Ohkay so, before saying anything, I am glad to announce that this is going to be the last review of this drama that I’ll be writing & also the very last episode of this drama that I’ll be watching because I have had enough & I don’t think it’s worth my time any more. So yeah, we all have the last chance to say what we feel like so let’s go for it!!!

I think Qadeer & Salma both wasted their time by showing at the door step of Hareem & her brain-dead, mad, lunatic & bi-polar mother. I believe that the writer of this drama isn’t aware of something known as ‘closure’ because she could’ve easily used this situation to show that everything was forgiven & forgotten & all these guys made truce with each other & decided to start afresh but nope, everyone was digging the old graves because they were told that doing this will ensure the dragging of the drama which they all were trying to achieve. Hareem said she had nothing to do with the property & wealth distribution anymore then why was she holding onto the grudge & said she will never forgive Qadeer for everything that he has done? If the property didn’t matter to her any more then she should’ve reminded herself that Qadeer did everything for the sake of property as well, therefore she should’ve forgotten about it as she had no reasons to hold onto the past. I actually lol’ed at the things Zahida said because she was acting like a boss who was in charge of the situation. Zahida said that she forgot about everything & was waiting for Karma to bite Qadeer back, whereas just a few months ago she was sitting in his house, with a weak voice & no position as she knew she was dependent on Qadeer & his wife, so where did this attitude & ego of not forgiving Qadeer & wishing ill upon him erupt from? Zahida should have remembered that just a few months ago she was able to feed herself because of Qadeer’s mercy. It was pathetic of Zahida to brain-feed Hareem again about how she shouldn’t let go of the opportunity to grab her share of the property. Such a cunning useless woman I swear!!!

Fahad has changed & Hareem doesn’t want to get divorced, so what’s left to show & why is the drama not ending? It is so ridiculous that a girl like Hareem is feeling confined & restricted to go back to Fahad just because her family is not allowing her? Whereas she was the one who literally created a havoc in order to get married to Fahad before, so why can’t she do that again?

All this while, I thought we will get to see a few scenes where Hareem’s sisters will realize their mistakes & will also realize how hard things were on Hareem & might as well apologize to her too but nothing of that sort was shown & in stead their attitudes have gone from bad to worse because ever since Hareem has returned, they weren’t seen apologizing to her but all of a sudden they are now bossing around her trying to tell that they have a right over her life? What a waste of screen, time & space these self-proclaimed saints Nadia & Sadia are.

Oh well, this is exactly what Hareem wanted to hear, someone supporting her wrong decision of getting back with Fahad again & Shehla did the honors? I am still wondering what was the character of Shehla offering that Hina Bayat herself told us to stay tuned for? She didn’t have ‘any’ & I repeat ‘any’ positive impact on Hareem’s life & she is just as confused, miserable, broken & mindless as she was before meeting Shehla, so what did Shehla actually do apart from dragging the drama further?

Zahida can’t do without crying I believe because her bhain bhain mode was activated the moment she heard that Fahad met Hareem. I must say, the actress playing the character of Zahida should never be hired by the producers again & this should be her punishment for making the character of Zahida such a pain & IF she thinks she looks cute with that weird face & those uber weird curls, then someone please get her a mirror!!! I couldn’t stop rolling my eyes at the mean looks that Sadia was passing to Fahad, chalo if these sisters had a good bonding with Hareem, then I would’ve understood their concerns for her & also their decision of preventing her to get back with Fahad, but when they themselves HATED Hareem & held her responsible for every single thing, then why are they making an issue of the fact that Hareem & Fahad spoke to each other? They hated Hareem, so they should be perfectly alright if things aren’t smooth in Hareem’s life because they didn’t care before so they shouldn’t care now either!!!

I must say that I am amazed at the lota-pan that Ali & Nadia displayed in this episode. Ali wanted Fahad to sign the divorce papers in the first half of the episode. Nadia wanted Hareem to get divorced from Fahad & not marry Qadeer’s son in the first half of the episode too but in the second half, Ali changed his stance & supported Fahad saying that he has changed & then Nadia forgot that she was strongly against Fahad as well but now just because she saw her husband supporting him, she decided to go with the flow too as if her say mattered & she was an important character. Ali & Nadia deserve to get the award for the ‘most useless couple’ of Pakistani drama industry fo sho!!!

Well guys, I am done with this drama. I actually feel that something is seriously wrong with HUM TV, or may be something was wrong with them the past year because they gave a chance to the amateur self-proclaimed so-called writers, who made the mockery out of script-writing. I think more than anything else, HUM TV should actually pay utmost attention to the ‘writers’ they allow to write a content for them because that’s where the channel is going wrong. I can’t believe that there used to be a time when each & every drama of HUM TV used to be a treat to watch but that’s not the case anymore. I still can’t believe that the script that had so much of potential of showing how a troubled young girl finds her way & how her family realizes their mistakes, the writer didn’t work on any of those aspects & turned it into a typical & pathetic drama. Anyways, before concluding the review, I will say that Sanam Chaudhry was an eye-candy throughout the drama & I loved watching her. She is a very powerful actor & I hope she chooses her future projects wisely, also Agha Ali did a great job as Fahad in the initial episodes too, the rest, well in this case, the ‘nothing’ said the better! Please share your say.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

ps: The girl that sang the title song should stop singing, I literally have muted all of her bits when the drama went on a commercial break every single week without a fault because her voice is capable of breaking the glasses & damaging the eardrums, what a torture I must say!

Ohkay so, this episode practically had nothing to offer & I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that the parents of the toddlers & the toddlers themselves are only worried about the issue of marriage & forget the toddlers, an infant like Aima is buying diamond rings, LOL! How pathetic!

Ahmed is on the loop that he only wants to get married to Afsheen. Ali & Aabro are on the loop about how they will never get the apology they are living their life in a hope of. Zubaida is on the loop regarding Afsheen’s entrapment of Ahmed & that’s the pattern this drama is following since so many episodes, are they going to move the story forward or shall we stop watching because the message that we all were waiting for hasn’t been conveyed & the drama has turned into a brand new season of GEO’s old reality show Shadi Online!!!

Sorry, no sympathies for Ali & Aabro because they couldn’t do anything to improve their lives & their condition but the worst thing they have done is to force Afsheen to face the brunt of their shortcomings. I am certain of the fact that Ali couldn’t do anything ‘good’ & ‘proper’ in his life & the way he is playing with Afsheen’s life has confirmed the fact! I actually lol’ed when I heard Aabro say ‘tumhe isi din ke liye “””parhaya likhaya””” tha’, err, sorry ma’am passing the exams of 2nd year doesn’t make someone ‘parha likha’ in this day & age. She is just an F.Sc pass & there’s nothing out of this world about it. What infuriated me more was the conversation that Ali & Aabro had about how they knew Ali’s family will never change, so when you guys know it, why are you wasting your daughter’s life to please your cold-hearted mother? Zubaida is a negative character & there’s nothing new about it nor we can do anything about her, but sorry Ali & Aabro are no saints either because those who don’t want to help themselves are losers & they don’t deserve any sympathy.

Samra has brought her daughter to Pakistan in order to get her married to Ahmed. Chalo, Zubaida & Co. were settled in Pakistan so we can understand that they were in a rush to get the toddlers married due to the lack of exposure & typical mentality but Samra supposedly lives in Canada & even her daughter has been born & brought up there, so how come they didn’t choose to broaden their horizons & realize that Shadi wasn’t the thing one should focus on because Samra’s daughter is quite young! I can understand that Afsheen decided to leave her education since her parents stopped her from doing that, Ahmed is not interested in education & Aima is too busy dating an overly grown infant, but to see Samra’s daughter also settling for marriage at such a young age is ridiculous!

WOW! I must say I am impressed because Aima ke nikkay (chote) se boyfriend ne SPAYYSHILLY (specially) Aima ke liye DEMOND ring li hai. I actually couldn’t concentrate on anything after that scene as I became too busy in learning a new & improved pronunciation of the word specially. SPAYSHILLY is the new cool, so thank you baby boyfriend for teaching us something new!

I am not even furious, not even disgusted, I am just numb that a mother like Aabro who raised her daughter with a very nice & different mindset could reduce to this level of barbarianism, because from not accepting the proposal knowing that it was a mismatch she resorted to mindless hitting because she wanted her daughter to sit & wear the ring of the larka who should’ve been referred to as admi throughout the episode. What’s with the sudden flip & switch? I am amazed that just because Aabro was worried that Zubaida will become angry (as if otherwise she’s always in a good mood), she forced Afsheen to go ahead with what her Daadi chose for her.

Anyways, this drama has lost all its charm & I don’t see them redeeming themselves in any way because this story is not about Aabro & Ali anymore, it has become a version of a morning show which is filled with paid actors who are made to fight over petty issues (marriage in this case) brainlessly. The writer had a chance to show something different & show the power of education but nope, this drama has become a perfect example of how the producers make the mostttt (money) out of someone’s misery. Aabro’s never-ending helplessness & Zubaida’s continuously blown nostrils were earning them enough ratings therefore they knew they had a perfect formula to generate the revenue & this is why, they have thrown the quotient of conveying a good message & have made it completely typical which isn’t appeasing to watch anymore. Can someone please tell me when this drama is ending because to see the toddlers arranging their marriages, without worrying about their education isn’t sparking much interest & is making me nauseous! I must say, something is seriously wrong with HUM TV & it is utterly disappointing that they have ruined the credibility of the writer like Umera Ahmed & I must say I am in a disbelief that her name is associated with a play like this! Anyways, please feel free to vent out!

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, this entire episode was dedicated to Ayaaz, his insecurities & his jealousy. Honestly speaking, I would’ve gone easy on them in my review if it would’ve been the last episode because the note at which this episode ended seemed alright & they could’ve finished the drama off then & there but the preview of the next episode infuriated me & nope, there’s no scope of forgiveness left now because when they can show what they want to, then I can also say what I want to!

So, Ayaaz became the ultimate party-pooper because he was so insecure & jealous. Ayaaz wanted his Iqra back & he felt he lost his wife & his bachon ki amman because she was doing a job? I actually thought that he was joking but to add to my woes, he wasn’t. I actually couldn’t believe how much negativity was filled inside this so-called sugar syrup Ayaaz & I fail to give him a leeway that just because he felt useless, he became bitter. Accha, let me ask, who was the Iqra that Ayaaz was missing & wanted back in his life? That Iqra who would listen to her husband’s rants about how expensive the pampers have become or that Iqra who would always be tensed regarding how they will make the ends meet since Ayaaz was too happy with his scooty & wanted to escape his responsibilities of upgrading his income, despite knowing that it was he who upgraded the size of his family.

The initial part of the episode left me feeling disgusted because I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that in stead of breaking the stereotypes, the writer was feeding them to the the viewers even more. I know things got sorted in the end but that too only when Ayaaz fell in a deep pit. In stead of focusing on his burnt slice, when he had the time, Ayaaz should’ve sat down & should’ve analyzed how Iqra was doing everything to help her entire family. Ayaaz couldn’t congratulate Iqra for her car without taunting her about how she achieved everything only for herself. I was actually put off by the dialogues that were given to Ayaaz because a lot of time was given to the grocery items in this drama, so I so was not in a mood to find out the charges of the local plumbers or the prices of the kids’ toys.

Ayaaz couldn’t do anything in his life because he was too happy with how everything was & he didn’t want to step out of his comfort zone, at the expense of making the rest of his family members suffocated because of his incapabilities. All this while, we had only heard that Ayaaz wanted to ‘do’ something, he wanted to ‘give’ Iqra what she deserved but why was it that we didn’t see him ‘doing’ anything that he ‘said’? Looks like Ayaaz believed in theory more than practicality that is why it was easier for him to be wishful rather than moving a muscle to achieve what his family needed & wished for.

Well, Iqra’s boss told her that he will give her a week to sort her family issues but I guess in other words he was saying ‘ke app is 1 haftay mai dua karain ke appke husband phislain takay unki band aqal ke taalay khulain’ & voila, this is exactly what happened, Ayaaz injured himself & when he went from being partially useless to completely useless, he understood that he was wrong, how convenient isn’t it? Accha, let’s suppose that if that red van hadn’t hit Ayaaz, would anything in him or his personality had changed? I don’t think so! Why was it that when Ayaaz hit the rock bottom, he then realized that he was being selfish? Like wasn’t there a built-in switch of soul searching or self-realization in a selfless man like him? Well, even though we didn’t see who he was but I will have to thank the driver of the red van because he will remain the “unsung hero” of this drama because if it wasn’t for his negligent driving, Iqra’s life would’ve never changed & her husband would’ve always remained a party-pooper!

Well, everything was rosy posy at the end & I was happy for Iqra that she achieved what she wanted to, even got the car that initially became the bone of contention between her & her husband but the preview infuriated me so much. I guess this drama was about Iqra, so how in the world did the writer assume that we’d be thrilled to see how her kids turned out to be? Sorry, we’re not INTERESTED & chalo if the writer had shown her kids to be appreciative of what their mother did for them, it would’ve made sense but I guess the villains of this dramas get a lot of screen-time & keep on replacing each other that too for no purpose whatsoever. Now it is Ayaaz’s son, who definitely has inherited that unrequired ‘ghairatmandi’ from his father & will now make his mother realize that she wasted her life because she didn’t make the anday parathay ka nashta for his father herself & that according to Iqra’s son is a big no no, that is why even he is on a hunt to find a maid/wife who will take care of his & his parent’s anday parahtay ka nashta. Seriously, I think the note at which this episode ended was enough to conclude the the entire drama but not sure what made the writer think that we’re in a mood to see another short-lived villain, who will fall flat on his face like all the previous villains who made an appearance starting from Iqra’s mother, to Shehryaar, to Annie, to Nuzhat, to Ayaaz & now their son? LOL! Anyways, please share your thoughts about this episode of Sehra Main Party-Poopers!

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, these two episodes of Deewana were great & a treat to watch. I am actually liking the mysterious feel of this drama a lot & with an introduction of new characters, it has multiplied even more. I like the treatment that the director has given to this drama because he has perfectly conveyed the feel that they were aiming for. For now, this drama looks quite promising & it seems that it has a lot of potential to become a perfect entertainment. After Muqaddas I wish the writer has gained enough experience to know when to end a drama & how to give it a complete ending because even though Muqaddas was quite an interesting journey, the stretching & an incomplete ending couldn’t make it a memorable drama, however I do have high expectations from Deewana & I hope that they make it a drama that we all will remember.

So, seems like Haris & Mehru got married & unwillingly at the night of their wedding, Haris left her in the lurch because that’s the promise he made to his father. Tabrez came up with this plan of bringing a bad name to Subhan’s family by targeting their daughter as till date Tabrez & his wife Amtul (Farah Shah) believe that it was Mehru who shot Rabeea & they aren’t ready to accept the fact that Rabeea committed suicide. For Tabrez & Amtul, the court’s verdict wasn’t in their favor, that is why they decided to punish Mehru & her entire family by doing something so horrendous to her. They have in short destroyed her life by getting her married to Haris & making their son leave her as now she will have nowhere to go & nowhere to hide, which is quite evil. Deep inside, Haris knows that what he has done is wrong & Mehru doesn’t deserve any of this but the forlorn faces of his parents leave him helpless & doesn’t allow him to state what he actually thinks is right or wrong.

Amtul decided to send her cousin Shabnam (Fazeela Qazi) to Mehru’s home after Haris left Mehru, just so that she could fetch some details & add more fuel to the fire. It is sad that now when Amtul & Tabrez have completed their revenge, they still aren’t backing off & still believe that they have some score left to be settled & that is why Shabnam was the pawn they used to further insult them. Even though I love the dialogues & the proper usage of Urdu throughout the episodes, I found the conversation between Shama & Shabnam a bit misleading & confusing. Shabnam came to congratulate Shama for Haris & Mehru’s wedding, but the very next moment she implied that Mehru ran away with Haris to which Shama replied by saying that Mehru can never do such a thing because her daughter ‘would definitely wait till her parents had arranged her Rukhsati‘? So I am not sure what was happening there because going by what Shama said, it looked like they didn’t arrange Mehru’s wedding yet but if I look at the events that took place & the things Mehru said while showing her bridal dress to her parents went to show that she was getting married to Haris the next day. I think it was a mistake in the dialogues or a glitch that the director didn’t pay attention to because considering how Shabnam’s visit was an important aspect of these episodes, it wasn’t written properly & got me confused. Also, the fact that Mehru hallucinates doesn’t help the situation either as most of the times I am left wondering if the one she is talking to is actually in front of her or not, hehe!

Anyways, lets talk about the hero of the drama; Falak. What an entry, what an impactful performance & character. I enjoyed his bits the most. I know for some people Falak’s character will be more of a caricature but I liked the unrealistic aura of his entire character. At least it gives us something different to watch & it happens to be something that we’re not used to. So for now I really like his character & not only Falak, his entire family seems interesting & pleasantly mysterious too. Falak bumped into Mehru when she was looking for Haris & he being a Good Samaritan, decided to take Mehru to his home which was the idea that wasn’t appreciated by his mother (Hina Bayat). The conversation between Falak & his mother was quite interesting as the things she said implied that she was more concerned about Falak coming in contact with someone who is different to them. She has definitely put a lot of restrictions on him because she knows that his kindheartedness can land him in deep trouble & also because he has an identity to hide. I like how they didn’t give away everything yet & built the curiosity perfectly as I am sure there’s so much more that we have yet to explore especially the fact about who they are & what makes them different.

Falak decided to drop Mehru to her home & he did at the wrong time in front of a wrong person; Shabnam. I loved the expressions & gestures both Shabnam & Falak shared, it was so obvious that Shabnam was taken aback by Falak’s personality & looks, that’s why she was curious to find out more about him. It was good to see that Shama didn’t make a fuss about why a young & good looking man like Falak was bringing Mehru home, it went to show that she trusted her daughter & knew that her daughter must’ve went out to find her husband Haris. Well, looks like Falak has fallen for Mehru & more than that, he is worried that she doesn’t smile more often, she is sad & he feels it is his duty to make her happy. Falak’s mother will never approve of the idea & that is why she told Falak’s cousin Shams to keep an eye on him as she dreads that he might mingle with Mehru & might end up putting himself in danger. Another name that was mentioned was of Agha, which actually changed the atmosphere & looked like he was someone that Falak is afraid of, looks like we’ll have to wait for his entry now but it won’t be too long considering how Falak is not taking the boundaries set by his mother seriously, so may be an it will compel Agha to take an action against Falak.

Honestly speaking, I was actually dreading seeing Mehru regaining her consciousness because I was afraid that we’ll get to see more screaming & crying but that thing was covered flawlessly by Shama. I wish they all are past the yelling & crying stage because it tends to get a bit too much for the viewers to handle. However, I must add that I feel a lot for Shama as she has literally lost everything. It was good to see that Mehru came to terms with her misfortune quietly & I am sure with Falak in her sights, it won’t be too long when she will completely forget about what Haris did to her. Oh Farah Shah, why you do this to us? We aren’t done hating your character of Zubaida in Aabro & here you are, with another negative character. Even though I am a huge fan of Farah Shah & have always loved her acting, but I am not sure if I’ll be able to handle the dose of her negativity thrice a week or not as Deewana airs twice, hehe!

Well, I loved the get up that the stylists chose for all the characters of Falak’s family. They are playing the characters that we aren’t used to watching but I still feel nothing went over-board & there was nothing about them that was OTT. They all seemed perfectly normal with a little quirky twist to their personalities & characters, which is quite interesting in my opinion. I wish to see Mehru bouncing back immediately & I also wish that there comes a time when Mehru punishes Haris for what he has done & also for being a loser. I am sure Haris will come back to Mehru time & again & will unsettle her emotionally & I am dreading this but I have a feeling that Mehru might forgive him & also consider going back to him, believing that he is apologetic but I hope it doesn’t happen as I wish to see a girl who knows how to walk out of a relationship with a guy who has shattered her trust time & again.

Shehroz Sabzwari acted brilliantly as Falak & I am looking forward to see what more his character has to offer. With characters like these, there’s always a fine line between under & over performing but Shehroz Sabzwari gave Falak’s character a perfecttt treatment & made his bits a treat to watch. I am thankful to Iqra Aziz for not crying too much but yes, she did scream a little which he got punished for, which is ohkay! Overall, the direction, the screenplay & the editing was great. My favorite scene has to be when Falak & Mehru came across each other for the first time, it was filmy & also visually appeasing, which I loved! I like the dialogues too & I think all the writers have really upped their game when it comes to dialogue writing, which is great. The background music was nice to listen to as it wasn’t too dramatic & I am glad that they haven’t over-used the OST. This is for the first time that I’m seeing Fazeela Qazi playing such a character & I must say I was giggling throughout her scenes, especially when she was filling her bag with the biskoots LOL, she’s cute & the flower in her hair added more cuteness to her overall look! I thoroughly enjoyed watching these two episodes of Deewana & I am sure you guys did too, so please without a further ado, feel free to share your thoughts. :)

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, have you ever seen a kid playing with the chewing gum & stretching it till it can be stretched no more & the moment his mother sees him, she spanks him for doing such a bad thing, this is exactly what the producers & the writers have done with this drama but you know what the sad part is, no one is there to spank them for this crime. This drama has become so bakwas that it ain’t even funny now.

Fahad has become this good guy just because he spent a few minutes in the jail & he saw Hareem leaving no stone unturned to bail him out. What a convincing way of showing a transformation, right? LOL! Hareem is still in love with Fahad because she has thrown the common sense out of the window. I do believe in the ultimate love but sorry, the form of love that has been shown in this drama is an insult to those who respect this emotion called love. I don’t think a love survives & should survive when a guy puts a girl through so much. When a guy insults her, strangles her & treats her like a doormat, but oh well, like I said our female writers have this twisted idea of love instilled in their peanut sized brains that they end up showing a guy scot-free just because they love to show that a girl was drooling over him & had no self-respect & dignity (which shows the mind-set of the writers too).

Hareem is finding it hard to reconcile with Fahad because her family is not allowing that to happen. Oh, now I get it, Ali & Nadia were on the cover photos as ‘phapphay kutnis’ because the way Ali was yelling at Fahad & the way he was showing his power & authority over Hareem’s life was ridiculous. I think this dream of mine will never be materialized where I will hear Nadia & Ali having a conversation about their own issues, chalo yehi discuss kar lete ke ghar mai cheeni khatam ho gai hai so Ali app atay hue le ana. I am amazed that now when Noor Hassan has made a name for himself, he chose to work in this project where he hardly had any role to play? I find it funny that the editors chose to put Maryam Ansari & Noor Hassan’s images on the cover photo just to show that this drama had a lot of characters whereas these two didn’t even have a life in the drama, let alone a substantial character to begin with!

Fahad now wants Hareem back in his life. Hareem is dying to be with Fahad but her family for now is acting up because that ensures more stretching & dragging of this mindless & purposeless drama. Chalo, 900 chuhay kha ke Qadeer Hajj ko chala, it is good that at least his wife had some decency to remind him that he did wrong with Zahida & Hareem but then again, is this the message that the writer is trying to give? That a girl should stick to her loser husband & the rest (including money) will follow? Salma told Qadeer that Fahad left Hareem because she had no money so now they are practically showing that Hareem will be able to buy her husband because she will get her share of wealth from Qadeer? LOL!

I actually thought that this drama had a lot of potential because the writer was showing a troubled teenager who will form a personality when life will get harsh on her but I am actually amazed to see that the writer had Hareem’s dheetai in mind, like they say, once a dheet, always a dheet, therefore her dheetai will get her her husband & the so-called happy-ending back. I thank the producers & the so-called self-proclaimed writer for ruining our time & I am amazed that this torture didn’t even end this week. I hope it ends next week or if not, that will be my last review of this mindless drama & I will make sure my message is conveyed LOUD & CLEAR! Please feel free to vent out!

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza

Ohkay so, honestly speaking this episode of Mor Mahal was quite interesting. I really like how they are taking things forward by slowly unveiling the important details & aspects. It is good to know that they don’t have to go into the past to show us how things were shaped up because of what has happened before as their conversations are more than enough & have been written intelligently for us to figure out what brought them all to this stage.

Dilawar Khan suggested that Asif Jahan should kill Meher Bano’s brother because if he’ll ever be unable to give Meher Bano her due rights, it will cause trouble for Asif Jana. I found it quite interesting how Dilawar Khan made Asif Jahan realize that his nurturing relationship with Meher Bano could cause quite a stir in Mor Mahal because where Badshah Begum wants Asif Jahan to have a stronger relationship with Meher Bano & give her an equal status to that of Wazeer Begum’s, Wazeer Begum will never let that happen & if she will see Meher Bano being given much importance, she will make sure to put Meher Bano’s life in danger. Dilawar Khan thinks that it’s about time where Surraya should be used as a deception & as a deviation where Badshah Begum & Wazeer Begum will make her a new target & it will assure Meher Bano’s safety.

As far as I could deduce, Surraya is not Asif Jahan’s wife but she is only carrying his child, that is why she always has kept a low profile & didn’t seem like a threat to Badshah Begum & Wazeer Begum till the latest announcement of Asif Jahan where he decided to elevate her status, which left them both in shock & forced them to do some brainstorming. As far as I can see, Farrukh Zaad is far more calm, far-sighted & wise in comparison to Badshah Begum because without working herself up at these matters, she believes in analyzing the situations first & then comes up with a solution, whereas Badshah Begum is quite impulsive & often resorts to taking extreme measures without thinking things through that is why she immediately assumed that Asif Jahan’s judgment was clouded by the brain-feeding done by Farrukh Zaad & she decided to call her second son Shujat Jahan despite knowing that he is of no use. Farrukh Zaad on the other hand hits the bulls eye by thinking that this was a suggestion given by Dilawar Khan. It is at times amusing that both; Badshah Begum & Farrukh Zaad don’t see Asif Jahan as an intelligent man, that is why where at one hand his mother thinks that his son is under his wife’s influence, his wife on the other, believes that Asif Jahan is incapable of making such decisions on his own & always relies on someone else’s assistance. I like the confidence Farrukh Zaad has because she has analyzed pretty much everyone & knows her husband in & out, that is why she know that no matter what he does, he will always come back to her!

Well, even though Meher Bano rescued herself from that dungeon, she landed herself in a deep trouble because looks like Shujat Jahan won’t let go of her so easily. She is lucky that he didn’t see her properly but I am sure he will find a way to get to her. It was actually quite amusing that Badshah Begum’s frustration led her to rely on such an emotionally & morally weak person like Shujat Jahan. She thinks she can defeat Farrukh Zaad by ganging up against her, even if her entire team doesn’t have much brains or strategy. Shujat Jahan can hardly put his head together, so how does his mother think that she can rely on him to strengthen her backbone? Badshah Begum relies on Akhtari a bit too much, that is why the moment Akhtari shared her perspective that it could be Farrukh Zaad’s suggestion that Asif Jahan was materializing, Badshah Begum became impatient & followed what Akhtari ordered.

I liked the scene where Banki did some thinking. Obviously, who doesn’t like power & assurance? She has lived her life as a servant & now all of a sudden she has found this man who has fallen in love with her completely, also, Meher Bano herself has handed her over to her husband, so I am sure it won’t take Banki to forget where she comes from & she will get swayed by the attention she will get from Asif Jahan. Meher Bano for the time being may believe that she can safe herself but she has no idea how many conspiracies are happening around & against her.

Overall, this episode was quite interesting & the conversations kept me attentive throughout the episode. Once again, I was blown away by the perfection with which this drama has been shot. All the frames are visually appeasing & complete in literal sense. The acting of all the actors was top-notch as well & I found Misha Shafi’s acting & dialogue delivery quite impressive in this episode in particular. The preview is making me look forward to the next episode because looks like things are going to get a lot more interesting. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Mor Mahal.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so honestly, it is getting harder & harder for me to sit through the episodes of Aabro now because even though they are heading towards the end, this is definitely not what we all were looking forward to. I remember there was one such episode that promised that Aabro as a drama might be a bit different than what we all usually see but nope, they have taken it down to such a typical path that I see no point or no purpose of the story whatsoever. Also, I am sure this won’t come as a shocker but I am thoroughly disappointed & also disgusted at how the writer has forced in the issue of marriage in the younger lot’s lives, like if she wanted to show that, they should’ve shown a time span of 25+ years, at least that way all these infants; Afsheen, Ahmed & Aima would’ve gotten enough time to grow up & be at a shadi-appropriate age & the writer would’ve saved herself from coming across as someone who is so fixated with the idea of wedding that she can’t think of anything better as right now how I see it, the only solution to all the problems that the writer has whether they are related to Aima, Ahmed or Afsheen is SHADI!

I didn’t enjoy watching this episode one bit & by the end I was at the verge of dozing off because this episode was not only slow but was boring as well. I find it amusing that Zubaida is in a deep slumber when Aima & Ahmed are screaming their lungs out when they’re trashing each other’s reputation but the moment she sees Afsheen even walking around, she doesn’t leave an opportunity & starts hovering around like a bad-rooh to haunt & taunt Afsheen. I wish if Zubaida had paid more attention towards Ahmed & Aima, she wouldn’t have worried about Afsheen as she is far more tameez-daar & gharelu than her favorite grandchildren.

Oh well, usually when I speak about getting annoyed, I refer to the ‘characters’ but this time around it’s the actor that has irritated me like anything & that is the girl playing the role of Aima. I don’t know her name nor do I wish to know but she is so annoying that I can’t stand her. Also, I am amazed that the writer has also pushed in the cards of Aima’s marriage, her boyfriend; their dating & their discussions of diamond jewelry whereas a toddler like her should be asking her mother about which brand of lip balm should she buy & which baby-lotion she should use. I am actually amazed at the writer’s perspective here that just because Fauzia has found out that Aima is in ‘louuuuu’ with a guy, she is now bent on getting her married to save herself from shame. What sort of a message the writer is trying to give here? Also, if this is the level of Fauzia’s typicality then why did the writer show her as a broad-minded socialite who was modern & liberal, when the child-marriage is all that she could think of when it comes to dealing with the problems her batameez beti is putting her up with? It is funny that Fauzia babysits & protects Aima who is the most ill-mannered & out of control kid ever seen but when it comes to Ahmed, Fauzia is far more strict with him than she should be just because he likes Afsheen?

Honestly, the conversation that Ali & Aabro had about their ‘Ek Hi Bhool’ & the brunt of the ‘saza’ that their child was facing was quite boring & has become repetitive. We know that Ali & Aabro believe that what they did was wrong. We know that till date no one has forgiven them for choosing to get married to each other. We know that nothing in their life will change ever, so what’s the point of showing us the same thing over & over again? Also, I am kind of getting tired by having my hopes high that things will change for Ali & Aabro but seems like the writer is making the most out of their misery because the misery is what brings them the ratings I believe!!!

Of all the people, I thought Abid was different & I am now amused at my assumption where I thought Abid will change Fauzia’s rude behavior but seems like it is Fauzia that changed Abid & turned him into a negative character too. Fauzia was a stronger kharbooza in this couple & Abid was a copy-cat because all the things he said to Ahmed came as a shock to me. He spoke about Ali & Aabro’s ‘kirdaar’ whereas I guess 20 or so years are more than enough to judge a person & know them in & out, but Abid still believes that their character isn’t good & Afsheen is not a good choice for Ahmed because of the things Ali & Aabro did? LOL! Does this even make sense? I thought may be Abid will be the one who will change everyone’s behavior towards Ali & Aabro but looks like even he has lost his senses. He has now started thinking & speaking like Fauzia that is why he thought it was a good idea to get Afsheen married to the son of his friend as this will assure that she will walk out of Ahmed’s life too!

I must say I got disappointed at the things Afsheen said to Ahmed too. She was telling him about the ‘samaaj ki deewar’ between them & reminded him about his maan baap ki objection but hello girl, I thought you only had education on your mind? So how did the idea of marriage take over everything & forced you to curb everything & start thinking about this matter? You’re hardly 18 years old so don’t you have anything better to think about? Oh I get it, this is what the writer chose for Afsheen too. LOL! I find it ridiculous that the writer only has everyone’s shadi on her mind. Ahmed’s shadi with Samra’s daughter. Aima’s shadi with either Abid’s friend’s son or her boyfriend & now Afsheen’s shadi with either Abid’s friend’s son or some bicycle mechanic whose family will make an appearance in the next episode & Afsheen will be seen crying buckets over her anparh husband-to-be. Hilarious!

I am so disappointed that I put my faith into the writer that she will show what a power of education is & how it can empower a girl who comes from a very poor family but nope, looks like this fixation of shadi got the better of our dear writer & she threw the potential this script had of being unique & different & chose to make all the characters walk down the aisle & say their vows as you know what, this is exactly what the teenagers & their parents should be thinking about in their lives & shadi is the only thing that matters. What a great lesson, hai na? Anyways, please share your thoughts about this shadi-ridden episode of Aabro.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, I enjoyed watching this episode because for a change it was good to see a male nagger in a drama. The writer really has pushed the boundaries here because usually we get to see the wives doing all the nagging but it was good that this time around, that responsibility was taken over by a ‘man’ of the house.

I will speak about the events that took place in this episode first but will share my thoughts about everything later on. Iqra feels that she has to provide the best for her kids, that’s why she is ready to go out of the way to achieve what she dreams of for her children. It was made obvious that just like all the other kids, her kids always look upto that cousin who’s got the things that they don’t have. Iqra’s kids wanted an iPad because Nuzhat’s kid Faizan had it. It was told that Iqra’s son demands all the things that he sees in Faizan’s possession. I am speaking about this fact in detail because it has a relation with the choice of school that Iqra made for her kids. Iqra knows that she can not provide everything to her kids, yet she chooses to get them admitted to the school that probably is attended by the kids of the wealthy families, so how did Iqra; being an educated woman herself actually think of it as a great idea because as far as I can see, kids don’t only get education in the school & a lot of other factors affect the way the kids’ personality shape up too. So, when her kids were already quite demanding just when they had Faizan around them, how will she keep up with their demands when her kids will be surrounded by so many kids who will speak about all the things they have & the foreign trips that their parents took because going by all the questions that the principal asked, it was quite obvious that the principal was used to meeting the parents who could afford a certain kind of a lifestyle. Also, I find it funny that Iqra’s husband & Iqra’s father are a part of the education field, yet their say didn’t matter at all & she didn’t bother knowing what they honestly felt. Just because Faizan attended that school, Iqra had to make sure that her kids attended the same school too. Yes, every mother wants what is best for her children & there is nothing wrong in earning money for that too but is it really worth putting yourself & your husband in a financial pressure for the rest of your life, I don’t think so. Also, I do believe that the schools with the normal fee also produce top-notch students as well as their parents play their part too & don’t only rely on the school to do all the teaching!

So, Shazia showed up once again as a messenger sent by the writer towards Iqra. It is funny that Iqra listens to Shazia’s suggestions like they are best of friends, still they are never shown to be in contact & only come across one another when Shazia has to extend her (or the writer’s) two cents on Iqra’s life. Shazia showed up when Iqra was having a hard time at her parent’s house, Shazia showed up when Iqra was having troubles with Shehryaar & once again, Shazia showed up when Iqra was having a hard time because of Ayaaz being too ghairat-mand. So, Shazia said all the things that Iqra wanted to hear & made her realize that she can earn a great amount of money for the sake of getting her children educated & Iqra took her advice to her heart as this is what she was hoping for. Iqra found a job & voila, her husband turned into a nagger that we all usually hate!

So, Ayaaz was having a trouble finding his ‘patloon’ & he was furious because his shirt wasn’t ironed properly. Ayaaz also burnt his hand while pouring tea from the sauce pan whereas as far as I remember, his mother never really made tea herself as she loved the tea that Ayaaz used to make. I guess ever since his mother passed away, Ayaaz ran out of practice & forgot how a tea is poured from the sauce pan into the cup, what an ordeal I must say, Ayaaz ka jalla hua haath dekh ke meri ankhon mai aanso hi aa gaye. Well, looks like I wasn’t the only one crying there because Iqra was disheartened too at the hissy fit that her nagging hubby threw & then I wiped my tears & started questioning again – what is the purpose of showing us all this? Like seriously, what are they trying to show here?

We have seen it all. Iqra went from being good to bad when she started working & the writer made a point to punish her because she got independent as a working woman highlighting the fact that all the working women tend to become bitter & rude like Iqra & are supposed to be punished by the karma. Anyways, Iqra was shown to be making a point to insult her parents every single time as she wanted them to know that she was the one doing all the earnings & in that phase of her life, she was unhappy. Then Iqra met this guy who was over-enthusiastic about her doing a job & she was yet again at an unhappy place. Now, she met this amazing soft-spoken sugar syrup Ayaaz who isn’t thrilled by her decision of doing a job & looks like the way things are progressing, everything will make Iqra unhappy once again, so my point is, why is the writer bent on showing Iqra as a working woman when the job has only brought misery & sorrow in her life? Also, I do get that may be this is the writer’s way of showing that a girl can do anything if she puts her heart & soul into it, but then why show such a girl in such a bad situation time & again the moment she starts working & making money? This is something that I am unable to comprehend. The preview left me feeling disgusted that Ayaaz will grow even more insecure when he will see Iqra achieving all the things that a guy like Ayaaz can only dream of. My point is, if this is what the writer has chosen for Iqra, then why can’t she show it in a good way? Like If the writer wants to show that a girl can do anything then she should’ve shown that a girl like Iqra ended up convincing her husband & made him become someone who was super supportive of her decisions & didn’t think of his patloon as a priority? If the writer wanted to show that a girl chose to finally empower herself for the sake of her children’s better future, then why a husband is been turned into this negative nagger who is unhappy with what his wife is doing for the sake of their family?

I also believe that the writer ended Iqra’s MIL’s character at a wrong time. If I look back, I see no purpose of Ayaaz’s mother’s character at all & it is amusing that now when she has died, I am speaking about her as she finally had a purpose to serve but she chose to end her association with Sehra Main Safar. The writer could’ve shown that Ayaaz’s mother supported Iqra’s decision & made her son realize that his wife was doing everything for the sake of her family. Also, Ayaaz’s mother could’ve helped with the household chores too & that way Ayaaz would’ve found his patloon & shirt on the hanger that too in a washed & ironed condition. It is funny that now when the character has died, I am thinking about the possibilities of how her character could’ve been put to good use. Also, all this while, we were under the impression that Ayaaz was the only unlucky & unemployed guy of Pakistan but his conversation with his friend shocked me. The things that Ayaaz’s friend said actually suggested that Ayaaz chose not to further educate himself & he got settled at how much money he was making. Also, Ayaaz said ‘app ke apne app ko waise rehne nahi dete jaisa app chahte ho’ so I am sorry to say but this thing made me laugh out loud at his mentality. What does Ayaaz think, that just because his wife reminds him of his responsibilities & just because he hurried in growing his family members & is now forced to take care of their expenses, his people are not letting him be a person he always wanted to be? All this while I was under the impression that Ayaaz was a responsible person & his phone call to Iqra before their marriage & that expensive gold bangle as a wedding gift to her went to show that he was ready to take his responsibilities seriously but now it was shown that he was pretty comfortable with how little money he was making & just because the growing expenses put a pressure on him, he felt he wasn’t being allowed to be what he always wanted to be? How does it even make sense? If Ayaaz was such a person who never wanted any sort of growth; whether it was financial growth or career growth or anything then the first thing he should have avoided should have been the family growth!!!

It was shown time & again that Iqra’s parents were quite conscious of how little money Ayaaz made, so why are they out of the picture now? Why aren’t they seen questioning Iqra with concern as to what sort of a life she is leading with Ayaaz? Also, why wasn’t Iqra’s father shown to be insistent on the fact that Ayaaz should work with him in his academy, that way at least Ayaaz would’ve made some decent amount of money as the academy was supposedly doing really well? Also, as far as I remember, they showed that Iqra & Ayaaz’s first born was a boy, so from where did Aqsa as an eldest child pop up? Also, Ayaaz’s student was the same boy when Ayaaz’s kids were small & Ayaaz was told to buy the pampers & he was depending on the fee from that student’s mother but she wasn’t at home, I guess Ayaaz’s children grew up but his student chose not to. Anyways, let’s see how much Ayaaz’s nagging is left for us to see & laugh at. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Sehra Main Safar & once again, if you have understood the purpose of this drama & the never ending misery & bad luck that Iqra’s job brings to her, then do let me know too!

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, the writing of Adeel Razzaq, direction of Ahsan Talish & the production of Moomal Productions; ‘Deewana” hit our TV screens this week on Wednesday & Thursday at 9PM. This is going to be a soap opera & I think we are in for quite a ride similar to HUM TV’s Muqaddas that was aired last year. This drama has a mystery & fantasy feel to it & I must say I enjoyed watching the first two episodes & they introduced all the characters in a great detail.

The story is about the families of two brother Subhan & Tabrez (Waseem Abbas). Subhan’s family includes his wife Shama (Saba Hameed), his son Shayaan & his daughter Meher Sultana (Iqra Aziz). Tabrez’s family includes his son Haris (Junaid Akhtar) & daughter Rabeea. Shayaan & Rabeea were married & similarly, Haris & Mehru were engaged to be married too. Rabeea & Shayaan were never in love nor they both shared a great relationship with each other.

Rabeea obviously wanted more from life but just because her father Tabrez had bigger goals in life, he married her off to Shayaan without her consent as he had his sights on the family wealth & property. Unlike Rabeea & Shayaan, Haris & Mehru were totally in love & they had great plans for their future that they dreamed of achieving together. Mehru did feel that Rabeea & Shayaan’s rift can cause harm to their relationship but Haris assured her that he wouldn’t let anything come in between & pull them apart as his only concern was leading a peaceful life with his lady love Mehru.

Rabeea & Shayaan had a tiff once again which went out of hands. Rabeea ended up shooting her husband to death & then she committed suicide too as she was done with her life. In the bewilderment, Mehru ends up holding the gun due to which Tabrez puts a blame on her that she was the one who shot Rabeea to avenge her brother Shayaan’s death. Things get nasty & Tabrez along with his son Haris decides to wreck Subhan’s life. Shayaan’s death takes a toll on Subhan’s family & Tabrez also leaves no stone unturned in punishing them for the crime they didn’t commit. Subhan has lost his voice & Shama is still finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that her daughter in law Rabeea killed her only son.

One fine day, Tabrez decides to show up at Subhan’s door step all apologetic for how wrong he was & what he did to them. It wasn’t shown but it was conveyed through the dialogues that Tabrez filed a case against Subhan’s family but couldn’t prove that it was Mehru who killed Rabeea. Tabrez & Haris apologize to Subhan time & again but Shama makes a point that she will never forgive this father & son duo because of what they put their family up with. Mehru does say that she will never forgive Haris but deep inside she loves him till date & thinks that both Haris & she are not guilty of anything so they shouldn’t face the brunt for what Shayaan & Rabeea went through. Shama & Subhan give in to the pressure of Mehru & they allow Mehru to get married to Haris & as expected, Tabrez’s apology turns out to be nothing but a farce as looks like he still hasn’t forgiven Subhan’s family & now wants to torture their daughter to avenge the death of Rabeea which he still blames them for.

I must say the direction of the first two episodes was amazing. The camera work was brilliant & I liked a lot of shots & angles, especially the way they put the window to good use in one of the scenes in the 2nd episode. Mehru’s character is good but has a lot going on for her. She hallucinates & only the maid Chanda Bee (Anita Campher) has seen Mehru speaking to herself time & again. Mehru hasn’t realized that she has a problem going on because she has so much of emotional trauma to deal with that may be her mind never allowed her to pick up on this fact. I most definitely liked Shama’s character too & feel for her because Saba Hameed did justice to Shama’s role & gave that character such a personality which elaborated the pain & sufferings of a heart-broken mother perfectly. Shama still hasn’t come to terms with the fact that her son is no more & now her daughter is going to get married to Tabrez’s son. Shama is quite skeptical but she knows that she can not win against Mehru as even Subhan is on Mehru’s side. Well yes, let me inform you guys that there was a lot of screaming & yelling in the first two episodes & the initial part of the 2nd episode especially was only dedicated to the noisiness, so brace yourselves. I wish Waseem Abbas & Iqra Aziz give their vocal cords some rest because to hear them screaming on top of their lungs was quite hard to tolerate.

I feel the director succeeded in giving this drama quite a mysterious & fantasy feel which actually seemed aesthetically appeasing, however a few of the scenes seemed a little too long & stretched like Tabrez’s apology & Mehru’s depression pangs & screaming sprees but other than that, both the episodes were quite interesting. The dialogues were written decently too & all the actors did a wonderful job. I also liked the OST & more importantly the way it was used to add more depth to the scenes. I feel acting comes naturally to Iqra Aziz so she should let the natural talent take its course as she ends up trying too hard at times. Also, I think she should go easy on the hair-extensions because they were all over the place & didn’t really add more ‘beauty’ to her personality which she perhaps was aiming for. I am actually looking forward to Shehroz Sabzwari’s character because that was the only thing that actually sparked my interest in the drama. The preview of the next episode was a déjà vu of Muqaddas where Iqra Aziz gets kidnapped at the night of her wedding, so looks like Haris will do something of that sort too but Mehru will escape from his trap to make things different. Anyways, let’s see what do they have in store for us. Please share your thoughts about these two introductory episodes of Deewana.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza