Waaris (2016 TV series)

7 year later

Amba has brought her own seven-year-old daughter Manpreet (Sania Touqeer) who is named Mannu as a boy, to keep Mannu's father Charan Pawaniya (Mohammed Iqbal Khan)'s title. Amba doesn't want Jaggan to become leader of the village as he is a cruel ruler and he will destroy the village - if given the power.

Mannu naturally tends to go for female things like her older sisters who were also Amba & Charan's another daughters, Simran aka Simmi (Farhina Parvez) and Gunjan, once Mannu learns of her truth, she decides to become the son her mother needs and suppresses the girl in her. Mannu's oldest sister, Simmi, learns of Mannu's truth and supports her whenever she wants to indulge in her feminine side.

Later, Mannu befriends Raj Bajwa (Wahib Kapadia), a handicapped boy, who is neglected by his father Harjeet Bajwa (Anand Suryavanshi) due to his disability. Although the Pawania's and Bajwa's are known for their rivalry, they both work together to try and bring peace to the village.

Mannu also befriends an older man named Jai (Ashish Kapoor), and even thinks to match make her mother and Jai. Unfortunately, Jai dies in an accident. Then enters Mohini (Jasveer Kaur), Jai's friend from his former life, who loves Jai dearly. Meanwhile, Simmi falls in love with Harjeet Bajwa's eldest son, Raman.

Mannu sees this as an opportunity to bring the clashing families together, and to form a bond of love between the Pawania and Bajwa families. Amba and Harjeet Bajwa refuse to accept this, and when Raman and Simmi elope to get married, their families find them. An intense confrontation leads to Mohini secretly shooting Raman, and in return - Harjeet shoots Simmi.

Due to the fact Mannu was holding a gun pointed towards Raman during this, the Bajwa's assume that Mannu is responsible for their son Raman's death. Simmi is declared dead, the friendship between Raj and Mannu is broken, and Raj & Raman's mother, Amrit (Vandana Lalwani) takes Raj to a city with her, leaving her husband Harjeet Bajwa and her another son, Rohan (also Raj & Raman's brother).

Ten year leap

Manpreet (Farnaz Shetty) has grown up to be Mannu, the Shah of the village. Now, Mannu's second older sister, Gunjan (Ankita Bahugana), also knows about Mannu's truth. Mannu secretly dresses as a girl every once in a while and goes by the name Preet (now her second nickname). When Raj (Neel Motwani) returns to the village, he falls in love with Preet, not knowing she is Mannu herself.

Eventually, Raj comes to know that Mannu and Preet are the same person. He convinces Preet to show her true identity and marry him. When Amba finds out about the relationship between Mannu and Raj, she tries to kill him. But Preet dresses up as a bride and takes Raj to a temple to marry her.

As soon as Preet-Raj get married, Raj reveals that is was all a plan by him to take revenge on her for his brother Raman's death. The village council dethrones her from the title of shah, and she is sentenced to live her life outside of the Pawania clan.

With the help of Amrit (Raj's mother), Preet enters the Bajwa's house. Then enters Sakshi (Roop Durgapal/Vindhya Tiwari), Raj's best friend who also loves him, but Raj doesn't return her feelings. Sakshi and Mohini (who is now Harjeet Bajwa's second wife) try to create distance in Raj and Preet's relationship.

Later, Simmi is revealed to be alive but has lost her memory and is mentally unstable. Rohan (Sanket Choukse), Raj's alcoholic brother, finds Simmi when she is running away from where Amba has hid her. He wanted to use her to destroy Pawania's respect, but eventually feels bad for her, and keeps her hidden. Due to Mohini, Simmi is exposed, and forced to live with the Bajwas as their dead son Raman's wife.

Mohini becomes very afraid because Simmi knows that she killed Raman. Raj makes a deal with Preet that states that he will help her in recalling Simmi's memory, but has to divorce Raj right after. Raj and Preet do everything to make Simmi memory back but fail.

Mohini who is scared, brings Simmi's former fiance who leaved her 10 years ago named Chandar (Angad Hasija) back to their lives who has now became Chandar Baba, a fraud guru who flirts with Preet and Simmi both. He decides to get married to Simmi, which Preet and Amba don't want because they know his truth.

Preet decides to get married to Chandar to save Simmi. Seeing Preet close to Chandar, Raj realises that he now loves Preet, but she no more believes him. Raj and Rohan find out that Mohini has killed Raman, not Preet. He decides to prove it but fails and according to Mohini's plan, Preet is again framed. Jaggan is arrested now because of kidnapping his own daughter Bubbly and blackmailing his family.

However, on the day of wedding, Mohini is arrested and Simmi is married to Rohan secretly and she recalls her memory. Preet is saved from Chandar, but is shot while saving Raj from him. Chandar is arrested but is still conspiring against Preet. Simmi rejects Rohan and doesn't believe their marriage.

While Amba doesn't want any Bajwa's connection with her daughters Simmi and Preet, Raj proposes to Preet and confesses his love, but Preet rejects his love and hates him. Now both Raj and Rohan fight for their love while Preet and Simmi both reject them. While Preet makes Amba the Shah of Pawania's, others oppose her and there is a major conspiracy done by Chandar. There is a fight between men and women.

Raj supports Preet but she doesn't believe him. To help and save Pawania's and women from the conspiracy, Raj and Rohan come to the Pawania's home as women of an NGO. Raj and Rohan eventually win over their respective ladies and Amba becomes Shah. The epilogue shows Preet teaching her kids, nieces and nephews that there is no difference between men and women.

Main Cast

• Aarti Singh as Amba Charan Pawaniya^[2]
• Farnaz Shetty as Manpreet Charan Pawaniya / Manpreet Rajveer Bajwa / Mannu / Preet
• Neel Motwani as Rajveer Harjeet Bajwa / Raj

Recurring Cast

• Anand Suryavanshi as Harjeet Bajwa^[3]
• Jasveer Kaur as Mohini Harjeet Bajwa^[4]
• Akshay Dogra as Jagan Pawaniya
• Farhina Parvez as Simran Charan Pawaniya / Simran Raman Bajwa / Simran Rohan Bajwa / Simmi
• Kaivalya Chheda^[5] as Sukhveer Jagan Pawaniya / Sukhi
• Sanket Choukse as Rohan Harjeet Bajwa
• Ankita Bahugana as Gunjan Charan Pawaniya
• Nitin Goswami / Unknown as Gunjan's husband
• Swati Bajpai as Ravee Jagan Pawania
• Vandana Lalwani as Amrit Harjeet Bajwa
• Unknown as Bubbly Jagan Pawaniya
• Kushabh Manghani as Nihaal Harjeet Bajwa
• Angad Hasija as Chandar^[6]

Former cast

• Mohammed Iqbal Khan as Charan Pawaniya (Cameo/Dead)^[7]
• Sania Touqueer as Young Manpreet Charan Pawaniya / Mannu
• Wahib Kapadia as Young Rajveer Harjeet Bajwa / Raj
• Unknown as Young Rohan Harjeet Bajwa
• Unknown as Raman Harjeet Bajwa (Dead)
• Unknown as Young Gunjan Charan Pawaniya
• Roop Durgapal / Vindhya Tiwari as Sakshi
• Lavina Tandon as Swaroop Bajwa
• Mukesh Khanna as Lalaji (Dead) ^[8][9]
• Sucheta Shivkumar as Deena Pawania (Dead)
• Rahul Verma Rajput as Raj's friend
• Lakshya Wahi as Yuvraaj
• Dolly Bindra as Dumroo Daayan (Dead)^[10]
• Pankaj Berry as Suraiya
• Gaurav Sharma as Veeru (Dead)
• Bhavna Balsaver as Sushila
• Sneh Mirani as Young Sukhveer Jagan Pawaniya / Sukhi
• Ashish Kapoor as Jai (Dead)