Shahmir Sheikh who just turned one comes from a family of celebrities. His grandfather is Javaid Sheikh and his father is Shehzad sheikh. The kids who come from such families automatically become celebrities right from the day they are born. Shahmir’s birthday party was attended by other stars who too are part of this celebrity family. Syra Shehroze, Shehroze Sabzwari, Alishba Yousuf, Momal Sheikh, Behroze Sabzwari, Faysal Qureshi are among some of the celebrities who were seen enjoying the festivities. Syra and Alishba’s daughter are also seen in these picture.
Sanam Jung has been sharing many things about her recent experiences after marriage ever since she got married. While some celebrities think that their married life is a personal affair and they do not need to share any details about it with anyone, Sanam Jung is undoubtedly not like that. She enjoys sharing her various experiences with her viewers and the audience also enjoys listening to her stories.
One thing Sanam has made very clear through her stories which is that she does not know how to cook. In this clip Sanam explains how her husband and her have been eating breakfast and lunch at her in laws house but they decided that they will manage dinner themselves. Sanam narrates her experience of trying to make a steak. She says that she ended up buying a lot more than she needed and in the end the steak was not up to the mark, only the salad was worth eating and enjoyable. The viewers appreciate Sanam Jung open and candid nature. They also praise her for choosing topics which they can relate to.
Watch the clip in which Sanam tells about her attempt to make a steak here:
Sana Ansari is the latest sensation in the modeling world. In a short span of time she has worked with the best designers and she was also seen in the Yamaha TVC starring Ali Zafar. Sana Ansari recently got married. She wore a beautiful dress on her wedding day. Her gorgeous smile just like always added more beauty to her pictures. Some of the pictures of the wedding have been shared by Sana Ansari so that her fans can also enjoy her happy moments with her. Many people have appreciated Sana’s sense of style and confidence.
So this episode saw the demise of Hassan which obviously did not come as a surprise as previews from two weeks ago had given us enough time to brace ourselves for his death (sarcasm). Hassan felt his end was near – maybe he had seen the previews too? Jokes aside, maybe the heart attack has scared him but we see he is working himself into a frenzy and is adamant he must have his ‘affairs’ sorted as soon as possible – affairs that apparently only his trusted friend Junaid is privy to.
Mehru wakes the next morning to find Hassan has passed away in his sleep. Samina Peerzada is no doubt an amazing actress and her expressions from confusion to awareness that something is not quite right and then her distress made me all teary, especially when she lays her head on her dead husband’s chest at the end. However, the whole scene gave me goosebumps as well, not only because of Samina Peerzada’s powerful acting but because he is her husband in real life and for a while there I was not able to really distinguish between the characters they are playing from their actual relationship.
I felt sad for Mehru that the only women who seem to be around her are Alia’s mother and Saman (Minahil’s mother). What a sorry pair! Alia’s mothers comments made me cringe. At this point, I find Alia’s character a bit confusing. She is a little short with Mehru and self obsessed but maybe on her own she would not be so bad if she did not pay so much heed to her mother’s ‘priceless’ words of wisdom. She does however seem to love Haider and seemed to feel his grief when she talked to him after his father’s death. Not sure right now what and how important a role Alia plays in the whole picture.
Anyhow, Junaid stands at his dead friend’s grave talking about the ‘secret’ and not having enough ‘himmat’ to tell Mehru all. I really want to say aray bhayee, na Hassan ko himmat thee na Junaid ko, please mujhay bata do mujh mein himmat hai Mehru ko bataanay ki- bas ab bata do keh raaz kia hai?! When I was watching the episode I thought I would finally write in my review that the cat is out of the bag and in my mind I had an image of Saima Noor being the cat poking its head out of the bag! Ah, but Saima did not make an appearance in today’s episode. Maybe her temporary dementia has caught on and the director forgot about her. Oh well.
Hamza, in his grief reaches out to Zaina who ‘is there for him’. Two months lapse and apparently Junaid is still gathering himmat (sigh) to tell Mehru anything. I say that because Mehru is slowly recovering from the shock of her husband’s death and does not seem to be dealing with any dark secrets. Hamza goes back to university and we see he and Zaina have become close. Bhai (I should just refer to him as Imran Aslam until someone calls him by his name) spots Zaina in a car with Hamza and asks her about it. I liked how he did not yell at Zaina or threaten her etc but also made it clear that he does not approve.
Samina Peerzada’s acting was probably the best part of today’s episode. Everyone else is doing their bit but besides the annoying crickets sound that plays in Khalid Malik and Sana Askari’s scenes, nothing else about anyone’s acting stands out just yet. Affan Waheed is getting a bit too comfortable with the same old ultra sensitive, voice cracking with emotion roles and couple that with Neelum Munir’s deep voice makes you want to throw in a bit of Sanam Choudhary’s characteristic shrieks to pull up the pair’s vocal chords a bit and not put you to sleep!! I would like to have seen a bit more of Imran Aslam though. It is obvious that Hassan’s secret is linked to Saima’s family but I suppose there will be more of her and Imran Aslam later.
Overall, the episode was not bad. I am losing patience with the ‘secret’ being dragged out and would prefer Alia and her mother to be sidelined a bit and see more of Saima so the story can progress. At this point, there are so many conspiracy theories running through my head about how Saima is linked to Hassan that it is almost giving me a headache. I did not get to see the preview of next week’s episode as I watched this episode online and could not find the link. I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode!
Ohkay so, this episode was an absolute filler. I so wish that Mana Ka Gharana team learns from the team of Preet Na Kariyo Koi about how they can curb their greed of ratings & how they can end the drama before the elasticity of the chewing gum runs out. This episode literally gave us nothing to talk about. All the conversations & all the things that they showed have been seen before if not thousand, but a hundreds of times at least!!!
Saleha is stooping to new lows every single day. She didn’t allow Khizer to meet Ghaalib, obviously because she feared that Khizer might get her busted for being the one who forced him to demand the money. The way Saleha is pampering Gul Bahar & treating her like a Queen is no fun. I believe that may be because Saleha does her cooking preps in an open air, some venomous bug might’ve jumped into her food because the venom she has started to spew recently is getting out of control & there’s no other justification to the 180 degree flip she has made. She has become a chalti phirti nagin & I am actually afraid of her!
I think both Saleha & Ghaalib are such a couple who have perfect understanding of each other & that is why they both have comfortably switched their roles so that Mana doesn’t feel she that she is missing out on one of her parent. Saleha has become Mana’s father who is acting like a head of the family & taking the major decisions concerning everyone’s lives & Ghaalib has become Mana’s mother, who is doing all the crying that usually the women in our dramas do. I think apart from arranging a wheelchair for Ghaalib, the producers of Mana Ka Gharana must’ve invested a lot in the glycerin bottles required by him!
Honestly speaking, Laila kya kam thin jo unke Walid Sahab bhi Khizer ki khidmat ko hazir ho gaye? I really want to enjoy the entry of Laila in this drama but every time I remind myself that she is just a tourist, all the convincing goes down the drain because I can’t bring myself to understand why a tourist would spend her days & nights serving a localite & not exploring the town she’s visiting? I really think Murree is more than just the highways & curvy roads. They really could’ve shown some residential areas because they are always on a highway when all of them bump into each other. Mana was walking on a highway too when she saw Laila & Khizer & later Ghaalib & Maalik met Khizer at one of those canopies that have been installed for the tourists to take a pause during their journey, but having said that I must admit, I am amazed by their navigation skills & advanced technology of the GPS they use because no matter where someone is, everyone spots them just at the right place at a wrong time!!!
Mana’s character is getting cringe-worthy now. She obviously misses Khizer but doesn’t want to admit & I believe she should leave it at that because she is going to get married to her ill-mannered prince charming anyways so she should just let Khizer be. Yes, the writer is trying to tell that Mana is unable to move on because she has some sort of attachment to Khizer & if so, then her conversations should be a bit more elaborate & they should show more than Mana just being mad & angry at Khizer all the time.
I loved the conversation between Maalik & Zarri. He has clearly told her that he won’t let go of her to which Zarri didn’t respond obviously but I like how she stands up for herself in front of Gul Bahar. I really like how dignified Zarri is because all that she says to Gul Bahar is only based on what she thinks & feels & not because she knows that she has Maalik’s support. I like Zarri & Maalik’s characters a lot more than anyone else & look forward to their scenes the most too!
Finally, it was good to see that a house helper was making more sense than everybody else. She could see that everyone turned against Khizer ever since Shehryaar & Gul Bahar came into their lives. I hope that this does the trick & force Mana to do some thinking. I think it’s a high time that either one of them puts two & two together & figures out what actually Shehryaar & Gul Bahar did to their family.
Anyways, the episode was a filler & didn’t give us anything new. The preview unfortunately suggested that the next episode is going to be a filler too. They really need to move the story forward by showing that either Maalik, Zarri or Khizer tried to knock some sense into their family members about what Shehryaar’s true colors are because till that happens, the story is going to go around in circles & every episode will be like a filler! Please share your thoughts about this episode of Mana Ka Rondu Gharana!
Fawad Khan once said in an interview that he did not know how to dance and he never thought that he could learn to dance even if he tried. It looks like this talented actor is going to experience everything now which he thought he will never even try. Fawad Khan is showing his dance moves in the new song “Let’s Nacho” from the film “Kapoor And Sons”. Fawad Khan was very impressed with her co-star Alia Bhatt’s confidence on the very first day he met her. In a recent interview he said,
“When I saw her on the first day on the sets, she was so confident and spontaneous, which I was not expecting at all. She didn’t even rehearse.”
After watching this video you will realize that Fawad Khan has been doing some homework and he knows how to move and groove now. This is a party song, there is at least one such song in every Bollywood film. The critics are already praising Fawad Khan’s energy in the video. The song has been sung by Baadshah.
All the tracks in the story have been stretched so much that at this point I am finding it really hard to feel anything for any of the characters. When the story goes around in circles for weeks and most of the episodes are filled with scenes which are usually pointless and are used only to kill time then it becomes impossible for the viewers to keep their interest intact in a drama. Beqasoor was never the kind of drama that keeps your interest alive but it has only gone downhill with every passing episode. There was a time when actors like Samina Peerzada and Sajjid Hassan were only seen in dramas which offered quality entertainment but now we see these actors, who deserve to be cherished, working in projects which do not even have a solid storyline. I will give the director due credit for covering all the tracks in every episode and not making certain characters disappear, something which we have seen happening in many of the hyped dramas recently. At the same time I would request ARY Digital to stop stretching dramas so much that viewers end up losing interest in them altogether.
Tonight’s episode had two important developments; Sehr’s pregnancy (which makes me wonder does Shehryar deserve another child?) and Shehryar’s nikaah with Nuzhat which was long overdue and was shown right at the end of the episode as a desperate measure to ensure that viewers who are watching the show have a reason to tune into it next week. I guess the writer is trying to show that Sehr is being punished for all her wrongdoings by going through exactly what Sadaf went through. Personally, I was more interested in watching Shehryar and Nuzhat get punished than Sehr. Although Sehr has been extremely selfish and careless but even then somehow I am willing to forgive her because she was young and did not know better. Shehryar and Nuzhat on the other hand have hurt many people knowing exactly what they were doing and they should be punished. The scenes between Sehr and Sunny made very little sense. Why was Sehr meeting this boy if she wanted to focus on her marriage? This episode was full of scenes like the one in which Waseem brought the cake and the conversation between Sehr and Nuzhat which were too long and mostly pointless.
This time Waseem has changed for real but he did not meet Babur in this episode. This is another track that is being stretched without a reason. I still fail to understand why Hira is supposed to be a ‘heera’! I can’t relate to these situations at all in which we see rich polished boys falling for seedhi sadhi girls who won’t even be able to socialize with the kind of people these boys meet on daily basis.
Overall, this was another disappointing episode of Beqasoor which makes you wish that the drama will end soon! The acting and production values of the drama are flawless but the story is all over the place. There have been times when it seemed like the story will be wrapped up but every time a new track or twist is introduced to stretch the story.
How many of you watched this latest episode of Beqasoor? Please share your thoughts about it.
Many Pakistani actors have recently started working in Bollywood films. Some of them have been a huge success while others did not succeed in making a place for themselves in Bollywood. The news is that Sajjal Ali is the next actress who has been approached by the producers in Bollywood.
According to the news the actress impressed the production house which is owned by the renowned actress Sri Devi and Boney Kapoor by her performance in the drama serial Chup Raho. Sajjal Ali has been given the role of Sri Devi’s daughter in the film. The film is titled “Mom” and the story is about a mother’s relationship with her step-daughter.
The actress has not announced anything about the project yet but there are sources that reveal that Sajjal will be starting her Bollywood career with this film. The official announcement from the production house is expected some time soon. Sajjal Ali is currently busy shooting for her first Lollywood project “Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai” in which Feroze Khan will play the lead with her.
Ohkay so, my favorite drama of the recent times came to an end tonight. I am so glad that without dragging things further & without wasting much time, they wrapped the drama nicely. I am glad to know that there are still such drama-makers who do not believe in stretching the drama to a point where they can attain the most profits through the ratings & do not care about the viewers losing interest in the drama. They showed us everything that we wanted to see & just when we felt that the story should reach its conclusion, it did & for that I thank the team of Preet Na Kariyo Koi with all my heart.
So, Noori decided to go ahead with what Roomi planned for her but little did she know that even if she hadn’t taken such extreme measures, everyone else would still be favoring her because they supported her. Noori was anxious because her mother didn’t give her a chance to share what she wanted to. I loved the scene between Shagufta & Noori where Shagufta deliberately walked out of the room because she felt weak & didn’t have any courage left to face Noori. I loved how at this stage, after so much of suffering they showed that Shagufta learnt her lesson & regretted loving Shams because she didn’t get anything in return. Like now when Shagufta complained, it seemed genuine & didn’t make her look like an ungrateful person because it took a lot for her to feel that way. Like I have said before, the concerns Shagufta had & the objection she raised against Roomi were understandable because she never got the life she imagined & she was forced to face the reality. Shagufta suffered a lot & that is why, she was pushed to a limit where she started looking like a cruel mother who didn’t believe in her daughter’s choices. It was only Shagufta’s inhibition that forced her to not see how suitable Roomi was for Noori. Shagufta was too afraid because of her own experiences that she didn’t even consider it a possibility that Roomi can be heaps better than Shams. I felt for Shagufta that being someone who lived for the sake of love, the idea of a love marriage became so daunting that it put a kibosh on her thinking capacity & made her do things she never would’ve done if she had gotten the love she herself dreamed of.
I really really liked how each & everyone gathered in order to help Noori. It was like they all could see the reality that Shagufta was skeptical & her bitter personal experience with Shams forced her to act irrationally. The way Zareena tried to help Noori was sweet too. It was good too see that at least Noori got someone whom she could confide in & Zareena ended up being that person who gave Noori the confidence that her decision was right & she made the right choice. I loved when Zareena told Noori that she should marry someone who loves her & not the one whom she loves. I so wish Shagufta could’ve seen that too but her fear & regret got the best of her.
Bhola’s twist was interesting but it could’ve stopped at a point where he wanted to help Roomi & Noori because he wanted to get a revenge for his father’s death from his sister. In one way Bhola tried to get back at Shagufta & teach her a lesson but on the other he ended up helping her indirectly by making Noori feel guilty about her decision. I felt that Bhola will get his closure after helping Roomi & Noori but his half-way-there approach seemed unconvincing. Yes, I am glad that Roomi & Noori didn’t get nikkaofied at that point because that way the last scene wouldn’t have been this perfect but I feel he didn’t get his closure. Also, I think they should’ve shown a scene or two between Shagufta & Bhola where Bhola gave Shagufta a chance to say what she feels or even apologize & Shagufta should’ve found out how her younger brother stopped her daughter from hurting her. Bhola wasn’t filled with so much fury after all, which was just alright because throughout the drama we got an impression that he hated his sister but looks like he came to terms with it or learned it the hard way but I would’ve been happy if they had shown a few scenes of Bhola convincing himself in the previous episodes.
Finally, Shagufta got to meet her Chachi & the rest of her family after such a long time but then there wasn’t anything more to it. No conversation nothing at all. When I saw the preview I was actually looking forward to Shagufta’s meeting with her Chachi & Chachi’s mention of Roomi’s rishta for Noori the most but there was no conversation at all. It is like Shagufta never learned the truth about Roomi being Ilyas’s relative. Also, the episode ended & Shams was nowhere to be seen. He ended up looking like a paid audience in the background. I think he needed a scene as well where they had shown him regretting the fact that he put Shagufta through so much & acknowledging the fact that she did a lot all her life for their family because in the end when he held Shagufta’s hand, it didn’t seem complete & convincing. I think a lot of the scenes like the flashback of Ilyas in the initial part of the episode, then the maid & Zareena’s unnecessarily long conversation, also Zareena & Suleri’s meeting should’ve been cut down in order to give the coverage to the things that were actually important like Bhola & Shams’s thoughts & Chachi & Shagufta’s detailed conversation. Those scenes didn’t really seem important because they didn’t really fit in & if they had replaced it with the situations that actually needed attention, then this entire episode would’ve been perfect. My only complain is with this episode & these few scenes because considering the fact that it was the last episode, I wanted a perfect perfect perfect ending, but having said that, if I look back at the entire journey, it is beyond perfect. :)
I loved the things Suleri said to Shagufta in the end because I wanted someone to tell the exact same thing to her that she had an obedient daughter & she should’ve at least given consideration to Roomi’s proposal for the fact that he longed for her too, which Shams never really did. Shagufta got a bit too tangled in the thoughts of comparing Roomi & Noori’s scenario with the state of her relation that it hindered her from thinking things through. Shagufta did a lot to attain her love that too for the wrong guy but Roomi loved Noori as much as she loved him, which changes the state of their love completely & differentiates Roomi from Shams. It was good to see that Suleri intervened & took the right decision for this family.
Overall, this episode was good but it could’ve been way better but but but, the whole journey of Preet Na Kariyo Koi was like a roller-coaster ride of emotions. I loveddd the way the writer Amna Mufti wrote Shagufta’s character which had so much depth & detail. In fact, all the characters were brilliant but Shagufta Shehzadi takes the crown for being unique & different. Shagufta was the one whom you could detest & feel for at the same time & I really am glad that the writer made her problems very understandable & relate-able. She was forced to do things she would’ve never thought of doing but she never gave up no matter how tough the circumstances got & honestly speaking, in the market where all the shops sell roti dhoti dukhyaris these days, Shagufta Shehzadi came as a breath of fresh air. I thank the director Ehtashamuddin for directing this play to perfection & for making it a visual treat. The way he brought the essence of Lahore to life in this drama was amazing & also, the way he extracted the best acting out of all these actors was brilliant too. I am definitely signing a petition of Amna Mufti & Ehtashaamuddin’s collaboration once again because they gave us something absolutely brilliant & memorable.
Speaking about the actors who made Preet Na Kariyo Koi a treat with their perfect performances I will thank Hira Salman for doing justice to Shagufta Shehzadi’s character which I am sure no one else could’ve done. She was outstanding as Shagufta & I believe it was only because of her powerful acting & minute expressions that we all could understand Shagufta’s journey. It was good to see Ahsan Khan in a role other than a naqaam ashiq & he did a great job too. Rehan Sheikh was convincing as Suleri, it is like a done deal that no matter what character it must be, if Rehan Sheikh will embrace it, he will add life into it, we have seen it before & I am glad he gave it all to Suleri’s character this time around as well. All the supporting characters were written with a lot of detail & the actors did a beautiful job at bringing those characters to life too. Irfan Khoosat, Naghma Begum, Hassan Noman, Adnan Shah Tipu, Saman Ansari, Farhana Maqsood, Noor Khan & the actor playing the character of Roomi, all of them made this drama complete with their presence & yes, last but not the least, I will thank the writer for writing such meaningful dialogues & with such a beautiful usage of Urdu, all this while I loved listening to the conversation in Preet Na Kariyo Koi & was reminded time & again about what was missing from the rest of our dramas. I am so glad I gave Preet Na Kariyo Koi a chance & thoroughly enjoyed it, so thank you team of Preet Na Kariyo Koi once again. Please share your thoughts about this episode & the entire drama too guys & thank you for keeping the discussions alive. :)
Fawad Khan has done really well for himself in India. It is not easy for a Pakistani to make his place in another industry where there is so much competition but Indians fell in love with Fawad Khan long before he started working in Bollywood. Fawad Khan became hot favorite among women especially when his dramas went on air in India. He was already a heart throb when he worked in his first film with leading lady Sonam Kapoor. Fawad Khan’s popularity will double with his latest film Kapoor And Sons, something which is very obvious by all the attention he has been getting after the film.
Every person in India who interviews Fawad Khan admits that the way the ladies feel for him is matchless. His female fans will do anything to get one glimpse of him and nowadays he is seen everywhere promoting his film in every way possible. Fawad Khan has tried to break the chain of same kind of characters he has been playing by doing something different in Kapoor and Sons.
Fawad Khan was seen on the cover of FilmFare magazine once before in September 2014 when his first film Khoobsurat was about to be released. He graced the cover with his leading lady Sonam Kapoor. Now FilmFare has once again features Fawad Khan on their cover page with Alia Bhatt who is also playing the lead in Kapoor And Sons. FilmFare is one of the most popular magazines of its kind in India.
Fawad Khan was also seen on the cover of “The Man”. He also did an entire photo shoot for the magazine.
Veena Malik showed the desire to work in dramas when she came back to Pakistan but for now she is very happy enjoying time with her family. Veena Malik, her husband and son were seen enjoying a simple bike ride near their residence. Veena Malik and Asad Khattak also met Imran Khan few days back. In this meeting Veena Malik’s husband showed the desire to sing a song for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf. Veena and Asad both are supporters of PTI, they have expressed their love for Imran Khan and his political party in many interviews. Veena Malik was also very sad when Peshawar Zalmi lost in Pakistan Super League because she was supporting them. She also visited Shaukat Khanum Peshawar and thanked Imran Khan for making a hospital of such high standards. Veena Malik takes her son Abram Khan everywhere she goes whether it is a fun trip or something related to the social causes.
Here are some recent pictures of Veena Malik with her family.
Hmm. So this episode saw entry of Aslam Bhai into the mohalla, entry of Fahd into Master Sb’s house and entry of Master Sb into the hospital. Now with so many entriyan, dil mein bajni thi ghantiyan except the dil here was poor Master Sb’s! Forgive my cheesiness, but I just could not resist!
Anyhow, Master Sb has resigned himself to moving out of the mohalla. He is paid a visit by Aslam Bhai (Saleem Mairaj) with Thor’s desi bhai in tow. I was so distracted by him nodding his head up and down and flicking his hair in the back that I almost missed what Aslam Bhai says to Master Sb! I am glad Master Sb brushes off his offer of ‘help’ because I did not want to sit through episodes of Aslam-Dabbu faceoffs, which will happen anyway but not because Master Sb has asked Aslam Bhai to intervene on his behalf.
Seriously, whether Master Sb was asked to leave the mohalla or not he should just leave it now considering the amount of taanas he gets at every galli kay nukkar. Literally! Fahd comes to Master Sb’s rescue when a couple of young men are rude to him and begin pushing him around. Touched and impressed by Fahd’s selflessness, Master Sb invites him into his home and Dado and Zeba are also introduced to him. Turns out this was all a plan set out by Dabbu Bhai as the men taunting Master Sb were sent there by Dabbu Bhai and he made sure Fahd was there to ‘rescue’ Master Sb. Well, Master Sb fell for it and Fahd emerges as his savior. Mushq is unaware that Master Sb brought Fahd inside their home because she was still locked up in her room.
I had thought, after watching last week’s preview that Master Sb suffers a heart attack and meets his end. He does have an angina attack but does not die. I found it really odd how Fahd was supposedly just right outside their door and burst in when Master Sb had the attack and needed to be rushed to the hospital. There was a bit too much of Zeba today for my liking – her conversations with Master Sb, with Dado and Master Sb and with Mushq. I find Zeba’s character quite annoying and would rather not see too much of her!
I really do not understand Dabbu Bhai and Mehru’s romance and I do not think I really want to even try to understand it. In the previous episode she was crying and saying she can not bear him to be with anyone else and has no control over her heart etc. Today, she was flitting around the mohalla with him but Dabbu makes it sound like he has not declared his love to her and is unsure she feels the same. What?!
Mushq seems to be quite lost in thought in a few scenes. She does say to Zeba earlier that had Zeba not intervened, Mushq would have made her escape. But later in the episode, even before the heart attack we see Mushq feeling remorse at the distress she has caused her father. I have to say, even I thought Firdous Jamal looked very vulnerable in that scene where he is asleep when Sajal Ali sits near his feet. Mushq knows now that her family knows Fahd and we see her trying to make amends with Zeba and says things will be back to how they were before. Is she thinking that now that Master Sb is becoming fond of Fahd then that will improve her chances of getting married to him?
Next week’s preview did not seem very exciting and just seemed to be more of Mushq imploring Fahd to whisk her away and Aslam-Dabbu trouble. I know that there were ‘happening’ moments in this episode with Fahd making an impression on Master Sb and Master Sb’s angina attack etc but I found myself wanting to hit the forward button quite a few times today. Overall, I found today’s episode just okay. I did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the earlier ones – and no it is not because I am missing the wretched Qureshi!
How many of you watched today’s episode? Would love to hear your thoughts!
The days of madness and recklessness are clearly over both for Mannu and Salahuddin. This play started off as a very filmy love story but it has turned into a tragedy since the last episode. The introduction of new characters and the sudden disappearance of Mannu’s family has given the drama a completely different feel. I must say that all through the last episode and this episode as well I had to keep on reminding myself that I was watching the same drama which we watched a week or two back! Tonight’s episode was brilliantly directed just like all the other episodes and I must say that Maya Ali and Hamza Ali Abbasi’s acting was top notch in tonight’s episode. I am not entirely sure how the story will unfold in the upcoming episodes since the whole scenario has changed so much in only two episodes but I must give due credit to Haseeb Hassan for giving attention to detail. Watching Talat Hussain on screen after a very long time was an absolute pleasure and I am most certainly looking forward to seeing more of him.
Tonight’s episode opened with Mannu reaching out to Salahuddin. Salahuddin made it clear that he did not want Mannu relying on him in any way. It was only after this that Mannu decided that she needed to change herself in order to make herself more ‘acceptable’ for her husband. Although Mannu changed her outlook according to her husband’s wishes but it took much more effort to change her ways altogether. I loved the scene in which Mannu packs all her old clothes (memories) in the suitcase and decides to move on. Mikael’s mother married Mikael off to Mannu hoping that she will be able to change him therefore the change in Mannu’s personality was not welcomed by her but Mannu knows that Mikael is used to having things his way therefore she is only focusing her energies on pleasing her husband. It is extremely difficult for any girl like Mannu to change herself entirely hence It would have been better if she took a little more time to take this decision. The changes in Mannu in these two episodes and everything else does feel very rushed. Although I can see that Mannu had some very solid reasons to take these steps but even then there was no reason to show this change in her personality this soon. Mannu’s family is completely out of the picture, it would have been nice if the viewers got to see Mannu talking to someone from her family or we were shown a few minutes of what was going on in Mannu’s house. The fact that all these characters have completely disappeared also adds to the brand new feel of this drama.
Salahuddin continued to struggle in Ifty’s house and he is planning to leave the house for obvious reasons. Hamza Ali Abbasi was very convincing as the thorough gentleman who can’t see anyone mistreating an old helpless man. Ifty’s father’s connection with Salahuddin was very heart warming and at this point although Salahuddin will have very little reason to stay in the house but I would definitely like to see these two characters developing a stronger bond. Kuki and Jamil’s arrogance was once again covered in a very realistic manner but I couldn’t help but wonder where this track was leading. Hopefully everything that we are watching in these episodes will have some relevance to the way things unfold in the future. Watching Salahuddin think about how things were when he was home with people who loved him was very touching. Salahuddin also found it very difficult to accept the changes in Mannu and kept on thinking about how different she looked but he never tried to get in touch with her.
In my opinion this episode belonged to Maya Ali, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Haseeb Hassan, the director. The script is confusing so far; too many changes in a short period of time which are making it hard for me to relate to some of the new developments. Maya Ali made me feel for her character, she definitely portrayed every aspect of Mannu’s new personality in a very convincing way. I couldn’t help but wonder though what kind of a future do Mikael and Mannu have together? Mikael is a selfish man who will stay married to Mannu only as long as she does everything according to his wishes. For how long can such a marriage work? Divorce is not an option for Mannu because she made it clear that she comes from a house where marriages are meant to last. The viewers were never told why someone like Mikael got married at all and why did he like Mannu in the first place? In a conversation with his mother he said to her that he liked Mannu but she did not like him but once they got married, he wasn’t even interested in her and had a problem with the way she dressed up and the way she talked. This marriage seems very forced but then if that is the case then why were the viewers given a wrong impression? The viewers were clearly led to believe that Mikael was getting married to Mannu because he liked her. Such scenes which showed Mikael’s fascination or likeness for Mannu in the past episodes should have been avoided since they created confusion regarding Mikael’s character. Gohar Rasheed has made me hate his character which would mean that he has succeeded in doing his job. His character however has nothing interesting to offer so far.
Overall, a lot about this drama has changed in these two episodes and right now it is very difficult to tell where the story will go from here. I am definitely very impressed by the kind of performances we saw in tonight’s episode. The preview of the next episode showed Ifty pressurizing Salahuddin to stay in the house while his wife tried to throw him out of the house! It also suggested that Mikael’s feelings towards Mannu will not change much even after all the changes in her personality and outlook.
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Ohkay so, this episode of Tere Mere Beech was quite tragic & by speaking about tragedy, I am no where referring to Nighat’s death. It was filled with the tragedy that unnecessarily Hareem had to face & sadly no one is willing to understand her point of view at all.
Everyone pretty much found out everything about Fahad, starting from how he never owned anything to the fact that the jewelry he gifted to Hareem on their wedding wasn’t bought with his money too. The conversation between Tariq Zaman & Ali was done nicely. Tariq told Ali that he tried to help Fahad but he has done enough & now won’t budge because the way he has left by taking jewelry with him means that Tariq will have to face a great loss & he has understood that Fahad isn’t that special friend for whom he would pay such a huge amount.
The police got involved in this case, which resulted in Nighat’s departure from the world. Honestly speaking, when the preview last week suggested that Nighat’s role will end, I was kind of relieved but my relief was short-lived because looks like Nighat not only left with a bang, but she is going to keep on making appearances in front of Hareem to haunt & torture her enough because looks like she didn’t have her fair share when she was alive. I was actually happy that now no one will pester Hareem like Nighat used to but oh well, Nighat made sure to leave the world at such a note where everyone considered her to be the victim & Hareem a villain whereas it is a completely opposite scenario.
Before dying, Nighat uttered spiteful words against Hareem saying that she is someone who can only cause harm & pain to you & after she died, all I wondered about was the time when Nighat said something nice about Hareem in front of Nadia & Sadia? Yes, if you recall, that hasn’t happened starting from the very first episode till this one, which I feel also showcases what a bad mother Nighat was to Hareem. If Nighat had tried to explain Hareem’s nature to Nadia & Sadia, may be after her death they wouldn’t have treated Hareem so rudely & they wouldn’t have held her responsible for their mother’s death. Nighat never really tried to bring her daughters closer & always badmouthed about Hareem in front of Nadia & Sadia, so I am not surprised why they didn’t feel anything for Hareem & kept on blaming her for each & everything.
I have said it before too & I will say it again that the writer has tried to turn Nighat into a victim & Hareem into a villain but that doesn’t really sit well with me because Hareem was always wronged & she never got the love she yearned for, from her mother. I so wish before leaving the world Nighat had blamed herself for falling short of her responsibilities as a mother & she had blamed herself for Hareem’s behavior & attitude in general because it was her decision that ruined Hareem’s personality & pretty much her life, but looks like Nighat was too busy in sympathizing with herself that she forgot to tell the truth to Nadia & Sadia.
Just when I thought may be we’ll be getting less of Nadia, she showed up even more with a display of lip augmentation gone wrong. Nadia blamed Hareem for what she was facing now in regards to Fahad because she tried to tell how wise she was by implying that she could see through Fahad’s intentions that he wasn’t sincere to Hareem, so when Hareem didn’t really listen to anyone, she is responsible for how Fahad has deceived her. Honestly speaking, this made me dislike Nadia a lot more than I actually did because if she was sooo wise to know that Fahad wasn’t a nice guy, then why didn’t she act like a savior & force Asad to win Hareem over? If Nadia was so wise, why didn’t she convince Hareem to give Asad a chance too, in order to save her life? Honestly speaking, before blaming Hareem Nadia should blame herself for playing a part in ruining Hareem’s life too because if she wasn’t such an insecure person, she would have wanted what’s best for Hareem & wouldn’t have forced Nighat to get rid of Hareem. Nadia isn’t as clean slated as she thinks she is & what’s with the OTT acting? I am finding it hard to tolerate her.
Well, I was thoroughly disappointed seeing how everyone treated Hareem as an outcast & a culprit. Why don’t Nadia & Sadia ever ask Hareem about what she went through emotionally when their mother gave her away? Why don’t her sisters, in stead of blaming her try to understand her perspective? Nighat never ever encouraged Nadia & Sadia to have good terms with Hareem because she was too busy brainwashing them against her. Anyways, I was happy that we won’t be getting more of Nighat but the preview of the next episode disappointed me. I am amazed at the level of self-pity & self-sympathy Nighat has displayed that even after dying she isn’t resting in peace & will continue to come back & haunt Hareem for the mistakes she never committed.
Overall, this episode was strictly ohkay but Sanam Chaudhry’s acting was top-notch too. Also, looking at the curly long strands of Nadia & perfectly straightened hair of Sadia followed by their proper makeup, it was hard to tell that they just lost their mother whereas looking at the messy bun, faded makeup & somewhat visible dark circles of Hareem, anyone could tell that she lost someone she loved & she was emotionally shattered from within. I really think Sanam Chaudhry’s stylist & she herself has done a commendable job in making her character look real & believable. Also, I feel like mentioning that I am a fan of Saba Faisal’s personality & her acting & I really like watching her on-screen but the character of Nighat doesn’t really hit home for me that is why I am being so hard on the character & by no means at the actor. Anyways, please share your thoughts about this episode of Tere Mere Beech.
Ohkay so, this episode of Aabro was full of misses but had a few hits, but if I speak about the overall story, I most certainly don’t agree with the writer’s perspective at all & I believe we don’t need such dramas that only focus on holding the girl responsible for everything while turning everyone else into a victim.
So, Ali & Aabro shifted to a room, which looked more like a store room but they both didn’t complain at all. Ali got in contact with Aabro’s mother & she tried to help her daughter the best way possible. I like how Sakina hasn’t estranged Aabro completely. Sakina is a true depiction of what mothers are like because no matter what their children do, they will support them & love them unconditionally. Sakina herself has lived a tough life, that is why she can understand Aabro’s condition better. I like how she always encourages Aabro to stay strong & be patient because Sakina knows there’s no other option left for Aabro & I find that very realistic.
Aabro has pretty much understood it completely that all the things she once looked down upon are the things she’s depending upon in times of need & everything that she didn’t want in her life has become unavoidable for her now but somehow, the way she is managing herself & the way she is accepting it all makes me feel for her. Aabro is satisfied that at least she has a place to stay & more than that, what I like about Aabro is that she is also trying to help Ali & herself too. I am glad she spoke about giving tuition to the school-going kids to which Ali agreed. Honestly speaking, I was happy to see the peace & harmony between Ali & Aabro. Aabro needs that much of love & attention from Ali & I am glad that Ali can now see what his wife is going through all because she loves him. Ali can see how Aabro is being mistreated by his family & just because Aabro has stopped complaining about them, Ali can see it even more clearly how his wife is suffering.
As the episodes are passing by, my detest for Ali’s family is growing more & more. As far as I could see, Aabro only gave a 20 Rupees note to the maid to fetch her some milk for her to which Zubaida responded monstrously saying that Aabro was a spend thrift who was being extravagant in her choice of milk, like seriously!?!?! All the instructions that Zubaida & her meesni beti Samra gave to the maid only showcased how petty & shallow these ladies are. Samra suggested that maid also shouldn’t do Ali & Aabro’s laundry, which made me feel that she was about to leave this home, so it would’ve been better if she had stopped worrying about such petty things already. I am ready to understand everything else, but what I can’t bring myself to comprehend is the reason why Ali’s family doesn’t believe in feeding Aabro properly? They’re a middle class family so I don’t think a bottle of milk deserved such a grand reaction & fuss over it. Do they really want Aabro to die from malnutrition or what because other than that, there’s no justification for this sort of pathetic behavior. They can hate Aabro as much as they want but to defy her of basic human right of having a meal is downright ridiculous & is totally unforgivable.
I most certainly don’t understand what Shahida wants. They way she reacted to the news of Aabro’s pregnancy was pathetic. All this while, she was hoping for Ali & Aabro’s divorce which is disgusting. Does Shahida really think that she can build a happy paradise for her daughter by wishing ill upon someone else’s daughter? Both Zubaida & Shahida continued to blame Aabro but I felt like smacking Zubaida & telling her that Ali is equally responsible too. I don’t understand why the news of Ali & Aabro’s child was so disturbing for Fauzia that it made her face forlorn? Shahida is making a fuss about everything so I don’t think there’s a rocket science involved that if she knew Ali & Aabro will haunt her & her daughter all their lives, why did she choose Ali’s brother Abid for Fauzia? They could’ve easily said no & moved on in their lives? I so am not looking forward to the mother daughter conversations they both will have after Fauzia will get married to Abid. I have a feeling that Fauzia is one of those people who don’t know the art of happiness & have never experienced what it is like to be happy. She has found a good husband (which was probably the HASIL of her life), she has an MIL who can’t stop raving about her, she has a support of everyone around her, to phir shakal pe 12 kyun bajay hain bhai? Kiss baat ka gham laga hua hai is afsurda larki ko? I just can’t tolerate Shahida, Zubaida & Fauzia & I am not thrilled to see what this trio will do in the future. Also, the way the title photo of the drama shows how Fauzia has her eyes glued at Ali, I am sure she is going to dwell in the misery of the fact that Ali rejected her & it won’t allow her to be happy with what Abid is doing for her.
I really like how Abid is trying his best to develop a healthy relation among all his family members. The way he invited Ali & Aabro to his wedding & helped Ali in participating was really sweet. I liked how Aabro reacted to it too where she didn’t make a fuss about Abid looking down upon them but rather appreciated his niceness. Also, the conversation Ali & Aabro had about buying medicines or clothes was really touching, they both are going through a very tough time but they both are sticking together which is good. Honestly speaking the way Ali’s sister didn’t allow Aabro to come forward for the rasm was really amusing. She looked like one of those annoying drivers who drive slowly but don’t let anyone else overtake them. I really hope Zubaida stops being such a typical saas & Ali’s sisters stop being such weirdos too.
Overall, the only thing that I liked in this episode was Ali’s growing concern for Aabro & Abid’s attempt at making them feel a part of the family too but other than that, this entire episode was bothersome. I really hope that Ali’s mother learns to blame her son for wronging her & not always covering his shortcomings using his wife as a scapegoat. It is really funny that at one hand she doesn’t feed Aabro & on the other, she expects Ali to hand over his entire salary to her so that she can spend his money to cover the wedding expenses. The preview suggested that Ali will break down & they both will have a baby girl. I am hoping to see them accepting Aabro & her daughter & put everything behind! I must say, Maheen Fayyaz looked nice in this episode because she was wearing a lot less makeup & I think that should be her go-to look. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Aabro.
Maya Ali has been posting pictures of herself with her friend Wahaj Ali who got married recently. Maya Ali posted pictures on facebook and instagram in which she showed the look she carried on all the functions. She looked different on every occasion and this video shows how actively she participated in the wedding functions. It is a common part of Mehndi ceremonies that friends and family prepare different dances to contribute to these functions. Maya Ali is seen enthusiastically dancing on the ceremony.
Fawad Khan is busy promoting his upcoming Bollywood film “Kapoor And Sons”. He has been giving a lot of interviews and making public appearances to bond with his audience. His fans, especially girls always go crazy whenever they get a chance to interact with him. In this interview Fawad Khan talked about this reaction he gets from girls and even women and how it makes him feel. He said that he feels honoured to have such fans but it is also something that makes him blush.
Fawad Khan also talked about why he decided to work in the film Kapoor and Sons. Talking about the intimacy issue he said,
“Intimacy is something new for Pakistani audience. People take their families to cinema and it will be difficult for them to explain to their kids what is going on. There are obviously some constraints and censorship laws are very different and that does sort of mould the mind of the audience.”
Fawad Khan said that he will kiss on screen but not for now because he feels that his core audience who have brought him to where he is today is not comfortable with that.
Haye ji how cute is Ameer, I mean seriously ji! After binge watching a few episodes and pretty much engrossed in the drama, when my husband called my name, I caught myself just in time from replying…hain ji?!!
A Moomal Entertainment production, directed by Ahmed Bhatti and written by Mehwish Hassan, Kisay Chahoon has been on air every Wednesday and Thursday at 9pm on HUM Tv for a few weeks now. I had watched the first few episodes and then writing it off as predictable, somehow forgot about it until a few readers asked if I could watch it and write a review. Feeling very chuffed at my first drama review request (and seeing as I do not cook on a Friday – hence more free time), I caught up online and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed watching the drama.
Kisay Chahoon is the story of two cousins, Mehru (Sonia Hussain) and Hamza (Noor Hasan) whose families are at loggerheads with each other. I am not very clear about the intricate details but at some point Hamza’s father borrowed quite a hefty amount from Mehru’s father Jabbar (Firdous Jamal) and has been unable to return the loan, so Jabbar takes him to court. Mehru’s mother Zakiya (Fauzia Mushtaq) is Hamza’s phuppo. The whole court aspect brings bitterness between the families, more so in Jabbar and Hamza’s mother Shakra (Shaheen Khan). Mehru and Hamza are seemingly unaffected by the animosity between the parents and believe ‘love will conquer all’ even though it is obvious how unlikely it is this marriage can ever happen with the parents’ blessings.
Jabbar’s sisters son Ameer (Ali Abbas) comes to stay with them and is shown to be a simple, well meaning sort of person. Mehrus younger sister Maryam (Pari Hashmi) gets along with him but Mehru is quite short with him from the beginning because she knows he has seen her out with Hamza and worries he may tell her father.
Hamza lands a job as a tutor to a very rich and spoilt girl Mareena (Iqra Aziz) who eventually (quickly!) falls in love with him. Ameer appears to be falling in love with Mehru (I have no idea why as she is always only very rude and short with him) but he knows Mehru loves Hamza and wishes she gets married to Hamza. Trying to help out Mehru when speaking to her father about not going ahead with a proposal that has come for her, he somehow gives his uncle the impression that he is interested in Mehru and vice versa. Jabbar is delighted for he adores Ameer and announces they are to be married.
Meanwhile, Hamza speaks to his parents about Mehru and later his mother storms off to Mehru’s house to give them a piece of her mind. Mehru does admit she loves Hamza but Jabbar issues an ultimatum that either Mehru marries Ameer or else he will divorce Zakiya. Horrified at the thought of her mother getting divorced, Mehru agrees to marry Ameer and the nikkah takes place the same day. Hamza hears about the nikkah and there is the whole scene where he is raging across the city on his motorbike to reach Mehru’s house and once he is there – he stops (at the same time Mehru says qabool hai) and goes back. Only issue I had with that scene was that Mehru was inside the house whereas he was sat outside on his bike so unless he has bionic hearing or there was a hidden mike in Mehru’s room which I doubt – why did he turn back? Maybe because he realised how futile it was. Why race across the city to get to her house then? Ah well, I’ll let that one go with ‘love knows no reason’.
Since Mehru is now married and Hamza’s family still needs the money, he agrees to marry Mareena. Mehru is married but as Ameer says ‘woh sirf jaanay kay leeyay iss ghar mein ayee hain’. She has made it clear she wants a divorce from Ameer so she can marry Hamza. I do not understand how that helps as she only agreed to the marriage in the first place so that her mother does not get divorced so why would her father feel differently now if she divorces from Ameer and then marries Hamza. True, she says she is not in her father’s control anymore but still I guess it only goes to show what I feel from the beginning that Hamza and Mehru are in love but have very half baked plans. There was the time her father was considering a proposal for her and Hamza left her in the lurch to handle it herself . True, he was worried about the financial situation his family was in but he was very hands off about the whole situation which I did not like especially as Mehru was doing all she could to help him out. Then Mehru’s rash decision to marry Ameer and saying she and Hamza will sort out how to proceed now shows Mehru rushes off into situations without really thinking them through.
In the latest episode Mehru learns Hamza is getting married and confronts him and he brushes her off by saying this is her ‘saza’ for having married Ameer. She comes home and takes out all her anger and frustration on poor Ameer. I wish they had shown the scene when Ameer finally returns home and what Mehru’s reaction was.
I guess the main track in the story is meant to be that of Mehru and Hamza but the real show stealer has to be Ameer. Ali Abbas has acted amazingly well. He made me laugh, made me wince when Mehru puts him down, and cover my mouth in shock when she slaps him. His body language, his mannerisms, the way he speaks –Ali Abbas has truly put in a lot of effort in the role and I love how even though he is funny, he is not shown to be comical or OTT. I could not help being reminded though of the indian movie Rab nay bana di jori and thinking the whole black satchel and mannerisms and then sitting across the table from Mehru at meal times seemed to be a bit inspired by the movie but I am not complaining. Ali Abbas has done a commendable job and his acting feels original enough.
I was so thrilled for Ameer when after the nikkah we see he is promoted from the tiny drawing room to a big proper bedroom and I thought nahin yaar when he picks his pillow and walks out. I understand Mehru feels controlled and betrayed and is lumping Ameer with her family thinking they have all been unfair to her but the way she yells at him and slaps him was just awful. We see that she was hoping Ameer would say no to the nikkah knowing she does not want to marry him, even though she had said yes.
Noor Hassan is just Noor Hassan. That should say it all. He is Noor Hassan in every Noor Hassan drama with his strangled deep voice and head tilted at 45 degrees. When we were teenagers there was a time when most of us had our heads tilted at 45 degrees but we grew out of it. Really, we did. About time he does too. Iqra Aziz is convincing as the rich spoilt brat but when she had that huge smile in the hospital it creeped me out and I wonder if her role is just someone who is spoilt and very moody or also borderline mentally unstable?
Sonia Hussain is one of the few young actresses that I like and although she gets a bit scary looking and asthmatic in her emotional crying scenes, she is a good actress and I like how most of the time her acting is very natural and real.
The story does not seem to be new so far. Girl getting married to someone she does not love who turns out to be a total angel – Ishq Parast, Who Ishq tha Shayed to name a couple. Although if I am to quote only those two dramas then I may as well substitute the word angel with Jibran Syed . Oh well. And I will unashamedly admit I am a bit of a sucker for those kind of stories where the female lead slowly falls in love with her husband. I like Kisay Chahoon because it lacks any horrifying/weird twists and turns as yet. And the fact that it airs twice a week helps keep up the pace of the drama I feel. With Hamza’s father dying in the latest episode and Hamza totally at his susraal’s beck and call it seems like Shakra will get a reality check. Poor Shaheen Khan, with her brainless mother role in Chup Raho or the equally brainless khala role in Ishq Parast I was pleasantly (dripping sarcasm here)surprised when she lies to Hamza that she asked for Mehru’s rishta but her father insulted her and threw her out. I thought wah Shaheen, you do have a brain. Seems like it has not helped her much here either though.
Overall, I liked the play more until Mehru and Ameer got married. I do not like how Mehru is treating Ameer because at first his scenes made me laugh but now I feel so bad for him. One could think that he should have just said no to Mehru’s father to the nikkah but then that is just how he is. A non confrontational sort and even though he tried to stop things earlier but when his mamoo says he knows what he is doing and needs his support, he felt he needed to step up. I really like the chemistry between Ali Abbas and Firdous Jamal – one actually believes he is truly fond of his nephew. I suppose Mehru will slowly fall in love with Ameer now and Mareena and Hamza are in for a joy (read:horror) ride. Ahmed Bhatti is a new name to me but he has done wonderfully well with this drama. I found the lighting a bit odd and annoying in Mareena’s house scenes but I am guessing no more accounts tuitions now so no more scenes with that lighting!
I seem to be picking dramas to review that not many others are following. I would love to hear if people are following this drama and enjoying it? And if you would like a weekly review. Please share your thoughts!
Urwa Hocane posted a lot of pictures on Instagram in which she was seen enjoying herself in a wedding of one of her very close Indian friends. Urwa also mentioned in one of her posts that she had so much fun on the wedding that she just couldn’t get over it. Urwa’s fiancé Farhan Saeed was also there with her attending the wedding. Farhan even said in one of the posts that this was his brother’s weddings which meant this was someone who was very close to him. Recently leaked pictures of Urwa Hocane are shocking for everyone who has seen them because Urwa is seen in a wierd state. She is acting strange like she is not in her senses.
This episode just like any other 1st episode focused on introducing the viewers with all the primary characters involved in the story. The story revolves around two households which are completely different from one another. Surraya Khatoon (Asma Abbas) is a widow who worked very hard to raise her two daughters after her husband passed away and she was shown struggling even in tonight’s episode. Mohid’s household on the other hand is quite affluent and his mother (Saba Hameed) is very different from Surraya Khatoon. Anmol (Mehwish Hayat) got more screen time than any other character in tonight’s episode. Anmol’s character is definitely very “unusual”! She takes boldness and courage to a whole new level. This episode opened with showing how far Anmol will go to teach someone who wronged her a lesson and all through this episode the viewers saw Anmol doing just that! Whether it was the lawyer or the people who come to take over the house Anmol did not spare anyone including Mohid (Hamayun Saeed). Anmol is not just bold but she is also very practical. She works to earn a living for her family and when her family is faced with a problem, she goes out looking for solutions.
Mohid is the aklota beta we see in dramas all the time. He belongs to a very affluent family, he is maa ka ladla and he had absolutely no plans of tying the knot until he laid his eyes on Anmol! The first time Mohid saw Anmol, she was beating the man who snatched her purse and the second time he saw her she was beating up the men who came to throw their furniture out therefore one can safely assume that Mohid liked Anmol’s bold nature. Mohid’s dialogue “jhoote insan ke baad mujhe sub se ziada nafrat buzdil insan se hei” pretty much summed up why he would fall for someone like Anmol.
Mohid’s mother is another unconventional character in the play. She is someone who does not have a high opinion of men in general and her advices to the women who came to her for guidance clearly showed that she believed in a marriage in which both partners had equal rights. Not much was revealed about Mohid’s sister (Uzma Hassan) but I couldn’t help but wonder why she wasn’t married. She made a phone call which did appear to be “suspicious”.
To be honest I found Anmol’s character too Over The Top. There was a lot of screaming, running and hitting in this episode – just watching it on screen made me tired!! I found this episode more chaotic than anything else. Hamayun Saeed appeared on television screen after such a long time but he failed to make his presence felt. I always find his make-up extremely distracting and there was nothing special about his character as well. It is obviously too early to judge the characters therefore I am looking forward to finding out more about all these characters. I found Uzma Hassan’s character intriguing and I am hoping that there will be a ‘human’ side to Anmol as well. It is always good to see an unconventional leading lady who is bold but somehow I had a difficult time connecting to Anmol’s character in this episode. Both Mehwish Hayat and Hamayun Saeed failed to blow me away in tonight’s episode but I am very willing to be pleasantly surprised in the upcoming episodes. Saba Hameed made her presence felt just the way she always does. I liked the way the actors playing the leading roles in the drama were introduced in the beginning of the episode.
Overall, this episode was strictly okay. There was absolutely nothing about the story or the characters that instantly wins you over. The preview of the next episode showed Mohid asking his mother to go to Anmol’s house to ask for her hand in marriage. Will that lead to even more ‘chaos’? The interactions between Anmol and Mohid in the preview did suggest that they will have “rocky relationship”!
How many of you watched this first episode? Do share your thoughts about it.
With the exception of a few scenes and developments overall this was one of the best episodes of Gul-e-Rana. Finally, the viewers can see a strong woman in Rana, someone who is not willing to succumb to pressure and emotional blackmail and also someone who knows that getting out of her Taya’s house is going to be a gradual process. I found Rana’s confidence in herself very convincing and if her character keeps on making as much as sense as it did in tonight’s episode then I am willing to accept her as a strong woman. Rana’s conversation with Asher (bhai) went to show that all this time she was quiet because she thought that even if she shared her feelings with her mother or anyone else, she will not get any support from them. It took time for Rana to come into terms with her situation and at least for now it looks like she knows exactly what she wants from her life. It was extremely good to see Rana not coming to Adeel’s rescue although there was a time when it appeared to be that she was the only one who could help him get out of this situation. Sajjal Ali looked stunning in tonight’s episode and she did complete justice to her character.
Watching Adeel in a situation which was in some ways very similar to that of Rana’s in the past was definitely very pleasant. He forced Rana to get married to him, there was a time when he was so sure that no one would believe Rana even if she told everyone the truth and now Adeel found himself in the same situation. Adeel of course had the option of going ‘abroad’ which Rana did not have and a part of me is happy too that this marriage will not take place. It really did seem like Adeel was in Murree and he never left the country.
The reasons behind Taya Abu’s decision to marry Adeel with Maria however were not very convincing. He had absolutely no reason to believe Maria and doubt his son in the first place. Taya abu has been shown as a very wise man, someone who is not just head of a family but who is a very accomplished businessman too therefore he really should have questioned Maria even before Adeel decided to leave the country. Also, if Rana does not want to spend the rest of her life with Adeel why is Taya abu not considering a divorce instead of marrying her present husband to another girl. There are times when Taya abu is turned into someone who cannot make a rational decision even though the decisions he makes are not made in haste but he takes his time in making these ‘just’ decisions.
Asher “bhai’s” true feelings were finally revealed in tonight’s episode. The way he looked at himself in the mirror showed that he probably didn’t think he deserved to be with someone like Rana. Asher has always been shown as someone who does not have a lot of confidence in himself mostly because of the way his father was always belittling him but the recent changes in his personality might give him the courage to share his feelings with Rana. Honestly speaking I still find this particular track extremely useless other than the fact that Asher and his family’s support made it possible for Rana to get the time she needed to think things through. If she was in her Taya’s house, she couldn’t do all that she did today. We all know that Rana will never get married to Asher and she harbors no such feelings for him therefore Asher’s feelings for Rana will not effect the story in any way, they will only validate Adeel’s claims that Asher is in love with Rana. (Cialis)
I must say that even though some developments in this episode were highly unconvincing (like Taya abu’s decision to marry Adeel with Maria, not thinking about how Rana and Adeel will live in the same house now) but overall this was an episode which gave me a reason to look forward to more. Except for Rubina Ashraf all the other actors gave their best performances in tonight’s episode. Feroze Khan was flawless as someone who was losing all control and Sajjal Ali is definitely more convincing as the truly strong Rana than the one who only made tall claims in the previous so many episodes. It was refreshing to see Rana taking some practical steps to move on.
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This recent episode did not air on television but it is available online. Watch it on http://dramaonline.com/
Zohra Sehgal is a famous Indian artist who started her career before the partition in 1947. This article is a compilation of the famous family members from the Zohra Sehgal’s family.
Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Sehgal (زہرہ سہگل)
Zohra Sehgal was born as Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan on 27 April 1912 into a traditional Muslim family in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, to Mumtazullah Khan and Natiqua Begum, belonging to a Rohilla Pathan family of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She was third of seven children – Zakullah, Hajrah, Ikramullah, Uzra (Uzra Butt), Anna and Sabira – and grew up in Chakrata, now in Uttarakhand (near Dehradun).
Zohra Sehgal
She lost her mother while still young. In accordance with their mother’s wishes, she and her sister were sent to Queen Mary College, Lahore. Strict purdah was observed there and the few males invited to speak did so from behind a screen.As a result of seeing her sister’s failed marriage, she decided to pursue a career, rather than get married.
Upon graduating, her maternal uncle, Sahebzada Saeeduzzafar Khan, who was based in Edinburgh,arranged for her to apprentice under a British actor. They started from Lahore by car and, en route, crossed Iran, Palestine, before reaching Damascus, Syria, where she met her cousin. Then they traveled into Egypt and caught a boat to Europe in Alexandria.
In Europe, her aunt Dicta took her to try in the Mary Wigman’s ballet school in Dresden, Germany, but she had not ever danced, having lived in purdah for so long. Nevertheless, she got admission and became the first Indian to study at the institution.She stayed in Dresden for the next three years studying modern dance, while living in the house of Countess Liebenstein. She happened to watch the Shiv-Parvati ballet by Uday Shankar who was touring Europe. This was to change her life forever as, impressed by the performance, she went back stage to meet Uday Shankar, who promised her a job on her return to India, at the completion of her course.
While still in Europe, she received a telegram from Uday Shankar: “Leaving for Japan tour. Can you join immediately?” On 8 August 1935, she joined his troupe and danced across Japan, Egypt, Europe and the US, as a leading lady, along with French dancer, Simkie. When Uday Shankar moved back to India in 1940, she became a teacher at the Uday Shankar India Cultural Centre at Almora. It was here that she met her future husband Kameshwar Segal (کامیشور سیگل), a young scientist, painter and dancer from Indore, eight years her junior, belonging to the Radha Soami sect.
Zohra Sehgal
She married Kameshwar Sehgal, a Hindu. There was initial opposition from her parents, but they eventually gave their approval for the union. Zohra and Kameshwar had two children, Kiran Segal (daughter) and Pavan Sehgal (son).
Kiran Segal, Zohra Sehgal, Pawwan Segal
For a while the couple worked in Uday’s dance institute at Almora. Both became accomplished dancers and choreographers. Kameshwar composed a noted ballet for human puppets and choreographed the ballet Lotus Dance. When it shut down later, they migrated to Lahore in the near western India and set up their own Zohresh Dance Institute. The growing communal tension preceding the Partition of India made them feel unwelcome. They returned to Bombay, with one-year-old daughter Kiran Segal. Here in Bombay (now Mumbai) here sister Uzra was also a leading artist of the Prithvi Theatre. Zohra also joined the Prithvi Theatre in 1945 as an actress. Being part of Prithvi theatre she toured various cities of India and performed for the next 14 years.
She also started acting in Bollywood films from 1943 with a supporting role in film Rahgeer. She continued working in Bollywood films in supporting roles where Sanwariya in 2007 was her last film.
Kameshwar Sehgal passwed away in 1959 and in 1960’s Zohra Sehgal first shifted to Delhi from Mumbai and in 1962 moved to the London, United Kingdom. She stayed in London, United Kingdom till early 1990’s. In London she worked as a classical dance instructor and also acted in various British television and theatre plays. She also worked for British cinema.
She appeared in The Courtesans of Bombay directed by James Ivory in 1982. This paved way for an important role as Lady Chatterjee in the television adaptation The Jewel in the Crown (ITV, 1984). Thus starting the second phase of her career, as she went on to appear in The Raj Quartet, The Jewel in the Crown, Tandoori Nights, My Beautiful Laundrette, et al.
Zohra Sehgal returned to India in early 1990’s and then continued working for Indian television and Bollywood films. Sanwariya in 2007 was her last film. In 1990’s she also visited Pakistan multiple times. In 1993, upon her visit to Pakistan she acted in the theatre play Ek Thi Naani (اک تھی نانی)with her younger sister Uzra Butt who lived in Pakistan. The play was produced by Ajoka Theatre and it was the story of the two sisters who reunites after a long gap.
Zohra Sehgal passed away on 11th July 2014 aged 102. Her daughter Kiran Segal has written a book on Zohra Sehgal named Sohra Sehgal The Faty.
Uzra Butt, Zohra Sehgal
Uzra Butt (عذرابٹ)
Uzra Butt is the younger sister of the Zohra Sehgal. She was born in 1917. In 1937 along with her sister Zohra she also joined the Uday Shankar ballet company as dancers and actors. She and Zohra toured Europe and Asia with Uday Shankar Ballet company and perfomred in various cities before the start of the World War Two. After World War Two, Uzra Butt joined Prithvi Raj Theatre company and became a prominent performer for her company.
Uzra Butt, Zohra Sehgal
Uzra Butt migrated to Pakistan in 1964 with her husband Hameed Butt. Here in Pakistan she arranged dance classes at the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Rawalpindi and Lahore. From 1985 onwards she also acted in many theatre plays arranged by Ajoka Theatre in Lahore. Her most memorable theatre play for Ajoka was Ek Thi Nani in 1993 in which she acted with Zohra Sehgal.
Uzra Butt passed away in 2008 aged 93.
Kiran Segal (کرن سیگل)
Kiran Segal is the daughter of the Zohra Sehgal. Born in 1944, she is an acclaimed classical Odhisi dancer. Kiran Sehgal continued the legacy of her mother as a dancer. Government of India has recognized her contribution by awarding her Padma Shiri the highest civillian award of India.
Kiran Segal
Kiran Segal has also written a book on Zohra Sehgal named Sohra Sehgal The Faty.
Zohra Segal, Kiran Segal
Khawar Mumtaz (خاور ممتاز)
Khawar Mumtaz is the niece of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt and the first cousin of Kiran Segal. Khawar lives in Lahore and is an active human and women rights activist. She spent more than 30 years working in the field of development, the environment and women’s rights. Khawar Mumtaz holds an MA in international relations from the University of Karachi in Pakistan.
Khawar sits on the board of directors of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and on the editorial panel of the Society for Development’s journal, Development. She is a member of the Working Group of Pakistan’s Planning Commission on Economy, Poverty and Sustainable Agriculture. She is also CEO of Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Centre. She also served as the Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women, Pakistan.
Khawar Mumtaz
Khawar Mumtaz is still active in her field and is a prominent name in the struggle for women and human rights in Pakistan.
Khawar Mumtaz is married to Kamil Khan Mumtaz (کامل خان ممتاز) who is an architect by profession. One of their daughter Samiya Mumtaz is famous artist.
Kamil Khan Mumtaz
Samiya Mumtaz (سمیعہ ممتاز)
Daughter of Kamil Khan Mumtaz and Khawar Mumtaz, Samiya Mumtaz is the grand niece of Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Butt. Born in Karachi, Samiya started her acting career from Ajoka Theatre Lahore. She also acted in few television plays in 1990’s. Her first notable appearance was in the drama Taan Sen (تان سین) as Huseni Begum the wife of Taan Sen in 1991. She then appeared in another supporting role in the drama Zard Dopehar (زرد دوپہر) in 1994 and then vanished from the television screens. She continued working on theatre though.
She was back on television after a gap of many years. Her comeback serial in Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan (Urdu: ميرى ذات ذرہ بے نشاں) in 2009-2010 on Geo Tv proved massive hit and since then she has worked in many serials. Ranjish Hi Sahi (2013) and Sadqay Tumhare (2014) are other famous serials. Samiya also worked in films by appearing in a cameo role in Zinda Bhaag (2013). Dukhtar (2014) and Moor (2015) are the famous films of Samiya.
Samiya Mumtaz
By profession Samiya is also an organic farmer. She grows organic fruit, vegetable and grain on her farmland in the suburb of Lahore and supply it to many big store outlets. She operates her business under the name Daali Earthfoods ( ڈالی ارتھ فوڈز). (www.daaliearthfoods.com)
Samiya is blessed with one son and one daughter.
Salima Raza (سلیمہ رضا)
Salima Raza (سلیمہ رضا) is another grand niece of Zohra Sehgal who lives in Delhi, India. Salima Raza also works on theater, radio and television in India. Her famous television plays are Zindagi Kitni Khoobsoorat Hai and 7 1/2 Phere: More Than a Wedding.
Salima RazaSalima Raza (in middle) with fellow theater artists
So it sums up the Zohra Sehgal’s family as far I knew. Thanks for your time.
Do share your thoughts about the Zohra Sehgal and the other family members.
Acknowledgement: Content from Wikipedia is borrowed to complete this article.
Many Pakistani celebrities are happily married. Their spouses are sometimes seen in public with them too. There are some celebrities who want to keep their married lives private but there are many other who ensure that their spouses are an active part of their public life. Some of the star couples who are both celebrities keep on supporting their spouses in different ways too. Some of these celebrities just started their wedding life while others have been married for many years.
Here is a compilation of old and new pictures of Pakistani celebrities on their wedding day:
Bachaana (بچانا) is the second major Pakistani film released this year after Ho Mann Jahan (ہو من جہاں) released on 1st January 2016. Released on 26th February 2016, Bachaana has earned decent figures on the box office. The whole past week saw a major dip in the cinema business for two major reason. Firstly Cricket Asia Cup is in progress and secondly the law and order situation was tense through out the week due to hanging of Mumtaz Qadri the murderer of the former Governor of the Punjab Salman Taseer.
Despite these factors Bachaaana has emerged with decent figures and became the highest earning film of the week. The film has earned a total of 3.34 crores (33.40 million) rupees in its first week. The film has received mixed reviews from print media. Though the actual budget of the Bachaana is not made public, as per press reports it had a limited budget with very few characters. The film also features three songs. It was released on 84 screens. Unlike other Urdu films, it is also screened in Peshawar, KPK in Naz cinema the only cinema of the city which has started screening Urdu movies. The other cinemas (around ten in number) of Peshawar only screen the Pashto films. The
Below is Week One daily business..
Friday.. 65lacs
Saturday.. 70lacs
Sunday.. 1cr
Monday.. 22lacs
Tuesday.. 24lacs
Wednesday.. 28lacs
Thursday.. 25lacs
Total.. 3.34cr
With these figures the film is expected to cross 5 crore mark by the end of second week.
In the first two months of 2016, as usual many Bollywood films have also been released like Fitoor, Sanam Re, Wazir, Love Shuda all of which have performed below expectations. The only successful film of 2016 so far is Ho Mann Jahan which has earned nearly 15.50 crore in Pakistan and 5 crore in other countries (US, UK, UAE) thus earning around 20.50 crores.
All the figures mentioned above are taken from the website www.boxofficedetail.com
Komal Rizvi talked about the qualities she was looking for in the man she will be willing to marry when she was invited as a guest in Nadia Khan’s Morning Show. The topic was started by Nadia Khan who said that the best part of marriage were children. To this Komal replied,
“I love children. I wish I had kids. I am so close to my nieces and nephews. I am so blessed in every way but I only have one wish, I really want a baby.”
Replying to the question about what she was looking for in a man Komal said,
“It is really strange that my list is very basic and simple but the Pakistani men nowadays don’t even come up to those standards. The man I want to marry should be sharif, he should respect me, he should love me and not look or think about other women. He should respect my family and he should be a good father.”
Komal Rizvi said that this wasn’t really too much to ask for but somehow she has not met a man like that. She also said,
“I want a good man, an honest man. I am very honest myself. I hardly ever lie unless I feel that someone will be very hurt if I speak the truth.”
Komal Rizvi got married once but the marriage did not work out. Nadia Khan asked her if there was a friend who she had a good bonding with but Komal said there was no one like that in her life.
Most of the Pakistani celebrities make sure that they spend quality time with their families no matter how busy their schedules are. Some of these celebrities are very close to their siblings and there are others who are very attached to their parents. Those celebrities who are married share a special bond with their spouses and children. No one can make it to the top or excel in any field unless they have the support of their family members. Many times Pakistani celebrities are seen thanking their family members for all the support and care which they have shown towards them through the years.
Here are some amazing pictures of Pakistani celebrities with their family members:
Sanam and Sabreen Baloch with their parents and family members
Fawad Khan with his wife and son
Hamza Ali Abbasi With His Sister
Mahira Khan with her ex-husband and son
Sajjal Ali with her brother
Aamina Sheikh with her mother and nephew
Nadia Jamil with her children
Sheheryar Munawwar with his parents, siblings and cousins
So, this episode showed us Jazib’s path to recovery and Tabaan’s mein beqasoor hoon falling on deaf ears. Tabaan’s fate has been sealed and she is to be married off as soon as possible.
Although Mujahid had till now been shown to be a stern man, he nonetheless (until this episode) came across as a loving father. In the scene where Shakeel makes a huge fuss over Tabaan standing outside the gate, I like how she stood her ground. Mujahid does not have much to say which I found a bit strange and ‘resolves’ the matter by announcing that Tabaan will not step outside the gate. Matter resolved (sigh). I was taken aback when later Tabaan slapped Shakeel. I really did not see that coming and even more so, when Mujahid slaps Tabaan. A few readers commented last week, that there are quite a few scenes of physical abuse in the novel and that made me watch this episode with quite a wary mind.
Meanwhile, whilst dominoes of thappars is being played at Tabaan’s household, Jazib begins physiotherapy and begins to walk again, albeit with the help of a stick. He seems to be contrite and sorry when he kept apologizing to his parents in the last episode but we realize that was only temporary (if that).
Chachi’s plea to Shakeel to not cause a fasaad made me laugh. So rich coming from her when she is the ultimate fasaad hunter! Mujahid has come up with the perfect solution to the whole fiasco – Tabaan ki shaadi. Waisay I love (sarcasm) how that is the solution in all the dramas nowadays. Larka peechay parha hai, shaadi karwa do jaldi se, kissi se bhi. Larki ko koi pasand hai, shaadi karwa do kissi se bhi minus the pasand. Larki nay cheenk maari – shaadi karwa do. Okay, maybe not.
Like always, Tabaan is not told anything but her seemingly new love of hanging around in the kitchen seems to be keeping her well informed – when she overhears the ‘Aunty’ speaking to her mother and Taayi about what Shakeel told her and then now of Mujahid’s plan to get her married. I was surprised at Tabaan’s (non) reaction to the decision of her fate. I expected a bit more from her since we are shown she is a confident girl who is not afraid to speak her mind but I suppose the slap from her father has shocked and subdued her.
Jazib so did not seem to be the romantic intense hero and rather an old majnu (and not a very brainy one but then I guess majnu was not the most rational person alive) when he walks off in the direction of Tabaan’s house in his pyjamas and with his stick. When Tabaan’s mother says to Taayi that she did not see the vehshat in Mujahid’s eyes and that woh kisi bhi rah chaltay kay haath thamma dain gay I was like haan haan tau Jazib abhi he guzra hai bahar, ussi kay haath thamma dain!
I do not understand the reason for Shakeel’s interest in Tabaan. He was beside himself with anger when she slapped him so I wonder is it revenge that makes him insist his mother speak for his rishta. But if so, he would have just said that to her. His line about how bahu aap ki marzi ki ho ya meri, hashr tau uss ka hona he hai was funny. While Taayi and Myeda have such a lovely bond with Mujahid’s family, Chachi and her good for nothing son are just as awful. I have to say, Sakina Summo and Ali Safina played their parts really well as the trouble making, despicable duo today.
I wish Tabaan’s mother had more of a backbone and could stand up for her daughter for nobody seems to tell Chachi off for yelling all the time, so her mother could at least defend her. Yes, she and Taayi are meant to be mild natured but it is depressing how they just take the back seat as Mujahid runs the show. I find Tabaan’s interest in wanting to know what Jazib looks like easy to relate to and with Jazib not looking like he is going to back off, I suppose the two will meet and things will begin to go downhill. Well, further downhill!
I watched the OST yesterday and it seems like quite a bit of violence and rona dhona is to follow. When Usna Shah was gearing up for tears in the scene she slaps Shakeel, I thought no,no, please no…a weeping (read gasping) Usna has been done to death and I can not take any more. Although we were saved from it today –Allah say kuch aur he maang laiti – I am not sure what is to follow.
There is nothing about the play or the storyline that seems to be new. But then, most of the dramas on air or at least the ones I am watching do not seem to be showing anything new and what really sets one apart from the other are the cast, direction and production values and I can not really complain about either of these in Ab Kar Meri Rafugari. I guess it all boils down to now how interesting the story remains.
Are many of you following this play? What did you think of today’s episode? Please share your thoughts!
Fawad Khan posted on instagram yesterday that the promotions of his upcoming Bollywood venture had begun. He sounded excited about the “madness” that was going to be a part of this promotional schedule. All the leading actors were seen promoting the film but Fawad Khan with his very own style stood out more in the crowd. There was a time when Fawad Khan openly declared that he wasn’t really the kind of person who would spend a lot of money on clothes and styling. Things have certainly changed in that department. Fawad Khan is a Bollywood hero now which means that he has an image to maintain. We have seen very casual pictures of Fawad Khan when he was seen attending parties etc but now every time he makes an appearance it is in style. Sometimes he is seen sporting a formal look and other times like in these pictures he is seen in a casual but stylish look.
The way a film is promoted has a big impact on the cinema goers. The excitement of the actors makes the viewers watch the film. The promos of Kapoor And Sons are getting a good response from the fans. Through these promotions the fans also get a chance to interact with their favorite actors on different levels. Here are some pictures of Fawad Khan along with his co-actors where he is seen promoting Kapoor And Sons.
Mehwish Hayat will appear on television once again after a break of 2 years with drama serial Dillagi. This drama will also mark the comeback of Hamayun Saeed in dramas who has been more busy with his production house and with making and acting in films. The drama has been directed by the same man who was behind the hit drama serial Pyare Afzal. Nadeem Baig and the entire team has worked day and night to bring this drama to the television viewers.
Mehwish Hayat posted on her instagram page that she was very excited to be back on television and this drama was very close to her heart.
She also posted various pictures from the sets of the drama. The promos of the drama serial are out and it will air on 5th March. Mehwish Hayat also quoted some dialogues from the drama serial on her page. The drama serial has been written by Faiza Iftikhar.
Ohkay so, honestly speaking, this episode of Mana Ka Gharana was heaps better in comparison to the previous episodes because it gave me something that I was looking forward to for a long long time. Even though there isn’t any drastic change in the attitude of Mana Ka Gharana but slowly & steadily they have started standing up against Gul Bahar, so it gives me hope that the time is soon going to come when she will be thrown out of their place & their hearts.
I am glad that the things that I said in the previous review were taken personally by Ghaalib Uncle & he chose to prove me & everyone else wrong by telling that he is very much alive & kickin’. I think in the entire journey of this drama so far, Ghaalib Uncle didn’t get this much coverage that he got in this episode where he put forth what he thinks & how he won’t tolerate any disparity among his family members. Both Ghaalib & Maalik have started to understand that things are going at the wrong path & something needs to be done ASAP to fix them.
Saleha continued to be unreasonable & she also tried to melt Ghaalib’s heart by speaking about all the sacrifices she has given to keep this family together, which I think should’ve followed by a dialogue also about how she hasn’t left any stone unturned in drifting them apart too. According to Saleha, she raised Maalik & Khizer as her children, which makes me think that she is an epic kind of a mother who believes in believing more on the guy who has just walked into their lives. Saleha is only using such words to conceal how unfair she has been because it is so obvious that if she had actually thought of Khizer as her son, she would’ve never done something so wrong with him that too based on what Shehryaar told & showed them.
Maalik was disappointed to hear what Khizer had to say & just like everyone else, he also started misunderstanding Khizer & believed what he heard from him. Even though Maalik’s wisdom missed the spot there, he still has redeemed himself by standing up against Gul Bahar & by giving her a much needed shut up call. Gul Bahar needs to understand that she is not a part of this family anymore & if she is living here, it is only because she is now going to get related to them through Shehryaar, so she needs to keep her mouth zipped & shouldn’t interfere in their personal matters. The things she said to herself about her beauty were cringe-worthy. If only Gul Bahar wasn’t so shallow to understand that a good face doesn’t earn you the love & respect as much as your good nature does but oh well!!!
I am glad that Gul Bahar got snubbed twice in this episode. First one was by Ghaalib who told her not to swoop in when he was taking a decision on Zarri’s matter. Then Gul Bahar got rebuked by Maalik when she uttered non-sense about Khizer by putting Mana’s future with him in the spotlight. I think these many shut-up calls are enough for any sane person to understand how she is not needed here but Gul Bahar takes dheetai to another level, so I am not surprised why she is still there.
I really don’t understand what Shehryaar wants. His ego got hurt by Khizer & he turned Khizer’s life upside down, therefore by now he should’ve had his closure, why he is still stuck on him is something that I can’t really comprehend. It is good to see that at least Mana doesn’t entertain those thoughts of Shehryaar & tells him to speak about something else. I think there will come a time when her limit will be pushed & she will give him a shut up call too. I actually thought it was Gul Bahar’s idea to demand the property from Saleha but the way Shehryaar showed excitement over it showed that he falls in the same category too & this was a planning done by both of them as well. I liked the fact that Mana spoke against it as she didn’t want anything from her parents. Mana also raised a valid question about where will her family live if they’ll give her everything to which Saleha told her about her plan B. I am glad that at least Mana has started showing some sensibility & isn’t too happy with the situation.
Mana is definitely having a hard time accepting the fact that her whole family has fallen apart & even though she might pretend not knowing about the root-cause, she does know to some extent. Yes, for now she is blaming Khizer & speaks against him because she still holds him responsible for everything but she also knows that things haven’t been the same ever since Shehryaar has turned against Khizer. Mana decided to speak to Khizer about how much he hurt her father, which definitely hurt Khizer even more & he decided to show up & seek forgiveness in a hope that Saleha will let him meet Ghaalib, which she didn’t allow. I think as much as Mana speaks against Khizer, deep down in her heart she still isn’t convinced that Khizer can cause harm to her family members like that. I somehow like how they have shown her confusion & I think she will be the one who will bring them all together, at least this is what I think.
I must say, I am not thrilled to see Laila’s growing interest in Khizer. She is just a tourist & if she is thinking to grab a spot in Khizer’s heart, then she really needs to get a life. No tourist goes bonkers over the localities like that, that is why I am not at all convinced with this track & its developments. The preview seemed good where Maalik will clearly speak to Zarri about how he feels & will tell her about his decision, I am looking forward to it the most. Also, seems like Laila will turn into a daasi & will do Khizer’s seva, which I ain’t looking forward to at all. Also, I must say, with the over-dosage of the conversations that take place in either rooms or cafes, it was refreshing to see Khizer & Maalik having a conversation in an open-air, amidst the nature, it was different & seemed pretty appeasing. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Mana Ka Gharana.
Gohar Rasheed started his career as an actor from theatre and like all the other theatre actors he is a very well established performer who is liked by the viewers for his perfect acting. Gohar Rasheed likes to dream big, that is why in his recent interview with MAG Weekly he shared a wish which many actors may not even dare to dream. He said,
“I want to win an Oscar, I really want to for being a good actor and I think I will someday.”
Gohar does not only wish to win an Oscar but he also has enough faith in his talent to know that some day he will win it. He also has big plans for the future. Talking about his future plans he said,
“I’m thinking of venturing into direction. As far as acting is concerned, three films are in the pipeline out of which I’ve just signed one which is the mega project.”
Gohar Rasheed also said that his main motivation for doing good work was all the bad work that was being done nowadays. He said,
“Very honestly in Pakistan it is the bad work that I get to see is what inspires me to act. When I see unsatisfactory work, I feel motivated in a way and tell myself that this is something I don’t want to do.”
Gohar Rasheed also talked about his role in Mann Mayal. Talking about it he said,
“My role has shades, has lots of hues. That sums up – I’m that boy who is careless. He’s the kind of guy who means business to himself, but he goes through a transition and that changes everything, but what the change will be and how it will be, that’s the interesting part.”
He believes that acting is not to act, but react. Gohar Rasheed has big plans for the future and he wants to work hard to get where he wants to get.
Maya Ali is the rising star of our showbiz industry who is not only liked for her acting and looks but also for her down-to-earth nature. Everyone knows that Maya Ali and Osman Khalid Butt are best friends but Maya Ali does not only have one best friend. Maya Ali posted pictures from another best friend’s wedding in which she mentioned that this person Wahaj Ali was one of her best friends. The nikkah ceremony of Wahaj took place in Badshahi Mosque and that is where he is seen with his new wife and his best friend Maya Ali in one of the pictures. Maya Ali also posted a picture of the dholak ceremony. Maya Ali also said that she was very happy for her friend and wished him everything good for his future.
Maya Ali wore a pink and green dress on the dholak and she was seen looking gorgeous in white on nikkah ceremony. Sanam Chaudhry was also seen looking very pretty in white.
So this episode had us wondering throughout and then ended leaving us still guessing – what is Hassan’s secret? He is adamant to tell Mehru ‘everything’ even though Junaid discourages him to do so.
Ah, but let me not digress from a much more pressing issue first – Alia ko susraal mein rehna chahyay tha ya phir Ami kay ghar? And the sinister music (punctuated strangely by the sound of crickets chirping!!) in the background when Haider rings Alia and then when he goes to her mother’s house suggests Alia should have stayed put in her susraal. I feel this issue (if it really was an issue) could have gone either way and should have been fine. I honestly did not get what the big deal was but then I do realize that things like these do become bones of contention in our society. She could have chosen to stay and joined the patrol at the hospital because yes she was now part of the ‘Hassans’ but then everyone was at the hospital and what was she to do alone in a new home about which she knew nothing of (as she had not even spent one night fully there). If she was staying at her parent’s house then at least the Hassans did not need to worry about her. Plus she was in the same city. However, the way her mother controls the situation and would not let her directly answer her husband was out of line and also the fact that Alia did not go visit her father in law at the hospital after the first night was a bit odd.
Anyhow, moving on, when Hamza rings Zaina from the hospital and the way Zaina hesitates to answer Hamza’s phone shows us that she wants to keep a distance but at the same time is interested in Hamza and ends up answering the call. Alishba’s outburst was out of line but I suppose will contribute to Zaina giving Hamza the cold shoulder for a while.
Saima (I still do not know the name of her character) seems to be quite lost. It appears that she zones in and out of the world and also takes medication to help with her ‘condition’. I really found the scene between her and Imran Aslam very touching. I liked his conversation with Zaina earlier when he tells her he does not allow hatred and bitterness to engulf his being and says she should not either. He appears to be sensible and I feel he is perfect for his role. The flitting dementia that seems to affect Saima and her not knowing whether she ate or not resulting in her son saying he would feed her with his own hands so he would know she ate was a bit filmy and dramatic I know but still it brought a lump in my throat as they both looked so convincing as mother and son, with the OST playing beautifully in the background.
Hamza, with his constant need to express gratitude of dosti and confide in Minahil about his love, and then Saman’s constant brain washing has Minahil’s head floating in the clouds. Uff how annoying is Saman (Huma Nawab). Waisay ever since Huma Nawab has made a comeback in dramas I just do not like the roles she has been portraying and her acting in general. Khair, Saman really needs a hobby and no, I do not mean matchmaking for her Minahil!
Hassan tries to tell Mehru all but gets interrupted. The scene between Mehru and Hassan was very sweet and natural. He feels his end is near and wants to make sure she has no grievances against him. Waisay kia hai that he needs to tell Mehru? I could almost physically feel the burden on his chest! We get he wants to tell her something but what is it that it is being dragged out so much? I felt like saying bhai, Mehru ko baad mein batatay rehna magar pls ab pehlay mujhay bata do! Spit it out already!
Overall, the episode was alright. I suppose we are all being given further insight into the characters and their personalities. I do like Affan Waheed normally but his hey what’s up roles are getting a bit monotonous. Again, as I mentioned in one of my other reviews, the pairing of actors seems a bit awkward sometimes as in Bheegi Palkein (A Plus), Affan Waheed and Faryal Mehmood are siblings and here Faryal Mehmood is falling (fallen?) in love with him. Is there no way, my layman mind wonders, that actors/actresses can somehow not commit to projects that are aired at the same time.
Last week, the preview we saw for this episode was misleading as it showed the demise of Hassan but even though it seems his end is near, he was still alive when the episode ended. Samina Peerzada is a delight to watch and I love her in this avatar. The senior actors, especially Usman and Samina Peerzada seem to be stealing the show and although Khalid Malik, Sana Askari, Affan Waheed, Neelum Munir and Faryal Mehmood seem to be doing their bit, nothing about their acting or characters stand out yet. Maybe it is too early to judge. I am waiting to find out what Hassan is hiding and looking forward to the scenes between Samina Peerzada and Saima, both being wonderful actresses in my opinion. I loved all the theories brought up in the comments on my last review – but this episode has left me none the wiser! How did you find this episode and the drama so far? Please do share your thoughts!
After watching this episode all I can say is that it is time to end this drama!! Every time it seems like the story is headed towards a conclusion a new twist, which is nothing more than a way to stretch the drama, is added to the story. Shehryar’s intentions were quite clear even before therefore everything that happened today was quite predictable. What can I say, in a country where girls who belong to middle class families cannot find one decent suitor these girls in our dramas have a line of suitors who will do anything to marry them! Hira appeared out of nowhere and Shehryar’s friend knows that but he doesn’t have a problem with it. Zeeshan and Hira are poles apart but even then Zeeshan thinks Hira will make the perfect wife and do they even know that Hira isn’t even divorced yet? Babur is another eligible bachelor who even now thinks that he can trust Hira’s father.
The only good thing about this episode was that Amin did not succeed in taking Hira with him. Other than that I have no expectations from this drama now since the writer is bent on stretching the story and any hopes of character development have dashed to the ground since the changes in characters seem more like mood swings than developments! Hira has forgotten that her ‘ideal abu’ once tried to marry him off to someone who was old enough to be his father. Just like all the previous episodes Hira’s feelings for her step father were not the least bit relatable. She holds Shehryar accountable for everything but somehow she is willing to forgive Waseem for everything. Waseem’s love for Hira did not move me at all since he has changed so many times in the past too but he always goes back to being his old self.
Even after everything that happened in the past Babur thought it would be okay to pay a visit to Waseem’s house. Babur’s mother’s reluctance was definitely more convincing than his eagerness to support Sadaf since she is living in Waseem’s house and they just cannot go there unannounced.
Hira, Sadaf and ‘Abu’ are one big happy family now but somehow at this point I am finding it very hard to feel anything for any of the characters since the story is being stretched for no reason. All the actors have done complete justice to their respective characters except for Saboor Ali who tends to go overboard most of the time. The production values of the drama like many of the other dramas on air nowadays is top notch too but unfortunately the repetition and unwanted excessive emotionalism tends to be really annoying. The director has always focused on excessive rona dhona right from the start and it is getting very irritating with every passing episode. Samina Peerzada looked beautiful and graceful in white. She has an undeniable screen presence and I hope to see her in more powerful roles in the future.
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Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy recently won an Oscar for her documentary “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” which brought to light the custom of honour killings in Pakistan. The story focused on one particular girl who escaped an attempt of honour killing after her family threw her in the river thinking they had killed her but she survived. The documentary was also shown in the Prime Minister house and just few days ago two people who were convicted of honour killing were given the punishment prescribed by the law.
This documentary has won an Oscar but in Pakistan it is getting different reactions by different people. Some people think that the West is honouring Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for showing and promoting a bad image of Pakistan, an accusation which Sharmeen answered herself saying that she had no such intention but she wanted to highlight these issues so that there will be laws against them and also to cause awareness among people.
The new twist in this story is that Syed Noor who is a very well known director and producer has said that Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s documentary was inspired from a film he made a some 3 years back. Not only this he said that she even stole the name of his film which was “Price Of Honour” by changing honour to forgiveness. Syed Noor said that his film also told the story of a weak woman who came from a poor background who raised her voice against the rich and powerful who wanted to exploit her and other women like her. Syed Noor said that he had no problem that Sharmeen was inspired by the film but he was upset that he did not get any credit for it.
Moammar Rana also said that Sharmeen Obaid was highlighting Pakistan’s bad image. He also challenged her to make a documentary about the effects and victims of drone attacks.
Sharmeen on the other hand in an interview few days ago said that she started making this documentary after she read the story about the survivor in the newspaper and decided to track her down.Syed Noor said that he was not going to take any legal action against the film maker but he was very unhappy with the situation.
So, after a couple of fast paced episodes, this episode seemed to be a bit on the slower side – with less action and more reflection. Oh, that is except if you count Master Sb who seemed to be very active –wandering around the mohalla, confronting and being confronted.
Mushq is ecstatic that the wedding to Qureshi did not take place and is reassured of Fahd’s love for her. In the scene where she is twirling round and round in joy I felt like jumping up and stopping her as I would when my kids do that because watching her was making me dizzy!
Anyhow, Master Sb confronts Qureshi and asks why he backed out of the wedding at the last minute. Qureshi, with his freshly dyed mustache and waggling eyebrows, is indignant and in turn tells Master Sb off who then learns that Dabbu Bhai was the one who was actually behind the whole ‘baraat not showing up’. Master Sb is also told that the mohalla has been talking about him (do they ever talk about anything else but Master Sb and his gharana) and want him to leave the mohalla but that it would be in his best interests if he left himself without being (physically) forced to.
Master Sb comes home and takes out his anger and frustration on Mushq who escapes into her room when Dado intervenes and Master Sb promptly locks her in. Chalo bhai, Mushq locked in again. I winced when he grabbed Mushq by her hair and am glad we were saved from having to see him beat her up with his stick, thanks to Dado.
We see Master Sb meet Dabbu Bhai and ask meray saath aisa kyun kiya. Becharay (not!) Master Sb, kabhi Qureshi se kabhi Dabbu se wohi sawaal. I think we are meant to really feel sorry for Master Sb but I do not feel bad for him as I think he is also partly to blame for bringing these situations upon himself. But that’s just how I feel. I get Dabbu Bhai is shown to be very good at heart but this whole guilt trip he is having over the Master Sb incident is getting a bit much. When he beats up Qureshi (haha) and backs off when Qureshi’s daughter pleads with him I just feel that the writer is trying too hard to show how good at heart he is and this in my opinion is taking off edge of the gunda/dada of the mohalla impression that we were earlier given. Ah but then he isn’t a gunda is he? He is a ‘social worker’ remember?! Go figure!
So déjà vu. Mushq is locked up again, imploring Dado and Zeba to let her out, Dado bebass and Zeba – I am not sure how I feel about Zeba with her glasses and the distracting ringlets. She is not evil but does not seem to feel Mushq’s pain or have much sisterly hamdardi. I wonder if she has more to offer to the story. We already know Mushq blames her for her plight saying if she hadn’t run off to Abba with the letter then she would have been on the train and off to Lahore.
I suppose the turning point in the episode was Striker’s advice/solution to the whole issue except it left me confused. I found it odd. Confusing. Misleading. The answer to stop the mohalla’s wagging tongue is that Dabbu Bhai gets married. Initially I thought to Mushq but that doesn’t make sense. Does he mean that Dabbu Bhai should
get married in general, to someone so that people stop linking him to Mushq?
Mehru’s scene with Dabbu Bhai also failed to make an impact. What is Mehru really after? When she is thinking to herself about how all her mehnat is going to go to waste and she will be left khaali haath she hardly came across as a lovestruck girl. What is her motive behind having Dabbu wrapped round her little finger? When she says kitna
samjhaya tha apnay dil ko! Iss dil ki na..ulta latka daina chahyay ya phir kaan marornay chahyay it made me laugh out loud envisioning a dil having ears and being hung upside down.
Thor kay desi bhai‘s conversation gives us an insight into the potential entry of Aslam bhai into the mohalla. Asal politician tau yeh he hain with his words of wisdom, jab do laug lartay hain tau faida teesray ka he hota hai. Rise of third bhai maybe?
Seems like Master Sb has taken the mohallay walay’s words to heart and meets with an estate agent to have his house sold within 5 days. Dabbu Bhai makes a call to the estate agent which sounded very gunda like. Sorry, I meant social worker-ish!
As I mentioned earlier, I found this episode a bit slow. And that is okay as long as it picks up pace in the next one. Ahmed Ali is really not working for me and I have a feeling his character will be done away with or will get sidelined soon but then I could be wrong. The episode was pretty much about how Master Sb in his be-bassi has dethroned Dabbu Bhai who in a jhatka seems to have lost his hold over the entire mohalla. In next week’s preview we see Aslam Bhai make his entry. Master Sb gave me pause many a time today thinking he will finally have the heart attack I keep bracing myself for and in next week’s episode seems like it really does happen. Ooops.
Sajal Ali did not have a lot of screen time (relatively) in today’s episode as it was more focused on Dabbu Bhai and Master Sb. I truly believe Faisal Qureshi can carry off any role he is given so I have no problem with his acting but I am unsure I like the way his character is developing. I liked how Dado was short with the neighbour who came
looking to gossip. I must say, it is a very vaila (faarigh) mohalla. Waisay how come nobody in this mohalla has caught Fahd making it to Mushq’s bedroom window, not once but twice?
I suppose the next couple of episodes will focus more on a faceoff between Dabbu Bhai and Aslam Bhai but I hope that track does not get dragged out much and there is also some development on the Mushq-Fahd-Dabbu Bhai front. How did you like this episode? Please do share your thoughts!
