Muqabil

A story of Parisa who’s a quiet girl and extremely reserved, she has a dominant mother who is full of herself and self-made. Parisa however, gets married to a middle class man Armaan whom she really likes and find her sanity in him. The kick is that this really confuses him that why would a girl who’s as rich as her would opt Armaan has her life partner. The two tie the knot, but the twist comes in when Parisa confesses to Armaan that the cause of her marriage with him was a man who raped her back when she was young.

Directed by Fahad Mustafa, Muqabil leans on a strong ensemble — Kubra Khan, Asif Raza Mir, Mohsin Abbas Haider — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2016.