Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki: Aishwarya finally reveals why she never wanted to give birth to Mannat

Tonight's Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki episode opens with Shalini cunningly locking Mallika inside the bathroom. Mallika begins yelling for help, panicking as she's trapped.

Meanwhile, Gagan notices Aishwarya nearby and questions her about Mallika's whereabouts. He lies and says Mallika isn't in the room, trying to mislead her. To distract Aishwarya further, he pretends to interrogate her about what she's been up to recently.

Frustrated, Aishwarya loses her temper and argues with him. Gagan then tells her to quickly find Mallika since the puja has started. Aishwarya rushes off to search for her. At the same time, Gagan discreetly sends a message to Mannat.

Gagan exchanges a signal with Shalini, who then unlocks the bathroom door. Mallika steps out, puzzled as to how it opened on its own. While searching for her phone, she finds the situation odd. Gagan, meanwhile, tells himself that everything he's doing is to protect Mallika from Aishwarya.

On the other side, Aishwarya is determined to track down the person who kidnapped her daughter. She angrily thinks about confronting them. But before she can do anything, Mannat arrives and knocks her unconscious.

Later, Vikrant sends Mannat an emotional voice note. In it, he confesses his love and admits he had set up everything to get her to admit her feelings. He pleads with her to meet him one last time at Mezbani and give him another chance.

The scene shifts to Aishwarya regaining consciousness near the seashore. She is horrified to see that her hands and feet are tied. In the darkness, she sees someone approaching. She demands to know who it is. Mannat steps forward and reveals herself.

Aishwarya yells at her, asking how she dared to kidnap her. Mannat forces her to stand up. Aishwarya threatens her, saying she will have to pay for this. But Mannat, visibly angry, reminds her of the significance of that place. She says this is where her own life began — and where it might now end.

Aishwarya is confused and asks what she means. Mannat reveals that this is the very spot where her mother had abandoned her to die. She demands answers from Aishwarya: why did she hire Sunita to pose as her mother? Why did she set fire to the colony? And why is she keeping the truth about Sonia Khanna hidden?

Aishwarya tries to act innocent and denies knowing anything. But Mannat doesn't buy it. She tells Aishwarya that she's aware she orchestrated the entire act. Aishwarya continues to deny the claims.

Mannat then directly confronts her, saying she knows Sunita was paid to pretend to be her mother. She questions who her biological mother really is. Aishwarya, in her mind, realises that Mannat hasn't discovered the complete truth yet. Out loud, she insists that Sunita is Mannat's real mother and claims she never asked her to lie.

Mannat corrects her, revealing that Sunita has a medical condition that makes her incapable of being a mother. She says Aishwarya didn't even bother to check Sunita's medical records before hiring her. She calls it a huge mistake and warns that no matter how much Aishwarya tries to bury the truth, it will eventually come out.

She then pleads with Aishwarya, saying her real mother needs a liver transplant and has only 24 hours left. She begs her to help.

Still, Aishwarya remains firm and refuses to say anything. She tells Mannat that knowing the truth won't help, no one will believe her, not even Vikrant, without solid proof. But Mannat isn't looking to prove anything to anyone. She just wants answers.

To scare Aishwarya into speaking, Mannat threatens to push her into the sea. Finally, under pressure, Aishwarya confesses that she is Mannat's real mother, Sonia Khanna.

Mannat is stunned and refuses to believe it. Aishwarya says she wishes it wasn't true, but it is. Aishwarya reveals that Mannat was her first child, one she never wanted to bring into the world because Mannat was an obstacle in her journey from Sonia Khanna to becoming Aishwarya Rai Singh. She calls Mannat the biggest mistake of her life, something she wished to erase the moment she was born. Mannat is left stunned and silent. Aishwarya goes on to say that she has never accepted Mannat as her own and never will. She declares that she has no relationship with her and only considers Mallika as her daughter.

After a long pause, Mannat recalls everything from the past. Then she speaks up and agrees with Aishwarya, saying she's right that she has only one daughter, Mallika. Because Mannat also no longer wants a mother who doesn't even want her own child.