The heroic Sheena

While Zoya is the cheerful, bubbly character is lovable because of her jovial nature, the audience feels a certain deeper respect for Sheena. Given the manner in which a broken marriage is looked down upon in Pakistani society, it can be said that Sheena has been through hell and back and still stands strong. She depicts the emotions of a broken woman and emerges as a heroic character.

Sheena clearly has feelings for Dr. Ahmer which is seen in her desire to look presentable to him as she enters his office. But, more than just romantic feelings, she has a strong bond of friendship with him as well; he is her go-to person and while, her love is unrequited, he does serve his duty as a friend. When she has lost all hope, “andhairay main rehna hai tou akelay hee rehloon gee”, he is the one who supports her as she tells Dr.Irfan, “who mera sahara hain and hamesha rahain gai”

Sheena is seen as a pragmatic character; she is a skilled professional but, she knows the place of women in society. Given her age, she realizes her options are limited and we see that she has internalized society’s views on marriage. She loves Ahmer but, she marries Dr.Jalal because, he can provide her and cares about her. However, all other relationships in the drama consist of companionship- Ahmer and Zoya, Irfan and Anji but, Sheena does not get that from her marriage.

Sheena also has a lot of self-respect. When Dr.Jalal comes to ask for her forgiveness, she tells him that she cannot share and that, “Maine kabhi kissi sai khairaat nahin lee”. She would rather die than to live with the shame of what happened to her. But, it is this belief in herself that allows her to deal with what she went through and emerge out of it as a strong individual who takes her destiny into her own control.