Who Plays Aisha on Ms. Marvel? Who Is Mehwish Hayat on Ms. Marvel?

Ms. Marvel’s fifth episode (the penultimate for Season 1) went to the not-so-distant past to finally explain what happened to Kamala’s great-grandmother, Aisha. We see her meet Kamala’s great-grandfather, give birth to Sana, Kamala’s grandmother, and of course, meet up with Najma, who will later give birth to Kamran.

Throughout the episode, Aisha struggles to balance her obligation to her new family and the Djinn she came to our dimension with. Ultimately, her loyalty lies with Sana and her husband, rather than Najma. During Partition, Aisha tries to leave for the newly formed Pakistan along with her family, and a very special set of bangles. Najma, though, doesn’t take kindly to this betrayal.

Since Aisha clearly wishes to stay with her family rather than return with the other Djinn, Najma kills Aisha, just as her family is searching for a spot on the train that will…