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
- Pooja Gor as Pratigya Krishna Singh - Krishna’s wife, Aarushi and Adarsh’s sister and Samar’s adoptive mother/aunt
- Arhaan Behl as Krishna Sajjan Singh - Pratigya’s husband, Shakti and Komal’s brother and Samar’s adoptive father/uncle
Recurring cast
- Shahab Khan as Shyam Saxena, Pratigya, Adarsh and Aarushi’s father
- Monika Singh as Naina Shyam Saxena, Pratigya, Adarsh and Aarushi’s mother
- Avantika Hundal as Aarushi Shyam Saxena, Pratigya and Adarsh’s younger sister
- Ankit Gera / Aniruddh Singh as Adarsh Shyam Saxena, Pratigya and Aarushi’s elder brother, Komal's husband
- Parvati Sehgal as Komal Adarsh Saxena, Krishna and Shakti’s younger sister, Adarsh's wife
- Unknown as Chinki Adarsh Saxena Adarsh and Komal's daughter
- Anupam Shyam as Thakur Sajjan Singh, Krishna, Shakti and Komal’s father
- Asmita Sharma as Thakurain Sumitra Singh, Krishna, Shakti and Komal’s mother
- Jaswant Menaria as Shakti Sajjan Singh, Krishna and Komal’s elder brother, Kesar’s husband and Samar’s biological father
- Kalpna Bohra/Aalika Sheikh as Kesar Shakti Singh, Shakti's wife and Samar’s biological mother
- Eklavya Ahir as Samar Singh, Kesar and Shakti's son, Krishna and Pratigya’s adoptive son
- Soni Singh as Menaka, Shakti's second wife
- Asha Sharma as Daadi, Pratigya's paternal grandmother
- Mohit Malik as Abhimanyu, Sajjan Singh's illegitimate son
- Abhishek Rawat as Tanmay Srivastava, Arushi's ex-husband
- Manmohan Tiwari as Radhey
- Aarya Dharamchand Kumar as Kartik Saxena
- Amita Udgata as Amma , Sajjan's mother and Krishna's paternal grandmother
- Prachee Pathak as Maayi
- Sana Amin Sheikh as Ganga, Sajjan Singh’s mistress
- Kunal Jaisingh as Gunga
- Deeya Chopra as Anu Aman Mathur
- Piyush Sahdev as Aman Mathur, Aarushi’s ex boyfriend
- Kunal Karan Kapoor as Angad Yadav
- Kunal Madhiwala as Lucky
- Dinesh Soi as Jugnu
- Vinay Rajput as Tunna
- Pratima Kazmi as Guru Maa
- Sonal Jha as Shakuntala Devi
- Nirbhay Wadhwa as Goon
- Mayank Arora as Jai Mathur
- Sanaya Irani as Khushi
- Raj Premi as Makhnu Singh
- Akhilendra Mishra as Sankata Singh- Sumitra 's brother and Thakur Sajjan Singh's brother-in-law.Krishba,Shakti and Komal's Mama
- Jaideep Suri
- Sehrish Ali as Rolly, Pratigya's friend
Adaptation
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
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result |
2010 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Serial | Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya | |
2011 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor – Drama – Popular | Krishna | |
2011 | Kalakar Awards | Favourite Actress in Television | Pratigya | |
2011 | Zee Gold Awards | Best Negative Actor – Popular | Anupam Shyam | |
2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor in Negative Role | Sajjan Singh | |
2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actress in Negative Role | Takurain | |
2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Best actor in childhood | Amir singh | |
2012 | Zee Gold Awards | Best Negative Actor – Male | Anupam Shyam |