Ohkay so, just like we all discussed & predicted, they so didn’t need this particular episode because it was more like a recap of the terrible journey that Apa Ji has lived through. They could’ve easily ended the drama last week by showing that things got sorted between Wajahat & Saba & Arshad threw Apa Ji out of his home!

So, Mahnoor’s confession helped Saba overcome the misunderstanding that she was clinging onto about her husband Wajahat. Not that I am against what Saba did, but I wonder why do all these spouses in our dramas are so insecure that they choose to doubt their husbands & wives just so easily? Wajahat doubted Saba for cheating on him & now Saba did the same but then Saba had the reason to because she saw the photos but what Wajahat did was uncalled for because he chose to believe a random guy who popped out of nowhere. Anyways, Saba deserved so much better but if she is miserably happy with this brain-dead fellow called Wajahat, to phir hum kya kar sakte hain!

I really really really liked Samia’s character because she was the only woman of substance in this drama & she proved it right till the end. She tolerated everything that came her way because she never had a support of her husband but slowly & gradually she earned his respect & trust & after that she was on a winning spree. I must say the only character that emerged stronger than ever throughout this journey was Samia. She showed what a woman is capable of if she on her own will decides to fight her battles herself & doesn’t care about anything as far as she knows what she’s doing is right. I was actually happy that Samia requested & somehow ordered Sharafat that she won’t be staying under the same roof which will be shared by Rukhsana as well & yes, Sharafat earned some points back when he understood what Samia was going through & came out with a solution to ease her pain & support her as soon as possible.

Once again, it wasn’t Arshad who told Rukhsana to leave, she left on her own but once again lied to Bee Jee that she’s the one who ditched Arshad because she really thought that this would give her some sort of satisfaction & would ease her pain that she was feeling after being dissed by Arshad. Honestly speaking, I really want to know that after creating so much mess & after creating havoc in people’s lives, what was she expecting that she’d be forgiven easily? She was her own enemy & that’s about it. She wasted her whole life in a false hope that if Arshad wouldn’t have left her, she would’nt have done such things but nope, that’s not how things roll. One way or the other you’re expected & you’re supposed to move on but those who chose not to do that are at mistake & no one else is responsible for your own shortcomings. I think only writer & Bee Jee are two people who had sympathy with Rukhsana whereas she didn’t deserve an ounce of it actually!!!

They literally used the second half as a recap to show Rukhsana reminsicing about her past, which I feel was a time wasted & was more like a filler in this otherwise content-free episode. Also, the way Rukhsana made it back to her brothers’ home was too random. I am sure this must’ve been another one of her plans that got materialized because she would’ve known the route that Wajahat takes, so she deliberately must’ve sat there in a hope that Wajahat will come & find her & being a brand ambassador of khidmat-e-khalq Wajahat had to stop the car, unbuckle the belt, had to open the door & approach her! Anyhow, Rukhsana embraced death silently after getting a chance to apologize from Saba & Samia. I actually don’t really feel anything at this point because I think the ending came too late & literally killed the suspence, curiosity & the charm of this drama that we all had & that is why I am not convinced with the ending that Rukhsana met. I wanted someone to knock some sense into her but the way Sharafat & Wajahat got liberation after Rukhsana’s death once again made them look spineless because they were depending on karma’s move? Why didn’t they take the situation in their hands ever? Why were they always so chilled & casual about the whole scenario & never bothered about finding the solution to the mental problems that Rukhsana had? It’s like Rukhsana had them bound to herself even when she was alive & also when she died, so that they will be able to find happiness as she were to leave them alone because they would do nothing to grab it themselves!!! The only person who did something productive & wise about it was Arshad who took her to the psychiatrist thinking he was taking a well-needed initiative.

Anyhow, this drama was a case of a hit & a miss. The first season was a hit & the second season was a miss. Saba who had a lot of potential chose to go into a deep slumber ever since she got pregnant. I so wish that she had gotten in contact with Arshad Junior & they would’ve played some mind-games with Rukhsana to bring her down. It’s like the writer couldn’t maintain a balance between the villain & the hero(es) (if any) & that is why the villain was always dominant & one step ahead of everyone else whereas the heroes were following the footsteps of a turtle. Things actually were interesting in the beginning because it was a drama based on such a story that we haven’t seen before but too bad that it was reduced to the typical typical typicalll dusri biwi scenario where a hopeless & helpless man was seen running like a headless chicken because he got his head chopped off as a result of multiple marriages! Also, I most certainly don’t agree with the sympathetic words that Wajahat uttered in order to justify Rukhsana’s behavior. What he said suggested that he was putting a blame on Arshad & his mother for turning Apa Ji into a vamp, but sorry, I don’t buy that. She herself had so much evilness in her that she nurtured it & brought herself to a point where she couldn’t see anyone happy. Also the limits that she crossed with Arshad even before she got married to him was also her own choice, so when she was sane enough to go to such extreme, she should have been sane enough to go easy on her brothers & their wives too!

Anyways, the direction was good but the only complain I have is regarding the pace that was slowed down unnecessarily. Iffat Omar was phenomenal & so was Uzma. Honestly speaking, I only started watching this drama because of Iffat Omar & still believe that she did a commendable job, I wish I could say that about her makeup artist though who made sure that they used such foundations that didn’t match her skin tone at all & that is why, such a pretty face ended up looking quite unpleasant. Uzma joined in the list too & she also became one of the reasons why I followed this drama right till the end. Sara Khan looked haseeeeeeeen in literal sense of the word. She is very pretty & talented & actually my favorite as well. The boys were spineless & that’s why their acting or their presence didn’t matter much but yes, the only guy that was impressive in this drama was Imran Ashraf (Arshad Junior), he really is a very very talented actor & I hope we get to see him in more dramas. I so wish his track was extended a little & he was given a bit more screen time too where he would be seen avenging Shareefa’s death! I liked Shareefa’s character too & she still holds some sympathy in my heart because she deserved a better & happy ending also the actress that played her character did a phenomenal job as well. The ladies for sure were totally impressive. Production value of this drama was good too but I really hope that Hum Tv stops following the footsteps of ARY Digital where when they sense that the drama is doing well, they decide to stretch it like a chewing gum. I hope they take notice of the fact that when chewing gum is streteched more than its elasticity, it loses everything, the shape, the taste & is contaminated by germs, so this is exactly what happens with the dramas too. We’ve said this time & again but this time around I’m using bachon wali example in a hope that someone from Hum Tv actually for the first time ‘understands’ what I am saying in easy words!!! Please share your thoughts about this journey that has finalllllllllllllllly ended!!! Phewww!!!

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, finally we got the glimmer of hope that this drama is going to end next week & for that I am relieved & ecstatic. They have stretched it enough & it’s a high time they should end it now. The way things progressed in tonight’s episode made me think that this’d be the last episode but nope, they decided to push it a little further but now that I know it’s going to end, I am fine with it!

Seriously, I don’t want to sound harsh but I thought Sharafat got handicapped physically but he proved that he wasn’t only physically handicapped but mentally too just because he chose to believe everything that Apa Ji said yet again & started doubting Samia. I mean after all that this woman has done, this is how Sharafat decided to pay her back for her loyalty, her sincerity & her patience with such a burden of a husband like him! I mean why do they show that it is so easy to plant a seed of doubt in a husband’s mind against his wife? After all that Sharafat went through & all the things Samia did for him, the last person he should’ve believed should have been Apa Ji because he also knows what Rukhsana is capable of! I actually was taken by surprise when he defended his wife in front of Rukhsana but then, it lasted for a second & the very next moment, he lost his sanity & sensibility. Why was it so easy for Sharafat to judge Samia because she stepped out of the house to make the ends meet? Not that I hold a high opinion about all the men in this drama but Sharafat lost the tad bit of respect I had for him for having a good relation with his wife before his accident.

I guess Saba asked Wajahat to prove his innocence but did he do anything? I am asking because I never saw him moving a muscle or worrying sick about how he should mend the situation? All he did was sit in his comfortable office chair & shed a few glycerin-filled tears? I guess he got a bit too comfortable in his state of self-pity that he decided to prolong it & not bother about the things his wife had asked him to do. Honestly speaking, it is hard for me to figure out who’s more useless when it comes to using the thing known as a ‘brain’; Sharafat or Wajahat? I actually had added Arshad’s name in the list too but he redeemed himself in tonight’s episode because he wasn’t actually that clue, brain & spine-less!

Just like Rukhsana has no purpose in her life, I honestly felt that this drama has no purpose left whatsoever as well but I am glad that they wrapped things up & now the only thing’s that’s left to see is Rukhsana’s end. The amount of screaming Rukhsana has done in these couple of episodes has actually deafened me to some extent. Even though I knew what had transpired between Rukhsana & Arshad 12 years ago, but to hear it out loud actually left me disgusted & made me feel that Fareeda should leave Arshad after finding the truth about the level of his love affair with Rukhsana, but before she could’ve taken any decision she got the news she was waiting for & yes, she fell pregnant which was too predictable because something of this level was definitely needed to wake & shake Arshad up, otherwise he also got a little too comfortable with the multiple marriage situation.

Even though this drama deviated from the main topic & things became ugly, but the only thing I found sensible enough was Arshad’s decision of taking Rukhsana to a psychiatrist. I think we never see that happening in our dramas where a person who actually suffers from some mental issues is made to visit a shrink. Arshad took an initiative in a very good manner because it showed that despite all that Rukhsana has done to him, he actually cared for her & loved her enough to have taken a step to improve her mental condition but Rukhsana failed to see his sincere attempt of helping her & started another drama. What Arshad did was more like a solution to Rukhsana’s problem & an initiative to help her wisely. He did think that may be Rukhsana will feel at ease but she didn’t budge at all. Obviously, later when he found out that he was going to become a father, the puzzle got solved & he understood that Rukhsana was lying to him throughout & she never loved him. All the things Arshad said to her showed that he wasn’t oblivious of what Rukhsana was up-to but he kept on giving her a chance thinking she might stop but what pushed him was the lie that she told him about his medical reports!

Mahnoor couldn’t live with the guilt & she decided to free herself from the house-arrest that Rukhsana put her through. It was good to see that things were going against Rukhsana because I think her time of glory has lasted for too long & now she should pay for all that she has done. Finally Mahnoor was able to see Wajahat & even Saba so it obviously means that things will be fine from now on for both of them. Sharafat managed to get up & walk on his feet but the way that shot was captured made me LOL, there was something hilarious about the way Sharafat ran but chalo, dair aye durust aye!

The preview of the next episode suggested that Wajahat will find Rukhsana in a miserable condition so I am guessing that he’d bring her home but this isn’t exactly how her ending should be where her brothers will forgive her for wrecking their lives time & again. I think showing her miserable with a mazloomana soundtrack in the background isn’t the perfect idea of putting an end to Rukhsana’s story. She deserves something harsh & severe so I hope she’s served what she deserves. Anyways, please share your thoughts about these episodes & let me know how happy you are after finding out that Mohabbat Aag Si is ending next week? :)

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, honestly speaking I really had a hard time watching the first episode of the week. As I watched the uploaded video, I literally took 2 hours to complete one single episode as it really didn’t grab attention & didn’t seem interesting at all. I had a hard time because looks like the story has become stagnant & is failing to move forward.

I am glad that Mahnoor did what Rukhsana asked her to do, the reason being that it serves Wajahat right. He lied to Saba, didn’t tell her such basic things that he should have & he landed himself in trouble. Not that I haven’t mentioned it before, but I feel like saying it again, he is the worst character of the lot because he has no brains of his own whatsoever. He allowed a teenager to trap him & he agreed. I guess he is taking that Sharafat after Sharafat. The way he has gone into silent mode makes me feel that he is not going to come up with a proof of his innocence anytime soon, so it means we’re stuck in a rut when it comes to his track.

I really like watching Samia’s scenes especially when she confronts Rukhsana & doesn’t leave an opportunity to get back at her. I guess it’s a high time someone showed Rukhsana her right place, not that it casts any affect on her but still, she should know that all the things that she has done aren’t forgivable. The second episode of the week was still better because I sensed things were going against Rukhsana’s plans especially in regards to Arshad because looks like he has started to decipher her mentality & he can foresee the lengths she can go to in order to achieve what she wants.

I was relieved to see that Arshad played a mind game with Rukhsana too & he didn’t send Fareeda away. In fact he chose to believe Fareeda’s version over Rukhsana’s because he can clearly see the difference between their personalities, their temperaments & their characters. At first, I was ticked off that Arshad was unable to understand & he followed Rukhsana to her brother’s place but then I guess he himself had a plan & thought that it was a better idea to keep Fareeda & Rukhsana away from each other, although it doesn’t suit him that he agreed to live at Sharafat & Wajahat’s house because he himself said he wanted to maintain a balance between his two wives, so to see him completely ignoring Fareeda & following Rukhsana’s lead made me question his credibility. However, I am glad that he has started to read between the lines & he can see the rage & anger that Rukhsana is capable of. The way Arshad mend ties with Fareeda & chose to believe her showed clearly that he is well aware of the fact that Rukhsana has a problem with every single woman around her, so how can she leave Fareeda alone?

Mahnoor did what she was asked to but seems like she is feeling guilty as well but still, nothing that she’ll say will make her innocent because she is wise enough to have a faintest idea about what’s right & what’s not, so even if she followed the orders, she is just as much of a culprit as Rukhsana. Rukhsana is doing everything to carry out her plans just the way she wants but in all honesty, it is getting boring to watch her succeed again & again. I really didn’t get the purpose behind Rukhsana’s stay at Sharafat & Wajahat’s home. She is married & she should stay wherever Arshad lives, but then I guess the writer wants to prolong the drama that’s why the story is being shifted from petty to pettiest things & the solution is nowhere to be seen in the near future.

It’s good to see that Samia has stepped up & she is doing everything she can to help her husband. Saba is shattered emotionally because she never had imagined that Wajahat could do something like that. I think this time around as well, Wajahat wouldn’t have to do anything himself because may be Mahnoor will swoop in & testify that Wajahat’s not guilty because other than that I don’t see it happening any other way. Also, I liked the way all the family members didn’t pay extra attention to Rukhsana & treated her a nobody because yes, she isn’t welcomed in that house anymore & it was the right of them to get that message across loud & clear.

I actually feel a lot for Fareeda because she didn’t deserve such harsh circumstances where the only person she loves & respects the most questions her loyalty towards him that too only because of a person like Rukhsana. I have a feeling that she will fall pregnant & that will serve as an eye-opener for Arshad where he will get rid of Rukhsana because one, he will realize that Fareeda was right because she prayed in front him for never becoming a mother if she was wrong or at fault & second, he will also understand that Rukhsana even lied to him about his medical reports. Somehow Arshad has started to see that Rukhsana still isn’t that trust-worthy & I think that’s exactly what we need at this stage of the drama.

The preview of the next episode didn’t seem too enticing because looks like nothing special would happen that will take the story forward, also the new character of maid that was introduced seemed totally unnecessary. Honestly speaking, just before Shareefa’s death, I feel someone else wrote Mohabbat Aag Si because till that part the story was interesting & different but after that, looks like some other writer has taken over & has made the story quite typical where the typical dusri biwi scenario was introduced, things have gotten messier & the story has been confined to the day-to-day household affairs & scenarios since then. I so wish this drama ends in next 4 episodes & has a decent ending where Rukhsana sows what she has reaped. Share your thoughts about these 2 episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si.

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, as much as I do think that the story is interesting, I think they are now stretching it for no reason because I feel it’s about time that Rukhsana should get exposed & be sent to some place where she can be miserable after getting abandoned by everyone.

Honestly speaking, I actually thought that it was a coincidence that Mahnoor came across Wajahat but I was shocked to see that it was Rukhsana who was behind this. I honestly hope that these petty non-issues between Saba & Wajahat don’t cause such level of rift between them where Wajahat will start fancying Mahnoor over his expectant wife. I so wish they show us a couple that believes in dealing with all their problems with patience & also believes in sticking together because so far Saba has always stood by Wajahat’s side, even when he doubted her so Saba deserves that much of loyalty from Wajahat.

I really am not a fan of Mahnoor & I don’t think I will be right till the end. She has come to Karachi to study so I guess she should do that & in stead of being pally with Rukhsana, she should seek guidance from Fareeda because by the end of the day, she is Fareeda’s cousin & her father gave her responsibility to Fareeda. Yes, I do get the drill that Mahnoor dreams big & wants to stay in Karachi but I guess she should be mature enough to keep herself away from any trouble. Rukhsana obviously knows how to manipulate people but I think Mahnoor should be cautious enough to understand what’s right & what’s not. I really think her intelligence is being insulted by showing that she can fall prey to a trap because of a mobile phone. Yes, Rukhsana is helping her a lot & it was fine till that point but now when Mahnoor is being pushed to lie to & about Fareeda is getting a bit too much & I guess it should serve as a wake-up call to Mahnoor that she is being forced to do something that is completely wrong.

All of a sudden, I feel we’re watching a second season of Mohabbat Aag Si because the story & the plot has changed ever since Rukhsana has gotten married. I think Rukhsana is bored once again because she has gotten what she wanted all her life, which was Arshad, so now when that hope & yearning is done & dusted, she is trying to look for a new adventure, which includes telling lies to her husband. She had the audacity to lie to him that he can’t father a child which obviously made it a bit more clear that Rukhsana doesn’t love anyone except herself.

I feel the way they show some flashbacks revolving around the guilt pangs that Rukhsana feels, they are trying to turn her into a victim. I say that because of the repetitive dialogues between her & Bee jee regarding how bechari Rukhsana is & how tough life was on her are definitely directing us to feel bad for her which definitely is not possible because she was evil, she is evil & she will be evil! She crossed her limits 12 years ago with Arshad & that too on her own free-will, she put herself in such a situation where she had to put an end to her pregnancy & no one forced her to do that, she then started destroying her brother’s lives & she is also responsible for Shareefa’s death, so I guess that’s enough to understand that she is mentally deranged & deserves no sympathy whatsoever!!!

I so wish someone knocks some sense into Arshad, I mean he has spend 11 years with Fareeda & he himself knows every dirty little secret related to Rukhsana, so how come he is easily misjudging his wife of 11 years? The span on 11 years is enough for a husband to know & understand his wife, so I think it isn’t very intelligent of Arshad to allow Rukhsana to use him as a puppet & the way Arshad behaves makes me say it again that they are dragging the story now & for no good reason. I still don’t understand that after doing so much & landing into trouble so many times, Rukhsana still hasn’t learnt her lesson & is now confident than ever that she can get away with another trickery of manipulating circumstances against Fareeda? The whole Fareeda-got-Mahnoor-a-mobile situation was quite petty & what’s more petty was that Arshad easily agreed that Fareeda would lie to him & Rukhsana was being so generous to take a blame on herself to save Fareeda! I really think Arshad should stop being a puppet & start thinking things through because of all the people if there’s someone who deserves Arshad’s loyalty & sincerity is Fareeda.

Things are hard on Samia but it’s good to see her empowering herself & taking control over the situation. Seems like her new boss is a good person & she will finally be able to earn for her family without any hiccups. I really feel that the dynamics have been changed where every active character has taken a back seat & those who weren’t in such a limelight are now grabbing the attention. I wanted to see more of Arshad Jr. because it looked like he wanted to tell something to Saba about Rukhsana but he’s MIA! I so wish that Wajahat stops being Mahnoor’s personal chauffeur & starts worrying about his baby on the way. He definitely is my least favorite character & he has always been because he has done everything that is unreasonable. He lacks sensibility, bickers over petty issues, has trust issues & now he is allowing an irritating girl to steer the course of his life. He definitely is having some thoughts about her & if he was so honest & clear about his equation with Mahnoor, he would’ve shared it with Saba right away but he didn’t which means that this meaningless relation definitely means something to him. I really hope that they would start packing things up because that’s more than enough actually & now it’s a high time for Rukhsana to get exposed & thrown away from everyone’s life because it’s seriously getting repetitive & boring to see her planning & plotting. Please share your thoughts & let us know if you also feel that the drama should end now?

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, these two episodes this week were kind of slow & nothing much happened which brings me to the point that its a high time they should start wrapping the story up & should end the drama in probably next two weeks because I think that’s going to be more than enough. They have pretty much revealed everything but the only thing that’s left to unravel is karma’s turn against Rukhsana so I guess its about time that should happen as well.

Seems like finally Sharafat got to know that everything that Samia & Saba ever said about his beloved Apa Ji was nothing but the truth because he got enough evidence that told him the story of Apa Ji’s piety & truthfulness. It obviously didn’t take too long for Sharafat to understand that Apa Ji has definitely deceived him & everyone in the family but he couldn’t really understand her motive behind all the wrongdoing that is why he ended up meeting an accident as he was too lost in his own thoughts & hurt by the sense of betrayal. I guess that was the highlight of the whole episode for me when Sharafat told Apa Ji off very subtly because it was a high time he should have done that. Somehow I have always liked Samia & Sharafat’s relationship, they both have been through tough times together, were always were there for each other so the only thing that was missing was Sharafat’s sensibility so now to see him gaining it back made his & Samia’s equation perfect. All of a sudden Samia found a new confidence because she knew that Sharafat was on her side & now there’s nothing that Apa Ji would say will have an affect on him.

Honestly speaking, I really have no idea why do the writers make the mothers either too naive or too annoying in our dramas. On one hand Samia’s mother is too naive but that’s ohkay because she doesn’t contribute much in the story anyways but Saba’s mother is not only annoying but irritating as well. She just doesn’t know how to mind her own business & honestly, I am glad that Wajahat moved out of her house because that means we wouldn’t have to deal with her anymore. Yes, I will give it to her that she says all that because she’s concerned for her daughter but there’s a way to put things across but she doesn’t have a basic sense which makes her sound very harsh & bitter. Anyways, to see her becoming a wall between Wajahat & Saba wasn’t too appeasing but I am glad that part is over now & they are back at Wajahat’s place & are celebrating because they have a baby on the way.

I really feel bad for Fareeda because she doesn’t know what’s brewing in Rukhsana’s mind. I really don’t understand what is it in Rukhsana that doesn’t allow her to be nice to people who’re nice to her. She is always looking for some trouble but then that is because her planning has never gone wrong & she has only benefited from it but I so wish her luck would stop favoring her. I also don’t understand Arshad as well, I guess he loves her way too much & is way too guilty to confront her for all the things that are wrong about her. He comes across as a bit too spineless at the moment because he clearly is failing to maintain a balance between Fareeda & Rukhsana, which I hope will change but for now, I really don’t understand what is stopping him to take a stand. Arshad himself witnessed the hissy fit Rukhsana threw when she got insulted by Samia, so any sane person would understand that the things Rukhsana said weren’t normal at all & that brings me to a point that Arshad should stop taking things lightly & keep an eye on what’s Rukhsana’s upto because she can harm anyone; including him!

I really don’t think introducing a new character at this stage was a good idea. Mahnoor has made an entry & looks like Rukhsana is trying to turn her into another Sharifa whom she would sweet-talk into doing things that would only benefit her. I really hope that before anything happens, Mahnoor backs out or reveals Rukhsana’s secrets because almost all the aspects have been covered & everyone has had a fresh start, leaving Rukhsana to pay the price for everything that she has done. I don’t think being estranged from her brothers or being insulted by Samia is enough of a punishment for her. Let’s hope they wrap the story up quickly & give us a satisfactory ending without dragging it any further. Please share your thoughts about these two episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si.

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Zahra Mirza

Ohkay so, these past 4 episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si were quite interesting & done nicely. I think it is commendable that even though so many episodes have gone by, they have still managed to keep the quotient of suspense till date. All the happenings that have taken place in story were things that I wasn’t expecting at all & I think it’s the unpredictability as well that makes me look forward to this drama the most.

Honestly, I was glad that Samia decided to do something unusual & decided to eavesdrop on Wajahat & Rukhsana. It was a high time she found out about what Rukhsana used to do to her & I must say, all the confrontations that followed were intense & perfectly tackled. I loved the way Samia showed Rukhsana her right place & openly told her off. Only Samia knows what she went through while she was waiting for her baby & to know that it was only because of Rukhsana that she had to wait for so long made her lose her mind. I loved the transition Samia showed, from being someone who would never doubt Apa Ji to someone who would never trust her again. I think it was very intelligent of Samia that she didn’t give Apa Ji a benefit of doubt & straight away believed what she heard from Wajahat because all of a sudden she picked up the pieces & everything started making sense to her. Saba always tried to make Samia understand that something was off about Rukhsana but now Samia clearly got Saba’s point.

Honestly, of all the people, I wanted Sharifa to find her happy ending because she deserved it the most. Sharifa for sure deserved to be set free from Rukhsana’s cage & trap. It was very sweet of Arshad Jr. to convince his mother for his & Sharifa’s wedding but unfortunately, he couldn’t save her. Rukhsana sent Sharifa away so that she could put the blame on her in the first place but she actually made me believe that she wanted to do something for her & wanted to pay her back for her years of commitment & loyalty to her but in stead her only plan was to use Sharifa’s absence in her favour. I think Sharifa, even after spending her whole life with Rukhsana couldn’t really understand what Rukhsana was made of & that is why she naively believed that Rukhsana would be happy to hear about the news of her marriage to Arshad Jr. It was very unfortunate that once again, in stead of thinking about her own happiness, Sharifa gave priority to Rukhsana’s word & chose to die because she couldn’t bring herself to say no to her beloved Apa Ji.

I must say, even though I know for a fact that Rukhsana is evil & she is dishonest, but she surprises me every single time with her diabolicalness because the way she used Sharifa’s death for her own benefit was something that I never expected & was shocked to see. Yes, I do understand that Rukhsana would do anything to save herself but to see her stooping so low to a point where she wouldn’t even care a dime about Sharifa & her life-long sincerity made me hate Rukhsana’s character even more. Rukhsana actually had the audacity to write a letter & read it out loud to her whole family. Like always, Sharafat fell for everything that he was told by his Apa Ji but at least, it was good to see that Samia didn’t buy anything that Rukhsana said & in fact she even discussed it with Saba because it is Samia who has seen the true face of Rukhsana as she herself admitted everything that too confidently in front of her, so Samia is now at a point where she knows that everything that Rukhsana has said, will say or will be saying would only be a lie & nothing else.

Honestly, Rukhsana getting married to Arshad Sr. was the last thing I wanted to see because after spewing so many lies & manipulating so many people’s lives, she doesn’t deserve even an iota of happiness. Yes, I do understand that she still didn’t get Arshad completely even after getting married to him, but I guess that still isn’t enough of a punishment for someone as evil as her. At least, she got that satisfaction for a moment that she finally married the man of her dreams but she doesn’t even deserve that. I don’t think it is very wise of Fareeda to take a back seat like that & allow Rukhsana to rule her life so easily. The sacrifice Fareeda has given for her husband is already enough that now if she feel she has to leave everything at Rukhsana’s mercy is a bigger mistake.

Anyways, so far Mohabbat Aag Si has been very interesting & I want to see what end would Rukhsana meet. I actually fail to feel anything for her because even though everything that Bee Jee said about her was right, Rukhsana lost her credibility once she got involved in the chase of ownership, where she wanted to own her brothers because that way she forgot to give love to them. She has gone a bit too far to earn anyone’s forgiveness & for that I hope she pays a heavy price for it. I really hope the writer here isn’t trying to turn Rukhsana into a victim by reminding us again & again of all the things she has done for her brothers because that’s water under the bridge now. For me, the way she prevented Samia from getting pregnant, the game she played to separate Saba & Wajahat, the way she planned the death of Samia’s unborn child & now the way she turned Sharifa into the culprit after her death, are the things that define Rukhsana & for doing all of that, she is guilty & definitely not a victim of course. I must say everyone has acted brilliantly but in these few episodes, Uzma has definitely stood out the most. The way she has played the character of Samia & has translated her pain & anguish on screen is phenomenal. She actually gave a perfect face to all the feelings & emotions that Samia experienced once she learnt the truth about Rukhsana & her acting in those confrontational scenes was brilliant. Please share your thoughts about these episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si & from this week onward, you guys will be getting regular reviews as I am done with my vacations! :)

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, these two episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si were interesting but what I liked the most about this week’s show is that the story is being tackledvery intelligently because they have now started to establish the grounds for the ending because the way things are going wrong for Rukhsana tell us what’s about to come.

I think Sharafat should be grateful for being lucky because the way he tackled his wife’s pregnancy showed that they both could lose their baby anytime & honestly, to see their child surviving through came as a surprise to me. Sharafat made it very clear that despite being simple, he is mentally slow as well because he could choose to see his wife in pain but he couldn’t come up with a simple solution & that was to take her to the hospital. I think the change in Samia’s behavior hint a little that she has started to doubt Sharifa & Rukhsana & I think it’s a high time she should buckle up because now she has to take care of her son & herself all alone because Sharafat is too Shareef to see the wrongdoings of his Apa Ji. I think Samia needs a little convincing because when she herself will start to believe everything that Saba tells her, she will somehow knock some sense into Sharafat too.

Even though there was a massive glitch in the time lapse shown in these episodes, I am glad that Wajahat put two & two together & mend ways with Saba. When Saba left, Samia was just in the initial stages of her pregnancy but now when she came back, or rather even before she came back, Samia had given birth to her baby. I don’t think it took Wajahat months to understand what was happening because they made it seem like one day he found about Rukhsana & the next day he brought Saba home, but nevertheless, I am glad he did admit that he was at fault & worked ways out with his wife. I think Rukhsana should understand that things aren’t happening her way anymore because she herself is committing so many mistakes & unconsciously exposing herself. What I really find evil about her is that she fails to understand that she is ruining everyone’s life. Rukhsana still doesn’t see herself as the culprit & thinks she is right in her own accord. Rukhsana’s biggest mistake is that she thinks she can control her brothers & their wives for the rest of her life but she must know that she got lucky with Samia but Saba is logical & inquisitive, therefore she wouldn’t allow Rukhsana to rule her & her husband Wajahat so easily.

I don’t really understand Arshad Sr. to be honest. Yes, he still loves Rukhsana but I think he himself can see that she has changed completely & has become quite a difficult & bitter person but still he chooses to ignore Fareeda & thinks he can have a life with Rukhsana. I don’t really understand what he wants when he refers to Fareeda as Dusri Aurat & Rukhsana as Pehli Aurat/Mohabbat. When the time was right, Arshad Sr. couldn’t take a stand for his love so he should leave things the way they are. It was totally unpleasant to see Rukhsana hearing Fareeda’s side of the story where she tried to tell how hurt she was when her husband admitted about being involved with someone else. I found it disgusting that even though Rukhsana could see what Fareeda was going through, she extracted the satisfaction out of her misery just because she got to know that Arshad Sr. admitted in front of his wife that he was seeing someone (Rukhsana), which, to her came as an acknowledgment of their relationship.

I must say the best acting bits came from Faiza Gillani & Imran Ashraf this week. Their individual & combined tracks are the most interesting parts of the current scenario. I really felt for Sharifa when she recalled everything that she has done for Rukhsana. Indeed, she was a true friend & a confidant to her because she never once questioned Rukhsana & did everything that she asked her to do. I actually doubt that Rukhsana sent Sharifa off for her own benefit because right now, Rukhsana is in that state of mind where she only puts herself as a priority & that is why I don’t think she actually feels a thing for Sharifa. Honestly, all this while I felt that Arshad Jr. was never serious about Sharifa but when he got to hear what she has gone through, he felt he could relate to her & understand her even more & this is exactly what made him change his mind. I don’t think he is in love with her but yes he surely has a soft corner for her which might turn into love anytime soon. I like Arshad Jr’s. character too because all the things he said to his mother made him look like any other real person who does everything to provide for his family because he knows that’s what is being expected of him.

Overall, these two episodes were good to watch. The way Rukhsana played a game so that she could escape from the hospital to meet Arshad Sr. goes to show how much she takes her family for granted & how easily she insults their intelligence but I guess she used to get away with everything she did because no one was there to question her in the past but right now both Wajahat & Saba are keeping their eyes open & Rukhsana won’t be able to protect her secret for long now. I am eagerly looking forward to the confrontation between Samia & Rukhsana, I so want to see what pushed Samia to that limit where she resorted to that level of fury in dealing with Rukhsana. All the actors have done a brilliant job in giving life to these characters & I must commend the writer for giving them very real personalities because of which we all can understand & relate to them effortlessly. Please share your thoughts about Mohabbat Aag Si.

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Zahra Mirza.

This drama has become a lot more interesting & I think it is very intelligently directed because all the cards are being revealed properly & just at the right time. I think Mohabbat Aag Si has the potential of keeping the viewers engaged till the end if they keep up with the element of mystery & give away the details when needed.

Looks like Arshad Junior also has some ulterior motives, that is why he decided to help Saba in her plan of exposing Apa Ji. Arshad Jr. is playing his cards well because he knows Sharifa is the most important person in Rukhsana’s life & if he can stay closer to her, he can get an easy access into Apa Ji’s life. I must say the actor who is playing the role of Arshad Jr. has done a commendable job. The way he changes his tone & expressions while speaking to different people really tells what a complicated person he is & the actor has done full justice to his character. I think it was wise of Saba to depend on Arshad Jr. because where she is eager to prove herself right, she has no other option left than to rely on him. Arshad Jr’s call to Rukhsana told how once Rukhsana even made a pass at him just because of his name & now when the real Arshad has returned, she is trying to avoid Arshad Jr. also because he knows about her secret & also because she doesn’t want Sharifa to find out about her intentions related to him Arshad Jr.

The conversation Saba’s father had with Wajahat was done nicely. Very subtly he told him the difference between having a right perspective & following someone blindly to a fault. I am sure this is what convinced Wajahat to have a thought about what he has done & that is why he went to meet Arshad Senior. Even though Arshad Sr. didn’t give him a clear answer but quite intelligently he tried to clear off Saba’s name as he genuinely felt bad for her. I really thought after all that he has witnessed, Arshad Sr. will part ways with Rukhsana because she is hopeless but the things he said to Bee Ji about her told that he still falls weak in front of her because he is guilty of abandoning her 12 years ago. Even though he can see that she is not the same person anymore he still thinks there’s some hope for her. I really thought he was intelligent enough but the way he confessed his love to her once again after going through her letters showed that he really wants to be with her because once again, it’s the guilt that is tearing him apart as he blames himself for wronging Rukhsana & bringing her to this point in life where she is wrecking people’s lives & has become so bitter & negative.

I really don’t get Sharafat & his idea of protecting his baby. I don’t think it takes a lot of intelligence for a normal man to know that whenever his wife is feeling sick, he should take her to the hospital. The whole tantrum that he threw at Samia for going to the hospital was cringe worthy. I think it would either be a miracle if his child would be born or he will learn it the hard way after losing his baby but honestly, to see so much stupidity from a person who got this happiness after quite a while is unrealistic. Right now, Sharafat’s main focus should be on Samia; his pregnant wife & his unborn but he thinks it a high time he should let her know what his ego means to him, which is bizarre.

I think deep down Samia has also started believing in what Saba has been telling her about Sharifa & Apa Ji, that is why she thought it was best for her to be at her mother’s home where she won’t be forced to eat & drink the things she doesn’t want to. Going by the rigidity that Sharafat shows, I am sure it would take a lot to convince him that Apa Ji isn’t such a saint that he thinks she is. Wajahat obviously is feeling bad for Saba but then I guess it serves him right that she is ignoring him, I am sure it will force him to take some desperate measures & probe about the whole situation on his own.

Overall, the drama is going strong & the actors have made it a treat to watch because all of them fit well in their characters seamlessly. Iffat Omar has done a wonderful job & so has everyone else especially the actor playing the character of Arshad Junior. Can’t wait to see what happens next. Please share your thoughts about Mohabbat Aag Si.

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, these two episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si were interesting too & revealed some more truths about Apa Ji which were absolutely shocking & sickening. I really am interested to see how the writer will bring justice to those who have been wronged by Apa Ji because right now she is in such a mode where she doesn’t see anything wrong in what she does & doesn’t even for a second feel guilty to be ruining so many lives which makes her the ultimate villain in the story!

I think it was very intelligent of Saba to arrange everything on her own once again to show it to Wajahat to make him believe in her. Even though I wasn’t sure about Arshad’s involvement in the matter but the way they linked their paths made it look very convincing. World can be small at times & that is why, Taufeeq fell for Arshad’s sister & Saba came to know about the CCTV Camera through the man responsible himself. Arshad also got his questions answered about Sharifa & Saba learned the truth about Apa Ji’s low caliber. I really believe Saba should’ve understood by now that Apa Ji is not an easy contender to bring down, therefore without giving any hints to her she should’ve told Wajahat about what she found out. I think the time Saba took between threatening Apa Ji & waiting for Wajahat gave Rukhsana the edge to come up with a new plan & brew a storm in Saba’s life & oh, the victory dance that she did later was hilarious.

To be honest, it was shocking to know that Apa Ji crossed all boundaries & limits just because she was in love with Arshad. I think this has always been her problem that whenever she loved someone, she didn’t care about the consequences at all. Apa Ji also loves Sidra & she would go through the pain to meet her every single night putting her image at stake but again, Sidra’s all that matters to her. This refreshed the point that I made in my review last week too that Apa Ji needs someone to channel out her affection at as first it used to be Arshad, after him, it was Sidra & now when Arshad’s back, she promised she wouldn’t meet Sidra again. I think it was quite evil of her to get Arshad involved in her family politics. This brings me to Bee Jaan’s notion of how Rukhsana would be the one who would ruin everything in her life because of her own self. Rukhsana is living in a fool’s paradise if she thinks she can make Arshad feel bad for her miserable life by exposing him to these petty issues in her life.

Witnessing Rukhsana’s evilness served as an eye-opener for Arshad because the things he later said to his wife made it look like he regretted making a promise to Rukhsana. I am sure Arshad could have never imagined how bitter she has become & to see it all himself shocked him too. I am sure Arshad is also going to be the one who would testify in favour of Saba because he wouldn’t allow the guilt to destroy the peace of his mind. Arshad did seem eager to earn her apology & that is why he made a promise to her but now I am sure it wouldn’t take him long to back out because he can see that Rukhsana’s up for no good & she is deceiving her own brothers. I am sure Arshad would soon understand that she is not the same person he loved before & she has come a long way in her hatred that she has no turning back, which will compel him to cut ties with her once again leaving Rukhsana empty-handed once again!

Honestly, as much as I do understand that Saba’s keen on making Wajahat understand & getting him introduced to the real face of Rukhsana, as much as I also am with her in this battle, I really think she should do it without the motive of winning Wajahat over because he is not worth it. It has happened multiple times that Wajahat didn’t stand by his wife & made her face the brunt for being the one who is questioning Apa Ji every step of the way. It’s the same Wajahat right, who took a stand & fought with everyone for the sake of getting married to Saba, so now when she has become his wife, why is he taking her for granted? I really don’t understand why does he put Apa Ji ahead of Saba? Yes, he loves his sister & respects her the most but I think he needs to have a balance in his life & if he can’t have it & loves being in his own Lala-land built upon the bed of misunderstandings then he for sure is not worth it. It was sad to see Saba being blamed for the things she had no idea of. At least Saba is trying to talk about the things that do exist & are a part of Rukhsana’s life & personality but the way Rukhsana comes up with one lie after another seamlessly makes me feel she should really have a very tragic ending.

I am not too sure what to make of Sharafat & Samia’s track. I really think if they will lose their baby it would only be because of Sharafat & his blind shareef belief on Apa Ji & her dam darood. I accept that couple for being simpletons & slow but that doesn’t mean Sharafat has to defy the basic logic & need of doctors & medication every time Samia’s not feeling well. Honestly, when I think about how Apa Ji has succeeded in fooling her brothers through all these years, it seems unrealistic because it’s a known fact that boys have all nighters when they’re studying & also if someone listens to songs that too in the middle of the night when there’s hardly any noise outside, boys do tend to notice. I really now think the mental state & attention span of both Wajahat & Sharafat is questionable because respecting someone is one thing but being blinded by someone so much that you can’t put two & two together is another.

The preview of the next episode didn’t give away much but I am sure Arshad is going to play his game. Oh, the way Apa Ji helped Sharifa in mending her broken ties with Arshad went to show that if there’s someone that Apa Ji feels bad for & loves is Sharifa because she has been with Apa Ji for a long long time. I think Sharifa will get deceived too because Arshad doesn’t seem that serious about her. Please share your thoughts about these two episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si.

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, these two episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si were very interesting as they took the story forward seamlessly & gave an insight into what transpired in the past perfectly too. I really like director’s approach here because the way he has tackled the details of the past & merged them with the happenings of the present makes this drama very engaging & forces us to look forward to the upcoming episodes.

The way the story’s being told, I am sure by the end of the drama Rukhsana would be turned into a victim too but I still feel everything that she has done & all the things she is doing have brought her past the stage where she would be forgiven for how she has ruined the lives of so many people. Yes, I do sympathize with her for the fact that she didn’t get married to her first love but then, she seriously has some psychological issues which deterred her from moving on & she locked herself in that very moment where she made it impossible for herself to recover from a heart-break, which by the way, ain’t that big of a deal. I really am interested to see what events turned a day dreamer; a young girl like Ruksana into a villain because as far as we know about her, she was just a girl-next-door whose only motive in life was to get married to the guy she loved but the flashbacks do tell us a story of how she landed herself in deep trouble but I wonder instead of becoming humble & regretful, what made Rukhsana so arrogant that she started playing with people’s lives?

Rukhsana’s Arshad has once again entered her life & the way Rukhsana lost control of herself let us know that she still is very much in love with Arshad & hasn’t not grown out of that connection she once had with him. The day dreamer in Rukhsana is still alive because the way she speaks to her love on the phone, the way she adorns herself & the way she converses with him over a meal showed that it was Arshad who she used to think about because it is pretty clear that Arshad was the one & only person that she has ever loved & she never allowed anyone else to enter her life. Bee Jee is aware of every little detail of Arshad & Rukhsana’s lives that is why she dreaded seeing Rukhsana approaching Arshad so fearlessly. Bee Jee already dreads that Rukhsana will create a whole set of difficulty for herself but Rukhsana doesn’t want to think rationally when it comes to Arshad.

It was interesting to see that as much as Rukhsana loves Arshad, he loves her till date too. He referred to Fareeda as just a wife which was pretty self explanatory that his marital life isn’t as perfect as it may seem. Going by the opinions Arshad’s mother had of Rukhsana, it is obvious that Fareeda was Arshad’s mother choice & he had no say in choosing his life partner because his mother had very high standards & unfortunately Rukhsana didn’t fit the bill perfectly. Another thing that unraveled in this episode was about the girl that Rukhsana met the other day when Saba followed her around; Sidra. Even though initially it was hinted that Sidra isn’t Rukhsana’s daughter, the things she added later on made it a bit fuzzier & it still can’t be said with surety that Sidra isn’t Rukhsana’s biological daughter. The way she decided to let go of Sidra that too at the moment when Arshad showed up shows that Rukhsana needs & wants something as a reminiscence of the past because when Arshad wasn’t around, she was holding onto Sidra & using her to keep her mind diverted but now when she saw her first love, she easily walked out of her fixation with that young child. I am sure Sidra is one of the deepest darkest secrets that are buried in Rukhsana’s heart.

Coming towards Saba’s front, she actually caught me off guard when she spoke to Rukhsana like she was a nobody but then I think she actually underestimated Rukhsana’s prowess of creating lies out of thin-air. The way Ruksana dealt with the whole situation & got herself a chance to blackmail Saba showed that she is one good player & she won’t be easily defeated. It takes a lot of present-mindedness to turn the whole situation around because the secret that Saba picked wasn’t nominal & it was enough to shake the ground for Rukhsana but the way she didn’t even stutter showed that she is very inhumane & has no heart actually because where she should have at least lowered her eyes, she stood still with her head held high claiming that she did nothing wrong!

Even though I really really like Samia’ character, I still find it a teensy bit odd that she has been living in this house for so many years, yet she can’t sense something suspicious about the way Rukhsana behaves. Samia was herself told by Rukhsana that she shouldn’t inform Saba about the room-swap so why couldn’t she put two & two together when Saba was presented in front of everyone? Rukhsana told Sharafat that Saba knew about it but later she herself testified in front of everyone that Saba was unaware of it, so why couldn’t Samia just point it out even before Rukhsana’s announcement? That I am sure would’ve jazzed things up a bit.

I actually feel bad for Shareefa. She is underestimating herself because she thinks her Arshad is way out of her league but the truth is opposite. Arshad ain’t a saint himself because the way he has Rukhsana’s number on his speed-dial shows that he might create some havoc in her life as he already has a faintest idea of what Rukhsana’s upto. Looks like Shareefa’s Arshad will be introduced to Saba in the upcoming episode & I am interested to see what part he has to play in the remaining episodes.

Without a doubt, Iffat Omar has done a phenomenal job in this drama & everyone else has supported the main character perfectly. The new twists & turns have made this drama a treat to watch & I am eagerly waiting to find out more about Rukhsana’s past. For now even though it may seem quite typical that Arshad’s mother didn’t let him get married to Rukhsana, I am sure there are a lot of interesting details that have yet to be unveiled. Please share your thoughts about these episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si.

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, not sure why but this week only one episode of Mohabbat Aag Si was aired. I really hope that we get to see this drama twice a week because if HUM TV would broadcast it once, I am sure it will take away the charm & would drag things a lot. It is better off when we get 2 episodes per week because it keeps things interesting & happening.

Sadly, now when Samia’s off Apa Ji’s target & she can’t seem to do much about Samia’s condition, Apa Ji has directed her attention at Saba. Apa Ji is trying hard to deter Saba from becoming a mother too because now when Samia has dodged the bullet, Apa Ji doesn’t want Saba to have that glory because she feels her power & position will be shaken in her household. Apa Ji has a strong urge to control things around her that is why even now when Samia is expecting a baby; Apa Ji is trying to come up with something that will make Samia lost it. It is really hard to understand that a person who ‘acts’ to be so God fearing can actually have no fear of God. I really don’t understand what is it that has stopped Apa Ji from being humane because the things she preaches really don’t have any effect on her, making her a perfect embodiment of hypocrisy.

Saba actually understands that something’s definitely wrong with Apa Ji, that is why she is suspicious of everything she says & does. I think it was very clever of Saba to send the juice for lab test because this shows she has started to understand the lengths Apa Ji can go to in order to achieve what she wants. On the other hand, it was good to see Saba & Wajahat working on their marriage & trying to strengthen their relationship.

The flashback showed that Apa Ji herself fell pregnant once in her life but she was seen quite worried after she found out about it. I am sure Apa Ji must’ve landed herself in a deep trouble that is why the news of her baby didn’t bring happiness to her & now she is after every single married woman in her home. I think Apa Ji doesn’t want Samia or Saba to have a baby because for the rest of her life, she can’t live with the reminder of what’s missing from her own life.

I really thought after the news of Samia’s pregnancy, Sharafat will do things that would benefit his wife the most but it was sad to see him not depending on doctors & going by what Apa Ji tells him to do. Yes, as much as I do understand his simple nature, I really think it is immature of him to think that Apa Ji has all the solutions to Samia’s problems. Yes, Sharafat can really believe that Apa Ji has some spirituality to her but he can’t be so absent minded to mistake her spirituality with the knowledge of a doctor. I think if Sharafat keeps this up, he will lose their baby because this is exactly what Apa Ji wants but only for Samia’s sake, I hope Saba proves her point quickly because that would save a lot of lives especially the life of a baby that Samia has wished & waited for so long.

The way Apa Ji tried to involve Dai Sughra in all this matter was quite shocking too. I really wish Shareefa tells about it to Saba so that Saba can save the day. As much as I dislike Apa Ji for her hypocrisy, there’s something about her that makes me believe she herself has been a victim & that is why she has turned so negative & bitter that she can’t control it now. I think the life Apa Ji got was completely opposite to how she imagined it to be & that is why she can’t stand seeing anyone else happy too. No matter how strong she tries to portray herself but the way she often cries remembering the old times tells that there’s something broken inside her that she hasn’t been able to fix till date but having said that, I still think all that she has ever said & did is unforgivable because if her own life is miserable, it gives Apa Ji no right to destroy the lives of her brothers & their wives, also Apa Ji has no right to play with the feelings of so many people by fooling them into believing she is something which she is not.

I really wished they had showed 2nd episode this week too because the promo seemed quite interesting & made me look forward to it but too bad. I really hope they get back to their schedule next week & we get a lot more content to talk about. Please share your thoughts about this episode of Mohabbat Aag Si.

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Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, Mohabbat Aag Si has been quite an interesting play but let me just say that before I got it for reviewing, I did follow it through but not so vigilantly, so I hope you guys would understand if I miss a few details from the past but I will make sure that I will pay attention to all the remaining episodes just like I did while watching these two episodes this week. I feel that this drama has become a lot more interesting because a lot of twists & turns were introduced. The story now brings its viewers to make speculations & assumptions, which I feel is something that keeps us engaged & makes us look forward to the drama itself.

Saba is someone who is out there to challenge Apa Jaan because the moment she started to read between the lines, she got exposed to such bitter truths that everyone else in her family has remained oblivious of, for so many years. Saba is someone who believes in herself & chooses not to believe what she is being told, that is why just within a span of 3 months, she uncovered such dark secrets about Apa Jaan that she was able to hide from everyone else; even her own brothers who have lived with her all their lives under the same roof. I really must commend the writer for etching out Saba’s character so perfectly because everything that she does lets us know what a confident & self-sufficient girl she is. I absolutely love how Saba has started playing mind games with Apa Jaan using Shareefa. What I like the most about Saba is that she doesn’t put her foot down & continues to do what she makes her mind about, that is why, she didn’t hold back & followed Apa Jaan at such a late hour just in a quest to find out more about her activities.

Saba got to know that Apa Jaan goes to some bungalow nearby but upon questioning she was told that the same bungalow she was inquiring about has remained unoccupied for the last 12 years. Obviously, Saba knew what everyone else didn’t, as she herself witnessed Rukhsana bringing a girl out of that home & taking her somewhere. I am sure there’s a lot more to that story & I totally can’t wait to find out what it’s all about. I think Bee Jee’s (Sajida Syed) character was introduced for the first time in this episode (if I am not mistaken or if I haven’t missed her bit in previous episodes) & it gave us a lot of insight into Rukhsana’s character too. At least, apart from Shareefa, there is Bee Jee who knows everything about Rukhsana & not only that, she keeps a close eye on her as well. Bee Jee is someone who can advice Rukhsana about her life because looks like Rukhsana only listens to her & has confided in her because that is why very casually Bee Jee restated Rukhsana’s secrets in front her. Looks like Bee Jee has helped Rukhsana all these years by guiding her but this time around, she came to warn her about how she should take a step back because Bee Jee can see that Rukhsana is at the brink of losing everything as she got to know that someone has started inquiring about Rukhsana. For now, Bee Jee doesn’t know who it was but going by how Bee Jee saw Rukhsana visiting the bungalow suggested that she must be their neighbor & knows exactly why Rukhsana goes there at such odd hours.

Samia, still guilt & grieve stricken spent some time with her mother to tend to her & Sharafat decided to help his wife too. I really like how Samia & Sharafat’s relation has been developed. They both understand what they are going through & they both know how to consol each other. I really like how when Samia loses her patience, Sharafat always reminds her to hope for the best. I must say, Uzma has done complete justice to the character of Samia & has acted brilliantly throughout. The scene where she cries her heart out while praying & wishing to be blessed with a child was enacted by Uzma flawlessly. She has made Samia’s struggle look absolutely convincing. Finally, Samia & Sharafat’s wait is over & they got the news they were waiting for. The following conversation regarding the baby & how eagerly Samia waited for this day was very sweet too. I know Samia is very naïve but I don’t find it unrealistic. It is totally understandable that Samia is a very simple girl who has no issues trusting others, that is why her trust in Apa Jaan is very strong because of which, she didn’t pay heed to what Saba has been telling her because for her, all this is too difficult to even comprehend & imagine that a pious person like Apa Jaan can deceive her own family.

Looks like things have started to shape up in Wajahat’s life too. He has finally landed a good job & Saba has decided to do things her way. She has started to spend some more time with her husband than Apa Jaan has allowed both of them because right now Saba knows something that Apa Jaan doesn’t, which gives Saba the confidence to face Apa Jaan & not take her seriously because she knows that Rukhsana isn’t capable of doing what her husband Wajahat thinks of his sister & she now is most certain that all the things Rukhsana said to her about Wajahat’s life being in danger were nothing but a lie.

We were introduced a little to the psychological issues that Rukhsana must be suffering from. She sees what others can’t see & she is so indulged in her day-dreaming that she still feels connected to things that have become a part of the past now. Rukhsana cooks for her special someone, talks to him, gets dressed for him but sadly, he is nowhere to be seen. Going by what Bee Jee talked about, it looks like Rukhsana was once happy with someone but he isn’t a part of her life anymore & Rukhsana clearly needs to let go of the past but she is holding onto his memory & she is living two lives. Bee Jee believes that this would be the reason because of which she will end up ruining herself & everything in her life. As much as I am interested to see what transpired in Rukhsana’s life to bring her to this point where her mind doesn’t seem to be in its right place, at least this much has been made clear that she can’t see anyone leading a happy life because just when Wajahat told her about his new job, all she could see was the eye contact he made with her, giving her an impression that he has become a little too independent for her liking. Also, the moment she heard about Samia’s pregnancy, all she did was cry her eyes out because she fears she would lose control over her brother & he would get busy in his own little world. Rukhsana clearly is a control freak & she wants things happening her way but too bad, her time is soon going to be over because she herself doesn’t know how hard Saba is working to discover her dirty little secret.

So, this is what Mohabbat Aag Si was all about this week. I must say, I really like how each & every actor has given a perfect face to the character that has been assigned to them. Iffat Omar is phenomenal as Rukhsana; where she makes us hate her character, she also makes us sympathetic towards her because she has gone through a lot too, which obviously doesn’t justify how she has been ruining her brothers’ lives, but I still feel she has been a victim of circumstances too. I think after a very long time I am getting to see Iffat Omar’s performance & she has been very promising. Sarah Khan looks pretty as always & I love how she intimidates Shareefa. I love Faiza Gillani’s bits too; she makes her scenes a treat to watch. Uzma has been very convincing as Samia & I love everything about her character. I enjoyed the dialogues & conversations in these episodes but the ones that made me giggle were ‘Allah besabron ko sabr atta kar’ & also ‘Apa Jaan shukranay ke nafal adda kar rahi hongi’, haha!!! All of a sudden I feel the story has taken a very interesting turn & the thing I enjoy the most about this play is how each & every track has one thing or the other to offer us & also how all the characters seems equally important where you nowhere feel that they could’ve subtracted a character or its story, they all somehow complete the whole family picture & I love how there are so many stories evolving under one roof. I can’t wait to find out what more do they have in store for us. Please share your thoughts about these two episodes of Mohabbat Aag Si & let us know how much you enjoyed watching them? :)

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Zahra Mirza.