Mannat Episode Update: A Mother’s Deceit, A Daughter’s Desperation
The episode begins with a tense confrontation between Aishwarya and Mannat. Aishwarya warns Mannat to stay away from her daughter Mallika’s happiness, claiming a mother will go to any extent for her child. Mannat counters that Aishwarya doesn’t know the lengths a daughter will go to for her mother. Aishwarya dismisses Mannat’s connection to her own mother and sternly tells her not to even think about snatching Vikrant, as he belongs to Mallika.
Aishwarya reiterates that Mallika and Vikrant’s wedding is the next day and threatens Mannat. She warns that if Mannat doesn’t leave the house voluntarily, the consequences will be unimaginable, emphasizing that she always follows through on her threats. Mannat is left shaken, holding a tray of flowers, and vows to herself that while finding love might not be in her control, exposing Aishwarya is her ultimate mission.
The scene shifts to Mallika’s Kalira ceremony, a joyous pre-wedding ritual. The family, including a tense-looking Vikrant and a watchful Mannat, gathers around. The grandmother performs the rituals on a beaming Mallika. The family plays a game where they try to drop the kalire (golden ornaments) on unmarried girls. The atmosphere is festive, but the undercurrent of drama is palpable.
Later, as part of the ceremony, the grandmother asks Mannat to bring sweets. Just as she does, Neetu (Vikrant’s mother) faints after eating a piece of the yellow sweet that Mannat prepared. As everyone panics, Neetu gasps that there was mango in the dessert, to which she is severely allergic, and accuses Mannat of trying to kill her.
However, a flashback reveals the truth. While Mannat was preparing the dessert, Neetu had specifically told her *not* to use strawberries due to a strawberry allergy and instructed her to use mangoes instead. It becomes clear that Neetu has deliberately framed Mannat. Vikrant, unaware of his mother’s deception, furiously yells at a shocked and confused Mannat to get out.
A distraught Mannat returns to her room. She receives a devastating phone call from a doctor, who informs her that her adoptive mother’s condition is critical. Her organs are failing, and she has less than 24 hours to live unless she gets an immediate liver transplant. The doctor urges her to find a family member for donation.
Heartbroken, Mannat confides in her boss, Vikrant’s father, who has been her secret supporter. She cries, explaining that she took the job at Aishwarya Rising only to find her birth mother’s family, hoping for a donor match to save her adoptive mother. She realizes that Aishwarya is a ruthless woman who would harm anyone, but is terrified of her own death. This gives Mannat a desperate idea. Her boss, horrified, asks if she intends to kill Aishwarya.
Meanwhile, Vikrant goes to Mannat’s room to confront her further, but finds it empty. He discovers a letter she left behind. In it, Mannat writes that she is tired of explaining herself and, as he wished, is leaving for good. She wishes him a happy married life, leaving Vikrant feeling conflicted and distraught.
In another part of the house, Aishwarya receives a threatening letter. The note claims that her daughter Mallika has been kidnapped and will be harmed if Aishwarya doesn’t meet the sender at a specified location. The letter taunts her, saying her daughter disappeared right from under her nose during the function, and is now in the sender’s custody. Aishwarya is petrified.
The preview for the next episode shows a dramatic confrontation between Mannat and Aishwarya on a stormy cliffside. Mannat demands to know the truth about her real mother. In a shocking confession, Aishwarya screams that she is Mannat’s mother and that Mannat is her “unwanted blessing” (bin maangi mannat), revealing the secret that has driven the entire plot.
- Aishwarya threatens Mannat to leave her family alone before Mallika’s wedding.
- Neetu knowingly eats a mango dessert she is allergic to and frames Mannat for trying to poison her.
- Mannat learns her adoptive mother has only 24 hours to live and needs an urgent liver transplant.
- Mannat leaves the house after leaving a farewell letter for Vikrant, and Aishwarya receives a note that Mallika has been kidnapped.
- Neetu’s allergic reaction was a deliberate act to frame Mannat and get her thrown out of the house.
- Mannat kidnaps Mallika to force Aishwarya’s hand.
- In the preview, Aishwarya confesses that she is Mannat’s biological mother.
- Mannat will use Mallika’s kidnapping as leverage to force Aishwarya to get tested as a potential liver donor for her adoptive mother.
- Vikrant will learn about his mother Neetu’s deception and will be forced to choose between his family’s lies and the truth about Mannat.
- The revelation that Aishwarya is Mannat’s mother will completely change the family dynamics and set up a new conflict between them.