''Manmohini'' is a

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supernatural romantic television series created by Prateek Sharma under

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. It replaced

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in its timeslot. it aired from November 2018 through July 2020 on

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for two seasons. During Season 1, the series featured

Reyhna Malhotra Reyhna Malhotra also known as Priyanka Pandit is an Indian actress who is popular for her role as Mohini in Manmohini, Svetlana in Ishqbaaz and as Alia Mehra in ''Kumkum Bhagya ''Kumkum Bhagya'' () is an Indian Hindi-language drama tele ...

, Giaa Manek,

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and Garima Singh Rathore in lead roles. Its second season was broadcast in 2019, starring Reyhna Malhotra,

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and Vaishali Takkar.

Plot

For five hundred years, a witch named Mohini has been waiting to fulfill her unrequited love for Rana Saa. Her desires are triggered as he is reborn as Ram. Ram is a businessman who lives with his wife, Siya, and his half brother, Vivian. The couple are on the verge of divorce. However, when Siya learns of Mohini, she decides not to divorce Ram to save him.

500 years ago

Rana Saa is married to Rajrajeshwari. Mohini, a maid in their palace, is in love with Rana. One day, Mohini tricks him into getting wounded by rival warriors who are "defeated" by Mohini's black magic. After being saved by Mohini, Rana promises to help her whenever she needs him. Mohini confesses that she is pregnant with his child and reveals that they had gotten intimate in an attempt to save his life. Rana, shocked and ridden with guilt, approaches a pregnant Rajrajeshwari, confesses his mistake and asks her to leave him. Mohini reveals her true nature and slits Rajrajeshwari's throat. Rana immediately takes her to the temple and begs the priestess to save their child. When the child is born, Rajrajeshwari warns Mohini that in every birth there will be a devoted wife to Rana's reincarnation who will free him from her clutches. She dies shortly afterward.

Present day

In the present day, Siya attempts to save Ram from Mohini. Meanwhile, Mohini tricks Ram into spending a night with her in exchange for saving Siya from her black magic. Ram reluctantly agrees and asks Mohini to never come into their lives again. Siya's life is saved, and life seemingly returns to normal.

Five years later

Ram and Siya now live a happier life, though they struggle to conceive a child. A 5-year-old boy comes into their lives under mysterious circumstances, and they decide to adopt him and name him Mann. He is seen possessing dark powers and begins to create misunderstandings between Ram and Siya. Over time, he is revealed to be Mohini and Ram's child, whom she has intentionally sent to wreak havoc in their lives. After discovering the truth, Siya decides to keep Mann and make him human to remove his dark powers. Mohini kills a pregnant Siya and Ram at the same time.The series ends when Mohini gets killed.

Cast

Season 1

Main

/ Giaa Manek as Mohini/Gopika, a 500 year old Chudail, Rana Saa's obsessed lover, Mann's mother (2018-2019) / (2019) *

as Rana Bhanupratap Singh, Mohini's lover (2019)/Ram Sisodia, Siya's husband, Mann and Amar's father (2018-2019) * Garima Singh Rathore as Siya Sisodia, Ram's wife, Amar's mother and Mann's adoptive mother (2018-2019)

Recurring

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as Rani Rajrajeshwari, Rana Saa's wife (2019) *

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as Chakwa, a

Chudail The Churel,, alternatively spelled Chudail, Churail, Chudel, Churreyl, or Churrail, also known as Petni and Shakchunni, is a mythical or legendary creature resembling a woman, which may be a demonical revenant said to occur in South Asia, Southeas ...

, Mohini's sister (2019) *Vaidik Poriya as Mann Sisodia, Ram and Mohini's son, Siya's adoptive son (2019) *

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as Makdi Rani, Mohini's best friend turns her enemy (2019) *

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as Devki Dai (Dai Maa), Ram's protector / D.K. a

(2018-2019) * Zuber K. Khan as Vanraaj, a

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and Siya's obsessed lover (2019) *Sharain Khanduja as Jhumari, Vanraaj's lover (2019) *Neeta Mohindra as Saroj Devi, Ram and Vivian's grandmother (2018) *Abhimanyu Chaudhary as Vivian, Ram's half-brother (2018) *Melanie Nazareth as Ram's stepmother and Vivian's mother (2018) *

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as Kubarjra / Usha (2019) *Poonam Chaudhary as Moha (2019) *Kanishq Rupani as Madhira (2019) *Ratnakar Nadkarni as RaajpurohitJi (2018) *Krishna Kant Singh Bundela as Tantrik

Season 2 cast

Main

as Shiv/Mann Sisodia - Ram and Mohini's son, Siya's adoptive son (2019-2020) *

as Sunanda - an evil

(2019-2020) * Vaishali Takkar as Ananya Mishra/Mansi (2019-2020)

Recurring

*Buneet Kapoor as Amar Sisodia, Ram and Siya's son, Mann's younger brother (2020) *Zaara Khan as Ketki Mishra, Ananya's sister (2019-2020) *Lata Shukla as Parvati, Ananya's grandmother (2019-2020) *Rakesh Paul as Kamal, Sunanda's husband (2019-2020) *Rajesh Ganesh Sharma as Girija Shankar, Manmohini's Jijaji (2019-2020)

Production

The production and airing of the show was halted indefinitely in late March 2020 due to the

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. Because of the outbreak, the filming of television series and films was postponed on 19 March 2020 and was expected to resume on 1 April 2020. The series was last broadcast on 24 March 2020 when the remaining episodes were aired. It was intended to end in April 2020 but had to be postponed due to the pandemic. The show resumed on 14 July 2020 with brand new episodes, ending on 22 July 2020.

References

External links

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