After receiving his law degree , Shahid works with lawyer Maqbool Memon for a few months , before starting his career as an independent lawyer with the financial support of his elder brother Arif . During this process he meets Mariam , a Muslim divorcee , and marries her . Shahid soon starts picking up cases of Muslims charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act ( POTA ) . He fights many cases pro bono in consultation with non-governmental organizations . Shahid 's first major success as a defence lawyer is winning an acquittal , due to lack of evidence , for Arif Paanwala who was arrested under POTA for the 2002 Mumbai bus bombing
2002 Mumbai bus bombing
2002 Mumbai bus bombing
Shahid (film)