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{{Short description|2025 Indian drama television series}}
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| creator = [[Leena Gangopadhyay]]
| genre = {{ubl|[[Romance film|Romance]]| [[Drama]]}}
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* [[Megha Chakraborty]]
* [[Karam Rajpal]]
* [[Richa Rathore]]
* [[Aasiya Kazi]]
* [[Shresth Kumar]]
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| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 114
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| producer = [[Leena Gangopadhyay]]
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| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 20 minutes
| company = [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]
| network = [[StarPlus]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|07|3|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2025|10|28|df=y}}
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'''''Ishani''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language television drama series that aired from 3 July to 28 October 2025 on [[StarPlus]] and streams digitally on [[JioHotstar]]. A spin-off of ''[[Jhanak]]'', It was produced by [[Leena Gangopadhyay]] under [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]], and stars [[Megha Chakraborty]], [[Karam Rajpal]] and [[Richa Rathore]].

==Plot==
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Ishani is now married to a man, named Shashwat Sengupta, who already has children, named Pihu and Yash. But even in her new home, happiness remains elusive. Ishani's in-laws and her husband, Shashwat mistreat her for no clear reason at all, and she continues to live under the weight of judgment and isolation. Despite everything, Ishani finds support in an unexpected place, her step-daughter, Pihu.

Encouraged, by Pihu's belief in Ishani, she decides to reclaim her life. She takes a bold step and resumes her education, hoping to finally realize the dreams of becoming an [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer that, she had once buried. But life throws another twist her way, when she enrolls in a college and comes face to face, with her past, her ex-boyfriend, Anurag, who is now a college professor at the same institution that, Ishani has enrolled in.

==Cast==
===Main===
*[[Megha Chakraborty]] as Ishani Sengupta: An inspired [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]; Anurag's ex-girlfriend and love interest; Shashwat's estranged widow and enemy; Pihu's step-mother; Yash's estranged adopted step-mother (2025)
*[[Karam Rajpal]] as Anurag Banarjee: An honest college professor; Ishani's ex-boyfriend and love interest; Shashwat's enemy (2025)

===Recurring===
*[[Richa Rathore]] as Pihu Sengupta: Shashwat's estranged daughter; Ishani's step-daughter; Yash's estranged adopted sister; Prabhakar's granddaughter; Anurag's former one-sided obsessive love interest; Siddharth's wife (2025)
*Pankaj Bijlani as Dr. Siddharth: A honest doctor; Pihu's husband (2025)
*Akshat Jain as Brijesh Singh (2025)
*Anupam Bhattacharya as Shashwat Sengupta: A dishonest businessman; Prabhakar's son; Anjali and Shouvik's brother; Ishani's estranged late abusive husband and enemy; Nandini's brother-in-law, former business partner, ex-lover and enemy; Pihu's estranged father; Yash's adopted father; Anurag's enemy (2025)
*[[Aasiya Kazi]] as Nandini Mitra Sengupta: An honest businesswoman; Shouvik's widow; Shashwat's sister-in-law, former business partner, ex-lover and enemy; Ishani and Pihu's enemy (2025)
*Tanmay Nagar as Yash Sengupta: Shashwat's adopted son; Ishani's estranged adopted step-son; Pihu's estranged adopted brother; Ankita's husband (2025)
*Sneha Bhawsar as Ankita Ghosh Sengupta: Yash's wife (2025)
*[[Shresth Kumar]] as Jeet: Ishani's enemy and rapist (2025)
*Riya Bhattacharjee as Radhika (2025)
*Unknown as Advocate Abhishek: An honest lawyer; Ishani's friend (2025)
*Unknown as Anjali Sengupta: Prabhakar's daughter; Shashwat and Shouvik's sister; Pihu's aunt; Yash's adopted aunt; Ishani's enemy (2025)

==Production==
===Casting===
[[Megha Chakraborty]] was signed in to play Ishani.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sehgal|first=Chirag|date=5 July 2025|title=After Jhanak, Megha Chakraborty Is The Face Of Ishani
|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/television/after-jhanak-megha-chakraborty-is-the-face-of-ishani-ws-l-aa-9422840.html|access-date=23 October 2025|work=[[News18]]|language=en}}</ref> [[Aasiya Kazi]] was cast as Nandini and this series marks Kazi's return to television after a 2-year hiatus.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maheshwari|first=Neha|date=26 April 2025|title=Aasiya Kazi returns to TV after two years with Ishani
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/aasiya-kazi-returns-to-tv-after-two-years-with-ishani/articleshow/122437601.cms|access-date=23 October 2025|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> Anupam Bhattacharya were roped in to play Shashwat.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nemane|first=Sanskruti|date=13 July 2025|title=Anupam Bhattacharya talks about his role in Ishani [Exclusive]
|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/tv/jhanak-2-anupam-bhattacharya-reacts-to-rumours-of-show-going-off-air-talks-about-his-role-in-ishani-exclusive-3207114/|access-date=23 October 2025|work=[[Bollywood Life]]|language=en}}</ref> Tanmay Nagar joined the cast for playing Yash.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=10 June 2025|title=Exclusive- After Pushpa Impossible, Tanmay Nagar joins the cast of Jhanak; shares 'I am playing the character of Yash who is Ishani's son'
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-after-pushpa-impossible-tanmay-nagar-joins-the-cast-of-jhanak-shares-i-am-playing-the-character-of-yash-who-is-ishanis-son/articleshow/121751375.cms|access-date=23 October 2025|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

The show went off air on 28th October 2025 due to low trp response.

==References==
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[[Category:2025 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:StarPlus original programming]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Domestic violence in television]]

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