Mishri

Mishri (transl. Rock sugar) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 3 July 2024 on Colors TV and streams digitally on JioCinema. Produced by Story Square Productions, it stars Shruti Bhist, Namish Taneja and Megha Chakraborty. It is the remake of Colors Kannada series Lakshmi Baramma.

Mishri
Genre	Drama Romance
Creative director	Rashmi Ranjan
Starring	Shruti Bhist Namish Taneja Megha Chakraborty
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	68
Production
Production locations	Mathura and Mumbai
Cinematography	Shahbaz Khan
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20 - 22 minutes
Production company	Story Square Productions
Original release
Network	Colors TV
Release	3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) – present

Premise

‘Mishri’ revolves around the tumultuous tale of three individual people—Mishri Sharma, Raghav Dwivedi and Vaani Tripathi as a divine thread of fate interconnects their lives together in a way that is weaved by God itself, ensuing their own beliefs and wishes to entangle in a golden mesh of an unwanted wedlock, betrayal, companionship and devotion.

Plot

The story is set in the sublime city of Mathura and begins with Mishri Sharma, a young sparkle of hope and goodwill who’s destined to be the harbinger of luck and good fortune for everyone around her. Her father, Hari Sharma, having lost his wife shortly after Mishri’s birth, is a torchbearer of life for her. He gifts her a pen which symbolises the promise he takes from her that when she’ll grow up, she will study tooth and nail and someday become a high officer to fulfil her father’s dreams. However, in the pitiless twist of fate, in order to save her prized pen, Mishri loses her father but at the same time, she’s alone able to save multiple lives in a tender age. Thus, since the day, the fellow villagers begin to celebrate her as a golden child who proved to be a silver lining for others.

Years later, Mishri’s grown to be a simple young lady with dreams to complete her father’s dreams still shining bright in her doe eyes. She lives with her grandmother in Bela’s house, an overbearing and abusive lady coveting the lands and property left in Mishri’s name by her father. Bela has a devious brother, Shakti, who eyes Mishri as a golden ticket to be stolen and is voted to be the village’s head all due to the good fortune of Mishri’s existence and the brother-sister-duo misuse the same blessing with no mercy. When Bela learns about Mishri’s relentless pursuit of education for a deep-rooted goal, she brutally attempts to shut all the doors of opportunity and freedom on her. Crying to her fate, Mishri regresses to believe that her ambition is futile and no matter how hard she tries, she won’t ever be able to fulfil her father’s last wishes and neither level up to Bela’s expectations for her. Nonetheless, her grandmother uplifts her by assuring that there has to someone in the world who’ll fight for her rights and dreams against the whole world by her side no matter what–someone who will be her protector.

Hailing from a high and urban family of Mathura, Raghav Dwivedi is a perfect catch. He’s a happy-go-lucky, young gentleman who strives to heed everyone’s happiness around him. Having lost his father at a tender age, his life bends towards his mother, Parvati. Despite of responsibilities and obligations laden onto his sturdy back, he longs to be the catalyst of his family’s peace and tries to resolve every littlest knots that are spiralled around the bitter hearts of his family members, also some which are unknown to him. Succeeding in directing major roles in the family business also comes to a great cost to him as Chitra, his paternal aunt, secretly has a seed of greed and indignation sown deep in her heart for her supposedly beloved nephew. Being an equal partners with Raghav in their tours and travels business, she hides an agenda of desiring something bigger behind the mask of her sweetness for which she won’t stop at anything — even if it means to claim her nephew’s life. But Raghav, being the ultimate family guy, blindly returns his genuine love and consideration for the Dwivedi family.

On the other hand, Raghav’s one and only is a woman of unique boldness, Vaani Tripathi. Married to her work as a fashion designer, Vaani’s priorities are steely and unshakable. She still remains etched to the grief of losing her younger sister, Meenu, to a terminal illness but with Raghav by her side, her sanity and trauma is tamed alongside their possessive but healthy relationship.

Cast

Main

• Shruti Bhist as Mishri Sharma: A uplifting village girl who’s deemed as a lucky charm for everyone except herself; Raghav’s wife; Vaani’s friend; Hari’s gifted daughter (2024–present)
• Namish Taneja as Raghav Dwivedi: A winsome owner of a tours and travels business plagued with a flaw in his horoscope; Mishri’s husband; Vaani’s former fiancé; Parvati and Anirudh’s son; Riddhi’s brother (2024–present)
• Megha Chakraborty as Vaani Tripathi: A daring fashion designer whose life revolves solely around her hard-edged principles and the love of her life, Raghav; Raghav’s former fiancé; Mishri’s friend; Kalpana and Kailash’s daughter (2024–present)

Recurring

• Jasveer Kaur as Chitra Dwivedi; Raghav’s paternal aunt and business partner
• Archana Singh as Parvati Dwivedi; Raghav and Riddhi’s mother; Anirudh’s wife; Mishri’s mother-in-law
• Sangeeta Kapure as Kalpana Tripathi; Vaani’s mother; Kailash’s wife; Raghav’s former mother-in-law
• Manmohan Tiwari as Shakti; Bela’s brother
• Swati Chitnis as Mishri’s grandmother
• Meena Nathani as Sulochana Dwivedi; Raghav’s grandmother; Chitra, Supriya and Anirudh’s mother; Parvati’s mother-in-law
• Riya Sharma as Riddhi Dwivedi; Raghav’s younger sister; Parvati and Anirudh’s daughter; Mishri’s sister-in-law
• Soma Rathod as Bela; Mishri’s aunt
• Jyoti Tiwari as Supriya; Raghav’s paternal aunt; Ranjit’s aunt
• Ajay Dhansu as Ranjit; Raghav’s uncle; Supriya’s husband
• Prithvi Zutshi as Raghav’s grandfather; Sulochana’s husband; Chitra, Supriya and Anirudh’s father; Parvati’s father-in-law
• Shashank Shukla as Gopal; Dwivedi family’s house help
• Amit Poddar as Bunty; Bela’s son; Bubbly’s husband; Giri’s father; Mishri’s cousin
• Tabassum as Bubbly; Bunty’s wife; Giri’s mother; Bela’s daughter-in-law; Mishri’s sister-in-law
• Rishabh Jain as Giri; Bunty and Bubbly’s son; Mishri’s nephew

Production

Development

Manmohan Tiwari gained weight to fit in his role. He said, "To prepare for the negative lead in this show, I have gained weight and even grown a belly. I dye my hair daily to make myself look older and meet the character's demands. This effort is to ensure that the character stands out and truly comes to life, conveying exactly what it needs to and leaving a strong impression on the audience."