Bhagya Lakshmi

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Bhagya Lakshmi (transl. Lakshmi's Destiny) is an Indian television series which premiered from 3 August 2021 on Zee TV.^[1] Produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, the series stars Aishwarya Khare and Rohit Suchanti.^[2][3]

Plot

Lakshmi Bajwa is a kind-hearted naive girl from Gurdaspur, a small village in Punjab. After her parent's death, she and her sisters are taken to Mumbai by their greedy aunt, Rano, who decides to get Lakshmi married to any random person quickly so she can fulfill Lakshmi's father's will and take his property. However, Lakshmi gets married to a businessman named Rishi Oberoi. It is revealed that Rishi was coerced by his parents, especially by his mother Neelam, to get married to Lakshmi for one year as they believed that Lakshmi could save him from bad luck or death as told by their priest. Rishi also has a girlfriend named Malishka, who initially consented to this arrangement but as their marriage progresses, Malishka notices a shift in Rishi's behavior – he's grown fond of Lakshmi. Before the year is up, Lakshmi learns the truth and leaves, despite Neelam's pleas. In court, Lakshmi and Rishi are told to stay together for 6 months before the divorce is finalized seeing Rishi and Lakshmi's bonding. During the 6 months, Rishi falls in love with Lakshmi, but Malishka hatches a plan and makes it seem like Rishi slept with her although he didn't, leading to Lakshmi finalizing her divorce and leaving Rishi. Rishi and Malishka's marriage is fixed.^[4]

However, Rishi brings Lakshmi back claiming that he will get her married to a nice guy and help her get settled as a friend. However, Rishi proposes to Lakshmi and tells Malishka that he only loves Lakshmi, but Lakshmi rejects it after thinking about Malishka. Lakshmi's marriage is fixed with Vikrant, but it turns out that Vikrant was planning to deceive Lakshmi, he already had a wife but was marrying Lakshmi only for a child. They get to know about him on the day of the wedding, and the wedding is called off. Lakshmi again leaves the house due to being insulted. On Rishi and Malishka's wedding day, Rishi reveals his love for Lakshmi and breaks his wedding with Malishka. Rishi chooses Lakshmi over his mother and leaves his house with her. Finally, Lakshmi accepts her love for Rishi. Rishi and Lakshmi get married. When they are leaving for their honeymoon, Malishka causes Rishi and Lakshmi's accident and tries to kill them. Both of them are saved, and Neelam finally accepts them and calls them back home. In their house once again, Rishi and Lakshmi are to get married, but Lakshmi faints just before the marriage, and turns out that Lakshmi has lost her mental stability.

However, Malishka keeps plotting against Lakshmi due to which she forcibly ends up in a mental asylum against Rishi's will. Malishka again plots against Lakshmi and manages to secretly have Virendra's car's brakes fail so that Lakshmi gets blamed. Virendra and Lakshmi get into a car accident, leaving Virendra comatose. Lakshmi regains her mental stability but everyone, including Rishi, blames her for Virendra's state and throw her out of the house, much to Malishka's triumph. Lakshmi boards a train to return to her village but the train gets into an accident. Lakshmi is presumed dead by Rishi and his family but she survives and finds herself pregnant with Rishi's child. Lakshmi returns to her village and decides to raise her child single-handedly.

7 years later

Lakshmi now lives in her village and raises her and Rishi's daughter, Parvati. Shalu is also living with Lakshmi and Parvati in the village. Rishi, on the other hand, is now a tough business tycoon and has an adopted son, Rohan. Rishi, along with Rohan, visit a village school where they meet Parvati, but Rishi is unaware that Parvati is his daughter. Lakshmi also meets Rohan, but she is also unaware that Rohan is connected to Rishi. Parvati and Rohan become close friends. Rohan stays at the village and lives with Lakshmi, while Parvati goes to the city with Rishi, for a school exchange program. At the Oberoi house, Ayush is shown to be married to Anushka. Neelam, who still hates Lakshmi, begins to despise Parvati, after their first meeting. Neelam rebukes Parvati's mother, unaware that it's Lakshmi.

Rohan is revealed to be Rishi and Lakshmi's twin son and Parvati's twin brother. 5 years ago, there was a riot in Lakshmi's village, which led to goons beating up Lakshmi and stealing Rohan from her. The goon's bike exploded, so Rohan was presumed dead. It is also revealed that Rishi has married Malishka. Meanwhile, Ranjeet, a goon in Lakshmi's village gets obsessed with Lakshmi and wants to marry her so that he can usurp her property. Malishka is living a happy life with Rishi and Rohan and does not want anyone to come between her happy family life as Malishka's truth is still hidden from everyone. However, Rishi is still living with Lakshmi's memories, and Parvati's behaviour keeps reminding him of her. Soon the student exchange program comes to an end. Rohan and Paro return to their homes. On the other hand, Ranjeet plots to marry Lakshmi by using Paro as he kidnaps her. He blackmails Lakshmi to kill Paro if Lakshmi doesn't agree on marrying, as Lakshmi agree reluctantly Rishi comes to their rescue saves Paro from the goons and save Lakshmi from this marriage after a lot hardships. Paro receives a scholarship from Rohan's School, Lakshmi decides to shift back to Mumbai much to Shalu's disapproval to ensure a brighter future for Paro. The three shift back to Mumbai and start living with Rano while Lakshmi starts working as a teacher at Rohan's school. As Rishi and Malishka's wedding anniversary is approaching Rishi invites Lakshmi, Shalu and Paro to their anniversary party. On the other hand, Ranjeet has come to Mumbai in search of Lakshmi. Ayush accidently spots Shalu at a market place and is unable to approach her and talk to her. As Lakshmi is searching for a gift to give at the party Ranjeet finds her. Lakshmi runs to an abandoned place followed by Ranjeet and his men. Ranjeet finds Lakshmi, But Rishi appears and starts hitting him while Lakshmi is shocked to see him. She runs for her life and just as Ranjeet is about to stab Rishi with a knife hits him with a wooden rod. As Lakshmi appears infront of Rishi he is shocked and both get teary on seeing each other after so many years.

Cast

Main

• Aishwarya Khare as Lakshmi Bajwa: Kuljeet and Manoj's elder daughter daughter; Shalini and Bani's sister; Neha's cousin; Rishi's first wife; Rohan and Parvati's mother (2021–present)
• Rohit Suchanti as Rishi Oberoi: Neelam and Virendra's son; Sonia's brother; Lakshmi and Malishka's husband; Rohan and Parvati's father (2021–present)

Recurring

• Trisha Sarda as Parvati "Paro" Oberoi: Lakshmi and Rishi‘s daughter; Rohan's twin sister (2024–present)
• Hanish Kaushal / Shreyansh Kaurav as Rohan Oberoi: Rishi and Lakshmi's son; Malishka's adopted son; Parvati's twin brother (2024) / (2024–present)
• Munira Kudrati as Shalini "Shalu" Bajwa: Kuljeet and Manoj's second daughter; Lakshmi and Bani's sister; Neha's cousin; Ayushmaan's ex-girlfriend (2021–present)
• Aman Gandhi as Ayushmaan "Ayush" Chopra: Karishma and Manpreet's son; Ahana's brother; Anushka's husband; Shalini's ex-boyfriend; Rishi and Sonia's cousin (2021–present)
• Maera Mishra as Malishka Bedi Oberoi: Abhay and Kiran's daughter; Rishi's illegal wife and obsessed one-sided lover; Rohan's adoptive mother (2021–present)
• Krutika Khire as Anushka Chopra: Ayushmaan's wife (2024–present)
• Manasi Bhanushali as Bani Bajwa: Kuljeet and Manoj's youngest daughter; Lakshmi and Shalini's sister; Neha's cousin (2021–present)
• Smita Bansal as Neelam Oberoi: Virendra's wife; Rishi and Sonia's mother; Rohan and Parvati's grandmother (2021–present)
• Uday Tikekar as Virendra "Veer" Oberoi: Harleen and Vishwas's younger son; Karishma and Mahendra's brother; Neelam's husband; Rishi and Sonia's father; Rohan and Parvati's grandfather (2021–present)
• Neena Cheema as Harleen Oberoi: Vishwas's widow; Karishma, Virendra and Mahendra's mother; Rishi, Sonia, Aahana, Ayushmaan and Devika's grandmother; Rohan and Parvati's great-grandmother (2021–present)
• Shivani Jha as Sonia Oberoi: Neelam and Virendra's daughter; Rishi's sister; Ahana, Ayushmaan and Devika's cousin (2021–present)
• Parul Chaudhary
  as Karishma Oberoi: Harleen and Vishwas's youngest daughter; Virendra and Mahendra's sister; Manpreet's ex-wife; Aahana and Ayushmaan's mother (2021–present)
• Hemant Thatte as Manpreet Chopra: Karishma's ex-husband; Aahana and Ayushmaan's father (2021)
• Aditi Shetty as Ahana Chopra: Karishma and Manpreet's daughter; Ayushmaan's sister; Rishi, Sonia and Devika's cousin (2021–2023)
• Bebika Dhurve as Devika Oberoi: Mahendra's daughter; Rishi, Sonia, Ayushmaan and Ahana's cousin (2021–2023)
• Veerendra Saxena as Manoj Bajwa: Preetam's brother; Kuljeet's husband; Lakshmi, Shalini and Bani's father; Neha's uncle; Parvati and Rohan's grandfather (2021) (Dead)
• Neelu Dogra as Kuljeet Bajwa: Manoj's wife; Lakshmi, Shalini and Bani's mother; Neha's aunt; Parvati and Rohan's grandmother (2021)
• Massheuddin Qureshi as Preetam Bajwa: Manoj's brother; Rano's husband; Neha's father; Lakshmi, Shalini and Bani's uncle; Rohan and Parvati's grand-uncle (2021–2022; 2024–present)
• Neha Prajapati as Rano Bajwa: Preetam's wife; Neha's mother; Lakshmi, Shalini and Bani's aunt; Rohan and Parvati's grand-aunt (2021–present)
• Avantika Chaudhary / Tasneem Khan / Urmimala Sinha Roy as Neha Bajwa: Rano and Preetam's daughter; Lakshmi, Shalini and Bani's cousin; Rishi and Ayush's former one-sided-lover; Parvati and Rohan's aunt (2021–2022) / (2022) / (2022–present)
• Karan Kaushal Sharma / Deepjyoti Das as Abhay Singh Bedi: Kiran's husband; Malishka's father (2021–2023) / (2023–2024)
• Karuna Verma as Kiran Singh Bedi: Abhay's wife; Malishka's mother; Neelam's friend (2021–2024)
• Mohit Malhotra as Vikrant Kakkar: Anjana and Puneet's son; Saloni's husband; Lakshmi's ex–fiance (2023)
• Kavita Banerjee as Sonal: Malishka's best friend (2022–2024)
• Ankit Bhatia as Balwinder "Ballu" Sood: Lakshmi's ex-fiancé and obsessive one-sided lover; Rishi's former driver; Kamali's husband (2021–present)
• as Ranjeet: Lakshmi's one-sided obsessive lover (2024 - present)
• Melanie Pais as Inspector Durga (2022)
• Akash Choudhary as Viraj Singhania: Malishka's former best friend and ex-fiancée (2021)
• Kaushal Kapoor as Darshan: Lakshmi's employer (2022)
• Mridula Oberoi as Kalyani: Lakshmi's boss (2022)
• Firdaus as Arnav: A talented kick boxer and swimmer (2022)
• Syed Ashraf Karim as Gurucharan Anand: Manoj's friend and accountant (2021)
• Jyoti Mukherjee / Rajani Gupta as Anjana Kakkar: Puneet's wife; Vikrant's mother (2023) / (2023)
• Shraddha Jaiswal as Saloni Kakkar: Vikrant's wife (2023)
• Sandeep Kapoor as Puneet Kakkar: Anjana's husband; Vikrant's father (2023)
• Girish Thapar as Pandit: Neelam consulted him for Rishi's safety (2021)
• Ajay Raju as Pandit Ji (September 2023)

Special appearances

• Sriti Jha as Pragya Arora Mehra
• Shabir Ahluwalia as Abhishek Mehra^[5]
• Shraddha Arya as Dr. Preeta Arora Luthra
• Dheeraj Dhoopar as Karan Luthra
• Anjum Fakih as Srishti Arora Luthra
• Manit Joura as Rishabh Luthra
• Supriya Shukla as Sarla Arora
• Anisha Hinduja as Rakhi Luthra
• Abhishek Kapoor as Sameer Luthra

Production

Aishwarya Khare and Rohit Suchanti were finalised to reprise their roles as leads in May 2021 itself, but due to the lockdown in Maharashtra, they signed the contract only in June. The filming and production began on 14 June 2021 in Film City, Mumbai.^[6]

Awards and nominations

References