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Mannat Serial Leap: No Generation Jump, Tanvi Dogra–Namik Paul Chapter Now Turns on a Secret Marriage

By Rohan Jain

Updated on November 13, 2026
IST 3:30 pm

No, the Mannat serial leap people are searching for has not happened. Instead of the generation leap that was reported in September, Colors restarted Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki as a new chapter on 27 October 2026, with Tanvi Dogra as Mannat Juneja and Namik Paul as Kabir Oberoi. The new Mannat airs daily at 7:30 PM on Colors and streams on JioHotstar, where its latest track is about a secret marriage between the two families.

Namik Paul as Kabir and Tanvi Dogra as Mannat in the official key art of the new Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki

Is Mannat serial taking a leap?

Not in the usual sense. In September 2026, Moneycontrol reported that lead actors Ayesha Singh and Adnan Khan could quit the show, and fans expected a generation leap with grown-up children taking over. The show’s Wikipedia page, which tracks these reports, says the makers “opted for a second season Mannat 2.0 instead of a generation leap”.

On 13 October, BizAsiaLive called the change “a major creative overhaul”. It reported that the show would keep the Mannat name but move to a fresh story, new characters and new leads. Colors then confirmed the plan in an official press release on 23 October, carried by Deccan Chronicle, MediaBrief and other outlets.

So if you searched “Mannat serial leap”, here is the short answer: the old story of Mannat and Vikrant has ended, and a completely new love story has started in the same time slot.

When did the new Mannat start and what time does it air?

The new chapter premiered on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. According to the Colors press release, it airs daily at 7:30 PM on Colors, the same slot the show held before. Every episode also streams on JioHotstar, which lists it as a new season.

JioHotstar credits Mukta Dhond and Milind Dhond as producers and Sahil Sharma as director, the team behind the first chapter. So the look of the show, the music and the 7:30 PM habit stay the same, while the faces and the story change.

Who is in the new cast of Mannat?

The Colors press release and JioHotstar’s cast list name four main actors:

Tanvi Dogra as Mannat Juneja
Namik Paul as Kabir Oberoi
Kishori Shahane as Sarika Oberoi
Supriya Shukla as Jolly Juneja

BizAsiaLive also listed Megha Prasad and Vikram Bham in the ensemble. Tanvi Dogra is a familiar face for Colors viewers. She played Neetii in the channel’s Parineetii from 2022 to 2025, and earlier led Star Bharat’s Jiji Maa.

On 6 November, The Times of India ran an interview with Kishori Shahane Vij about her return to television with the show. The headline quoted her as saying, “I wipe the board clean and start fresh with every project”.

What is the new story of Mannat 2.0?

The new story is built around food. Mannat Juneja runs her family’s dhaba, Viraat Da Dhaba, which was built by her father, Surinder. For her, food should be honest and full of memories. She comes from a middle-class Punjabi family.

Kabir Oberoi owns Mezbaani, an upscale fine-dining restaurant. He values precision and new ideas. He was adopted into a wealthy family, and, according to the press release, he carries guilt over a past tragedy that shattered Mannat’s family.

The dhaba and the restaurant become rivals, and so do their owners. The show’s central question, as Colors puts it, is whether their differences will bring them closer or whether the truths they hide will pull them apart.

In a Bollywood Hungama video interview, Tanvi Dogra described Mannat as “selfless, independent and family-oriented”. Namik Paul called Kabir “a perfectionist who is confident, ambitious, goal-driven”.

What is happening in Mannat now?

The new chapter has moved quickly. JioHotstar publishes an official summary for each episode, and the last ten days have been about Karan, from Kabir’s Oberoi family, and Tanisha, from Mannat’s Juneja family:

4–5 November: Karan and Tanisha marry in secret, Kabir takes Karan away from the mandap, and Sarika is furious when Kabir reveals the marriage.
8 November: Tanisha comes to the Oberoi house with Jolly to celebrate Diwali with Karan, and Kabir loses his temper when he catches Mannat working as a chef.
9–10 November: Jolly burns the divorce papers before Karan can sign them, the Junejas accept the marriage, and Karan walks out of the Oberoi house for Tanisha.
11–12 November: Mannat promises to support Karan and Tanisha despite Kabir’s challenge, and gives them her room. Kabir recalls a past mistake of Karan’s.

So the rivalry between the dhaba and the restaurant is now also a fight between two families. The next episodes should show what Karan’s past mistake was, and whether the Oberois accept the marriage. On launch, Tanvi Dogra told The Times of India that being chosen for the role “feels like my Mannat has been answered”.

What happened in Mannat before the new chapter?

Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki premiered on Colors on 6 January 2025 with Ayesha Singh as Mannat and Adnan Khan as Vikrant. The first chapter already had two time leaps:

December 2025: a seven-year leap, after which child actors Yami Khandelwal and Lakshit Chhabra joined as Dua and Yuvi, according to Moneycontrol reports listed on the show’s Wikipedia page.
June 2026: a one-year leap. Filmibeat reported that Vikrant was presumed dead, had lost his memory and was living in Punjab as Abhimanyu, while Mannat raised Dua alone.

That first chapter ended on 26 October 2026, a day before the new story began.

Key facts about the new Mannat

Show: Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki (new chapter, also called Mannat 2.0)
Channel: Colors, daily at 7:30 PM
Start date: 27 October 2026
Streaming: JioHotstar
Leads: Tanvi Dogra (Mannat Juneja) and Namik Paul (Kabir Oberoi)
Latest track: Karan and Tanisha’s secret marriage
Leap: no new time leap; a fresh story with new characters

Where to watch Mannat online?

All episodes, including the new chapter, stream on JioHotstar. If you missed the first week of the new story, start from the 27 October episode, as it sets up both families and the dhaba-versus-restaurant rivalry.

The earlier version of Mannat had a loyal fan base. In the PolBol IFTA 2026 vote for Most Popular TV Serial, Mannat placed 9th of 17 shows with 348 verified votes, or 1.5 per cent of 22,477 votes. The new chapter will now have to win those fans back with a new pair.

What to watch next

If you enjoy romance built on rivalry, see which on-screen pair viewers chose in the IFTA 2026 Most Popular TV Jodi vote. Colors’ 7 pm show before Mannat, Tu Juliet Jatt Di, is also in a busy track; read our Tu Juliet Jatt Di upcoming story guide.