Bhagya Lakshmi () is an Indian television series which premiered on 3 August 2021 on Zee TV and digital platform ZEE5. Produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, the show stars Aishwarya Khare and Rohit Suchanti.

Premise
The show revolves around Lakshmi, a kind-hearted naive girl from a village who gets married to a businessman named Rishi Oberoi. However things take a turn when Lakshmi learns the truth of her marriage.

Plot 
Lakshmi Bajwa is a kind and naive Punjabi Hindu girl from a village who believes in helping others. After the death of her parents, she and her younger sisters, Shalu and Bani, are taken to Mumbai by their greedy aunt, Rano Bajwa. Rano tries to get Lakshmi married to a drunkard driver, Balwinder, so that she could usurp Lakshmi's father's property, as his last wish was to see Lakshmi happily married. Lakshmi saves the life of Rishi Oberoi, an industrialist. Rishi's mother, Neelam, gets them married. After marriage, Lakshmi falls in love with Rishi but discovers that their marriage is a sham for one year to keep his death at bay. Rishi had "Markesh Dosh" in his horoscope which brings life threatening troubles to his life, and to save him, Neelam had got him married to her, as her horoscope was lucky for him. Lakshmi realises Rishi is planning to marry his girlfriend, Malishka, after one year by divorcing her. So, Lakshmi divorces him. Rishi realises his love for her and confesses his feelings but Lakshmi rejects him and so that he could marry Malishka for Neelam's happiness. The Oberois fix Lakshmi's alliance with a rich businessman, Vikrant Kakkar. Soon, Rishi discovers that Vikrant is already married to, Saloni, who was pretending to be his sister-in-law.

Cast

Main 
 Aishwarya Khare as Lakshmi Bajwa: (formerly Oberoi) Kuljeet and Manoj's eldest daughter; Shalu and Bani's sister; Neha's cousin; Rishi's ex–wife; Vikrant's ex–fiancee (2021–present)
 Rohit Suchanti as Rishi Oberoi: Neelam and Virendra's son; Sonia's brother; Ahana, Ayush and Devika's cousin; Lakshmi's ex-husband; Maliskha's ex–boyfriend (2021–present)

Recurring
 Mohit Malhotra as Vikrant Kakkar: Anjana and Puneet's son; Saloni's husband; Lakshmi's ex–fiance (2023)
 Munira Kudrati as Shalini "Shalu" Bajwa: Kuljeet and Manoj's second daughter; Lakshmi and Bani's sister; Neha's cousin; Ayush's love interest (2021–present)
 Aman Gandhi as Ayushmaan "Ayush" Chopra: Karishma and Manpreet's son; Ahana's elder brother; Rishi, Sonia and Devika's cousin; Shalu's love interest (2021–present)
 Maera Mishra as Malishka Bedi: Abhay and Kiran's daughter; Sonal's best-friend; Viraj's former best friend turned former fiancée; Rishi's ex–girlfriend and obsessive one-sided-lover (2021–present)
 Manasi Bhanushali as Bani Bajwa: Kuljeet and Manoj's youngest daughter; Lakshmi and Shalu's sister; Neha's cousin (2021–present)
 Smita Bansal as Neelam Oberoi: Virendra's wife; Rishi and Sonia's mother; Ayush, Ahana and Devika's aunt (2021–present)
 Uday Tikekar as Virendra "Veer" Oberoi: Harleen and Vishwas's younger son; Karishma and Mahendra's brother; Neelam's husband; Rishi and Sonia's father; Ayush, Ahana and Devika's uncle; Lakshmi's father-figure (2021–present)
 Neena Cheema as Harleen Oberoi: Vishwas's widow; Karishma, Virendra and Mahendra's mother; Rishi, Sonia, Ahana, Ayush and Devika's grandmother(2021–present)
 Shivani Jha as Sonia Oberoi: Neelam and Virendra's daughter; Rishi's sister; Ahana, Ayush and Devika's cousin (2021–present)
 Parul Chaudhary as Karishma Oberoi: Harleen and Vishwas's daughter; Virendra and Mahendra's sister; Manpreet's ex-wife; Ahana and Ayush's mother; Rishi, Sonia and Devika's aunt (2021–present)
 Hemant Thatte as Manpreet Chopra: Karishma's ex-husband; Ahana and Ayush's father (2021)
 Aditi Shetty as Ahana Chopra: Karishma and Manpreet's daughter; Ayush's younger sister; Rishi, Sonia and Devika's cousin (2021–present)
 Bebika Dhurve as Devika Oberoi: Mahendra's daughter; Rishi, Sonia, Ayush and Ahana's cousin (2021–2023)
 Massheuddin Qureshi as Preetam Bajwa: Manoj's brother; Rano's husband; Neha's father; Lakshmi, Shalu and Bani's uncle (2021–2022)
 Neha Prajapati as Rano Bajwa: Preetam's wife; Neha's mother; Lakshmi, Shalu and Bani's aunt (2021–present)
 Avantika Chaudhary / Tasneem Khan / Urmimala Sinha Roy as Neha Bajwa: Rano and Preetam's daughter; Lakshmi, Shalu and Bani's cousin; Rishi and Ayush's former one-sided-lover (2021–2022) / (2022) / (2022–present)
 Karan Kaushal Sharma as Abhay Bedi: Kiran's husband; Malishka's father (2021–present)
 Karuna Verma as Kiran Bedi: Abhay's wife; Malishka's mother; Neelam's friend (2021–present)
 Kavita Banerjee as Sonal: Malishka's best friend (2022–2023)
 Ankit Bhatia as Balwinder "Ballu" Sood: Lakshmi's ex-fiancé and obsessive one-sided lover; Rishi's former driver; Kamali's husband (2021–2023)
 Melanie Pais as Inspector Durga (2022)
 Akash Choudhary as Viraj Singhania: Malishka's former best friend and ex-fiancée (2021)
 Kaushal Kapoor as Darshan: Lakshmi's employer (2022)
 Mridula Oberoi as Kalyani: Lakshmi's boss (2022)
 Virendra Saxena as Manoj Bajwa: Preetam's brother; Kuljeet's husband; Lakshmi, Shalu and Bani's; Neha's uncle (2021) (Dead)
 Firdaush as Arnav: A talented kick boxer and swimmer (2022)
 Neelu Dogra as Kuljeet Bajwa: Manoj's wife; Lakshmi, Shalu and Bani's mother; Neha's aunt (2021) (Dead)
 Syed Ashraf Karim as Gurucharan Anand: Manoj's friend and accountant (2021)
 Jyoti Mukherjee / Rajani Gupta  as Anjana Kakkar: Puneet's wife; Vikrant's mother (2023) / (2023)
 Shraddha Jaiswal as Saloni Kakkar: Vikrant's wife (2023)
 Sandeep Kapoor as Puneet Kakkar: Anjana's husband; Vikrant's father (2023)
 Girish Thapar as Pandit: Neelam consulted him for Rishi's safety (2021)

Special appearances
 Sriti Jha as Pragya Mehra
 Shabir Ahluwalia as Abhishek Mehra
 Shraddha Arya as Dr. Preeta Arora Luthra
 Dheeraj Dhoopar as Karan Luthra
 Anjum Fakih as Srishti Arora Luthra
 Supriya Shukla as Sarala Arora
 Anisha Hinduja as Rakhi Luthra
 Abhishek Kapoor as Sameer Luthra

Production

Casting

Khare and Suchanti were finalised to reprise their roles as leads in May 2021 itself, but due to the lockdown in Maharashtra, they signed the contract only in June.

Filming

The filming and production began on 14 June 2021 in Film City, Mumbai.

Awards and nominations

Adaptations

References

External links
 
 Official Website

Kumkum Bhagya
Balaji Telefilms television series
Zee TV original programming
Hindi-language television shows
Kalakar Awards winners
Indian drama television series
Indian television soap operas
2021 Indian television series debuts
Television shows set in Mumbai
Indian romance television series
Indian television spin-offs