Plot
9-year-old Avni lives with her mother, Ayesha Haider who is a film actress. Avni's father who is a film director, Ashish Mehta, meets them in secret because of his mother, Dayawanti, a deeply religious hindu yet a corrupt woman. The plot begins with how Ashish and Ayesha meet in Kashmir fall in love as Ashish launches her career, Ayesha becomes a film star and later gives birth to Avni. Dayawanti hates Ayesha because of her being a Muslim and rejects Avni due to the fact that she was born out of wedlock, to this day Avni has not had her Naamkaran (Naming Ceremony) and therefore goes by the name Avni Ayesha. Ashish is forced to marry Neela Parikh a kind hearted women, who develops a motherly bond with Avni and stands up against Dayawanti.
Later, Ayesha gives birth to a son, Aman. Dayawanti kills Ayesha and takes Aman, framing Avni for Ayesha's death. Believing Dayawanti, Ashish gets Avni arrested. Neela bails Avni out and leaves with her, divorcing Ashish. After Avni's release, Dayawanti tricks Avni into meeting her in the woods, claiming she can see her brother Aman there. When Avni arrives, Dayawanti shoots her and runs away with Aman, renaming him Amol Mehta. Neela finds Avni and saves her. Avni is presumed dead.
15 Years Later
Avni is now grown up raised by Neela under the identity of Ananya Verma. She vows revenge against Dayawanti Mehta for taking her younger brother away from her and determines to bring him back. Ananya steals money from wealthy people and donates it to poor patients in hospitals.
Meanwhile, ACP Neil Khanna is a police officer who is investigating her case known as "Case 123", unaware that the theif he is searching for is actually Avni. The two eventually meet at a cliff, where they accidentally fall into the sea. Neil saves Ananya, and the two find themselves stranded together on an island. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start as they constantly argue with each other.
Neela and Avni begin plotting against Dayawanti. Avni learns that her cousin Riya Mehta is getting engaged to Neil and decides to use the opportunity to enter the Mehta house. Dayawanti, whose financial situation has deteriorated, arranges Riya's marriage to Neil as a business alliance with Neil's father, Prakash Khanna, hoping to escape bankruptcy. Avni befriends Riya and enters the Mehta house by introducing herself as Riya's best friend. She eventually sabotages Riya and Neil's engagement by replacing their engagement bangles with fake ones.
Neil becomes suspicious of Ananya. During the Holi celebrations, the Mehta and Khanna families reunite, while Neil and Ananya gradually begin growing closer. Meanwhile, Avni's childhood best friend Ali has been waiting for her from fifteen years now is in love with her. As children, Avni and Ali had dreamed of opening a cafe together when they grew up. Keeping their childhood promise alive, Ali opens a cafe named Chamko Cafe in her memory. Ali is also Neil's close friend. When Ali meets Ananya, she hides her identity from him.
Ananya learns that her brother Aman is returning from London. Aman, now known as Amol Mehta, has grown into a spoiled brat. He causes an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, injuring Neil. Avni sees Aman and is devastated by what he has become, but saves Neil. Amol kidnaps Neela to prevent Ananya from giving a statement against him. Avni is shocked by her brother's actions. Neil arrests Amol for the accident and his drunk-driving charges.
Dayawanti urges Ananya to withdraw the case against Amol. Ananya agrees on the condition that she will remain in the Mehta household until Amol changes his behaviour. Ananya enters the Mehta house which irks all the family members and they gradually turn against her. Dayawanti's daughter Diksha repeatedly poisons Riya's mind against Ananya and Neil, making her suspicious of their growing closeness. Amol continues to trouble Ananya, while Neil repeatedly protects her.
Neil purposely grows closer to Ananya because he suspects that she is connected to Case 123. During a family celebration, Amol locks himself inside a room, and Ananya saves him. Ali realizes that Ananya is actually Avni. They both reunite, but Ali agrees to keep her identity secret. Neil's suspicions about Ananya continue to grow. Meanwhile, his marriage to Riya is arranged. During one of the wedding functions, the Mehtas and Neil's mother Shweta insult Ananya and question her character. Neil takes a stand for her, upsetting Riya and causing the family to question the relationship between Neil and Ananya. Neil later discovers a DNA report matching Ananya with Nanno, Avni's maternal grandmother, further strengthening his suspicions about Ananya being Avni and case 123.
Riya becomes confused about marrying Neil as she realizes that she and Neil doesn't love each other. She tries to elope, but Dayawanti threatens her. Dayawanti on the verge of bankruptcy and having even lost the Mehta mansion, she plans to leave the country with Amol. Seeing no other way to rescue her brother, Avni decides to kill Dayawanti. However, Neela intervenes to prevent Avni from becoming a criminal. To stop Dayawanti from getting Prakash to sign the business deal papers and to protect the Khanna family, Neela replaces Riya with Avni as the bride and asks her to marry Neil. Avni reluctantly agrees for her brother Amol and marries Neil.
After discovering what has happened, an enraged Neil initially refuses to accept Ananya as his wife. Shweta discovers the truth behind Dayawanti's business deal and burns the agreement papers. Prakash accepts Ananya as his daughter-in-law. Neil learns about Avni's traumatic childhood from Neela and discovers the injustice she suffered at Dayawanti's hands and from society. He begins developing a soft corner for her and promises Neela that he will bring Dayawanti to justice. Neil purchases the Mehta mansion at auction, forcing the Mehtas to leave the house. Neil's grandmother Bebe (Harleen Khanna) arrives and disapproves of Shweta's behaviour since Prakash had married Shweta against her wish but accepts Ananya into the family seeing her honest and sweet nature. Neil and Avni agree to remain married only until Dayawanti is arrested. Dayawanti eventually discovers that Ananya is actually Avni. Avni, Neil, Neela plan to expose Dayawanti's crimes.
Avni continues to resent her father, Ashish, for blindly believing his mother and for allowing her to be arrested for Ayesha's murder. Neil gives Avni a letter written by Ashish, in which he apologizes for never giving his name to her and for not supporting her and Ayesha. Avni initially refuses to accept his apology. Dayawanti kidnaps Avni and attempts to burn her alive, but Neil rescues her. It is then revealed that fifteen years ago, Ashish had discovered Dayawanti's involvement in Ayesha's death. During a confrontation between Dayawanti and her younger son Ketan, Ashish was accidentally killed.
Avni is devastated upon learning the truth about her father's death and is about to kill Dayawanti but Neil stops her and arrests Dayawanti. Amol eventually learns the truth about Dayawanti and begins to realize the extent of her crimes. Avni later rescues Prakash's sister Maddy from her abusive husband and chooses to remain with the Khanna family for Bebe. Riya starts plotting against Avni and reveals her truth to Shweta. Determined to separate Neil and Avni, Shweta along with Riya scheme against Avni. Meanwhile, Neil is investigating a new case to capture the criminal Raghu Pandit, who is later revealed to be a woman named Ragini Pandit, she runs a human trafficking racket, who kidnaps girls from their homes and colleges.
Neil and Avni are sent on a honeymoon together where they grow closer to eachother. Ali, who has developed feelings for Avni, decides to confess his love but backs away after seeing Neil tieing the mangalsutra in Avni's neck. During Prakash and Shweta's wedding anniversary celebrations, Shweta discovers Avni's birth certificate and plans to reveal the truth before Bebe and the family. Unknown to Neil who is away on a mission with his team to capture Ragini Pandit, Avni is publicly humiliated, and Bebe asks her to leave after learning the circumstances of her birth. Amol and Ali, however stands up for Avni. Avni finally accepts Aman as her brother and ties a Rakhi to him.
From prison, Dayawanti conspires with Ragini Pandit to kill Neil during the Dahi Handi festival. Avni and Neela discover that a bomb has been planted inside the Dahi Handi and attempt to save Neil but he is injured in the explosion. Neil is admitted to the hospital and requires an immediate liver transplant. Avni arranges for a suitable liver donor on time and saves Neil's life. Realising the depth of Avni's devotion for Neil and the sacrifices she has made for him, Bebe regrets her earlier behaviour and apologises to Avni. It is eventually revealed that Amol has secretly been working with Dayawanti and has planned the entire bomb blast against Neil and Avni. Neil decides to leave the Khanna house with Avni protecting her self respect and dignity shocking Shweta. After witnessing Avni repeatedly risk her life for him, Neil begins to realize his feelings for her and falls in love with her.
Shweta and Riya once again plots against Avni and asks Avni to organize the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. Although Neil is hurt by the circumstances, he attends the celebration for Avni. He later reveals to Avni that five years ago he loved a woman named Juhi, whom he believed had died in an accident on Ganesh Chaturthi. It is later revealed that Juhi is actually alive and has become a victim of Ragini Pandit's human-trafficking racket. Without knowing Juhi's connection to Neil, Avni decides to help her. Neil eventually sees Avni with Juhi and is shocked to discover that she is alive and has been held captive by Ragini Pandit. Dayawanti and Ragini continue plotting against Neil and Avni and eventually kidnap Ali. To rescue Ali, Juhi and free the other girls being held captive, Avni and Neil devise a plan to infiltrate Ragini Pandit's Rang Mahal. Avni falls into Dayawanti and Ragini's trap and she is kidnapped. Meanwhile Neil tells Shweta that he loves Avni and has moved on from Juhi as he doesn't love her anymore. He urges Shweta to accept Avni as her daughter in law. On the day of Dussehra, Neil enters Rang Mahal with his police force to capture Ragini and Dayawanti. He rescues both Avni and Juhi.
Amol finally realizes Dayawanti's true nature and kills her by burning her alive. He is arrested for killing her. Avni becomes proud of Aman and forgives him believing that he has given justice to their mother Ayesha. Ragini Pandit is also attacked and left in a coma. Shweta finally accepts Avni as her daughter in law. Avni decides to confess her love to Neil and proposes him which he accepts. However, Juhi reveals to Neil that they have a five years old illegitimate daughter named Mishti, who is being held captive by Vidyut, Ragini Pandit's son, a ruthless, controlling and a no-nonsense businessman who hates women and always tortures Mishti. Although heartbroken by the revelation, Avni decides to help Neil find his daughter. They both travel to Goa to search for Mishti eventually rescue her from Vidyut and bring her home. Mishti grows close to Neil and Avni. Ragini later awakens from her coma and escapes from the hospital. She and Vidyut start plotting against Avni, Neil and Juhi. Juhi gets jealous by seeing the close bond between Avni and Mishti.
As Avni and Neil settle into their married life, Juhi begins creating problems between them. Under Ragini's influence, Juhi slowly starts turning against Avni and decides to separate her from Neil. She plans to marry Neil and also threatens Bebe and tries to kill her. It is eventually revealed that Mishti is Juhi and Vidyut's illegimate daughter. When Juhi was held captive in Rang Mahal she pretended to be falsely in love with Vidyut in an attempt to run away from Rang Mahal to be with Neil but couldn't do so, and their relationship resulted in Mishti's birth. Neil and Avni expose Juhi's lies and get her arrested. Juhi tries to escape with Mishti, but Avni finds her and Vidyut secretly shots her from behind at a cliff and makes it look like Avni shot her. Juhi dies and falls from the cliff along with Mishti. However, the police finds only Juhi's body. Vidyut then threatens Neil, forcing him to either arrest Avni or hand her over to him as now he is obsessed with her. With the evidence pointing towards Avni, Neil feels he has no choice but to arrest her for Juhi's murder to protect her from Vidyut. Avni is devastated, believing that Neil no longer trusts her.
6 Months Later
Avni is imprisoned and has developed resentment towards Neil for not trusting her. She learns combat skills in prison and vows revenge against Vidyut. Neil is now an IPS officer, while Vidyut has entered politics and become MLA. He is in love with Avni and has developed an dangerous obsession with her. Neil and Neela secretly work together to expose Vidyut's illegal activities of supplying drugs and prove Avni's innocence in Juhi's murder. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Mishti is alive and is living under Vidyut's control. Inside prison, Avni plans to escape with Ali's help because she refuses to remain imprisoned for crimes she did not commit but Neil foils her every plan. At the same time, Neil secretly works as an undercover officer with the identity Neo, targeting Vidyut's criminal and political network.
Vidyut eventually discovers that Neo is actually Neil and he attempts to bury him alive. Avni learns of the plan, runs from the prison and saves Neil. She apologizes Neil for misunderstanding him. The two finally reconcile and decide to expose Vidyut. Ragini Pandit is transferred to the same prison where Avni is being held and attempts to kill her inside the jail, but Neil saves her and later Ragini Pandit is sentenced to death. Neil eventually proves Avni's innocence in Juhi's murder, exposes Vidyut and rescues Mishti. Avni is released from prison and welcomed back to the family. Neela expresses her wish to see Avni and Neil get married again and begin a new life together. Avni and Neil reunite but their happiness is short lived. During the family reunion celebration, Vidyut secretly enters the Khanna house and injects Prakash with drugs, manipulating him into attempting to kill Neil. Neela intervenes to save Neil but is shoot in the process. She dies in Avni's arms, leaving her shattered. A heartbroken Avni performs Neela's last rites. Neil promises Avni to find the culprit behind Neela's death.
Avni and Neil renew their marriage vows, reaffirming their love and commitment to each other. They finally consummate their marriage. Vidyut later reveals to Avni that Prakash had caused Neela's death while under the influence of him. He threatens Avni, by forcing her to either marry him or he will expose the truth to everyone. To protect Prakash and save Neil's reputation Avni agrees to marry Vidyut. However, on the wedding day she secretly burns the venue and escapes with Mishti unaware that she is pregnant with Neil's child. Neil arrives to save her, but the police discover two unidentified bodies—a woman and a little girl. Everyone assumes that Avni and Mishti have died. Neil is devastated by their deaths and finds Avni's mangalsutra at the crime scene. An enraged Neil arrests Vidyut on charges relating to the deaths of Avni and Mishti and puts him in prison.
10 Years Later
Neil has resigned from his job as police officer due to the fact that he couldn't save Avni and is now an radio jockey. Still unable to move on from Avni, he continues to live with her memories and wears her mangalsutra in his wrist hoping for her to return. Avni has changed her name to Nilanjana in Neil's memory and lives in Kashid. She had dedicated her life for caring of orphaned and abandoned children along with her and Neil's ten year old son Mowgli at a shelter home called Sukoon House. Mishti, now eighteen year old, has grown up under Avni's care and is renamed as Saisha. She is an aspiring singer and an ardent fan of popular actor Karan Kapoor, also known as KK. KK meets Neil and offers him to become his body double performing dangerous stunts in his place for an upcoming film. Neil accepts the offer, believing that whenever he puts his life at risk, he will catch a glimpse of Avni and that she will come to save him. However, these moments are merely a part of his imagination, stemming from his deep longing love for her. Neil's friend and fellow police officer Mitali is secretly in love with him.
During the Holi celebrations, Avni becomes emotional after seeing Neil but hides herself from him. Neil, who is in drunken state, catches a glimpse of Avni and assumes that she is a figment of his imagination. The two unknowingly relive memories of their past together. Meanwhile, Saisha and KK meet and gradually fall in love. Avni receives a mysterious letter from an unknown woman and believes that it may have been sent by Dayawanti, leading her to suspect that Dayawanti is still alive. Determined to uncover the truth, Avni begins investigating the letter.
Saisha and KK are kidnapped. Avni sets out to find Saisha, while Neil searches for KK. During their search Neil encounters Avni, and he is shocked to discover that she is alive. Furious and heartbroken, he confronts her for abandoning him and allowing him to believe that she had died ten years earlier. Neil confronts Avni and questions her why did she leave him but she remains silent. Avni tells Neil about the mysterious letter and her suspicions regarding Dayawanti. Neil agrees to help her despite his inner turmoil and it is eventually revealed that the letter was part of a plan orchestrated by Mitali. After discovering that Avni was alive, Mitali, who is in love with Neil, attempts to separate them. However, Avni and Neil expose Mitali's plan and confront her. Mitali admits her actions and apologizes to them. Avni and Neil forgive her. Neil tells Mitali he considers her only a good friend. Avni and Neil subsequently rescue Saisha and KK from the kidnappers and bring them home.
It is later revealed that Saisha is pregnant with KK's child. KK's mother, Kamini Kapoor, refuses to accept their relationship. Despite her objections, Avni and Neil support Saisha, KK and get them get married. Neil continues to blame Avni for leaving him but still loves and cares for her despite his hatred. He decides to accept Mitali's proposal and marry her hurting Avni. Later Neil discovers that Mowgli is his and Avni's son. He is devastated after learning this and accuses Avni of keeping him away from Mowgli all these years. Neil sends Avni a legal notice seeking custody of Mowgli, causing conflict between them. However, Neil decides to give Mowgli back to Avni, realizing that Mowgli is more emotionally attached to her. Kamini continues to oppose Saisha and KK's marriage, repeating the same prejudice that Dayawanti once held against Avni's parents, Ashish and Ayesha. She creates several problems for Saisha and also kidnaps Mowgli. Avni and Neil rescue him, and get Kamini arrested.
Mitali asks Neil to choose between her and Avni and insists that he marry her. Despite Avni's love for Neil, she decides to step aside for Mitali and Neil's happiness. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Vidyut has died after an altercation with another prisoner while serving his sentence. Saisha eventually learns the truth about her biological parents, Juhi and Vidyut and the truth about her birth, being the illegitimate daughter of her Parents. She is devastated after discovering the truth about Neela's death, including the fact that Vidyut had manipulated Prakash into killing Neil, resulting in Neela's death. Saisha gets the evidence and reveals the truth to Neil. Neil is shattered by the revelation and realizes that Avni had sacrificed their love to protect his father and him. He goes to Avni and apologizes for having blamed and hated her all the time. Neil confesses his unconditional love for Avni which never ended but it's too late as he has already given commitment to marry Mitali.
Avni, however encourages Neil to marry Mitali and move on with his life. She decides to leave the city with Mowgli permanently so that Neil can begin a new life with Mitali. On the wedding day, Mitali realizes that Neil still loves Avni. Understanding that Neil's happiness lies with Avni, she calls off the wedding and urges him to reunite with Avni. Neil rushes to Avni and Mowgli. He tells Avni that he cannot live without her Mowgli and can never love anyone else other than her. Avni finally accepts Neil and acknowledges him for always protecting her dignity throughout their relationship, when she was subjected to humiliation from Dayawanti Mehta and the society because she was born out of wedlock. Neil, Avni and Mowgli reunite as a family. Their reunion fulfills the dream once Avni had carried since her childhood, to have a perfect family with her parents. The series concludes with Avni overcoming the stigma that had questioned her character and finding the happiness and family she had always wished for. Avni, Neil and Mowgli embrace with a hug and live happily ever after.
Main
- Aditi Rathore as Avni Khanna / Avni Ayesha– Ayesha and Ashish's daughter; Neela's foster daughter; Aman's sister; Neil's wife; Mowgli's mother; Mishti's foster mother (2017–2018)
- Arsheen Naamdaar as Child Avni Ayesha (2016–2017)
- Zain Imam as Neil Khanna – Former ACP turned radio jockey; Shweta and Prakash's son; Avni's husband; Mowgli's father; Mishti's foster father; Riya's ex fiancee(2017–2018)
- Sayantani Ghosh as Neela Parikh – Hemant's daughter; Ashish's ex-wife; Avni's foster mother; Mishti and Mowgli's foster grandmother (2016–2018) (Dead)
- Reema Lagoo / Ragini Shah as Dayawanti Mehta – Ashish, Ketan and Diksha's mother; Avni, Riya and Aman's grandmother; Mowgli's great-grandmother; Mishti's foster great-grandmother; Ayesha and Ashish's murderer (2016–2017) /(2017)(dead)
- Barkha Sengupta as Ayesha Haider – Fatima's daughter; Ashish’s first wife; Avni and Aman's mother; Mowgli's grandmother; Mishti's foster grandmother (2016–2017) (Dead)
- Viraf Patel as Ashish Mehta – Dayawanti's elder son; Ketan and Diksha's brother; Ayesha and Neela's ex-husband; Avni and Aman's father; Mowgli's grandfather; Mishti's foster grandfather (2016–2017) (Dead)
Recurring
- Kabir Shah as Mowgli Khanna – Avni and Neil's son; Mishti's foster brother; Aman and Riya's Nephew; Ayesha, Ashish and Shwetha, Prakash grandson; Harleen and Dayawanti's great-grandson (2018)
- Gulfam Khan as Fatima Haider – Ayesha's mother; Avni and Aman's grandmother; Mowgli's great-grandmother; Mishti's foster great-grandmother (2016–2017)
- Gautam Vig as Ali Khan – Avni's best friend; Neil's close friend (2017–2018)
- Shubh Kalra as Child Ali (2016)
- Sushant Mohindru as Aman "Amol" Mehta – Ayesha and Ashish's son; Avni's brother (2017)
- Jahaan Arora as Inspector Dakhal "DD" Dayal – Neil's colleague and friend; Sunheri's love interest (2017–2018)
- Kunwar Amarjeet Singh as Aladdin aka Kabir – Avni's friend (2016)
- Nalini Negi as Riya Mehta – Hetal and Ketan's daughter; Aman and Avni's cousin; Neil's ex-fiancée (2017)
- Sachi Tiwari as Child Riya (2016)
- Anaya Soni as Hetal Mehta – Ketan's wife; Riya's mother (2016–2017)
- Puru Chibber as Ketan Mehta – Dayawanti's younger son; Ashish and Diksha's brother; Riya's father; Ashish's murderer (2016–2017)
- Neelam Sivia as Diksha Mehta – Dayawanti's daughter; Ashish and Ketan's sister; Hansmukh's ex-wife (2016–2017)
- Vivek Madan as Hansmukh Agarwal – Ashish's friend; Diksha's ex-husband (2016)
- Sanjay Swaraj as Prakash Khanna – Harleen's son; Shweta's husband; Neil's father; Mowgli's grandfather; Mishti's foster grandfather (2017–2018)
- Shruti Ulfat as Shweta Khanna – Prakash's wife; Neil's mother; Mowgli's grandmother; Mishti's foster grandmother (2017–2018)
- Neelu Kohli as Harleen Khanna – Prakash's mother; Neil's grandmother; Mowgli's great-grandmother; Mishti's foster great-grandmother (2017–2018)
- Payal Bhojwani as Mishti "Saisha" Pandit Kapoor – Juhi and Vidyut's illegitimate daughter; Avni and Neil's foster daughter; Mowgli's foster sister; Karan's wife (2018)
- Aayesha Vindhara as Child Mishti (2017–2018)
- Zaan Khan as Karan "KK" Kapoor – Film superstar; Kamini and Sharad's son; Mishti's husband (2018)
- Urfi Javed / Poonampreet Bhatia as Juhi Pandit – Neil's ex-girlfriend; Mishti's mother (2017) (Dead)
- Karam Rajpal as Vidyut Pandit – Ragini's son; Mishti's father ; Juhi's murderer 2017–2018) (Dead)
- Manini Mishra as Ragini Pandit – Vidyut's mother; Misti's grandmother; (2017–2018) (Dead)
- Soni Singh as Sunehri – Avni's friend and co-prisoner; DD's love interest (2017–2018)
- Sana Amin Sheikh as Inspector Mitali Sharma – Neil's colleague and friend (2017–2018)
- Prakriti Nautiyal as Tara – Sitara's twin sister; Avni's friend and co-prisoner (2017–2018)
- Pragya Nautiyal as Sitara – Tara's twin sister; Avni's friend and co-prisoner (2017–2018)
- Jayati Bhatia as Kamini Kapoor – Sharad's wife; Karan's mother (2018)
- Mohit Chauhan as Sharad Kapoor – Kamini's husband; Karan's father (2018)
- Bhavesh Balchandani as Samrat – An orphan at Sukoon house (2018)
- Swasti Katyal as Pinki – An orphan at Sukoon house (2018)
- Pawani Sharma as Daisy – An orphan at Sukoon house (2018)
- Priya Tandon as Monica – Avni's rival; Avni, Tara, Sitara and Sunheri's co-prisoner (2017–2018)
- Karan Jagdish Singh as Avni's lawyer (2018)
