The Ashars of Pakistani dramas are slowly turning into better ‘humsafars’ and that is something to celebrate!
This week, hit family drama Cheekh saw the entry of a new character Shayan (played by Emmad Irfani), who is the husband of lead character Mannat (Saba Qamar).
Shayan has returned from the States because his family is in turmoil. At his sister Haya's engagement, her friend Nayab (Ushna Shah) was murdered and Mannat disclosed that it was in fact their younger brother Wajih (Bilal Abbas Khan) who committed the crime. While the family ganged up on Mannat for the accusation, Shayan did something different.
Shayan is the anti-Ashar (from Humsafar); someone who believes in his wife and doesn’t automatically assume the worst of her just because his family says so. Yawar is no Farida Aunty (again, from Humsafar), but he’s about as close as one can get to a male version of her.
So, what's new in Cheekh?
In a last bid to save Wajih from going to jail, Yawar (Aijaaz Aslam) goes to see Mannat’s mother (Gul-e-Rana) to see if she can talk Mannat into taking back the FIR. Unfortunately for him, she is not successful.
Haya's fiancé Asad goes to see Nayab's father and tries to figure out what happened, after which he breaks off his engagement with Haya (Azekah Daniel). After spending two nights in jail, Wajih is out on bail and starts playing the victim. His newest plan is to make everyone believe that Asad and Mannat were having an affair that Nayab found out about – which is why either Asad killed Nayab or had someone else do it.