Aik aur Pakeezah

I'm back with another drama and this one is not a kdrama, it's a Pakistani drama called Aik aur Pakeezah. Female lead named Pakeezah played by Sehar Khan from her famous drama Fairy Tale. Actually, she is an educated, independent and confident young woman studying law with dreams of becoming a lawyer. Male lead named Faraz played by Nameer Khan is an engineer. They first met at a wedding and maybe both fell for each other at first sight. Pakeezah got failed a lot of times in law exam, but finally this time she passed it and everyone was so happy including Faraz. So, they both decided to have a lunch as she had to give him treat of passing the exam. They are not engaged yet, but they know each other very well, they love each other but she said they would do the touching and all only after their wedding. So, they were just eating peacefully at the restaurant and then the villain saw them. Actually, the villain held Pakeezah's hand in the market one day, so she slapped him in return and then came the male fragile ego. So, they both got scared and went into a room of that restaurant but villain follows them inside too and attacks them with a gun. He recorded their private video at gunpoint. That video is manipulated and leaked online. It goes viral in no time and this one click destroys everything. As we all know, anyone's sin becomes everyone's business on internet. After this, both families panic. To save "honour" and stop society's taunts, they forced Pakeezah and Faraz into marriage at night - as damage control. Even though both are victims, society punishes them differently. Faraz faces shame but still can go out. Pakeezah had to face complete isolation, her family cuts ties, and now she can't go to university. She becomes " that girl whose video went viral with a boy in a hotel room" but nobody bothered to know the whole story. The second half is her legal battle. She decides not to hide anymore. With the help of Barrister Saman - a strong-willed female lawyer, she files a case under PECA (Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act). This drama shows how hard it is for victims to get justice, police asking victim-blaming questions, digital traces that never disappears, institutions that doesn't understand cybercrime. It also shows male victimhood through Faraz. His trauma is ignored because "men should be strong" but he also suffers anxiety, job less, shame. In the end, Pakeezah turns into a survivor from a victim, fighting in court and trying to reclaim her identity not as "viral girl" but as a lawyer again. Her family also decided to support her through all this and they (Pakeezah and Faraz) are happily ever after.