Sang-e-Mar Mar (, ), previously titled Daasi, is a Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV from 1 September 2016 to 9 March 2017. It stars Nauman Ijaz, Sania Saeed, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Kubra Khan in leading roles with Omair Rana, Paras Masroor, Uzma Hassan, Tipu Sharif and Kaif Ghaznavi in supporting roles. It is directed by Saife Hassan and written by Mustafa Afridi. Focuses on the honour culture in tribal areas, it states that how love and revenge annihilates relations.
A spiritual successor titled Sang-e-Mah aired on the same channel from January 2022 to July 2022.
Synopsis
Sang-e-Mar Mar is centred around childhood friends Shireen and Aurang. Shireen mistakenly believes that Aurang is the love of her life since their youth, even though they have not seen each other for many years. Aurang, much to the disapproval of his father, has moved to the city to study and is completely unaware of Shireen's love for him. He has feelings for Palwasha, his brother-in-law's sister. Other important characters include Aurang's sister (Bano) and her husband (Torah), Aurang's mother (Shameem), father (Gulistan Khan), and brothers (Saifullah and Goher).
Plot
Sang-e-Mar Mar follows a Pashtun family, which is headed by Gulistan Khan and his wife Shameem. They have three sons—Safiullah, Aurang, and Goher—and a daughter, Bano. The drama begins with the death of Gulistan's aged father Baran Khan whom he kills with his own hands at Baran's request.
Gulistan follows strict Pashtun traditions, such as avoiding western clothing, which is considered a threat to Pashtun traditional values. Gulistan's youngest son Aurang was sent to Peshawar University and, unlike his elder siblings, possesses urban and literal views. His only emotional attachment is to his mother, who is the reason he often visits his village Garhi Baran.
A second storyline involves Shireen (nicknamed Shiri), the younger sister of Saif-ur-Rehman, a contractor. Shireen lives with her elder brother and his scheming and selfish wife, Pari. As a child, Shireen had a crush on Aurang when they studied at the same madrasa, but since both families live in different villages and Saif-ur-Rehman despises Gulistan, it has been difficult for Shireen and Aurang to interact.
The third storyline involves Gulistan Khan's daughter, Shehr Bano (nicknamed Bano), who is in an forced marriage with Torah Khan (her cousin) by his late grandfather. Bano is an abusive wife who hates her husband, as she feels she is too beautiful for him (because of her light skin and "pure" Pashtun heritage). Torah is Gulistan's nephew, and is ostracized by the family due to his mother's Bengali heritage.
The storylines converge with Gulistan's second son Goher, a womanizer who sets his sights on Durkhanay (Shireen's friend). He writes love letters to Durkhanay, who falls in love with him and confides to Shireen. Shireen warns Durkhanay in vain that he is conning her. Pari, Shireen's sister-in-law, manipulates Shireen. Torah finds out about Goher's love affair and sends one of his spies, Bulbul, after him. Goher meets Durkhanay by a stream where he tries to trap Durkhanay but she refuses to show her veiled face. Goher asks Durkhanay to meet him again next week, and gifts her with bangles and a ('braid band').
Bulbul sees Goher and Durkhanay together. When she leaves for her home, Bulbul starts spying on her. Durkhanay goes to Shireen's home (typically known as Saif-ur-Rehman's home), and Bulbul mistakenly assumes that Shireen is the girl, and reports back to Torah. Meanwhile, Durkhanay shows Shireen the bangles and and asks her to keep the for herself. Despite Shireen's protests, Durkhanay ties the in Shireen's braid. A village midwife arrives at Shireen's home to see Pari, who is pregnant. The woman, Gul, sells and recognizes the in Shireen's braid. She tells Pari that Gulistan's son bought the from her some days ago for someone, and suggests Shireen must be having an affair with him. Pari plans to tell Saif-ur-Rehman so that Shireen is married off as soon as possible.