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Jhanak is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on StarPlus on 20 November 2023 and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar.[1][2] Produced under Magic Moments Motion Pictures, it is an adaptation of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Jol Nupur. The series stars Hiba Nawab and Krushal Ahuja.[3]
Jhanak | |
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Created by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
Written by | Leena Gangopadhyay (Original Dialogues)
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Screenplay by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
Story by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
Directed by |
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Creative director | Garima Dimri |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Debojyoti Mishra |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 310 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Debolina Mukhopadhyay & Arabinda Dasgupta (Magic Moments Motion Pictures) Taniya, Supriyo & Shayak (StarPlus) |
Producers |
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Cinematography | Pankaj Saha |
Editor | Janak Chauhan |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Magic Moments Motion Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | StarPlus |
Release | 20 November 2023 – present |
The series follows the story of a resilient girl, Jhanak. Her life takes a drastic turn when her mother dies and she is forced to marry her cousin's fiancé Aniruddh. The series follows Jhanak's struggles to survive in the world all by herself. Jhanak is taken by Aniruddh to his house where she faces constant insults from his family members. She begins to work as a maid in the house while Shrishti, her maternal aunt, hates her to the core and suspects that something is wrong between Jhanak and Aniruddh while she warns her daughter Arshi that Aniruddh wants the best for Jhanak.
Jhanak is produced by Saibal Banerjee under Magic Moments Motion Pictures.[4] The series marks the second Hindi adaptation of Jol Nupur, after Gud Se Meetha Ishq.[5][6]
Hiba Nawab was cast in the titular role of Jhanak opposite Ahuja.[7][8] Krushal Ahuja was cast as Aniruddh opposite Nawab.[9] Chandni Sharma was cast as Arshi and was the last to be cast on the show.[10][11] Dolly Sohi was cast as Arshi's mother Srishti,[12] while Kajal Pisal was cast as Aniruddh's mother Tanuja.[13][14] Rishi Kaushik was cast as Tejas, Jhanak's obsessive lover.[15][16]
In January 2024, Sohi quit the show and was replaced by Poorva Gokhale.[17][18] In April 2024, Deepali Pansare was cast as Mrinalini, opposite Puneet Panjwani.[19]
The shooting of the series began in September 2023.[20] It is primarily based in Kashmir and Kolkata, and few initial episodes were shot in both Kolkata and Kashmir.[21][22]
Nawab had learned to row a shikara within two days for the role of Jhanak.[23]
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