This is Mangal’s most empowered chapter yet,” says Deepika Singh about COLORS’ ‘Mangal Lakshmi’ leaping ahead to five years

Millions of Indian women felt understood as they poured their love into COLORS’ ‘Mangal Lakshmi’, starring Deepika Singh as Mangal. With its raw and heartfelt storytelling, the show has struck a deep chord, emerging as one of television’s most powerful family dramas. It mirrors the strength of the Indian woman who balances motherhood, self-respect, dreams and duty, even when life tests her at every turn. Riding high on this love, the story has leaped five years ahead, opening a new chapter that is as emotionally layered as it is socially relevant.

This leap saw her step into a new era in a refreshed avatar, hair worn free, carrying the confidence of a woman who has endured, evolved, and risen. In a world where matrimonial ads reduce love to checklists of wealth, looks, and status, Mangal dares to question the norm. As she searches for a life partner for her daughter, Ishana, she looks past the noise and pressures of the matrimonial market. For her, what truly matters is love, respect, trust, care, and emotional safety. Having lived through a marriage that demanded endurance over happiness, Mangal makes a powerful vow: her daughter will not walk the same path she did. At the heart of this new chapter are her daughters. Ishaana, Mangal’s biological daughter, and Shubhi, the girl she once adopted, now stand at very different crossroads of life. With polar-opposite personalities, their evolving dynamic promises emotional depth, conflict, and growth, exploring sisterhood through contrast and complexity. The post-leap phase welcomed actresses Vanshika Bachwani as Ishaana and Saumya Shetye as Shubhi, ushering in a new generation whose choices will test Mangal’s beliefs and legacy. As a mother and an inspiring woman, will Mangal succeed in rewriting the rules of marriage for her daughter?

Sharing her thoughts, Deepika Singh said,* _“Even today, marriage in India sits somewhere between survival, status, and spectacle. For many women, it turns into a social transaction rather than a decision led by the heart. We’re incredibly grateful for the love audiences have shown Mangal Lakshmi, and this leap gives us the room to explore something very real—how women are conditioned to seek security through marriage. What they’re expected to prove, what they’re told to compromise on, and what society decides is ‘enough’. This new chapter questions the flawed expectations created by the matrimonial market. The list of demands feels endless, and so many of them don’t truly matter. Through this phase, I hope the story nudges women to ask for what matters: love, loyalty and respect. The audience has stood by Mangal through every phase of her journey, and this is her most empowered chapter yet. Age is often made to feel like a limitation for women, but Mangal wears her experience with grace and strength. She lets it guide her as a mother, helping her daughter make wiser choices. I’m truly excited for viewers to see Mangal fully standing in her power.”

Watch ‘Mangal Lakshmi’ every day at 8:30 PM only on COLORS.