I love one thing about Pyarai Afzal; The characters of the show are etched out so perfectly and flawlessly that sometimes we forget that we are watching a drama and not a real life scene. From chamkeeli sisters, Farah and Lubna, to simple Arifa and pyarai Afzal; every character speaks for itself effortlessly. This show has the power that compel viewers to glue to their television screens till the last scene.No matter how much stressed you are, you will forget everything once you will become part of Pyarai Afzal’s world.

Afzal always dreamt about Farah;For him, Farah is that earnest yearning of his life which seems almost impossible for him to get accomplished. He always underestimated himself in front of her because deep inside, he knows that his past overshadows every good aspect of him.But when Lubna gave him 2 lacs per month offer along with having an affair with Farah for four months,he was out of his senses.He was not shocked to know that he will be a “lakh pati” soon,  but he heard something that he never expected.

 Despite of imagining Farah all the time,how can he believe what he just heard ? To have an affair with a girl about whom he dreams always, what else one can expect from him except fainting on the spot.The shock didn’t end at just fainting – aftermaths of it were yet to be followed. Afzal’s shivering sequence was too intense and it was clearly depicting his state. I loved everything about the part from his sheer shivering state to his thoughts equipped with Farah in his life in whatever way. I must say in any show, love in its purest form was described at its best today. Superb homework!

Lubna expected that Afzal won’t be giving any response after knowing the scenario and explained everything to Lubna like a teacher that what should her response be when a certain question will be asked from her by her parents. For every possible question, she gave her a lesson and asked her to go to her parents but wait.. ! Lubna got a call from Afzal and he accepted their offer with open heart. It was so cute to hear how purely Afzal is taking this fake relationship whereas Lubna was taking it to the materialistic side.

Everything went against their plan and Farah,being confused and unable to handle the situation uttered  Afzal’s name. Wesay, according to me, if Lubna was put in such kind of situation than she could have handled the situation intelligently and cleverly unlike Farah who had nothing to say.

The letter mystry is still not openly revealed but my prediction says that its Afzal who is writing these letters to himself. I am liking everything about the show and really looking forward to the next episode.

I am extremely sorry for reviewing it late as I was not well for many days.

Do share your views about latest episode of Pyaray Afzal.

Rabia Basharat.

So, 20 episodes down and Farah is still unaware of the fact that she loves Afzal;Or maybe she knows but hesitating in confessing it infront of everyone. Whatever the reason maybe, I started watching this show with a note that tonight, this love thingee should be confessed by Farah. And I am glad that they put a step ahead of what Farah thinks and feels for Afzal now. Because despite of that fun element and strong dialogues, from last couple of episodes, I was thinking that they are dragging this show and they should let Farah disclose that she is in love with Afzal.

Today, we saw more of concern from Maulvi Saheb for his son. Now, at this point, we all know that not only Maulvi Saheb but Afzal’s whole family is extremely worried for Afzal and loves him to the fullest. So, I think that concern scenes should now be ended and they should find something else to show whenever they think to show Afzal’s family.

Another thing that I pondered upon today was that “Bhaie” part where everyone called him “Afzal Bhaie, Afzal Bhaie” and Afzal took it so seriously. I mean, I know that it feels awkward when no one talks to you and soon after an incident everyone start paying regards to you. But why they have to highlight that word “bhaie” in that ? Are we living in such society where “bhaie” is taken in terms of an underworld don rather than an “actual bhaie” ? Bhaie ko bhaie he rehnay dou bhaie..

Moving on to Farah and Lubna, Farah se zyada pagal khatoon mai ne aaj tak nahi dekhi; She is so much confused about what she thinks and what she speaks. On her visit to psychiatrist, she was not even sure what she spoke about earlier and what she should tell to him.By the way, as soon as I saw Vasay Chaudry in psychiatrist role, I smelled something funny in forthcoming scenes but he proved himself that he is not better with comedy roles only but is good when it comes to act serious too.

Farah’s father was so right that sole reason of Farah not telling her mother about her feelings is the communication gap between her and Farah. Its duty of mothers that they should create such atmosphere at home where daughters feel close to them. I have seen many cases where daughters are so close to their mothers that even it’s so hard to guess whether they are mother-daughter or friends and I am glad that I am among those types.. :)

Immediately after seeing Sohai Ali Abro in the serial, I guessed that she will definitely be liking Afzal in next episodes and that is what exactly happened.Its the time when Afzal should give her a signal that he is not at all interested in her “pink lipstick” but in her “chicken ginger”..

Only scene that gave a new turn to the story was the discussion between Farah and Lubna. Farah was not ready to confess her love for Afzal and Lubna was not ready to accept that Farah is telling her the truth. And as soon as Farah went to Lubna to clarify herself again, Lubna asked for permission that if Farah is not in love with Afzal than permit her to marry Afzal.. Uss k baad kya tha..aik zor daar thappar jis ke goonj sab ne suni.. 

As far as I can predict, that was a stunt performed brilliantly by Lubna just to let Farah accept that she wants Afzal in her life. Another thing that can be guessed is that she was seriously asking Farah for her marriage to Afzal.What do you think ? I would love to read your feedback.

Rabia Basharat.

Love,for people like Afzal ,is the purest of the pure form of affection and respect. While for people like Mehtaab,its more of craze- Craze to get something ,to own something just the way they want , rather than playing with the cards intelligently.

Afzal’s love for Farah is of the type that is rarely found these days. But when it rains, it pours and same is the case with Afzal; Afzal’s affection is not merely the matter of words. He loves Farah beyond any limitations and above all with no expectations and for that, he seems always ready to face any kind of situation that he comes across with.

Whereas, Mehtaab’s love is more like that of a child’s urge to get a toy and play with it. I am not saying that it’s just his attraction towards Farah that made him this way. His love was pure too but right from his childhood, he got what he desired for and that made him stubborn and pampered. Now when he faced the real life challenge ,he expected the same but this time it was a matter of life and death plus he failed to compromise on Farah letting go out of his life. So collectively, all that was buried inside him for so many days came out as revenge in the form of burning the thing that was closest to Farah.

I really like the fact about Pyarai Afzal that nothing has been portrayed overboard. Mehtab’s exit from the show could have been much more wild as compared to what was shown. But what he did was just a cute little silent revenge from his side. Further, his mother could have created the mess but that part also went absolutely normal – rather much lighter than our expectations.

Arfa proved that she is not only caring,loving,concerned and loyal sister but also a wake up alarm for Afzal whenever she finds him suspicious.The dialogues and that light nok jhonk is what that makes their relation look beautiful always.The rungeeli sisters, Farah and lubna, finally decided that Afzal part should now come to an end in their lives but Afzal, for the first time, took a step for himself and credit goes to his friend who did the right thing at the right time.

Sometimes,in this show, they take care of even minutest details like I was impressed by the director’s attempt to show Maulvi Saheb drinking water with three pauses.I am glad that they always succeed in showing Maulvi saheb as ultra optimistic person in this show .I really enjoyed Afzal and his father conversation today; Especially, when his father asked him,“shaadi kar k ittela dou gay ya humain bhi bulao gay“.Maulvi Saheb’s concern and Afzal’s loyalty to his father is another example of pure relationship in this show.

Afzal left Maulvi Saheb in confusion when he told him that its his boss’s daughter with whom he wants to get married and they, themselves, invited Afzal and his family for the dinner. From last couple of episodes, I was thinking about some twist related to Arfa’s misunderstanding of thinking Lubna as the mystery girl. But that is revealed  at the end of this episode too and we are left with questions in our mind again- whats next ?

I thoroughly enjoy each and every dialogue of this show every time. Brilliant piece of art-work by Khalil-ur-Rehman. Cant wait for next episode.

Do share your thoughts about this week’s installment.

Rabia Basharat.

Just finished watching this week’s installment and all I said is Wow! What an episode. No matter how much exhausted you are, Serials like Pyarai Afzal are not less than a cool breeze that blows and freshen up your mind-state.Hamza Ali stole the limelight once again this week and I got spell bounded with every word that he uttered and every expression he gave throughout the episode. Perfect piece of acting by him!

It seems that destiny has planned something else for Afzal and Farah’s relation and this is the reason why he missed the call when Farah was about to break the ice in front of her parents. Arfa,knowing a part of reality decided not to tell anything about that call. Because for her,Lubna is the princess of Afzal’s dreams and Farah is the evil sister who is creating hurdles for them. So being a well-wisher,she decided better to stay out of it.

Afzal’s changed life style has now started bringing impact on his friends. His loyalty towards his friends always remained unquestioned and for that his friends never compelled him to pick the way that goes against his and his parents will. And now that his friend was in need of cash, Afzal was ready to give it in place of him without having any second thought. It has been said, kabhi kabhi aik lamha he kaafi hota hai and that was the moment when his friend decided that he won’t be taking part in anything that involves gamble in it from now on.

Lubna is a perfect planner; She always know what to do next and for that Farah relies on her always and this time it was Lubna again who forced Farah to get ready and I must admit that Aiza Khan looked ravishing and entrancing; Navy Blue suited her so well. Farah’s “Crisis Management” technique failed badly when she came to know that Afzal was right there at her door. Did anyone notice ever that figure 9 is of prime importance in this show; Anything important that has to take place always revolve around this figure, haan, a.m. and p.m. varies.. :)

Afzal’s meeting with Farah’s father was another interesting part of today’s episode. The way he answered every single question of his FIL-to be was more than enough to satisfy his expectations from Afzal. He was impressed by Afzal right from the day when he left the job after being accused of what he had not done and there was no room of doubt left when he met him and heard  Afzal’s point of view about his and Farah’s relation. Despite of the fact that he was not trained by Farah and Lubna this time, all the do’s and dont’s were handled by Afzal really well. The look at Afzal’s face when Farah entered dining area worth million dollar.

After the sad demise of Farah’s plan :p , she discussed rather yelled at Afzal (like always) that what he has to do next – ofcourse, with the help of Lubna. Goofy hai na Farah bechaari.. At that time, all I felt was the difference in Farah and Lubna’s tones – Former shouting out loud and latter speaking softly and politely. I felt bad when Afzal was left helpless by being forced to agree to what Farah and Lubna said.

I am not going to unveil the charm by narrating the preview of next episode but I want to tell that we will be seeing Mehtab in next episode again.. :)

Do share your thoughts about this week’s episode.

Rabia Basharat.

What an episode it was.. I don’t know why but everytime I watch this show,I like it even more than before. Once again, Hamza Ali stole the limelight today; Though I am not a die-hard fan of HAA,still I am finding his acting quite promising.Being first serial of having male actor as protagonist, this show is really attracting the viewers and compelling them even more to watch it.

Aiza seemed so loud and rude as compared to other episodes today where she was always caught confused and begging Lubna to help her in getting out of the fuss she has created.Now that they have created that not-so-real situation,they have to bear the consequences too; With this thought, Lubna made it very clear to Farah that there is no margin left in order to back off from the whole situation.

I found Farah’s mother very unreasonable today. I mean after knowing whole story that why he left his job,how can she be so sure that Afzal will leave Farah just like that. Offering him cash in replacement of Farah was not at all a good idea by her and that is the reason why her husband was not ready to second her decision.

Farah called Afzal to make everything clear to him but poor Afzal was unable to hear and understand anything because he was in state of sheer shock. I mean waking up by hearing the voice of whom  you dream about all the time was nothing more than a miracle for him; He is taking all this matter like a serious lover who wants to pay the bill as if he is going to dine out with his real life girlfriend- that was like an awww moment.. :p His meeting with Farah was really indeed a treat to watch. Farah was yelling out so loudly that I felt pity for pyarai Afzal who was all set to have a delightful afternoon that will be spent with Farah.

Meanwhile, Lubna and Farah were giving him lessons,Arifa came to know that Afzal left the job. Did you also feel or it was just me who found that flashback pretty clueless.Khair leave that, Afzal and Arifa’s strong bond was witnessed by us once again as they both were upset at their own places – Afzal,being the culprit and lying to his sister and Arifa,who felt as if she was cheated by her dear brother that made her cry.

Now that mulaakat scene was way too indigestible for me.How can Farah’s mother be so rude that she didnot want Afzal to come in.Okay,I can understand that it was part of her so called test but it was matter of his health. Afzal bhi dheet tha, cheenkta raha magar “chaiye” nahi pe.During whole discussion,Afzal was so honest with his words but Farah’s mother was turning even more and more rough with every statement she gave.Afzal didnot take anything on his nerves and dealt everything with “khanda paishaani” :p .. Bravo.. :)

I can smell Lubna falling for Afzal after watching few incidents in last couple of episodes. Are you feeling the same?  Do share your views about today’s episode.

Rabia Basharat.

Afzal’s longing for Farah has attained another level where he craves for Farah but cannot express,where he dreams for her but forgets everything everytime she comes infront of him. With a hope of making Farah a permanent part of his life, he asked his parents to visit Farah’s parents but he never counted the real life consequence in his plan. And when he got rejected by Farah,he was back to what he was before – rather even worse than ever before. He was unable to bear the pain of letting Farah go out of his life and to keep his mind distracted of her thoughts, he adopted every bad thing that can help him to forget the refusal.Farah did no good by insulting Afzal; Poor Afzal was unable to utter a single word after hearing what she said.

Jo chup kharay gaalyaan sun laitay hain na woh badnaam nahi kartay..

Lubna was so right about Afzal ; How can he even think of destroying Farah’s image in other’s eye. Afzal was one of his own kinds and Lubna knew it very well. Afzal knows how to respect women and if Farah was sensible enough, she might had the whole “8 lakh waali nokri” in mind for which she hired him. If not then than how can he think of putting a question mark on her character now. She made Farah realize that she should have shown patience which she lacks.

Afzal was all set to leave Hyderabad but it was his concern,love and respect for his mother that was not letting him take this very step.

Mera Zameer mujhe keh raha hai k chala jaa..

Tou phir maa se kyu pooch rahay ho chalay jao..

Chala jaoun ga Saajid, bus mujhe koi ye bata dai k maa bari hai ya zameer bara hai..

And at that very moment, his friend,Saajid,was completely short of words. The whole sequence, the silence with which Afzal left and the answer Alladyo gave, Batao na uss ko.. Maa bari hoti hai.. left mark deep inside my heart. This is the beauty of Khalil ur Rehmaan dialogues – When everything seems quiet, silence breaks the ice.

I really like the fact that both Afzal and Farah’s family share good regards for each other. Unlike typical serials,where after being insulted or rejected, all families are left with is rivalry or somewhat close to that.

Arifa turned out to be evil yet concerned tonight when she came to know that her brother was insulted by Farah right in the middle of street.Her reaction to the situation was too natural to believe and I literally felt that I was watching a real life scene; the strength of siblings relation was at its peak today.

Arifa knows when and how to react.She has all the elements that make a perfect sister – she smiles when she sees her brother happy, she cries when her brother betrays her and she can even switch herself into an evil immediately as and when she feels that her brother was insulted.Indeed,she is a typical eastern sister and I mean no harm in saying that!

Arifa revealed the letters mystery infront of Farah and Lubna and by the time, I was completely convinced that it will be Farah as she knows that Afzal won’t reveal her identity out of respect,she played with her emotions just like typical rich spoil girls by writing him letters.But I was proved wrong next minute when Farah visited Arifa and clarified everything infront of her mother. It was so nice and surprising to see how blindly Afzal’s mother trusted Farah.

From asking for coffee to the gift they gave, every action of Afzal’s family was depicting that how open heartedly and without holding any grudge,they welcomed Farah and Lubna.

It was so sad to see Afzal stepping in gambling again; I mean there are other ways with the help of which a person can keep oneself distracted  from all the thoughts but for Afzal,if not gambling, than what would it be ?Afzal packed his belongings as he finally came to a decision that he will no longer stay in Hyderabad.After watching tonight’s episode,according to me, these lines fit best on Afzal’s situation:

Jisay mai keh nahi sakta usai mai farz karta houn..
Chalo mai farz karta houn, mujhe tum se mohabbat hai..

I would love to read your comments about today’s episode.

Rabia Basharat.

“It is good to have an end to a journey; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Today marks the end of a wonderful journey – a journey we all lived, a journey we all cherished ,a journey that will be remembered and will truly be missed for a long long time.

Yasmeen tried her best to convince every single person of Afzal’s family to accept the fact that there is no place for her in their house. Afzal’s family loved Yasmeen from the day she came in their lives, but they never thought of her as Afzal’s wife to be and now that everyone was familiar with the hidden truth, there was no reason for Yasmeen to elongate her stay in Hyderabad.

Farah’s love for Afzal proved to be so pure that she accepted that all this while, she was the one who wrote letters to Afzal. Sabtain wanted to marry Lubna but she put a condition infront of him before accepting his proposal ; He has to make Farah realize the power of true love. But he failed completely; Eventually, it was Yasmeen who turned the table and compelled Farah to confess her love for Afzal. Indirectly, it was a plus for Sabtain and Lubna was all hers in the end.

I am completely speechless and have no words to explain my state of mind. I am unable to express my feelings after watching this end to a wonderful journey. Afzal and Farah waited and waited for each other’s confession for so long or confession hue bhi tou kesi.. From the day , when Afzal became bhaie ,I had this thing in my mind that Afzal will ultimately pay for killing those people; No matter whether they were innocent or culprit, he took lives and he will have to pay for that. Deep down in my heart, there was another corner that was yelling that Afzal should not die and I was sincerely indented at that corner’s side and was hoping for a very happy ending to such an eventful journey.  But at the end, it was Khaleel Saheb’s script and with his signature style, he came up with a real sad end to a stupendous journey. Still, I absolutely loved the direction of very last scene where Afzal confessed his love. Farah was waiting for him to talk more and more while Afzal was taking his last breath.. jaanay woh kesay log thai jin k pyar ko pyar mila.. 

The success of this show is not merely result of single person’s struggle. It is an outcome of hard work of each and every cast and crew member of Pyarai Afzal team. Dialogues were the soul of this show; Khalil ur Rehmaan Saheb penned down a wonderful script and to give life to the splendid story , cast of the show evolved and extracted the best out of themselves. I am unable to figure out even a single name whose performance was not up-to-mark. Hamza Ali Abbasi outdid himself and this character of male protagonist,Afzal, will surely leave a mark and will prove out to be turning point in his acting career . Aiza Khan and Sohai were under a dark shadow of  type-cast ; Farah Ibrahim and Yasmeen’s role gave them a completely new look and unleashed them from a shell of doing same roles again and again. I am sure, after this serial, we will see them signing variety of different roles. Firdous Jamal did a splendid job and turned out to be most beloved Maulvi and father, he proved himself as a versatile actor and more than that he proved people’s perception regarding Maulvi’s to be wrong. Arfa and Lubna were the best and most loyal sisters I have ever came across in any show.

Overall, it was an epic show with powerful dialogues, mesmerizing characters and flawless performances. Pyarai Afzal will definitely be missed and I am guessing that it will be going to turn out as an old classic for our next generations..

Rabia Basharat.

P.S I would like to thank each one of you for making this journey memorable and enjoyable. Special thanks to Ammar, Aiman, Naveed Zarrar, Areeba Mohsin, Sharmeen, Atty, A, Shariq and Malika and each and everyone of you for enduring me and my reviews, for your continuous support,appreciation and for pushing me to the extent through the long discussions that made me fall in love with this show even more.. :)

Kahan se shuru huai thai or kahan pohanch gayai.. This is what that comes in my mind whenever I think of this show now. I feel extremely sorry for all fans of Pyarai Afzal, including me, because this show started with a great note and look where we are standing now. First of all, having male protagonist and then Khalil Saheb’s powerful dialogues made this show most anticipated one. Episode after episode, we kept on falling in love with this show but after 20 episodes, this show started losing its charm.

I have no clue why are they doing this to the brilliantly written script; I mean this extension is totally uncalled for. We wowed to see Afzal happy  ,we got sad when Afzal cried but now, nothing comes in my mind that can help me to connect to the characters.

I agree with the fact that dialogues were the reason for which this show got famous and loved by all. But repetition of same dialogues and same situations adds nothing but gives you a feeling as if you are watching the same incident again and again.

Afzal rejected Yasmeen when Yasmeen confronted him and spoke her heart out. Afzal loved Farah throughout his life and now that he knows that he is not capable of getting married to her so there was no chance of him getting married to someone else too.

Afzal parents are still longing for him and he misses them equally. His sister, Arfa – who was once closest to him, cries for him day and night and prays for him. Rukayya knew that Afzal liked Farah and for that whenever Farah visits her, she feels as if her own son is sitting in front of her.

Lubna’s so called love is of no use till now because Farah has seriously become a “dheet haddi” ; I mean hadh ho gaye ab tou, she is ready to be engaged to that psychiatrist but has no guts to tell Afzal about her feelings for him. On the other side, Afzal bhi dhun ka pakka ho gaya hai, that slap of rejection somehow made him egoistic and now he wants to get engaged too – after knowing that Farah is getting engaged.

After rejecting her, Afzal asked Yasmeen ;  I mean seriously , was it that much easier for him ? He proposed her just like that and thankfully ,she rejected her because she knew that he loves Farah and both of them will never live a happy life because when it comes to Afzal, Farah’s love overpowers Yasmeen’s affection.

But wait.. Yasmeen kahan reh sakti thei peechay.. She called Afzal and told him that she is ready for engagement but with a condition that he has to marry him and will never leave her half-way. Afzal is now unable to stand Farah’s association with someone other than him and inreturn,he is putting his own life at stake ; Taking decision of getting married to someone whom you never loved isnot clever act indeed or woh bhi badlay ke aag mai..

Thats all what I extracted from past few episodes. Still, I can’t smell this show heading towards its ending. Are you ?

Do share your thoughts about your journey with Pyarai Afzal so far.

Rabia Basharat.

P.S. I was busy with personal stuff , you will get to read regular reviews from now on.

By far, we have seen that Afzal leaves Hyderabad just for the sake of becoming an established entity; He knew that this was the reason for which he got rejected by Farah. It was so interesting to see that how Afzal’s family reacted after knowing the fact that Afzal is gone. Maulvi Saheb’s concern didnot come to end but he got anxious to know whether Afzal had some cash to spend or not. Afzal’s mother got shocked but didnot put a glance of sadness at her face just for the sake of not letting her husband know that she is worried. Inshort, both of them looked apparently happy, but deep inside they were completely broken.

No one can be as dumb as Farah. I am seriously not getting what on earth she wants ? And why she is not clear about her aims. Firstly, she played with emotions of Mehtaab. To clean bowled Mehtaab, she took help from poor Afzal.Then played with his emotions because she wanted to go abroad for Mphil. And now that all obstacles are completely vanished, she decided to not go abroad but will do Mphil from Karachi.And now today,she seemed confused again that she should not go to Karachi. Her father is so right.. wakaie, dimaagh ka aalu bana deya hai..

Farah’s discussions with her sister clearly depict that she has developed feelings for Afzal. Unlike Lubna and Arifa, I guessed it not merely because she keeps on talking and asking about Afzal but my guess also relates to Farah’s feeling for Mehtaab. Now that she is in love with Afzal, she came to know that how badly Mehtaab got hurt when she rejected him.

Babu Hameed, Afzal’s first friend in Karachi, helped him to go through his hard time.. Ya ye kehna chahye that Afzal helped him. This way or that way, within very short span of time, they became good friends as if they were together since their childhood.

I am really liking Sohail Ali Abro’s character in this show. Her first encounter with Afzal at her own house was fun to watch. It was pretty much predictable that sooner or later Yasmeen will fall for Afzal and tonight’s episode gave her strong reason for that.

Be it his love for Farah, respect for his parents or loyalty towards her sister, Afzal proved himself to be an extremist. And tonight, we came across his hidden trait and that is to fight for right. It was his father’s teaching that gave him courage to never fear a man because at the end of the day a man is the creature of Allah who wants a man to fear him only.Afzal’s fight with Wali was interesting to watch and I enjoyed every dialogue during their fight; The way Afzal handled wali after having that lethal fight was another treat to watch. So for me, the highlight of today’s episode was Afzal and Wali’s encounter and the scenes after that; Inshort, last half of the show compelled me to watch the show till end.

First half of the show was a bit dragged and I lost my interest somewhere in the middle of episode.But Wali’s part brought my interest back into the show. Ab dekhna ye hai whether Farah will go to Karachi or not ?

I would love to read your feedback about today’s episode.

Rabia Basharat

24 episodes down and this show is still entertaining as it was in its first half. Despite of the fact that story is unfolding quite slowly, still strong dialogues and above all its perfect cast is more than enough to  glue its viewers in front of their television screens. Further, this show is bringing back the “family drama” trend and I hope that drama-makers will now be more sensitive in producing the quality content – Content that all of us can comfortably watch and enjoy with our families.

When a child is in trouble, a mother’s instinct tells her about the ongoing crisis through which her child is passing. But this time, it was not only Afzal’s mother – Every person related to Afzal felt as if there is some ongoing trouble at Afzal’s end. Yasmeen’s impatience clearly depicted that how much worried she is for Afzal. Kher se , we came to know that Afzal is all well and he will be discharged within few days.

Now coming to Hyderabad, Farah’s every single action narrated that she is not at all feeling comfortable after rejecting Afzal. This is the time when the feeling of remorse and regret of refusal is burning her deep inside and for the peace of her mind, she decided to go to Karachi with her Father. Indeed, it felt very nice to watch how she slept in the car just for the sake of going to Karachi to look for Afzal – After all, she knew that she won’t be able to wake up early in the morning and she didnot want to take any risk this time.

Farah’s visit to Yasmeen was quite interesting to watch; The way Farah inquired all “aglee pichlee”  stories from Yasmeen showed how desperately she is yearning for Afzal. There was a huge grin on my  face while watching whole of Farah and Yasmeen’s “rapid fire round”.

Farah took no notice that she was talking to her father when she came back from Yasmeen’s home – Ofcourse, she was habitual of using those few trademark words every time she opens her mouth and now that she is all alone with her father, she can’t help herself to stop uttering them. She was unable to open up infront of anyone so she started cursing Lubna after meeting Yasmeen. Farah’s rage and jealousy pointed out nothing but her love for Afzal.

On the other side, Lubna’s disappointment after knowing  the details showed that she was in no way pretending to love Afzal – rather she was actually fond of Afzal. Yasmeen apni jaga paraishan thei that who Farah is and whats her relation with Afzal. Her mother was clever enough to judge that who will come for a security guard unless there is some ongoing chemistry between them?

Wali’s cheapness was at its peak today but this time Yasmeen confronted him confidently because she knows that Afzal will be there for her now. I laughed every-time Khala slapped her bhaanja – he deserves to be slapped again and again. Episode ended with a very sad note; Babu Hameed became Wali’s victim and I am dead sure, Afzal will not spare him this time.

With whom would you want Afzal to end up ? Farah or Yasmeen ?

I would love to read your comments about this episode.

Rabia Basharat.

Convincing yourself to choose what is right and what is wrong becomes difficult, especially when you find yourself deeply submerged into the ocean that flows against divine law.Afzal has finally transformed into Pyarai Afzal not by his looks only :p but his deeds too.. Dair se he sahi,he realized importance of his father’s teachings and his concern for him. To make sure that he won’t disappoint Maulvi SubhanAllah again,he decided to stay away from those who actually want him to be part of dark world.From Rozi to his friends, everyone is shouting – shouting and calling him to join them in but its his strong will and respect of his father that compelled him to stay away from them.

Mehtaab Chawla is among those people that are born “Saadai” and his simplicity was the root cause of his rejection by Farah.Even after Farah made it clear that she is least interested in getting married to him,he was not taking it serious at all. I was glad to see Mehtaab Chawla today but he came for few minutes. And during those minutes, All I observed was that he was taking something else to be the cause of Farah’s rude behavior.. Maybe, something about his job or some new business and he is thinking that Farah is down because he didnot tell her ?

Lubna and Farah’s bonding make me feel so good after watching those serials that are all about sisters rivalry.Farah,even being elder, was tensed and confused about her parents reaction on her decision.And the way Lubna exaggerated the situation for Farah made me laugh out loud. In the end,it was Lubna who gave her the idea to use same weapon which she used while refusing Mehtaab’s proposal at his face but failed badly.

While calculating all possibilities of their father’s reaction, one thing they forgot was aftermaths of this self-created story.His father took everything seriously and instead of dealing the situation harshly,he dealt with the situation calmly and with relaxed mind as he knew that its millennium generation and he can expect worst from her daughter on being asked to compromise.

Khwaab daikh kar agar khush hona ghair Islami hai tou ab se nahi daikhu ga..

So, the letters story was finally unfolded today. Afzal,in cute and convincing tone, made his sister realize that its his dream of which he talks about.Not clearly, but he told that there is not any girl in his life except his dream of having her in life.

Rozi took it as her insult when Afzal ignored her as he knew her intentions.Rozi put lame accusations at Afzal that were supported by Changezi Saheb too, merely because he saw them together in car.Afzal met his comapny’s head(Farah’s father) and justified himself very calmly- he proved that they are all allegations and nothing more than that.

I absolutely love the way with which every scene is connected to the other in this show.Haisyet mai larka kam ziada ho tou chalay ga.. magar character or family par mai compromise nahi karunga. . Farah’s father made it clear about his demands from the guy when his wife told him that Farah is interested in someone else.

And then,

Mairai abba ne kaha ho ga k mera beta acha larka nahi hai,match par jooa khailta hai,awaara dostoun mai beth kar chars k cigarette peeta hai laken unhu ne ye nahi kaha ho ga k mera beta kisi larki ke aabroo ka ehtaraam nahi karta…bus yehi aik burayi nahi hai merai mai..or shayed issi burayi k bharosay merai abba merai saarai gunah muaf kar daitai hain..!

On being insulted by Farah’s father,Afzal’s justification was enough for him to get familiar of his character..Afzal left the job because this time he was charged for something that he never thought to do.I hope it will be enough for my readers to predict that how this story will shape up in future.. :P

Farah and Lubna’s dressing always add too many colors to the screen that makes a scene much more pleasant to watch. By far,story is shaping up well,dots are connected up to the mark and we are now completely familiar with the insight of every character.This was another one of well packaged episode.

I would love to read your opinion about this week’s episode.

Rabia Basharat.

Man.. ! .. What a breathtaking episode it was !  I must say that tonight’s episode was one of the best episode of Pyarai Afzal . Sometimes, we reviewers fall short of words and this is what that is happening to me today still, all I can say is that it was not less than a roller coaster ride- Ride filled with emotional drama and intense feelings. Sohai Ali deserves an applause for what she did and how she transformed herself from roti dhoti bahu to Yasmeen, who is of happy-go-lucky nature and knows what to do,when to do and how to do ; Tonight’s episode was solely dedicated to her.

Maang rahi thei k sunday ko 27 tareekh na ho .. ya phir 27 ko sunday na ho.Lubna revealed the truth infront of Farah that everything that happened lately was nothing but a plan – a plan to compel Farah to confess her love for Afzal. She clearly told that it was the part of her treatment and everything that happened as Farah’s reaction was exactly opposite to what they expected.

Mujhe batao aakhir Afzal hai kaun or kis ka hai ye Afzal ? Lubna was sick and tired of trying so she finally decided to give-up and have one-to-one conversation with Farah.  Farah’s doubts got vanished when she came to know that Lubna’s association to Afzal was another one of her tactic to solve the matter.

Ye khat nahi hain Yasmeen.. mohabbat ke aik gumnaam Kahani hai.. Afzal was sheer disappointed with everything that is happening and as he knew that Farah is going to get married now, he decided to give up on her. Afzal nay bachpan mai khuwaab dekha tha ..pura nahi hoa to yeh bhi nahi bataya ka kya dekha tha. His eyes were telling the truth -Truth that was buried deep inside his heart since his childhood. Farah was the girl for whom he longed all his life and now that Farah is becoming a part of someone else’s life , he had no right to keep anything associated to her. Keeping that in mind, he asked Yasmeen to burn every piece of those letters that were written by Farah, apparently. Tumhain Kasam hai Afzal, chahay uss k gham mai jaltay rehna magar inn khatoun ko kabhi mat jalana. Yasmeen didnt want Afzal to lose his hope and as she was not even aware of reality so she decided to fight – Fight for Afzal , fight for whom she came all the way from Karachi to Hyderabad, fight for her loved one.

 Neend aa rahi hai mujhe .. or neend ke goli khayai baghair aa rahi hai.. Maulvi Saheb was completely shattered and broken when Pyarai Afzal left him. With a thought that Afzal will go back to Karachi, he wasnot ready to forgive him when he came back. And as, he got convinced that his son is staying with them, despite of all differences, he can have much awaited peaceful sleep after a long time now.

Jaag jao Farah ..Iss keemat par kabhi mat sona k tum ne kayyoun ke neendain haraam kar di hain.. With an adamantine thought in her mind, Yasmeen went to Farah because all this while she clearly discerned and remarked Afzal and Farah’s feelings for each other and for that, she was obstinate that Farah was the one who wrote letters to Afzal. She was firm that this time Farah won’t be able to deny the fact. But how would Farah be able to accept as she never attempted to write to Afzal; She was egoistic and there is no way for emotions and ego to stay together and in case of Farah, Ego overpowered her emotions always.

 Mohabbat agar cricket hoti tou mai jeet gaya hota.. It was not a matter of days or months; he had those intense feelings for Farah from the day he learned the meaning of true love. Walking through the lane of memories, Yasmeen figured out the resemblance in the writing pattern of letter and Afzal’s diary and that solved another mystery.

Yasmeen planned to solve the matter as soon as possible and for that she decided to go to Farah’s. Mai aaj bhi chali jaoun gey.. mujh par bay adabee wajib ho gaye hai.. Now that Yasmeen knows everything, how can she live under the same roof with Afzal.

Best sequence of tonight’s episode was the confession conversation between Yasmeen and Farah. It was deep,full of emotions, intense and with every new dialogue my concentration on the show increased a hundred times more than previous one. It was when we came across thousand shades of emotions – Yasmeen’s despair of losing Afzal, the sorrow of rejection ,the grief of not being his priority, Farah’s content of knowing that Afzal is madly in love with him, the felicity to know that she never lost Afzal and he was and will be hers always and most important of all the grief of not accepting her  true feelings and love for Afzal. Her tears spoke her heart out.

Afzal did not accept that he was the one who wrote letters and as soon as he came to know that Yasmeen was at Farah’s place, he got full of rage..Kyu gaye thein wahan tum..On being asked by Afzal, Yasmeen clearly told him ” Maulvi uncle k coconut waalay bisuitoun ke khaatir.. or tumhari ammi ke khaatir.. unn ko Farah mai tum dikhtay ho.. ”  Yasmeen knew that these were few last moments of her with Afzal as his fiance, she knew that she was never his parents choice and like Afzal, they strongly wanted  Farah in place of Yasmeen ,still they welcomed her openheartedly. With all that in her mind, she decided to put a full stop to this never ending mystery.

This show turned out to be one of its own kinds and I can proudly say that it was irresistible to be avoided; I am so going to miss this show as next episode will be the last one… :(

Share your thoughts on tonight’s episode.

Rabia Basharat.

This episode was about answers; Answers, that we anticipated since the beginning of the show; Answers to the chain of mysteries that were built with the passage of every single episode. The fact that I liked about tonight’s episode is that they are planning to unveil everything gradually and not abruptly ,thus, maintaining the charm of all the mysteries and questions that were unanswered earlier. Despite of the fact that the story of this show is progressing with a very slow pace still every single artist compels us to ponder that the particular character is purely made for him/her and for that I would like to congratulate entire team of Pyarai Afzal for coming up with such a convincing script and above all, stupendous artists.

2 minute hain tumharay paas.. or inn 2 mintoun k doraan zaraa dore rehna mujh se..

Maulvi Sahab knew that as soon as his son will come near him , he won’t be able to resist staying away from him and for that he warned him to stay away during those two minutes of mercy. But Afzal was Afzal, how would he be able to stay away from his father after everything that happened to him lately. He craved to meet his father every moment that he spent in Karachi and now that , he is infront of him, he was unable to keep distance from Maulvi Sahib.

Maulvi Saheb made it clear to Afzal that he never wanted his son to be named as Afzal. Mera naam badal di jye abba .. Mujhe nahi pata chalta k yahan Afzal kaun hai… jo baygunaahi mai mar jaatay hain ya jin ko maine maara hai.. Afzal did what they asked them to do. Moreover, he never meant to kill innocent; he murdered only those who deserved to die.

Bohat dinu se ammi k haathoun ka thappar nahi khaya, pehlay woh khaoun ga.. His father made him realize that he is not actually forgiven by his mother and for that he asked for forgiveness again. Rukayya was heart-broken already and she don’t want to live with high expectations from Afzal  now so she was ready to gulp in the fact that Afzal will leave them . . Maaf Nahi karain gey mujhe ? .. Poor Afzal was so desperate for forgiveness from Rukayya. Maulvi Saheb knew that Rukayya wants to forgive him, but for the sake of her husband ,she was holding her emotions back and as soon as Maulvi Saheb asked her to do so , she did that happily.

I really loved how casually Rukayya asked Afzal to open the door as if nothing happened and everything seemed just perfectly fine. Love was in the air ; Talking about love and forgetting to mention Afzal and Farah will do unjust to the perfect scene and to add blaze to the moment, Farah was there. They showed peak of every emotion in those few minutes of reconciliation and Farah-Afzal sequence,indeed.

Farah was curious to know how Afzal and Yasmeen met and during their discussion, Yasmeen came to know that “khatoun wali Farah” and Farah Ibrahim’s engagemen day was same as that of Yasmeen’s. Luckily, Yasmeen wasnot dumb as Farah and she initiated connecting the dots immediately after that. Farah’s expressions were priceless while looking at Afzal when Arfa announced about her wedding. She was telling him that this is the answer to your engagement and now it’s your turn to play the cards. Afzal was shocked, numb and what not. Meawhile, Yasmeen tried to guess the truth behind Afzal and Farah’s priceless expressions.

Yasmeen read those letters with the help of Arfa and figured out that “Miss Marie” was the only person who was mentioned in those letters and to figure out more from letters, she decided to take that letter alongwith her. Wesai , all I think of Miss Marie is that it was an imaginary character created by Afzal, woh jo buchpan ke poems mai Miss Marie thein, he referred to her. It might be a poor guess,but still thats what came in my mind immediately after hearing her name.After seeing Afzal playing cricket, there was a spark in Farah’s eyes as if she was content and satisfied that Afzal is here to stay and won’t be leaving now.

Sabtain and Lubna’s discussion revealed that Farah’s engagement with Sabtain was merely a plan and now that this game is turning out to be fierce, he can’t take it anymore. Waisai, I am guessing a developing chemistry between Lubna and Sabtain too- A wild guess maybe..

Maulvi Saheb actually wanted his son to be his reflection and for that Rukayya asked Afzal to keep a safe distance from Yasmeen till they get married.  Now that Afzal is going to stop Yasmeen from reading his letters, what will be Yasmeen’s next step ?  I am anxiously waiting for next episode

Share your views on this episode.

Rabia Basharat.

P.S. Belated Eid Mubarik to all my lovely readers.. :)

Till now, we have seen that Afzal came to know about Farah getting engaged to Sabtain and as a consequence, he decided to exchange the ring with Yasmeen too. On the day of their engagement, Afzal ‘s father faced cardiac arrest because of which Farah’s engagement was left halfway where on the other side , Afzal got engaged to Yasmeen. As soon as Afzal came to know about his father’s condition, he rushed to Hyderabad. Now that we are done with recap of last few episodes, we shall move towards today’s installment.

Tonight’s episode was a bit on slower side but some dialogues and scenes are worth praising and I would love to share them with my readers. Afzal left his parents for the sake of good but soon he realized that he was way better while living with his own family ; He never lived alone without his parents and never faced the type of hard times in his life which he faced while living in Karachi.

He came back because he was unable to bear the news that his father was in sheer pain – how can we even expect him to bear the news as during his stay in Karachi, Maulvi SubhanAllah was the one, whose teachings and lessons were there with him in all his discussions and dealings with his friends.

 Logu ne tou kal dekha par maine usi din daikh lya tha jis din unhain gira gayai thai tum..Being a mother, Rukayya can’t resist to forgive her son but being a wife, she dont want to think about forgiving the one who is the prime reason of her husband’s very situation. She knew that her husband broke completely from inside the day Afzal left them all alone. Par maa ka dil tha na so was melted within minutes.

 Uss se kehna woh saat maheenay baad ro raha hai .. hum saath maheenai sai ro rahay hain..Everyone was trying to make up Maulvi Saheb’s mind for reconciliation with Afzal. Deep inside, he was yearning for Afzal but his fatherly ego came in his way and that was because his son went against his teachings. Being close to religion, he wanted his son to be his reflection too but Afzal turned out to be a rebel and compelled his father to leave all religious activities, he was initially involved in and for that , Maulvi Saheb’s rage was not in his control.

We came across jealous side of Farah today. She was badly burning with envy as and when that incident when Afzal hold Yasmeen’s hand came in her mind; And relating everything with that particular moment, she decided to get married to Sabtain.. woh bhi sunday 27th ko.. By the way, has anyone noticed that we will be having Sunday on 27th of July too.. :)

I thoroughly enjoyed Sabtain’s convo with his patient ; A huge grin remained on my face throughout the scene. Anyhow, as soon as Sabtain came to know Farah’s decision, he was not ready to buy that and if I relate that scene with what Lubna said to her father regarding Sabtain’s intentions of not marrying Farah than our prediction is turning out to be correct that its part of Farah’s treatment and Lubna is also involved in it.

Sheikh Ibrahim compelled Maulvi Saheb to allow Afzal to come inside and it was so nice to see Arfa smiling after a very long time. The way Rukayya was talking to her son with his head on her lap was the scene of the day – such a perfect picture of emotions it was.

Such poocho tou iss mohabbat ke syaasat sai dil bhar gaya hai mera..By bringing tea as bribe, Yasmeen came to ask Maulvi Saheb that he should meet his son now. But he was completely heartbroken and mad at Afzal because he loved him the most and Afzal left him by adopting the way of life which is not called for. Now that Afzal is back, his father dont want to go through the same pain again as he dont trust him anymore. But as Yasmeen insisted, he was ready to meet Afzal with a condition that he should not stay infront of him for more than two minutes. Meanwhile, Farah is all ready to meet Yasmeen and congratulate her. Next episode is going to be an interesting one and I am looking forward to it.

Share your thoughts on today’s installment.

Rabia Basharat.

Sometimes, when we do not urge to indulge into affairs that we even started abhorring for ourselves, we are being compelled  to do so. Similarly, Our Pyarai Afzal was the one who was carried away by his friend once again. He was pretty much reluctant to do anything that can let him down in front of his family but his yearning to get a lump sum of money, much more than his monthly salary, made him do so.

Maulvi Saheb caught Afzal red handed while receiving the amount his friend committed to give him. His sudden reaction was nothing more than disappointment and shock. His father  was disappointed because he failed to influence his son with his way of life and his teachings. He was shocked because Afzal broke his promise.

Maulvi Saheb neither scolded him nor he yelled at him. All he decided to give a wakeup call to him is to leave his current job and carry on with his son gambling stuff and that was a slap at Afzal’s face. His words were more than enough for Afzal to make him realize the gravity of situation. Firdous Jamal’s acting was spot on and Hamza’s body language was extremely up-to-mark during the scene.

It was Afzal’s sister who gave his guarantee this time. Her concern, her sisterly love and the words she uttered were so pure that Maulvi Saheb gave up on Afzal’s issue and expected Afzal to be a good boy once again.

While Lubna and Afzal’s sister were discussing Farah and Mehtaab’s wedding right at the beginning of the show, has somebody noticed Lubna sounded a bit fishy when they talked about Afzal? But why the hell Farah gets so much angry and annoyed everytime when she hears Afzal’s name ? Wesai, Afzal’s sister looked so much concerned and her anticipation to see her brother at dignified place someday made her more closer to look like real-life sisters jo apnai bhaie k lyai jaan bhi dai dain..

Afzal left us stranded with so many questions in our minds. Is this Farah whose letter Afzal seems to be reading apparently or is this his earnest yearning or imagination to have Farah in his life just like the girl in his letters.. ? I guess , the overall aura of Farah created in Afzal’s mind was enough to tell us story.Afzal sairaab k peechay bhaag raha hai.. Its like his dream to have Farah in his life.

I missed Mehtaab Chawla today – His presence add up another energy level to the show. Lubna and Farah dress up quite differently and interestingly- adding colors to the show and office scenes are always fun to watch where Afzal,Rozee and that Incharge discussions leaves us smiling always.Nicely executed scenes,very well written dialogues and perfect direction were the elements of today’s episode. So overall,it was a well packaged episode.

Preview of next episode tells that Mehtaab Chawla will be completely ousted from this show as Farah won’t be getting married to him.. :( .. Afzal’s sister will ask him about that letter waali girl and will assure him that she will talk to Maulvi Saheb about his marriage.

Do share your views about this episode.

Rabia Basharat.

Why ? Why did this happen today ? Pyrai Afzal transformed into Murderer Afzal ? Man, I can’t buy this.. Like seriously ? Was it necessary that Wali has to be murdered ? Lets suppose, he was destined to die but why his death was written by the hands of Afzal ? Wasn’t that possible that any of Afzal’s friend killed him ? I am extremely disappointed by Khalil-ur-Rehmaan Saheb’s move; This was definitely not  called for..

It was so heart breaking to see Afzal’s parents reaching Karachi and Afzal was gone again. Maulvi Saheb,Rukayya, Arifa and everyone else felt like world has ended here for them but when Farah’s father told them that he will be back soon, they were a bit relieved but still worried for him.

Meanwhile, Afzal was ready to take Wali along with him; He took him to the place where he spent most memorable time with Babu Hameed. The way Wali asked him for mercy and the way Afzal replied, everything was up to mark. At that time, I was sure that Afzal won’t let him live but then I was also sure that he won’t kill him and ask any of his friends to do so. But on the very moment, Wali was murdered by Afzal.

It was such an intense moment to see Maulvi Saheb crying after knowing the real story. I felt really bad for everyone associated to Afzal ; Everyone was in pain and I must say they worked really well with their facial expressions. Or phir usi mayoosi k sath, they came back to Hyderabad. Once again, I would like to add Firdous Saheb’s name today ; He is really a true gem of our Television industry. Every dialogue and every expression including his body language defines how perfectly he fits into this Maulvi’s role.

Another thing that they disclosed today is Saima’s relation with Afzal; Sajid(Afzal’s friend) and Saima were associated once and it’s because of him that Saima’s husband beats her and through Sajid, Saima knows Afzal. Afzal is now living a luxurious life but they didnot show how ? Maybe its a gift from Wali’s boss ?

After watching today’s episode, I have no clue where they are trying to head this show ? Now, we will see Afzal as an underworld don ? Metlab, what was the aim in naming this show Pyaray Afzal ? Afzal was such a perfect man and a wonderful character – much close to ideal with few exceptions, of course. But what did they make out of him now ? Will we be able to fall for this Afzal now ? I really wish ,we will, maybe in last couple of episodes.

Share your thoughts on today’s installment..

Rabia Basharat.

Tonight’s episode was the  most boring and slow paced episode of Pyarai Afzal; I didnot enjoy watching this episode except for few scenes that I will be discussing in detail today. I know many of you will disagree with my point but thats how I feel and I guess, its the time to wrap up the show.I have no issue even if they will take 5-6 episodes to wrap up par koi asaar tou dikhain Afzal k kisi aik ke taraf janay k..

Sad part of today’s episode was when we came to know that Babu Hameed is no more. Ofcourse, out of all, Afzal and Yasmeen were completely broken because for Afzal,he was like his brother who was there with him when he needed help. Right from the day when Afzal came to Karachi, he took every step with Babu Hameed; They discussed ups and downs of their lives and always stood by each other and now that Afzal’s hard time companion is dead , he is completely shattered and broken from inside. And yes, I would like to give a special mention to Babu Hameed’s funeral; After a long time , I have seen a death in any television drama  where people didnot wear white clothes and for that Babu Hameed’s funeral looked like real life one.

I literally hated Farah today; I mean how selfish a woman can be ? Instead of feeling sad for Babu Hameed, she was cursing Afzal and Yasmeen. And for me, this is called nothing but peak of an emotion termed as Love ,blended with jealousy . Farah was jealous that Afzal put his life in danger for Yasmeen and now after seeing them together, she was unable to control her rage and started cursing both of them or woh bhi Lubna k kandhay ka sahara lai kar.. I must say, I should add sympathy with my hatred for Farah too because she can’t help herself and she is not in her own control now.

The best part of tonight’s episode was when Afzal’s family came to know that Afzal is in safe hands now. I would like to mention Firdous Jamal’s name,for acting superbly and brilliantly today ; Not for a second, it felt that he is acting in a drama-  it looked as if its a real life scene. Rukayya was unable to handle her emotions and Arfa’s eyes were full of tears – tears of happiness.  And like always, Maulvi Saheb’s dialogues took the limelight of today’s episode.

As Afzal is now in mood of taking revenge from Wali, he planned something fishy with Yasmeen and for that after a long time, he called his friends too. I guess, Wali will visit Yasmeen alone and this time Afzal will be a “bad man”  ,with his friends as his back up. God knows what is cooking in Afzal’s head.

Share your thoughts on recent installment of Pyarai Afzal.

Rabia Basharat.

P.S.  I would be extremely happy , if everyone in this show will stop uttering one “signature” word.  #Youknowitwell  :)

Pyarai Afzal is the only show airing these days whose single episode is unaffordable for me to miss. Story is now sounding more like a love rectangle rather than a triangle.. :P Pehlay Farah, than Lubna and now Yasmeen. Lubna’s Lahoo Moo lag gaya must be the tagline of previous episode. I mean that episode was more about Ramleela than Farah,Afzal or Lubna. Unnecessary, inclusion of dialogues related to the movie could have been avoided but again for the fun sake, I took them casually because I was enjoying even Ramleela’s discussion too.

This show is way too much unpredictable man. Firstly, it was all about those letters mystery which is still a secret buried deep inside Afzal’s heart ; And now , this whole Lubna sequence. All I am thinking is that it is nothing but Lubna’s strategy to compel Farah to speak her heart out and confess that she is in love with Afzal. Farah’s rage is clearly depicting her inside out; The way she is reacting to every action Lubna takes regarding Afzal is more than enough for us to know that Farah loves Afzal but she is resisting to tell anybody and more than that she is not ready to accept the fact herself ;Peak of her anger was shown when she heard Lubna humming the song and broke the window.

Yasmeen is a very interesting character added to the show in recent episodes; Though, Sohai was never my favorite actress still, I am enjoying every scene of her – she looks way too good in this role. So, this is my request to Sohai Ali that next time try to experiment with her acting skills rather than sticking to one particular “rota dhota role”. The pink lipstick, loud blush suits her character well and her confession infront of her mother told us that she is in no way flirting with Afzal and is seriously interested in getting married to him.

Our Afzal is looking literally “pyarai” in that security guard uniform. His decision regarding his job was right to an extent that he shouldnot wait for opportunity to knock out at his door rather he should go out and fetch for the opportunity – No matter how long it takes and by adopting which way he will become “Afzal” .

Mehtaab’s re-entry in the show made me happy again.This time he is completely transformed man ; He is looking elegant and poised rather than sounding like a goofy as before. The way he made Afzal realize about where he is standing right now being Farah’s admirer was nothing more than his way of taking revenge from him.

Mehtaab called Farah and Lubna picked up but point is that despite of saying again and again that she is not Farah but Lubna , Mehtaab got easily tricked by Lubna..At that point, I thought that he was only pretending to be different, deep inside he is still a goofy bal k bechara maasoom he hai and everyone can play with his emotions just like that. Seriously, I felt bad for him when Lubna said that she will reconsider her and he become happy thinking the fact that Farah will reconsider her again.

 By the way, was that beep really necessary during Lubna and Mehtaab’s call? I mean their lips can easily be read and the words they uttered were not different from what they use frequently.

Without any doubt, dialogues are the soul of this show and credit goes to Khalil ur Rehmaan; He penned down every dialogue beautifully and not only they sound good but they are equally meaningful too. The way Afzal’s mother changed her mood ,when Farah’s mother visited her and told her that they will help them in finding Afzal, clearly described her longing for her son.

Now that Lubna knows exactly where Afzal is , I am guessing that story is heading towards its end. Last scene of today’s episode was too hard for me to digest. Are they actually planning for a sad ending ? Honestly, it would be unbearable for me to watch Afzal die; Maybe, he was wearing a bullet – proof jacket because he was in his uniform.. :P

Share your views about today’s installment of PA.

 Rabia Basharat.

Yet another addition to the masterpieces of Ary Digital is Pyarai Afzal,started a week back.Star cast of the show includes Hamza Ali Abbasi, Aiza Khan, Sana Javaid,Saba Hameed and Firdous Jamal.Its a Six sigma production which is directed by Nadeem Baig. Whereas, Khalil ur Rehman Qamar is the writer of the serial.Now that we are done with formal intro, lets start with the story of the show.

Afzal SubhaanAllah(Hamza Ali) is one of the children of Maulvi SubhaanAllah(Firdous Jamal); he is a gambler and loves to fritter his time by playing cricket for the sake of winning cash but owns a heart of gold. I can say that because he never  let his instinct die; he is among those who are subah k bhoolai jo shaam ko waapis ghar aa saktay hain.Having a secret girl friend,disclosing her letters details infront of friends,lying to your sister and gambling are all specs of being a “Subah Ka Bhoola” but avoiding to share her personal info, taking special care to not lie while passing by a Mosque, getting worried when your parents are not happy with you and respecting all the girls around when everyone else stare at them with disrespect are aspects of those who have margin of becoming well-being, no matter how much time it takes.

Afzal’s sister is one of those sisters who loves their siblings, never want to lose them and always there for them whenever they need her; she is portrayed as strong-willed yet concerned sister who always want her family to stay united.
Lively,friendly,fun-loving and most important of all “beauty” are the traits of none other than two sisters  Farah Ibrahim(Aiza Khan) and Lubna Ibarhim(Sana Javaid). Farah lives in a fantasy world of her own and dreams for a guy who is well educated,self-made and confident. Inshort, she desires for a perfect husband.

Mehtab Chawla (Umer Naru) was the guy this time whose proposal came and rejected after being accepted by Farah.As soon as Farah came to know that he is a raees zaada and all he can do is just to spend his father income,she refused to marry him.But before declaring the refusal, Lubna  gave her the news that her wedding date has been fixed. And now Farah want all this fuss to come to an end,by hook or by crook.Umer Naru’s(Last seen in Miraat ul Uroos as Faraan) acting,dialogue delivery,expressions and overall appearance with which he came up in this serial makes his character much more interesting and entertaining to watch. Hats off to his dialogues in today’s episode; We went through series of laughter therapy sessions today.

A couple of times Farah and Afzal came across each other till now and I can see that spark in their eyes.Now coming towards Afzal again, Maulvi Saheb came to know about Afzal’s ongoing affairs in which he was involved and for that he,after a meeting with his son,decided to leave his house because according to him, good and evil can’t stay together. As soon as his father decided to leave, Afzal pledged for mercy and decided to be a good boy from now on :) .I loved each and every bit of those Afzal family scenes; they were full of emotions, touchy and contained an awww factor in them.

I am pretty sure that once you will hear the OST of this serial, you won’t be able to resist replaying it again. In couple of episodes, I have found everything in this show ; it has emotions,drama,fun,entertainment,new faces,laughable dialogues,perfectly executed scenes,brilliant direction and a fantabulous OST. So for all those, who are still thinking to give it a watch or not; do give this episode a watch. I hope the pace and the perfectness continues till the end of this serial.

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Rabia Basharat.

I believe that if director of PA wants to leave a mark of this show in everyone’s heart even after its ending, it is time to end this show.To much dragging isa adding nothing but giving us viewers  pain and we can’t keep ourselves away from comparing previous all well-paced episodes with these unwanted extended ones.

Without any doubt, everyone looked just  stunning on Afzal and Farah’s engagement. Farah, Yasmeen and Lubna’s costumes were so really good and seemed like they were competing with each other in a contest called “who is looking more beautiful” . Anyhow, both Afzal and Farah were feeling low at their own places but the voice of their hearts was unheard because neither of them had courage to go and confront the other one and for that they were bearing the consequences in the form of this engagement. Afzal has ego issues because he was rejected by Farah and Farah..actually, she has ego issue too because for her, she was not the one who was made to love or made for love right from the day one and now that she has fallen in love, she just can’t express her feelings.

Maulvi Saheb gave ring to Ibrahim uncle because it was Farah’s wish to have that ring on her engagement. And then , Sabtain’s father asked Maulvi Saheb to do the honors in the ring exchange ceremony. All incidents were just showing that its Afzal with whom she is going to get engage with and not Sabtain. But poor Maulvi Saheb was unable to bear the fact that Farah is getting engaged to a person other than his son and faced severe cardiac arrest.

Despite of the fact that they are dragging it too much, I find the element of emotions still there. The way Rukayya was talking while her husband was not conscious was really touchy – every word of her counted. Even the people in her surroundings seemed a bit confused that why is she acting like this but with no tear and a wicked smile on her face she announced that it was her for whom Maulvi Saheb always call a doctor but he himself is in trouble now.

Afzal came to know about his father situation and immediately headed towards Hyderabad. But on his way to Hyderabad, I found something fishy. Why Police was keeping track of Afzal ? Are they actually going to kill him ? or is it just a distraction for viewers to think of the ending this way.  Whatever it is, I am so not ready to buy that sad ending – not atleast after too many episodes.

Maulvi Saheb still misses Afzal but feels ashamed as and when he thinks of his activities. It was one touchy moment when Afzal came and encountered with Arfa. But I dont know, after a couple of secs, the scene lost its feel maybe it was because of background score. Same happened with Afzal and Rukayya’s reunion scene. But the best part was that Maulvi Saheb knew that his wife will never leave his hand but for Afzal and the moment she leaved him with Arfa, he guessed it rightly that Afzal came back.

I can smell that the show will be wrapped up in a couple of episodes or maybe 3. But all I want is a happy ending and its my wish to see few scenes of Afzal and Farah together before this show ends. None of us will mind if they add an episode for this..haina.. :P ?

Share your thoughts on this recent installment of Pyarai Afzal.

Rabia Basharat.

Truthfulness has the power of its own; No matter what happens, it is always truth that wins.When you are right, you don’t need to give any justification but just to wait for right time- for your time to come till you will rise. Within no time, Afzal left his job with a thought that it was his respect for opposite gender due to which he can define himself as a good living being; The question mark at this very trait was unbearable for him.

Farah’s mother was curious to know about the guy with whom Farah wants to gets married. Farah tried every possible way to ran away from the situation but was left helpless and in the end,out of nowhere, Lubna took Afzal’s name infront of her mother. It was not more than a shock for Farah as she can never think of herself being associated to Afzal. For her , he was the worst man she ever knew and she took it as her insult when her sister took his name and all Lubna got as a result of taking out Farah from worse condition was a slap from her.

Lubna clarified everything infront of her mother that she never meant that it was Afzal SubhanAllah of whom she was talking.Meanwhile,Sheikh Saheb came to know  the truth behind whole drama created to throw Afzal out of the factory; It was Chengaizi who was jealous of Afzal because Rozi showed inclination towards him and as a result Chengaizi felt insecure because he himself was having an affair with Rozi. Sheikh Saheb seemed to be much impressed from Afzal’s character but at the same time he was regretting that how can he be so rude to him without having any proof of him being culprit?

Afzal was so upset of the situation but he never forgot about his promise – the promise he made to stay on right path no matter what happens. My heart cried as I saw Afzal crying in pain of getting the fruit of what he never thought to do. His sister, Arfa, is always there to console him but sometimes, its only time that vanishes all the miseries and pains in your life.

Farah’s misconception about Afzal came to an end when she came to know that Afzal,by no mean, is person who is labeled with “Bad Character”.As soon as Farah got to know whole story,a visible change in her was felt; she seems to be falling for Afzal. Maybe ,its too early to predict but yes, not Afzal,but she is now keeping track of what Afzal do and where he goes.

Afzal,in search of job, went for his interview.At that time,he came to know that there is no role of good character in this cruel world of ours but few papers that are titled as “degree”. By the way, Afzal’s answer to the interviewer left me laughing out loud – It was a slap at panel’s face.. :) ..Sheikh Sahab owed an apology to Afzal so he called him to ask Afzal to join him again but Afzal was man of his words and more than that it was against his self-respect to get a job merely on the basis of his father’s reference.

Pahlay tou dil mai aya almaari khol kar saray khat parh loun,par phir socha Allah daikh raha hai..

Bus please tum Allah se darti rehena..

And we laughed with Arfa. For me that was the scene of the day; Arfa’s sisterly love and concern for her brother comes out with every word she utters that is full of emotions and care for Afzal.And atlast, we saw smiling Afzal .. :)

Lubna’s meeting with Afzal will be a part of next episode. Overall,this episode was another one of well packaged episodes and I really enjoyed watching it.  Do share your views about this latest installment.

Rabia Basharat.