Neeyat (Urdu: نیت) (English: Intention) is a 2011 Pakistani romantic-drama television series, produced by Samina Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under the production banner Six Sigma Entertainment.
[2][3] It marks the debut of the now-highest paid actress, Mahira Khan, on television and her first collaboration with Humayun Saeed; the second being the film Bin Roye and its TV version.
Set in New York, the series tells the story of a Pakistani citizen, Sikandar (Humayun Saeed), who is living and working on a temporary visa.
Upon finding out that Sikandar's visa has been made redundant and faced with the possibility of him moving back to Pakistan, Ayla proposes that he marry an American citizen--- a contract marriage that will allow him to remain in the country.
It so happens that she runs into Mariam, an American of Pakistani origin who works as a part-time waitress and is a struggling actor barely making ends meet.
The proposition of having a place to live and money in exchange for a contract marriage seems like a lottery win for Mariam, and she immediately agrees to it.