Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay (Urdu: ہم کہاں کے سچے تھے) (English literal: As if we were truthful) is a Pakistani drama television series based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad.

Directed by Farooq Rind, the serial is co-produced by Soul Fry Films and MD Productions.

One day, Mehreen's dad (Omair Rana) gets caught by his wife Rabia (Laila Wasti) for fraud and stealing her jewellery to buy drugs.

Mashal overhears her parents saying that Mansoor is a drug addict and says so to Mehreen, causing them to argue and begin to hate each other.

With the loss of her parents, she has no support, except for her aunt Saleha (Huma Nawab), who is Aswad's mother.

Her friends admire her, making Mashal envious.Saleha is the sole person who knows Mehreen's reality and loves her dearly, like a daughter.

She is jealous because he still likes Mehreen, and feeds him false information about her, claiming that she smokes and has many boyfriends.

Aswad gets brainwashed by Mashal and begins to dislike Mehreen, thinking that his once best friend is going rogue.

Mashal finds out about this and tells Saffwan about Mehreen's past including her father's drug addiction.

Due to the trauma of being falsely accused, Mehreen starts to hallucinate about her father in jail.

After a series of events, Aswad forces Mehreen to sign an affidavit, stating that she killed Mashal.

But the stress of the false statement gives Mehreen a nervous breakdown, and she has to be admitted to the hospital.

Shagufta calls Aswad to inform him that she is going to dispose of Mehreen's things, which are still in her house.

Aswad is shocked after hearing this and asks Mehreen for forgiveness, promising to love her like he did in his childhood.

Later, Mehreen continues her incomplete degree with full support from Aswad, and they start a new life together.

The project was first announced by Zainab Qayyum in late-March 2021 who confirmed on Instagram being part of the serial along with Kubra Khan, directed by Farooq Rind.

[8][9][10] While writing for The News International, Maheen Zia termed some of the events regarding the character Aswad as unrealistic.

[12] A reviewer from DAWN Images praised the performances of the actors and introduction of mental therapy in the plot, but mentioned the toxicity of Mukhtar's character and suicide portrayal as the negative aspect.