana was finalized for Krishna's role but rejected it as he was busy with Uttaran at that time.

Reception

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."
Pratigya opened with a rating of 3.7 TVR. As in April 2010, it was one of the top ten Hindi GEC which garnered 4.5 TVR.

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResult
2010Indian Television Academy AwardsBest SerialMann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2011Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actor – Drama – PopularKrishna
2011Kalakar AwardsFavourite Actress in TelevisionPratigya
2011Zee Gold AwardsBest Negative Actor – PopularAnupam Shyam
2012Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor in Negative Role Sajjan Singh
2012Indian Telly AwardsBest Actress in Negative RoleTakurain
2012Indian Telly AwardsBest actor in childhoodAmir singh
2012Zee Gold AwardsBest Negative Actor – MaleAnupam Shyam