The insane and
archaic discrimination against women’s freedom, equality and the protection of
women's rights takes centre stage in Zee World’s new series The Heir, which
replaces Twist of Fate on Sunday, June 9.
The show's Hindi
title is Waaris, which means Heir.
The Heir is
described as a social thriller and tells the story of Amba Pawaniya (played by
Aarti Singh) whose daughter Manpreet lives her life on the brink of death
because she's a girl.
Plot
Amba is a
pregnant widow to the former chieftain, Charan - a benevolent leader. He loses
his life in a battle with an opposing clan and Jagan, his brother, takes over
from him as the chief but their styles of leadership are very different.
Amba vows that
she is pregnant with a son who will take over the chieftainship.
The family
matriarch promises to kill the child if it turns out to be a girl. Faced with
two insurmountable threats, Amba, after giving birth to a girl, lies about the
gender of her child.
She announces
that she has given birth to a boy. Lying about a child’s gender is one thing,
the challenge of keeping this lie up on a daily basis is quite another.
She is faced
with her mother-in-law’s impatience, her brother-in-law’s threats and her
daughter’s frustration at having to grow up as a boy.
The concept of
girls and women dressing as boys and men to protect themselves and their
families is a cultural practice in Afghanistan known as Bacha posh.
Amba must raise
her girl as a boy in order to keep her reign. But for how long can she keep up
with the charade? Find out as the series premieres on Sunday, June 9 at 20h00.
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