'Identity') is a Pakistani television social drama series that debuted on Hum TV on 5 August 2014.
It is written and directed by Amna Nawaz Khan and produced by Momina Duraid.
The show stars Maya Ali, Fahad Mirza and Noor Hassan Rizvi in pivotal roles.
The story revolves around a young girl named Qurratulain (Maya Ali) (nicknamed Annie), a devout and practising Muslim.
She usually faces strong criticism and objections from her family members over her obsession with being a dutiful Muslim, especially from her liberal-thinking mother.
[5] As time progresses, Annie develops feelings for her first cousin Hashim (Noor Hassan Rizvi).
With a broken heart, Hashim leaves for England for higher studies, where he befriends Rohaan (Fahad Mirza).
Rohaan has a pleasant, fun-loving personality but also believes in adhering to religious teachings.
Rohaan's friendship gradually changes Hashim, his attitude towards life and religion.
Shanakht is a story of a girl, Qurratulain, or Annie (Maya Ali), from a modern/liberal family.
With a broken heart, Hashim leaves for England for higher studies, where he befriends Rohaan (Fahad Mirza).
Rohaan's family has fixed his marriage date with a girl named Esha, but they are unaware of his new look.
A new proposal comes, and to appear in front of them, Huma(Ainny's mother) tells her not to wear a hijab.
After this, she tells Huma that there is a charming man whom Annie is waiting for and that he would soon entire her life upon Allah's choice.
The next morning Annie asks her father Ajmat if she wants to join her office, and through this, she can prove that Hijaab is not a painful thing for women.
Kashaf tells everyone about Haris and gets engaged to him, making Ajmat and Huma happy for both their daughters.
Rohaan gets so impressed with her personality that he asks his parents to take a marriage proposal.
This decision disturbs Huma, Kashaf, Rohaan's mother and his sisters Bina and Zubia.
After her wedding, when Annie goes to her room, her mother-in-law tells her that she always hated her and this marriage was only due to Rohaan's decision and that now she has to live according to her.
Rohaan tells his parents that he has to attend a convention for his course and asks Annie to work for his office.
Haris' dad tells him that his company has faced a loss because of him, and only Rohaan can handle this.
Rohaan's mother finally accepts Annie as her daughter-in-law and Zubia's marriage takes place.
These episode sequences show that Hashim regrets rejecting Annie's proposal and wants Faryal to be a good daughter-in-law.
Upon reaching more episodes, the series eventually grew in TRP ratings and got the highest achievement on Hum TV.
[6] Critically, Zainab Waseem noted that the drama reinforced what she described as inaccurate stereotypes about the Pakistani elite as being liberal and unreligious.
[7] The drama is inspired by Haya from the most famous novel "Jannat Kay Pattay" written by Nemrah Ahmed.
Shanakht'si title song is sung by Midhat, composed by Shani Haider the OST was released after the pilot episode and was appreciated.