Habs, the magical story of Ayesha and Basit and their journey to finding each other in themselves.
Feroze Khan as Basit Salman
Scarred and embittered from a childhood spent battling with loneliness and the trauma of abandonment, Basit Salman Khan had looked to his father alone for love. With the death of Salman, he suddenly realises his father's will stretched beyond the grave and by a cruel twist of fate, Basit finds himself in the sudden need of a wife. Having long determined never to tie himself in a relationship that he knew could only bring grief, pain and betrayal, Basit finds himself struggling with everything he has always believed in as he forces himself to woo Soha, daughter of his father's dear friend, and a girl his father had wished him to marry. However, despite Basit's attempts, Soha sees his rush to get married as Basit exerting control over her. Never one to be influenced by others or forced to do anything against her will, Soha breaks off their engagement, leaving Basit in the crisis the one clause in his father's will had drawn him in.
Basit ignores his mother's attempts to help him extricate himself from this situation and in desperate need to stop Sadia from trying to persuade him into marrying a girl of her choice, he announces that he is already married to his P.A., Ms. Ayesha Sadiq. A man of power and influence, Basit finds it easy enough to convince Ayesha's family into agreeing to this marriage. It is only a matter of time before he finds himself married to Ayesha. The crisis resolves itself and Basit is freed from the noose the will had put around his neck. However, is he ready to face this new relationship that he has entered into? He has willingly brought Ayesha into his life but will he let her into his heart?
Ushna Shah as Ayesha Sadiq
Having experienced struggle and need for almost half her life, Ayesha Sadiq had seen her elder sister Bano make one sacrifice after another for the sake of the family. Yet no sacrifice seemed to be enough in the eyes of her mother. Ayesha could understand Qudsia's bitterness and insecurity and feel the anxieties of a woman trying to hold a family of five women together. Yet Ayesha's heart bled for Bano especially as she saw Bano's struggle to hold on to the love of her life while her mother remained unconvinced of her sincerity in fulfilling the responsibilities towards her mother, aunt and sisters.
Ayesha, a bright student with a scholarship under her belt, decides to let go of her dream of studying further and instead take on Bano's responsibility. Ayesha knew once she started earning, Bano would be free to marry Talal, the man who had become everything to her elder sister. However, man's plans are rendered void before the plans of Destiny. Ayesha's good intentions do not stop her sister and Talal's relationship from breaking up. Interference from the families on either end sees to it. Ayesha meanwhile settles into her job, appreciating the work ethics and culture of the company she has been hired by. Life would have gone on as she had always known it to. However, a sudden announcement from her boss, Basit Salman Khan, changes everything. Ayesha finds herself in a situation she had never thought she would be in. Having long decided she would never marry, Ayesha finds herself ironically being convinced into consenting to this marriage. Bano's advice guides her into taking a decision while Basit Sir's assurance that nothing will change with their marriage, finally convinces her. However, following her marriage, things start to look less simple. Married to a man who has shuttered his heart, Ayesha now grapples with her inner torment as she tries to figure out her place in his life.
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