Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny

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| creator = Akashdeep
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| writer = Naeem-Ejaz
| story = [[Sachin Bhowmick]]
| screenplay = Rafiq Talukdar
| director = [[Anurag Basu]] Siddharth Sen Malhotra Taulat Sayed
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| starring = [[Karisma Kapoor]] [[Sanjay Kapoor]] [[Arbaaz Khan]] [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Jugal Hansraj]] [[Vikas Bhalla]]
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| composer = [[Anu Malik]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
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| num_episodes = 262
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| editor = Imtiaz Alam

Ajaz Sheikh
| cinematography = Sanjay Memane
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| runtime = 20 minutes
| company = Cinetek telefilms Pvt Ltd
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| channel = [[Sahara One]]
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| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2003|08|25}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2004}}
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'''''Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny''''' is an Indian television serial which was first broadcast on [[Sahara One]] on 25 August 2003 and lasted over 262 episodes ending in October 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k3/karishma.htm |title=Indiantelevision dot com's First Take on Sahara's 'Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny' |publisher=Indiantelevision.com |date=29 August 2003 |accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> It starred [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Sanjay Kapoor]], [[Arbaaz Khan]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Vikas Bhalla]], [[Jugal Hansraj]], and [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]]. Created by Akashdeep,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/producer/akashdeep.htm |title=Indiantelevision dot com's : An Interview with 'Karishma' creative director Akashdeep |publisher=Indiantelevision.com |date=12 May 2003 |accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> it was written by [[Sachin Bhowmick]] and directed by [[Anurag Basu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/writer/sachinbhaumick.htm |title=Indiantelevision dot com's : An Interview with ' Karishma' scriptwriter Sachin Bhaumick |publisher=Indiantelevision.com |date=12 May 2003 |accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindujobs.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/07/stories/2002100700090200.htm |title=The Hindu : Karisma's TV incarnation |publisher=Hindujobs.com |date=7 October 2002 |accessdate=30 September 2012}}</ref> The title song was composed by [[Anu Malik]] and sung by [[Sonu Nigam]] and [[Sapna Mukherjee]].

==Plot==
The serial follows the story of Devyani who from humble beginnings went on to become a very successful businesswoman. The story begins with an aged Devyani, now a 67-year-old mother of two grown-up sons Jai and Sameer and grandmother of Kunal, who is attending a ceremony to celebrate her life achievements. An attempt is made on her life when a gunman fires at her, but she survives as the bullet only scrapes past her arm. The hitman escapes. It is later revealed that her sons plot to have her killed to inherit her wealth. There is also a mysterious character named Aarnav who wants to write a novel based on Devyani's life but seems to have an ulterior motive.

The story shifts between Devyani in New Zealand and in Mumbai where a lookalike of Devyani named Avni (also [[Karisma Kapoor]]) is introduced. Her childhood friend Pakiya ([[Arshad Warsi]]) sees a picture of Devyani in a newspaper and tries to find a connection between Devyani and Avni. The story also goes in flashback of Devyani in her 20s and the men in her life including Arjun and Amar (played by [[Vikas Bhalla]] and [[Sanjay Kapoor]]).

==Cast==
* [[Karisma Kapoor]] as Devyani / Avni
* [[Sanjay Kapoor]] as Amar
* [[Arbaaz Khan]] as Aarnav
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Sameer
* [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] as Jai
* [[Jugal Hansraj]] as Kunal (Sameer's son)
* [[Sheeba Akashdeep]] as Amrita (Sameer's wife)
* [[Resham Tipnis]] as Natasha (Jai's wife)
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Pakiya
* [[Vikas Bhalla]] as Arjun
* [[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Thakur (Arjun's elder brother and Aarnav's grandfather)
* [[Jayati Bhatia]] as Thakur's wife
*[[Pavan Malhotra]] as Raja
* [[Sanober Kabir]] as Riya (Kunal's girlfriend)
* [[Tinnu Anand]] as Devyani's lawyer
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Ladoo
* [[Raju Kher]] as Devyani's doctor
* [[Deepshikha Nagpal]] as Sanjana
* [[Saadhika Randhawa]] as Saadhika
* [[Mayuri Kango]] as Mansi (Devyani's daughter and Avni's mother)
* [[Rahul Roy]] as Rahul
* [[Uday Tikekar]] as Devyani's father

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Imdb title|0366041}}

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[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Sahara One original programming]]
[[Category:2003 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2004 Indian television series endings]]

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