Khwaish, or so called Khwaahesh, was an Indian soap opera that aired on Sony Entertainment Television

Sony Entertainment Television (India)

This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...

 (Global) from Monday - Thursday at 7:30pm and on ARY Digital

ARY Digital

ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

 (Pakistan Only) from Monday - Thursday at 9:30pm. It was telecasted (of course) in India and Pakistan. The serial concluded quickly due to its falling popularity...
It is now airing on Ariana TV, which is an Afghan channel... though it has recently ended on Ariana TV as well and is replaced with the serial "Mitwa".

Plot

The story of this show is based on an Indian Muslim girl Afreen, who is living with her family abroad. Just like most traditional Indian girls, Afreen is a simple girl with a simple dream. Her dream is to get married, have her first child, and live a happy life. She does get what she dreams about, but unfortunately her husband passes away and circumstances lead her to marry her brother-in-law, who has never approved Afreen to be his 'legal' wife. Therefore, the next eight weeks will change her life forever! But Azaan and Afreen start loving each other.

The following is the 'Shayari' of this serial:

Kehte hain...

Har kisi ko muqammal jahaan nahi milta
aasamaa nahi milta

Mujhe pyaar toh mila, meri bhi khwaish poori toh hui par

Poori hokar bhi adhoori – Khwaish…

Main characters

Hussain Family

• Yasir Hussain - oldest son (married to Naz Khan)

• Afreen Hussain Khan - oldest daughter (first married to Kabir Khan and then Azaan Khan)

• Nasreen Hussain Khan - middle daughter (marries Mahzar)

• Tamreen Hussain - youngest daughter

• Naz Khan Hussain - daughter in law, married to Yasir

Khan Family

• Shahnabaz Khan- father

• Zareen Khan - mother

• Kabir Khan - oldest child (married to Afreen, supposedly died)

• Azaan Khan - (married to Afreen after Kabir "dies")

• Mahzar Khan (marries Nasreen)

• Salman Khan - (adopted son)

• Naz Khan Hussain - (youngest in the family)

• Afreen Hussain Khan - married to Kabir, then Azaan

• Ishmit Appa

• Khala

• Masooma - Kabir, Azaan, etc.'s cousin

Cast

• Priya Bathija
  Priya Bathija
  Priya Ashok Bathija, better known as Priya Bathija, is an Indian television actress. She is best known for the protagonist role of Afreen Hussain Khan in the Balaji serial, Khwaish, a drama based on an Indian Muslim family in Dubai. She currently essays the role of Ganga Walia in the Zee TV drama...
  
   - Afreen Hussain Khan

• Syed Yasir Shah - Azaan Khan

• Sumeet Sachdev
  Sumeet Sachdev
  Sumeet Sachdev is an Indian actor, producer and director. He's most popularly known as Gautam "Gomzy" Virani the oldest son of Tulsi Virani in the popular Indian television serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Sachdev made his directorial debut in his short film Rehman Saheb Ko Phone Karna...
  
   - Kabir Khan/Kamran

• Anju Mahendru
  Anju Mahendru
  -Personal life and education:Mahendru was born in Dehradun. She is famed for her relationship with famous Bollywood star Rajesh Khanna and was briefly engaged to cricket player Gary Sobers.-Career:...
  
   - Zarin Khan

• Nandish Sandhu
  Nandish Sandhu
  Nandish Sandhu is an Indian television actor. Nandish made his stint in Star Plus's Kasturi as Raunak Sabarwal. Later he entered channel Sony Entertainment Television's Khwaish to play the role of Yasir...
  
  - Yasir Hussain

• Indraneel Bhattacharya - Shahnawaz Khan

• Ragesh Asthanaa - Hadi Hussain

• Mohammad Behzaad Khan

• Ekta Sharma - Naaz Khan Hussain

• Aradhana Uppal

• Avinash Sachdev- Salman (actor from a famous Hindi serial Choti Bahu)

• Zarin Roshan

• Anwar Khan

• Nasreen Hussain (Afreen's sister)

• Tamreen Hussain (Afreen's sister)

• Anjali Mukhi- Naila Hussain

External links

• Nandish Sandhu aka Yasir Interview