Jackson Heights

Aamina Sheikh

Salma

Adeel Husain

Jamshed

Adnan Jaffar

Rizwan

Ali Kazmi

Sikandar

Naghma Begum

Nani/Bhatti's Mother

Seasons

Season 1

27 episodes

Premiered Sep 19, 2014

Episodes

1–6 of 27

Ep 1

Episode 1

Sep 19, 2014

The story revolves around six Pakistanis living in Jackson Heights a suburb in Queens, New York.

Ep 2

Episode 2

Sep 26, 2014

Salma (Aamina Sheikh) works very hard at Haseena Beauty Salon. The owner of the salon Aalia (Meher Jaffri) is a good friend of Salma. Salma stays with her mother-in-law and step daughter Iman and is the sole breadwinner of the house. Her mother-in-law is cruel to her and makes shrewd remarks on everything she does.

Ep 3

Episode 3

Oct 3, 2014

Later in the series is it revealed that Salma's husband Sikandar (Ali Kazmi) is a convict doing his time in prison and has been released early due to good behaviour. Sikandar is abusive towards Salma and has no constant source of income. He gambles and mugs people and sells stolen watches and cell phones in the gray market.

Ep 4

Episode 4

Oct 10, 2014

Imran Bhatti (Noman Ejaz) is a cab driver with a heart of gold. All the other cabbies of the neighbourhood admire and respect Bhatti very much. Bhatti came to New York fifteen years back on a tourist visa and has never been able to go back to Pakistan because of his illegal visa status.

Ep 5

Episode 5

Oct 17, 2014

Bhatti has told everyone in his family that he owns a cab company in the US. His ailing mother lives in Pakistan with his older brother and sister-in-law who treat her badly.

Ep 6

Episode 6

Oct 24, 2014