The Series Stars its leading roles with Mawra Hocane as Sammi, Adnan Siddiqui as Rashid Chand, Rehan Sheikh as Chaudhry Rab Nawaz, Sania Saeed as Chandni, Bilal Khan as Aaliyan, Ahad Raza Mir as Salar, Saman Ansari as Salima, Madiha Rizvi as Zulekha Chaudhry and Nadia Afghan as Naheed.
It was co-created and co-produced by the creative head Momina Duraid with Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs. The show was first aired on Hum TV, as a part of night programming all under Duraid's production company.[3] It premiered in Pakistan, UK, USA and UAE with same premier date and timings.
Series opens in the village Rahim Yar Khan with the story of a young educated girl Sammi Jutt who was getting married to Pervaiz Chaudhry, on the day of her Nikkah her brother Waqas demanded extra payment for their Mahr Payment (a promised amount of money paid by groom) from Pervaiz which led to a physical dispute between them after which Waqas killed Pervaiz in anger.
After the cancellation of marriage Pervaiz's father Chaudhry Fazal assisted his younger brother Chaudhary Rab Nawaz (a high positioned political leader and a feudal lord of Rahimabad area of district Rahim Yar Khan) for justice who ordars to kill Waqas for justice. However Sammi's parents begged Choudhary Rab Nawaz for their Son's life and offered their daughter as a Vanni - particularly selling her off for honour killing for the sake of their Son.
Choudhary Rab Nawaz accepts to their offer and announces Sammi as a Vanni in the entire village. However to save Sammi's future, Choudhary Fazal denies to accept her as Vanni which leads to chaos between villager against Choudhary Rab Nawaz who decides to wed Sammi off to his twelve-year-old son in order to gain highest reputation in the village.
Since the village had never seek police or law for justice, everyone assisted Rab Nawaz, looking to this a nerveless Fazal remains silent while Sammi is kept as a captive in Chaudhry's Haveli.
Furthermore, the series also depicts Rashid Chand's family. He happens to be Chaudhry Rab Nawaz's respected servant since his mother Zarina remained his Milk kinship. Zarina and Rashid consider themselves as Rab Nawaz's slaves over generations.
Salima (Rashid's wife) received criticism from Zarina since Rashid has always desired for a son and fails all his attempts resulting to his five daughters, parodying the illiteracy of the village series spots gender discrimination where woman are blamed to give birth to a daughter.
Story took turn when Zulekha Chaudhry (Rab Nawaz's wife) fears for the future of her son and asks Rashid to escape Sammi from the Village. Looking to this, Rashid helps Sammi to escape from Rahim Yar Khan.
Rashid sends her(Sammi) in Karachi to live with Chandni who once remained Rashid's ex-fiancé. In order to let Sammi stay in her house, Chandni tells her to work in her beauty saloon.
Overtime Sammi gain's respect in Chandni's Saloon and Salar (Chandni's Son) begins to develop feelings for her.
On the other hand, Salima loses her un-born child and befriends Naheed (her nurse) who is also the victim of gender discrimination in the society since her brother and sister-in-law took over all the property after their parent's death and forces her to work taking her salary as an advantage.
With Salima's monthly checkups Zarina decides to take Rashid's proposal to Naheed's brother. The story also introduces the character of Aaliyan (Naheed's nephew) who happens to be Salar's best friend.
It is further revealed that Naheed holds a relationship with Ghulam Rasool, who received criticism from the entire society since he was an illegal child of the parents had committed suicide after his birth.
When he brings Naheed's marriage proposal, he is insulted and sent back. Looking to this Naheed decides to secretly marry him.
Story takes another turn when Aaliyan is approached to tuition Rab Nawaz's son and Naheed finally marries Ghulam Rasool secretly, she decides return home and reveal the truth after few weeks, after reaching home she finds out that her marriage has been fixed with Rashid Chand.
On the other hand, Salar decides to marry Sammi for her protection to which Sammi rejects his offer for marriage, the entire conversation is heard by Chandni who throws Sammi out from her house the next day.
Sammi decides to return to Rahim Yar Khan but is stopped by Salar who then gives her shelter in a separate house and begins his Nikkah ceremony to which denies.
Where as on the other side, Rab Nawaz finds out about Sammi's escape through Waqas and punished Rashid, where as Zarina is forced to remain silent by Zulekha since she is the only one who knows about her involvement.
Salar lies to his mother that he has married Sammi to which she furiously contacts Waqas and reveals him about Sammi's whereabouts.
Waqas comes to the house she is in and takes Sammi. Salar tries to find her but dies in a car accident. Waqas tries to burn Sam I in front of the village But Rab Nawaz brings Sammi back to his haveli.
He declares that he will marry Sammi. Chandni learns of Salar's death and comes to Rahim Yar Khan. Sammi also finds out that Salar is dead from Aaliyan (whom Chandni told).
In the last episode, the higher and respected personality of the village "Peer sahib" (and most sensible one) decides to hand over Waqas to police and free Sammi from the bond of "Vanni". Chandni marries Sammi to Aaliyan and as Rashid takes her to a station Chandni dies. The drama ends with Sammi smiling at Aaliyan.