Laapata () is a 2021 Pakistani drama television series, produced by Momina Duraid under her banner MD Productions and directed by Khizer Idrees. It stars Ayeza Khan, Sarah Khan, Ali Rehman Khan, and Gohar Rasheed in leading roles.
Plot
The story revolves around three characters of the same household; Geeti, a tiktoker (played by Ayeza Khan), Falak, a badminton player (played by Sarah Khan) and Shams a gambler and later a millworker (played by Ali Rehman Khan). Geeti and Falak are first cousins and Shams' family was taken in by them when they were children. Falak and Shams are deeply in love and consult their family for marriage, to which they agree. Meanwhile, Geeti and her friend Nasreen (played by Inaya Khan) are scheming and trying their best to get Geeti and Shams together. Geeti has feelings for Shams, but it was more so her rivalry with Falak that caused this ruckus. Nevertheless, after many failed attempts at winning Shams over, Falak and Shams get engaged. Everything is going well until Shams gets caught in one of his gambling schemes. Shams became involved with a don in the gambling scene (who was also a cop) and was arrested after not being able to pay his dues from losing a bet. Through this illegal arrest, he was unrightfully sentenced for many years under terrorism instead for gambling. This was done by the same cop and gambler that Shams lost against (played by Saife Hassan). Shams was "Laapata" and nobody knew where he went.
After two years, after winning the badminton championship, Falak decided to get a job, where she meets Daniyal, her boss (played by Mirza Gohar Rasheed). Daniyal is interested in Falak and proposes to her to which she rejects. However, after slowly winning her over and after losing any hope of Shams' return, Daniyal and Falak get married in an intimate ceremony, after which they relocate to Islamabad, where Daniyal works and resides. After many spurs of weird behaviors from Daniyal it is revealed that he is mentally unwell and is seeing a therapist and takes medications to control his anger. Meanwhile, Geeti is making successful Tik Toks, but also falls in love with an online friend, only to get robbed of her mother's jewelry.
In Islamabad, during a party, Falak learns from some of Daniyal's friends that Daniyal was married before, but ended up divorced. Rumour has it that Daniyal actually murdered his ex-wife because he suspected that she was cheating on him and couldn't control his anger. In Karachi, after a visit to Shams' prison cell by survey cops, they discover that he was wrongfully sentenced by the same cop two years ago. This is discovered due to an ongoing investigation after the murder of the same cop that sentenced Shams for terrorism. Shams is immediately bailed and sent home. After two years, Shams returns home and is shocked and saddened to learn of Falak's marriage. After a confronting phone call from an upset Falak, Shams decides to move on and finds a job in a local factory as a millworker supervisor. Geeti asks her mother to get her engaged to Shams as now Falak has cleared her path. Her mother initially hesitates because of Shams' past but agrees and talks to Shams's parents. They also agreed and Shams and Geeti get engaged.