Waaris (English: The Heir) is an Indian Hindi drama television series based on the practice of Bacha posh and broadcast on &TV from 16 May 2016 to 1 December 2017.

Amba Pawania, a Punjabi mother, is forced to raise her third daughter Manpreet as a boy in efforts to keep peace in the village and prevent her violent brother-in-law Jagan from taking the leadership position, but in process of hiding the identity of Manpreet she faces many challenges.

As Amba unfortunately delivers a daughter, she lies that she is her son and raises her as a boy, becoming a protective mother for him due to the gender inequality.

Amba has brought Manpreet up as Mannu to keep Charan's title and doesn't want Jagan to become the village leader.

Urmimala Banerjee of Bollywood Life has commented "Waaris has the feel of the JP Dutta films of the 80s – earthy, masculine and dramatic.

According to the makers, it is based on the tradition of Bacha Posh, which is quite prevalent in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

With supernatural sagas and family dramas ruling TV, Waaris has a newer theme.