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Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya (transl. The voice from the mind... Pledge) is an Indian television series which aired on STAR Plus.[1] The series premiered on 7 December 2009 and was ended on 27 October 2012.[2] It starred Pooja Gor and Arhaan Behll. All episodes of the series re-telecasted at Star Bharat from October 2020 to March 2021. A new season of the series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 premiered on 15 March 2021 on Star Bharat produced by Director's Kut Productions.[3]

Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
Genre	Social Drama Romance
Created by	Spellbound Productions Walkwater Media Ltd
Written by	Pearl Grey Shanti Bhushan Vishal Watwani Ahsan Bakshi
Directed by	Ravindra Gautam Prasad Govandi Santosh Bhatt Jatin Ravasia, Gurpreet rana Arvind Gupta Sandeep Vijay
Creative director	Pearl Grey
Starring	Pooja Gor Arhaan Behll
Country of origin	India
Original languages	Hindi Awadhi
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	767
Production
Executive producer	Pearl Grey
Producer	Pearl Grey
Editor	Sameer Gandhi
Running time	20-22 minutes
Production companies	Spellbound Productions Walkwater Media Ltd
Release
Original network	Star Plus
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV)
Original release	7 December 2009 (2009-12-07) – 27 October 2012 (2012-10-27)
Chronology
Followed by	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2

Plot

It is the story of a woman Pratigya who will go to any lengths to fight for her rights. Krishna belongs to the Singh family known for their power in Allahabad. The Singhs, 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 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 start 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 Singh (née Saxena)(Main female protagonist) – Naina and Shyam's elder daughter; Adarsh and Arushi's sister; Krishna's wife; Samar's adoptive mother (2009−2012) [4]
• Arhaan Behll as Krishna Singh (Main male protagonist)– Sajjan and Sumitra's younger son; Shakti and Komal's brother; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Pratigya's husband; Samar's adoptive father(2009−2012) [5][6]

Recurring cast

• Parvati Sehgal as Komal Singh Saxena (second parallel female lead)– Sajjan and Sumitra's daughter; Shakti and Krishna's sister; Abhimanyu's half-sister; Adarsh's widow; Karthik's wife; Chinky's mother.[7][8]
• Shahab Khan as Shyam Saxena – Naina's husband; Adarsh, Pratigya and Arushi's father; Chinky's grandfather.
• Monica Singh as Naina Saxena – Shyam's wife; Adarsh, Pratigya and Arushi's mother; Chinky's grandmother. (Dead).
• Avantika Hundal as Aarushi Saxena – Naina and Shyam's younger daughter; Adarsh and Pratigya's sister; Tanmay's ex-wife.
• Kunal Karan Kapoor(Main antagonist) as AngadYadav-Thug;Pratigya and Komal's foe (2010)
• Ankit Gera / Aniruddh Singh as Adarsh Saxena – Naina and Shyam's son; Pratigya and Arushi's brother; Komal's husband; Chinky's father.[9] (Dead)

• Unknown as Chinky Saxena – Adarsh and Komal's daughter.
• Aarya Dharamchand Kumar/Malhar Pandya as Kartik Saxena – Komal's second husband
• Anupam Shyam as Sajjan Singh – Sumitra's husband; Shakti, Krishna, Komal and Abhimanyu's father; Chinky and Samar's grandfather.[10]
• Asmita Sharma as Sumitra Singh – Sankata's sister; Sajjan's wife; Krishna, Shakti, and Komal's mother
• Jaswant Menaria as Shakti Singh – Sajjan and Sumitra's elder son; Krishna and Komal's brother; Abhimanyu's half-brother; Kesar and Menaka's husband; Samar's father
• Kalpna Bohra / Aalika Sheikh as Kesar Singh – Shakti's first wife; Samar's mother [11]
• Eklavya Ahir as Samar Singh – Kesar and Shakti's son; Krishna and Pratigya's adopted son
• Soni Singh as Menaka Singh – Shakti's second wife
• Asha Sharma as Mrs. Saxena – Shyam's mother; Adarsh, Pratigya and Arushi's grandmother
• Mohit Malik as Abhimanyu Singh Yadav – Sajjan's son; Shakti, Krishna and Komal's half-brother
• Abhishek Rawat as Tanmay Srivastav – Arushi's ex-husband
• Amita Udgata as Mrs. Singh – Sajjan's mother; Shakti, Krishna, Komal and Abhimanyu's grandmother
• Manmohan Tiwari as Radhey
• Prachi Pathak as Maayi
• Sana Amin Sheikh as Ganga, Sajjan Singh's mistress
• Kunal Jaisingh as Gunga
• Deeya Chopra as Anu Mathur – Aman's wife
• Piyush Sahdev as Aman Mathur, Aarushi's ex-fiance
• Sachin Sharma as Gaurav Mathur (2010)
• Chetan Pandit as Sarveshwardayal Mathur (2010)
• Kunal Madhiwala as Lucky
• Dinesh Soi as Jugnu
• Vinay Rajput as Tunna
• Pratima Kazmi as Guru Maa
• Sonal Jha as Shakuntala Devi[12]
• Nirbhay Wadhwa as Goon
• Mayank Arora as Jay Mathur
• Raj Premi as Makhnu Singh
• Akhilendra Mishra as Sankata Singh- Sumitra's brother and Thakur Sajjan Singh's brother-in-law. Krishna, Shakti and Komal's Mama
• Jaideep Suri
• Sehrish Ali as Rolly, Pratigya's friend
• Deepika Singh as Sandhya
• Sanaya Irani as Khushi
• Manasi Parekh as Gulaal

Adaptations

The was remade in Marathi as Devyani on Star Pravah.[13] It was dubbed in Telugu on Star Maa as Pavitra.[14]

Production

Promotion

As a part of promotion of the series before its launch, in December 2009, a campaign was done as Meri Pratigya at Nariman Point in Mumbai where along with lead Pooja Gor, 500 women as a chain to create an awareness on eve-teasing and ill treatment of women.[15]

Casting

Parvati Sehgal who played Komal's role in the show was originally approached for Aarushi's role but got rejected because of a look test but later got selected for Komal's role when she was approached for the second time.[16]

Falaq Naaz was originally signed to play an uneducated village girl Shakun in the show who was Abhimanyu's wife but things couldn't work out as she chose another show of Star Plus Khamoshiyan later her role got scrapped from the show.[17] Rohit Khurana was finalized for Krishna's role but rejected it as he was busy with Uttaran at that time.

In mid 2011, Monica Singh playing Naina quit the series and was hoped for coming back after a break. However, as she refused returning, the makers decided to end her character and she agreed to shoot for two days but did not turn up. Thus, her character was mentioned dead in a car accident.[18]

Cancellation and future

The series was off aired in October 2012. In early 2013, the series was confirmed returning with a new season based on story of lead character Pratigya and Krishna's daughters.[19][20] Neha Marda was roped as one of the leads and the pilot episode was shot and approved by the channel but the series was dropped when the discussions between the production house and channel stalled.[21] However, on 19 February 2021, the series was confirmed returning with a new season on Star Bharat.[22][23] Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 premiered on 15 March 2021, is produced by former season producer Pearl Grey along with Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut Productions.[24]

Filming

Based on the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, the series was mainly filmed at sets in Film city in Mumbai while some sequences were also shot at Allahabad.[25]

Reception

Critics

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."[26]

In November 2010, Deccan Herald criticised, "The serial that broke many a record on Star Plus because of its unique anti-eve teasing storyline, seems to have changed track completely. Today, it’s boiled down to a tale where a woman is humiliated at home, her self respect trampled on by her in-laws and husband instead of portraying her to be a strong woman who stands her ground."[27]

The Hindu criticised, "From the current crop of serials, a very good example of enthusiastic consumption of a bizarre plot line is the serial “Mann ki Awaaz Pratigya”. The production house, Star TV, bills it a “fight against disrespect of women”. And what does the lead character do? She marries a goon who eve-teases her. Then she tells him that he can win her body but not her love. You fight disrespect by marrying the eve-teaser, taking the battle into his home."[28]

Ratings

Pratigya opened with a rating of 3.7 TVR.[29] As in April 2010, it was one of the top ten Hindi GEC which garnered 4.5 TVR.[30] As in July 2010, it was at second position with ratings ranging 4 to 5.3 TVR.[31] In weeks 24 and 25 of 2010, it garnered 4.8 and 5.5 TVRs.[32][33] In week 4 of 2011, it garnered 5.7 TVR.[34] As in week 29 of 2011, it dropped to 3.9 TVR while its peak ratings garnered were around 6 TVR in its run time.[26] In the week ending 27 September 2011, it garnered 4.27 TVR occupying fourth position.[35] When the ratings dropped ranging between 2 and 2.5 TVR, it was off aired on October 2012.[36]

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result
2010	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Serial	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya	Won[37]
2011		Best Actor – Drama – Popular	Krishna (Arhaan Behll)	Won[38]
	Kalakar Awards	Favourite Actress in Television	Pratigya (Pooja Gor)	Won[39]
	Zee Gold Awards	Best Negative Actor(Male) – Popular	Anupam Shyam	Won
2012	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in Negative Role (Jury)	Sajjan Singh (Anupam Shyam)	Won[40]
		Best Actress in Negative Role(Jury)	Takurain (Asmita Sharma)	Won[40]
		Best actor in childhood	Amir singh (Saurav Singh)	Won
	Zee Gold Awards	Best Negative Actor – Male	Anupam Shyam	Won

References

External links

• Official Website on hotstar

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