Jhanak

Jhanak is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on StarPlus on 20 November 2023 and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced under Magic Moments Motion Pictures, it is an adaptation of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Jol Nupur. The series stars Hiba Nawab, Krushal Ahuja and Chandni Sharma.

Premise
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 fiancè 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 between Aniruddh and jhanak while she warns her daughter arshi

Main

 * Hiba Nawab as Jhanak Raina Bose: Urvashi and Brij's daughter; Arshi and Arya's cousin; Aniruddh's wife (2023–present)
 * Krushal Ahuja as Aniruddh "Ani" Bose: Tanuja and Shubhankar's son; Rumi and Mimi's brother; Aparajita and Laal's cousin; Jhanak's husband; Arshi's ex fiancè (2023–present)
 * Chandni Sharma as Arshi Mukherjee: Srishti and Vinayak's daughter; Jhanak and Arya's cousin; Aniruddh's ex fianceé (2023–present)

Recurring

 * Shilpa Tulaskar as Urvashi Raina Bhushan: Bharat, Srishti and Laxman's sister; Brij's first wife; Jhanak's mother (2023)
 * Sanjay Gandhi as Brij Bhushan: Urvashi's husband; Jhanak's father (2023–present)
 * Dolly Sohi / Poorva Gokhale as Srishti Raina Mukherjee: Bharat, Urvashi and Laxman's sister; Vinayak's wife; Arshi's mother (2023–2024) / (2024–present)
 * Saurabh Agarwal as Vinayak Mukherjee: Srishti's husband; Arshi's father (2023–present)
 * Kajal Pisal as Tanuja Bose: Shubhankar's wife; Aniruddh, Rumi and Mimi's mother (2023–present)
 * Sachin Verma as Shubhankar "Shubho" Bose: Bablu and Choton's brother; Tanuja's husband; Aniruddh, Rumi and Mimi's father (2023–present)
 * Puneet Panjwani as Choton Bose: Bablu and Shubhankar's younger brother (2023–present)
 * Reena Pimpale as Aparna Bose: Bablu's wife; Laal and Aparajita's mother (2023–present)
 * Ajay Chakraborty as Bablu Bose: Shubhankar and Choton's elder brother; Aparna's husband; Laal and Aparajita's father (2023–present)
 * Ankita Chakraborty as Aparajita "Apu" Bose: Anjana and Bablu's daughter; Laal's sister; Aniruddh, Rumi and Mimi's cousin (2023–present)
 * Sunny Sachdeva as Laal Bose: Aparna and Bablu's son; Aparajita's brother; Aniruddh, Rumi and Mimi's cousin; Bipasha's husband (2023–present)
 * Patrali Chattopadhyay as Bipasha Bose: Laal's wife (2023–present)
 * Madhuri Sanjeev as Mrs. Bose: Bablu, Shubhankar and Choton's mother; Aparajita, Laal, Aniruddh, Rumi and Mimi's grandmother (2023–present)
 * Srijani Banerjee as Mimi Bose: Tanuja and Shubhankar's elder daughter; Aniruddh and Rumi's sister; Aparajita and Laal's cousin (2023–present)
 * Meghna Kukreja / Aarshvi Joshi as Rumi Bose: Tanuja and Shubhankar's younger daughter; Aniruddh and Mimi's sister; Aparajita and Laal's cousin (2023–2024) / (2024-present)
 * Deepali Pansare as Mrinalini "Minu": Bose's family friend (2024–present)
 * Rishi Kaushik as Tejas Kumar: Jhanak's obsessive lover (2023–present)
 * Bharat Kaul as Bharat Raina: Srishti, Urvashi and Laxman's brother; Kaushalya's husband; Arya's father (2023–present)
 * Ekta Sharma as Kaushalya Raina: Bharat's wife; Arya's mother (2023–present)
 * Anand Sharma as Laxman Raina: Bharat, Srishti, Urvashi's brother; Urmila's husband (2023)
 * Neetu Bhatt as Urmila Raina: Laxman's wife (2023)
 * Satvik Sankhyan as Rahul: Jhanak's friend (2023–present)
 * Rajani Gupta as Radha: Urvashi's friend (2023)
 * Salman Shaikh as Aditya Kapoor: Jhanak's co-actor (2024)
 * Bhavya Sachdeva as Lalon (2024-present)
 * Tarun Raj Nilhani as Rudra Pratap Singh 'Guru G': A Dance teacher in Mumbai and Jhanak's dance teacher (2024-present)

Guest appearances

 * Neha Harsora as Sailee Jadhav from Udne Ki Aasha (2024)
 * Rutuja Bagwe as Vaijayanti from Maati Se Bandhi Dor (2024)

Development
Jhanak is produced by Saibal Banerjee under Magic Moments Motion Pictures. The series marks the second Hindi adaptation of Jol Nupur, after Gud Se Meetha Ishq.

Casting
Hiba Nawab was cast in the titular role of Jhanak opposite Ahuja. Krushal Ahuja was cast as Aniruddh opposite Nawab. Chandni Sharma was cast as Arshi and was the last to be cast on the show. Dolly Sohi was cast as Arshi's mother Srishti, while Kajal Pisal was cast as Aniruddh's mother Tanuja. Rishi Kaushik was cast as Tejas, Jhanak's obsessive lover.

In January 2024, Sohi quit the show and was replaced by Poorva Gokhale. In April 2024, Deepali Pansare was cast as Mrinalini, opposite Puneet Panjwani.

Filming
The shooting of the series began in September 2023. It is primarily based in Kashmir and Kolkata, and few initial episodes were shot in both Kolkata and Kashmir.

Nawab had learned to row a shikara within two days for the role of Jhanak. Speaking on the same she said, "'I learnt how to row a shikara within two days. Initially, I was scared about it, but with practice, I think now I can call myself a professional. It was a fun experience to shoot in Kashmir, the natives there are supportive and loving.'"