Without You) is a romantic Pakistani drama television series produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under the banner 7th Sky Entertainment.
Starring Wahaj Ali and Yumna Zaidi in main roles, it rapidly gained immense popularity due to the lead couple's chemistry and its background score.
[4] The story is set in Hyderabad and begins with the village's head, Murtasim Shahnawaz Khan (Wahaj Ali) on a stroll in the fields to discern the progress of the crops when one of the farmers mournfully informs him of the threats they are agonised with and enlightens him of the rising menace to their fields imposed by a cutthroat rival in the village named, Malik Mukhtar (Mehmood Aslam) and his vile son, Malik Zubair (Agha Mustafa Hassan).
Hence, to instill terror and warn his foes of further barbarity against his people and meddling in the village's peace, Murtasim barges into Malik's mansion and threatens to kill his son —thus fueling the red-hot rivalry further.
She's an ambitious and beautiful young girl who wants to pursue higher studies and aspires to become a rightful lawyer like her father, Waqas (Farhan Ally Agha).
Her strong and confident personality makes her stand against social injustices around her, and she never stays back to voice her debate over the disservices of society over innocents.
Being extremely venerated with her regal aura that graces the grand mansion of the Khans, she's customed to heed the problems and sufferings of the people calmly and unriddle suitable solutions for their miseries.
She roams like a delusional lover in his room and touches his walled pictures, claiming that she's the one who would own him in the end no matter how much he runs away from her and dismisses her advances.
It turns out that Murtasim's half-aware of the madly fascinated upswings of Haya regarding him, but he deems her as his younger sister and continues to refuse her in every way.
She doesn't deem that the women of her family should be tolerated to roam in circles of courts but rather be reserved in a womanly chore to which she's entitled.
It's Meerab's birthday shortly and her college friends, Saba (Talia Jan) and Rohail (Subhan Awan), insist on having a party.
On the way to Karachi with Anwar, Murtasim stops his car among the throng of spectators surrounding the public street and goes over to investigate the chaos only to see Meerab manhandling a man who she claims to be abusive with his wife, and her female servant.
Meerab tries hard to make sure her father doesn't view her as culpable and laments over how Murtasim and Anwar dragged her insensately.
Mariam (Hira Soomro), Murtasim's younger sister, tries to make Haya discern the consequences of her far-fetched devotion.
The marriage rituals begin, and Haya in her power tries to disparage Meerab before everyone though Meerub claps back at her after each of her failed tactics.
On the day of the marriage, much to everyone's surprise, Murtasim brings Meerab's foster parents from Karachi himself just to make her feel better but she refuses to acknowledge them.
She proposes a contract to her future husband stating that Murtasim can't ever close upon her and should refrain from making any physical contact with her even after Nikkah, without her consent.
Annoyed at her actions in village including questioning his judgements at Panchayat, Murtasim rashly drives back home with Meerab.
Not being able to see her brother crestfallen, Mariam steps-in to tell Murtasim the truth after which he brings Meerab back and warns his mother from ever treating his wife badly again.
Haya leaves no stone unturned to put Meerab down and she takes the opportunity on one occasion to accompany Murtasim alone to the village.
Haya in order to escape the marriage alliance fixed for her, convinces the man, Naurez (Haris Waheed) that Mariam is in love with him.
Malik Zubair avoids meeting Murtasim face-to-face and continues to assure Mariam and Meerab in confidence of his honorable intentions.
Finding no concrete evidence of Anas being from a good family, Murtasim angrily asks Meerab to toe the line and let Naurez marry Mariam.
Initially, Murtasim refuses to believe that Meerab helped Mariam runaway, however, Haya's video proves his worst fears.
Meerab wanders the streets only to be rescued by a kind man, Farukh (Asim Mehmood), who takes her home to his uncle Khalid and aunt Ruqaiya.
Unable to accept defeat, Haya insults Meerab and Meesam only to be shut down by Murtasim who is shocked at first but embraces his wife and daughter.
The show ends with Meerab starting her law studies to become a lawyer, with the blessings of Maa Begam and Murtasim's support.
[5] It marks the second on-screen collaboration of Wahaj Ali and Yumna Zaidi after Dil Na Umeed To Nahi.
[7] The theme song Kya Hoti Hai Bewafai is sung by Shani Arshad and Nirmal Roy.
The series has received mixed reviews for its storyline, writing, and dialogues, though the performance of Ali, direction and soundtrack were well acclaimed.