Mannat 2nd December 2025 Written Update: The Day Vikrant Turns Cold.
The episode unfolds in a quiet hospital corridor where Vikrant hovers protectively near Vishaka, his mind tangled between pain, guilt, and manipulation. He insists she isn’t allowed to go anywhere. He wants to keep her safe, shield her from everything, and hold onto whatever fragile sense of motherhood he thinks he has rediscovered. Vishaka plays her part with perfect timing. She sighs, pretends to shoulder the blame for stopping his wedding with Mannat, and softly suggests he should move ahead with his life instead of being stuck with her troubles. Vikrant insists that they will talk later, they will fix things, and that she doesn’t have to leave him again. Vishaka keeps tugging at his emotions like invisible strings until his heart goes numb and compliant.
She slowly begins weaving another thread into this emotional trap. She tells him that she understands Mannat. She claims that both women come from difficult lives and carry scars that shaped them. She says every girl wants security and stability, hinting that Mannat might have leaned toward the Saluja family not for love but for safety. Her tone is sympathetic, her words soft, but her intent painfully sharp. Vikrant doesn’t fully understand what she’s trying to say, but the doubt begins forming inside him like a dark seed.
Vishaka keeps pressing on. She brings up the one thing she knows can sway him—Neetu’s acceptance of Mannat. She questions how Neetu, who clearly disliked Mannat earlier, suddenly embraced her wholeheartedly. She says something doesn’t add up, that maybe the two bonded over a common goal: hiding the truth of Vishaka’s past and painting her as the villain. Every word of Vishaka is dipped in poison and yet delivered with the tenderness of a mother recounting old wounds. Vikrant listens, and this time his trust in Mannat begins shaking.
The manipulation hits its peak when Vishaka gently tells him that he shouldn’t throw everything away. She insists that money gives him strength, power, and the ability to protect his mother from further harm. If he walks away from the Saluja empire, he won’t remain their equal anymore. He won’t be able to protect her. The irony is bitter—she is the one destroying him, yet she convinces him everyone else intends to harm her.
Mannat, meanwhile, is nursing Neetu’s shaken heart. Neetu is trembling from the accusations, the guilt, and the shock she endured. Roni brings her medicine, and they try to comfort her. Mannat is already exhausted from running around with evidence and emotional hope, but she doesn’t stop. She asks for Dhairya, and just then Vikrant arrives with a cold tone she hasn’t heard before. He throws the question back at her—why is she asking about him when she should be answering for herself?
Mannat tries to explain that she was worried about Vikrant. But Vikrant doesn’t budge, locked inside the haze Vishaka created. Roni steps in, asking him where he went and why he disappeared without informing the family. Vikrant dodges all that and bluntly asks where his “wife” is, referring to Mannat with a tone that stings.
Mannat gathers strength and presents the evidence she worked so hard to collect. She brings the nurse, the woman ready to confess Vishaka’s truth. But Vikrant cuts her off, refusing to listen. His eyes are filled with cold suspicion, his trust is cracked, and his voice shows he doesn’t want any more explanations.
The police arrive at the mansion, breaking the last thread of calm. They bring paperwork for Dhairya to sign, informing him that an arrest warrant has been issued. Vikrant reveals that he filed a complaint against Neetu—his mother—for attempting to kill Vishaka. He claims the accident happened in front of him, that he saw Neetu’s scarf on the road, and that no one can deny her role in it.
The moment is suffocating. Dhairya looks at Neetu in disbelief. He cannot believe that she could have served such a thing. Neetu’s skin to speak, her weakness drowning her voice. Vikrant keeps repeating that neither Mannat nor Dhairya nor Shruthi nor anyone else can erase what he witnessed. His pain transforms into stubborn anger.
Dhairya refuses to sign the arrest papers. He says that Vishaka is staging another drama, and Vikrant is falling for it again. Vikrant declares that Vishaka is his mother, and he will not allow the Saluja phratry to bully her any longer. Neetu, who raised him, nurtured him, and did it for him beyond measure, stands silently as the boy she called down slips through her fingers.
The brothers clash—Dhairya trying to bring clarity and insight, Vikrant fueled by emotions that are not even his own. The misunderstanding spirals into a painful argument. Neetu shivers, living her worst nightmare. Vikrant asks her why she did it, forcing her to explain something she didn’t even do. And just when it seems Vikrant might calm down, Keerath blurts out that Neetu did step out earlier and returned. She claims Neetu was upset and tried to take her life, feeding directly into Aishwarya and Vishaka’s trap.
