▁Pe eno ▁and ▁does ▁nothing ▁for ▁her ▁when ▁his ▁mother ▁be ats ▁her ▁up ▁occasionally . ▁He ▁enjo ys ▁going ▁to ▁dance ▁shows ▁of ▁Pak ist ani ▁actress es ▁and ▁g amb ling . ▁▁ ▁Ma he en ▁R iz vi ▁as ▁An j uman ▁Bil q ees ' ▁young est ▁daughter . ▁She ▁goes ▁to ▁college ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁seems ▁proud ▁of ▁her ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁fashion ▁and ▁boys . ▁However ▁she ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁foreign ▁Indian - Mus lim ▁student ▁who ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁Other ▁cred ited ▁cast ▁ ▁Far han ▁Al ly ▁Ag ha ▁as ▁K ul je et ▁M ama - ji . ▁Bil q ees ' s ▁S ikh ▁brother , ▁also ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁lov es ▁his ▁sister ▁and ▁her ▁family . ▁His ▁own ▁family ▁having ▁dis owned ▁her ▁when ▁she ▁converted , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁link ▁to ▁Bil q ees ' s ▁past . ▁He ▁is ▁most ▁often ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁reason , ▁understanding ▁that ▁Sultan ▁and ▁An j uman ▁won ' t ▁be ▁co er ced ▁and ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁view ▁of ▁life , ▁often ▁speaking ▁out ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁persu ade ▁her ▁to ▁accept ▁An j uman ' s ▁choice ▁in ▁sp ouse , ▁whom ▁he ▁tre ats ▁as ▁a ▁daughter . ▁He ▁allows ▁her ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁when ▁she ▁has ▁now here ▁to ▁go , ▁and ▁goes ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁ar range ▁her ▁marriage