This show has always been fast paced. but now it is clearly dragging. On one hand, we are getting to see the changes in various people in the haveli and their true faces re being revealed one by one, and on the other hand, the scenes are getting pretty repetitive. It is ironic to see that the two characters I admired in this serial; Peer Jalal and Naseemi have finally shown their true face. I liked Peer Jalal for the aura he emitted even though he was heavily flawed, but I pitied him because of the treatment he got from Badi Sarkar. I liked Naseemi because I thought she was one genuine person in the haveli, but she also turned out to be greedy and selfish. I sympathized with both these characters, but no more!

This show has truly served its purpose; its main theme was to portray how wrong the Peer-Mureedi concept can be if you follow it blindly without questioning anything. Believe it or not but there are still people who follow such customs blindly even in this modern age. I loved the lesson they had shown in the serial.

Finally, Shahab is convinced of Maira’s innocence and has a huge burden on his conscience now. He goes to her only to return disappointed after hearing what she truly wants. He does not have the courage to even convince her anymore because he knows he does not have the right. He did not trust her, and now she has every right to be angry at him. He was even ready to give her what she wanted till Amna Bibi came and made him come back to his senses.

His decision to give divorce to Maira might be sad news for a few, but it is also good news for some other people in the haveli. Yasmeen was happy to hear that Shahab was leaving Maira, and started playing her own games. Naseemi is the one brainwashing her and putting new plans in her mind. Yasmeen was trying to get Shahab back but then she realized that it was of no use since Shahab will eventually marry Fatima even if he divorces Maira. For the first time, Shahab showed Fatima her real place and stood up for Yasmeen. It was a brilliant scene, and the look on both Yasmeen and Fatima’s faces was worth watching!

Badi Sarkar truly regrets all her deeds and surprisingly, the one person who forgave her with all her heart for her misdeeds is Amna Bibi. Amna showed by her behavior that she has accepted her unspoken apology and had seen the guilt in her eyes. Shahab; however, has still not been able to forgive Badi Sarkar completely. He will eventually when he will notice the drastic change in her. She has finally started to act like a mother who truly cares for her son. She even went to Maira to convince her to come home with her, she wants her to come back not only for Shahab, but also to prove that all the Karamats were just plain lies.

One of the best scenes of the episode was when Badi Sarkar finally showed Fatima her true place! Fatima and Sikander both are under the misconception that now when Maira is out of the way; Fatima once again has the chance to become the Badi Sarkar. But now Badi Sarkar knows that she had trusted the wrong people and all the family members of her brother are corrupted just like him. She had heard all the tapes that Fatima had recorded and now she does not even want Fatima to even be around Shahab or the haveli, and she simply showed Fatima the door.

It is clear that Maira still loves Shahab, and now it is just her anger and ego speaking. When she heard that Shahab came to her house, she could not help but run after him. Her mother knows what is in her heart and pointed out that it was obvious that she still care about him otherwise she would have not run after him like that.

Will Maira go back to the haveli now that Badi Sarkar has come to take her back? Will she keep her anger aside and forgive Shahab will all her heart?

Keep watching to find out!

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Mariam Shafiq

From the past three episodes, the story is revolving around Shahab’s dilemma about what to believe about Maira. He has the highest regard for his father and he believes every single word that comes out of his mouth, and he did the same this time. Shahab did have some doubts in his mind about the accusations put on Maira, but he was completely convinced when he saw Maira and Bilal together.

Maira was unaware of the accusations made on her, and she got the biggest shock of her life when she returned to the haveli and heard this news about herself. It took no time for her to go and question Shahab, but she was thoroughly disappointed by his distrust in her. He was completely convinced that she was guilty and Maira wanted to prove him wrong at all cost, not because she wanted to go back to him, but to make him eat his words.

The irony of the situation is that she thought that this was Badi Sarkar’s plan when in real, Peer Jalal was behind this master plan. She accused Badi Sarkar of spreading false information about her and even misbehaved with her. She was expecting Peer Jalal to save her this time too, but she was in for a bigger shock when she got to know that Peer Jalal was the one who had put the accusations on her. She was hoping for his support in this situation, but she was again disappointed.

What surprised me, or to be more precise shocked me the most was Maira’s father’s conviction in her innocence. When Peer Jalal accused Maira, he did not bow down to Peer Jalal and blamed Maira like he usually does. He stood tall, looked him in the eye, and told him that he was lying and Maira can never do such a thing. I seriously felt like clapping in this scene! Brilliant performance by both the actors!

Badi Sarkar has changed and the change is so drastic that it just gets a bit unbelievable at times. Her ego has been shattered completely, and now she realizes how cruel she has been to every single person in the haveli. She even wants to give Amna her true place as the real Badi Sarkar in the haveli. This was quite a shock for me!

She was a wrong judge of peopl and seeing the real face of her brother and his family made her realize this. The scene where she shows Sikander his place was a superb scene! Her guilty conscience wants to correct her wrong doings and this time she is not against, but with Maira.

She tried her best to convince Shahab of Maira’s innocence. She did not reveal about Amna being the real Badi Sarkar maybe because she did not want Shahab to know what his father had done to her, but she did admit that she had put false accusations on Maira about Bilal. Even then Shahab was not completely convinced about Maira’s innocence. She even tried her best to convince Peer Jalal to tell the truth to Shahab and let go off the family’s fake karamat, but to no avail.  She then decided to take things into her own hands.

Badi Sarkar resorted to her last option, she knew that no DNA reports would convince Shahab of Maira’s innocence and the only way to defeat Peer Jalal would be to make Maira swear in the mazaar which is considered a holy place by both Shahab and Peer Jalal. Her plan worked and Shahab finally believed in Maira’s innocence and Peer Jalal was left defeated.

Shahab might be convinced now, but Maira simply does not want to keep any relation with him after the accusations that he had put on her. Maira is completely right in her place; she has every right to be furious with Shahab for not believing her.

Noor Hassan and Ainnie Jafferi were simply superb in all their scenes. Noor Hassan has really grown as an actor, his expressions and dialogue delivery both are spot on. Ainnie Jafferi is a very talented actress and now she is showing her true potential! I simply loved her performance in this show. Do I even need to say what a brilliant actress Sania Saeed is? Her name is enough. Period.

The show has two more episodes left as far as I know! Technically, the next episode should have been the last one, but I wonder why they are dragging the serial now that the truth has been revealed?

Do share your opinion about the episode! I would love to hear them!

Mariam Shafiq

One thing that I have always loved about this show is its pace. I look forward to this show week after week as it is always full of surprises. One can never really expect what will happen next in this show.

The transition that Badi Sarkar went through was nicely shown, and Sania Saeed was superb in every scene. It had shattered her to know that she was never the true Badi Sarkar of the haveli and the Karamats were just a façade to hide the reality from the world and maintain the prestige of the family. What had shocked her even more was to realize the true faces of people she had trusted the most. Her brother, whom she had trusted blindly, was just using her to get the seat in the National Assembly from her husband. Her sister-in-law also pointed fingers at her current status in the haveli, and last but not the least, she also got to know that Fatima whom she had always treated like her daughter, was a devil in disguise. Badi Sarkar had finally gotten to know that lying was her natural talent, and she had fooled her not once but many times in the past too. The scene where she looks herself in the mirror and sees herself as a normal woman for the first time, and not the haughty and egoistic Badi Sarkar was beautifully directed and enacted. Even the background music’s lyrics depicted Badi Sarkar’s feelings at that moment.

Salman Shahid has played Peer Jalal’s role to perfection. One could really feel how helpless Peer Jalal felt about the whole situation which had gotten out of his hands now. People like Sikander who cowered before him had now gained courage to blackmail him, and his whole family’s prestige was at stake if the news of Maira’s pregnancy got out. I had not expected Peer Jalal to come up with such disgusting sort of solution. If Badi Sarkar had accused Maira of something like this then it would have been understandable, but I had never thought that Peer Jalal would put such blame on her. He was the one who gave the guarantee of Maira’s character to Shahab, and now he used his words against her.

Shahab had always trusted his father blindly. When he told him that Maira was innocent, he believed him and now when he put this accusation on her, he again believed him without a second thought. Shahab really needs to start relying on his own gut feeling instead of believing everything that others say. One flaw in his character is that he easily gets manipulated by everyone. He even believed Fatima when she told him that Badi Sarkar had left the house because Maira insulted her. Doesn’t he know his own mother? She would never leave haveli for such a petty issue!

Finally, we saw Shahab giving some time to Yasmeen too and of course, Maira did not like this. They both were upset with each other; Shahab was upset because he thought Maira was the reason Badi Sarkar left and Maira was angry because she did not want Yasmeen to come between them. Maira decided to take the initiative, and end the quarrel between them when she saw that Yasmeen might take advantage of this situation. Shahab was really happy when Maira told him that she was ready to apologize to Badi Sarkar. However, his happiness was short-lived because Peer Jalal put the blame on Maira shortly after that.

Badi Sarkar returned to the haveli not because she wanted to, but to prove her brother and sister-in-law that she still had the same status in the haveli. She was not too happy to come back though. She is now even more upset with Peer Jalal because of the accusation he had put on Maira to ‘deal’ with the situation. It is really hard to believe but Badi Sarkar truly has changed!

Another person who shocked me in these episodes was Naseemi. I have always loved her character since the beginning, and I did not know that her character would turn out be grey-shaded. The lust for power has turned her completely into a different person and she has already started to dream of taking Badi Sarkar’s place. Something is brewing up in her mind and she is brainwashing Yasmeen’s mind too. Amna seems more sensible to me than Naseemi now.

Shahab has now left Maira at her house without giving her any explanation. She is confused and upset and has no clue about the accusations that have been put on her. I am really looking forward to see who will help Maira this time. I have a strong feeling that Badi Sarkar might help her this time. *fingers crossed*

Do share your opinion about the episode!

Till Next Week!

Mariam Shafiq

We got to see a turn of events in last week’s episode. Maira and Shahab are both happy now that the truth has been proved in front of everybody. Both Maira and Shahab are on top of the world while Badi Sarkar and Peer Jalal are in shock.

Badi Sarkar is in a state of shock when Maira was proved right, but she discovered another truth that shook her to the core. She was devastated to hear that the so-called tradition in the family is a forced one, and she is not the true Badi Sarkar. Amna was the true Badi Sarkar, as she was the first one to bear the heir of the family, and this secret has been hidden from her all this time. She had blindly believed in the tradition, which was just an attempt to keep the karamat of the family going.

What shocked me the most was the discovery that Badi Sarkar is not insensitive as I thought; she was not in favor of what had been done to Amna all those years ago and was upset with Peer Jalal. Peer Jalal revealed the truth to Badi Sarkar, and also clarified that he had no hand in killing his own child. His parents were the real culprits behind it. I had thought that Badi Sarkar would follow her in-laws footsteps, but she clearly told Peer Jalal that she would have no hand in killing his son’s child.

Badi Sarkar had been ruling the haveli like a queen which she thought was her right, but now she has gotten to know that she was not the real queen in the first place. All her ego has been crushed in mere seconds, and she is unable to deal with the current situation. Even Amna and Naseemi have grown wings within the span of a day, and are now challenging Badi Sarkar’s authority.

The scene where they both dressed up was hilarious, and the best part was Badi Sarkar could not do a thing about it. She could just watch them enjoying themselves and indirectly taunting her. What made her angrier was that Peer Jalal did not say anything to them either. He easily gave them permission to go out.

Maira’s sudden change in attitude was pretty shocking for me. She is being too haughty and proud in my opinion. She should try to keep a low profile right now and not make enemies at the moment. The way she misbehaved with Badi Sarkar over a petty issue was not something Maira would normally do. Even the way she spoke Shahab emitted authority. She is not even Badi Sarkar yet, but is busy showing airs to everybody! I hope she does not misbehave with the rest of the people in the haveli. She had been advised to maintain distance from everybody by her mother, I hope this does not lead to a misunderstanding though. Her supporters might turn against her if she does not treat them well.

Fatima truly lost hope after hearing that Maira was telling the truth, but her parents won’t let their insult go so easily. Peer Jalal is tensed and thinking of ways to save the reputation of his family and Sikander will take advantage of this situation. Sikander has now gotten the upper hand and will blackmail Peer Jalal to keep his secret.

Will Badi Sarkar really leave the haveli and give her throne to someone else so easily?

Now let’s see what is in store for us next!

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Mariam Shafiq

The twist was big, and so was the reaction of everybody in the haveli. These two episodes concentrated more on everybody’s reaction to this big news. As expected, nobody was ready to believe that Shahab and Maira were telling the truth.

I was not shocked by anyone’s reaction at the haveli, but what shocked me the most was Manager Sahab’s (Maira’s father) reaction to the news. There is disbelief and there is complete denial, and he completely refused to believe this news for the second. ‘Yeh to aisa hai jaise suraj magrib se nikla ho’, his words broke Maira’s heart who was expecting that at least her own family would believe her. When her own father was not ready to believe her, then how can she expect anyone else to believe her? His father is a really annoying character; he is pleased with her only if she does everything according to him, and as soon as he thinks she has done something against his wishes, he just disowns without thinking for a second.

Shahab was going the coward’s way and decided to hide the news from everybody, but this time Maira did not keep quiet, and told him to stand for himself for once in his lifetime. Maira’s outburst actually worked and we saw a new side of Shahab. He refused to follow Badi Sarkar’s order to marry Fatima, and the way he held Maira’s hand and went away from there showed complete defiance. Maira’s looked at Shahab in disbelief when he told Badi Sarkar the news without any fear. This gave her courage and she also stood tall against Badi Sarkar. As expected, she thought that this was some plan devised by Maira herself and refused to believe anything.

The best part was when Amna overheard their conversation and did not waste time to announce the news to everybody. Obviously, no one believed a single word coming out of her mouth. Who would believe a complete lunatic? Sakina Sammo was spot on in the scene where she announced the news in front of Fatima and her parents. She made me laugh so much; I was literally in tears during the scene. Nobody believed Amna, but everybody believed Shahab when he came and announced that Amna was telling the truth. He actually had the guts to congratulate Sikander! The look on Fatima and her parent’s faces was priceless!

I wish it was end of Fatima’s chapter, but unfortunately it was not. Badi Sarkar went to Sikander’s house and did not leave even when Sikander insulted her so badly. Fatima, as usual, took Badi Sarkar’s side as she was sure that Maira was lying.

Another shocking revelation was that the tradition of getting the child from the third wife is a forced tradition and not a natural one. It is not that there has never been a child from the first two wives, it is just that it has been made sure for generations that the waris does not come from the first and second wife. The example is Amna herself who finally revealed what had been done to her all those years ago when she was too young to understand anything. I really felt bad for her after hearing this. Naseemi made sure that Peer Jalal knows that his secret is out but Badi Sarkar, surprisingly, seemed unaware of this.

Maira had faith in Peer Jalal because he had trusted her before, and she was extremely disappointed when he also refused to believe her. Maira was not ready to take any chance after what Amna had told her as she did not trust anyone except Shahab. She refused to go to the doctor with Peer Jalal and Badi Sarkar if Shahab was not there. Peer Jalal is now aware that Naseemi knows about his secret, so he would not refuse Maira’s demand to call the doctor at the haveli.

According to the preview for the next episode, everybody would get to know that Shahab and Maira were telling the truth all along. Now the question is: what will Badi Sarkar do next?

This show is getting more interesting by the day, so stay tuned!

Do share your views on these two episodes!

Till Next Week!

Mariam Shafiq

Surprisingly, I never get a chance to get bored while watching this show. Each scene contains a new twist that keeps me hooked. The prediction of Maira breaking the old tradition that has been running in the family for generations came true in this episode.

The episode progressed at a steady pace; we saw Maira and Shahab enjoying their last few hours together. After his outburst, Shahab tried to make it up to Maira by taking her to the café, and we saw a very playful interaction between them. All was good, till Bilal suddenly appeared out of nowhere and shocked Maira. She has still not forgotten what a huge mess his simple phone call had created, and now he was standing right in front of her and she did not know how to deal with this situation.

She was extremely uncomfortable and tried to keep the conversation to a minimum. She got even more scared when Shahab came and teased Bilal ‘Tum Meri Biwi Ka Peecha Ker Rahe Ho’. For a minute there, I thought Shahab will get furious, but fortunately, Shahab is a person who learns from his mistake and does not believe in repeating them. He casually teased him and dismissed the issue. Thank God!

Shahab’s good mood only lasted for a while, and then he was back to his brooding. He was dreading his impending marriage to Fatima, and my heart went out for Maira when he cruelly made her aware of what is going to happen next. He even smashed the tiny hope inside her that they might still be able to meet secretly.

Peer Jalal’s character may have a lot of flaws, but I simply love his personality. He has this certain aura, charisma that I am in complete awe of. The way he calmly responded to the demand made by Sikander through Badi Sarkar was pretty impressive. If this man has learned something in his life, then it is self-control. He dealt with Sikander in a very clear-cut manner. His warning was given in a very normal tone, but everybody could feel the underlying threat in the warning. Peer Jalal has been ignoring Sikander and his demands for quite some time now, but finally decided to speak up to bring him to his senses. This scene made me want to clap for both the actors for their outstanding performances.

Sikander’s attitude with Badi Sarkar might be stern and authoritative, but when it comes to Peer Jalal his whole attitude changes. The lion suddenly becomes a mere cat in the presence of Peer Jalal. The scene where he is taunting Badi Sarkar for Shahab’s absence and the sudden change in him when Peer Jalal comes made me laugh out loud! Sikander is a two faced man who is using his own sister for his personal gain. Badi Sarkar might not be able to understand that she is being used, but Peer Jalal is wise enough to understand Sikander’s every motive.

The main twist was in the latter part of the episode. Just when it felt like the fate has been sealed, a ray of hope emerged. When Shahab rushed Maira to the hospital, he was not expecting his whole life to take a 360 turn. He was on top of the world when the doctor announced that Maira was expecting; it was like the rest of the world did not exist for him. But he was brought back to reality by Badi Sarkar’s phone call.

I was expecting a better reaction from Maira when Shahab announced the news to her. Ainie Jafferi was completely expressionless in this scene. I was expecting her to be either shocked, surprised or show disbelief, but all we got was an expressionless face. Her expression or the lack of it ruined the scene for me!

I would like to make a special mention of Amna Bibi for this episode. She was bang on in all her scenes! Her senseless rants are truly very entertaining. The way she answered back to Fatima and Badi Sarkar was definitely worth an applause!

So, now the question is what will happen next? Will Shahab marry Fatima now? And why is he so adamant on hiding this news? I am really curious to know what will happen next!

Do share your opinion about the episode!

Till Next Week

Mariam Shafiq