Man .. ! ..What an ending to such a wonderful show.. !. That was one expected ending but the way they wrapped up the show beautifully, is really commendable. I loved how they put everything related to Haider and Aiman back on track and by connecting the dots, they reached finishing line very smoothly.

There was a time when Aiman was unfamiliar with the meaning of confidence and was under serious inferiority complex ; At that particular time, Haider came as a ray of hope in her life – He helped her grow mentally , he made her believe in what she had in the form of intelligence and he compelled her to negate everything that made her feel grimy. With the passage of time,both Aiman and Haider literally got addicted of each other. Where Aiman can’t think of living her life without Haider , Haider also feels incomplete when she isnot around him. All this while , they forgot the biggest hurdle in their lives and that was the age difference between them. Out of the blue, Sajeela entered into their dream world and from that day, odds went against Aiman and Haider’s relation. Situation became even worse when Almaas jeered at Haider and gave her reality check. Right from that time, Haider initiated keeping distance from Aiman and decided to get married to Fatima.

 Maine usay Bahadur banaya, dunya ke ankhu mai ankhain daal k dekhna sikhaya magar mai khud bhool gaya k ye bahaduri ka muzahira woh meray saamnay bhi kar sakti hai.. Haider broke Aiman’s heart but deep inside, he was cursing himself badly – How could he dare to hurt that girl who is nearest to his heart; He was completely broken and shattered because this time , he was the reason of bringing tears to Aiman’s eyes and that was completely unforgivable.

Uss ka behta hua har aansu mujh se keh raha tha k mai usay jaanay doun. We got to see softer side of Taufeeq today.Being father of a daughter, he was really worried for Aiman. She begged her father to spare her from living miserable life without Haider. Without confessing her love for Haider in-front of her father, she narrated whats going inside her head and she won’t be able to bear watching Haider getting married to someone else. This particular scene was the most touchy scene of episode with all shades of emotions packed in it.

Aiman was in no way ready to stay in Karachi and Haider was not allowing himself to come out of the shell , he put his own self in for a very long time. He remained calm and composed when Almaas told him about Aiman’s decision; But as soon as he came to know from Bibi that Aiman will be leaving next day, he rushed to Taufeeq’s. That was the time when Aiman spoke her heart out openly. She did not want to live her life anymore by star gazing and day-dreaming. The confrontation scene between Haider and Aiman was really cute. Adnan Siddiqui outdid himself in that particular scene but I felt that Sanam Jung lagged in facial expression and dialogue delivery  – She was too loud. Still, Sanam has improved her acting skills a lot as compared to her previous performance in Mohabbat Subh Ka Sitara hai.

Kisi baap se uss ke beti ka rishta maangnay ka ye mohazibana tareeqa nahi, Shareef log apnai baroun ko bhejtay hain ..That was the moment of glory for everyone; Emma was the happiest girl on earth and Haider got what he yearned for so long. Closing scene was beautifully executed and after a long time, I got to see such complete ending of any show. 

Khushyaan aisai he tou milti hain.. bilkul achanak.. I got similar “khushi” while reviewing this show; This show has proved that simple stories , if dealt with finesse and adroitness, can have spell-bounding screenplay. More than that, If every artist brings out the best in themselves and handle every character with sincere and intense conviction then without a shadow of doubt, show will be a big hit. Meray Humdum Meray Dost was one complete show for me, I enjoyed every bit of it and will really miss this show. Round of applause goes out for the entire team of this show.

I would like to thank all those who made this journey wonderful for me ; Special thanks to Sabahet, Ana, Hammad, Nida , Malika,Aima, Hibba Fatima and all those who appreciated and supported me throughout the show..

Dont forget to share your thoughts on this wonderful ending !

Rabia Basharat.

Another episode down and I must say that graph of this show is still rising. Perfect pace and brilliantly handed storyline are the key ingredients of this show and I must confess that the screen execution is stupendous as compared to the novel itself; Even slight changes in the story added more to the show.

Tonight’s episode was about Aiman’s proposal. Haider cant deny the fact that he is deeply in love with Aiman.After all the bad times, Aiman was the only good hope left in his life. Sadly, Almaas’s jeer effected Haider so badly that he decided to bury all feelings for Aiman deep down inside him and wore a mask of a person, precisely of an Uncle, who is deeply concerned with his niece’s marriage.

Right from the day one, he knew that Shaheer likes Aiman but he never discussed that with Aiman because at that time, he was living his life to the fullest and  forgot that he is 18 years old than Aiman. Almaas’s realization gave him a wake-up call and brought him back to the reality – Reality that was as merciless as his past, reality that takes him to some dark place where he feels suffocated.

Sajeela is in no mood to give up on Haider and after Almaas told her Haider’s reaction on Aiman’s proposal, she considered all odds in her favor. Everytime she meets him, he gives her a polite shut up call but Sajeela has transformed herself into a barefaced woman; She keeps on building  air castles of leading a happy life with Haider and can’t stop herself from stargazing.She is making sure that everybody will develop a feeling of hatred for Aiman. After Almaas, Saahir was her target. But his reply was a slap on Sajeela’s face; He trusts his sister more than anyone else and least bothers about his father’s property getting in Aiman’s hand. After watching very scene, I was literally relieved that she failed badly in an attempt of manipulating Saahir.

Life was never easy for Aiman either , but with Haider she forgets everything ; Haider made her what she is today and she can’t even think of living her life without him. Sajeela’s ever tweaking nature has finally started effecting Aiman ; She can’t take her mind off from the thoughts of losing Haider – Thats because Sajeela has compelled her to think that Haider will be all hers soon. Haider’s reaction to Aiman’s question was kind of unexpected for me, but seems like he has planned to make her realize that their relation is unacceptable for the society they are living in. Bibi knows that they both feel for each other. Till now, she didnot take any serious measures to make sure that Haider will get married to Aiman ,but I am dead sure, as soon as she will come to know about Aiman’s proposal, her next step will be to rush to Taufeeq’s.

Taufeeq always took Aiman and Haider’s friendship positively and perceived that they both feel  for each other.  In order to know the hidden truth, he discussed Shaheer’s proposal with Haider and that discussion ended up with a sheer disappointment because Haider’s interest in Aiman was pretty evident and Taufeeq himself was shocked to see him taking the situation casually.

Poor Aiman is still unaware that Shaheer was Haider’s choice and he wanted him to get married to Aiman. Further, he was there when Shaheer’s family came with official proposal. From preview of next episodes, I can predict that Haider will go back to Sajeela just for the sake of compelling Aiman to marry Shaheer.

Share your thoughts on tonight’s episode.

I liked today’s episode not because of Haider,Aiman or Sajeela,but because of growing father-daughter relationship. We, finally got to see some beautiful and very cute father-daughter scenes today.Aiman always complained Haider that his father never owned her, neither did he called her “beti”, nor did he uttered a single word that can show his concern for her. But tonight, all doubts of Aiman got vanished.

Sajeela is trying every possible way to win Haider’s heart again and for that she is tending to be as much cheap and desperate as possible. She planted seeds of doubts in Aiman’s head and everytime Aiman rose with a new spirit, Sajeela was there to let her down. This time Aiman asked Bibi about love and longing for someone and the reply she got from her was way more satisfying than her expectations.

From the day Sajeela came back to Pakistan, Haider clearly gave her “not interested” signal but she wants to get him back- by hook or by crook. Almaas tried to talk to Haider about her sister but he didnot pay heed to what she said either. By the way, I am hating how Sajeela is intervening in Haider and Aiman’s life and trying to ruin their relation, I am hating how she is trying to manipulate her sister and compelling her to take a move against her nature and her will and I am literally hating how she is faking herself just to pose herself as if she is the nicest person on earth. Sajeela is so desperate that she even challenged Bibi that she will win Haider back.

Anyhow, coming back to my favorite part, Taufeeq Kamaal decided to make Aiman a permanent part of his business. Aiman,for the very first time,felt that her father really cares for her. But deep down inside, some vague doubts were still intimidating her to not accept her father’s loyalty towards her. And like always, Haider was there to clean up the mess that was in her mind since her childhood. Her mother never told Aiman that Taufeeq never disowned her, it was her who wanted Taufeeq to not meet her.Despite of all the failed attempts by Taufeeq to meet his daugher, Aiman’s mother never gave a glimpse of satisfaction to her daughter by telling her that Taufeeq loved her and always cared for her.No matter how much differences they had, Taufeeq wanted to take care of every need and necessity of Aiman’s but it was her mother who never let that happen.

Aiman loved her mother and since she is living with her father now, she was unable to deny the fact that she has a soft corner for her father too. Now that, everything was crystal clear, she forgave her mother for what she did and tried to forgot the deprivations and longings she went through entire her life because her mother kept her away from Taufeeq Kamaal.

It was really nice to see that just before going to office, Taufeeq presented a car as a gift to Aiman- Aiman was overwhelmed and very much excited after getting a gift from her father. I loved the way how Taufeeq introduced Aiman infront of everyone as his daughter and Aiman felt much more confident as her father boosted up her moral.

Whereas on the other side, Haider was feeling depressed as few seconds ago, Almaas called him Aiman’s uncle. Haider came such a long way with Aiman that he completely forgot the age difference they had ; Now that bitter truth came to haunt him again, he got worried about what will happen next; He was unable to believe what he just heard but still, he gave his honest opinion to Almaas that she should consider Shaheer’s proposal for Aiman; Almaas’s expression were worth watching at that time; She was ashamed of doubting Haider’s intentions.

As Aiman clearly told Sajeela that she is interested in Haider, I am anxiously waiting to see that what will be her next move.Preview of next seems very interesting; Aiman will confess her love which will make Haider upset. Lets see what happens next.

Share your thoughts on this recent installment.

Rabia Basharat.

Man ! I must admit that for me, this show is the best show airing these days in terms of pace, storyline and characters. The way they are maintaining the pace of this show is commendable ; Everything is moving step by step and I am loving this format.

Earlier ,we have seen that Aiman had her make over that was a gift of standing out first in her class by her best friend ,Haider. And the overall look which they gave to Sanam Jung is just perfect for a university student and as she is my favorite TV artist these days, so I loved her even more in her new look.

With Haider, Aiman is completely different person; she is like an open book to him and he can read her whenever he wants. He knows how to tackle Aiman when she is sad and depressed, he knows how to make her happy and more than that he is always there for her whenever she needs him; All these qualities of Haider are enough for Aiman to consider him her whole world and thats what she confessed when Rameen made her realize that she is falling in love with Haider.

Aiman’s step brother, Saahir, who was not my favorite in recent episodes , appeared as a completely different person today and I must say that I kind of liked him. Earlier,I always thought that this man needs a lot of improvement in his acting but after watching today’s episode,I was proved wrong. Further, Sanam Jung has also proved herself to be a versatile actress in this show. Her transformation from sad,depressed and average looking Aiman to bold,confident and attractive looking girl proved that she is a complete package ,in terms of looks and acting as well.

Earlier, Saahir wasnt able to gulp the fact that he has a step-sister too. But now,as he came back to Pakistan for his vacations, Haider was the one who made him realize that she is the most lonely person he ever met and despite of all the differences, she is his sister and he should not only admit the fact but also accept Aiman as his sister. Sahir, being flexible and understanding person, paid serious attention to what Haider told him and tried to solve all differences with Aiman. But Aiman lived her life in miseries while Saahir had all luxuries a man can ever think of. Because of that and many other reasons, Aiman was not ready to accept Saahir as her brother.  After all that happened with her,  she lost the ability to trust anyone easily and more than that being more mature, she thought that his brother might take her as an actual evil-step sister. Contrary to what Aiman thought , Saahir turned out to be a friendly and easy going person but Aiman was not ready to mingle just like that; she needed more time.

Aiman was not ready to accept Saahir as her brother and Saahir was not ready to give up so he played a trick and it worked really well. Its in Aiman nature that she cant see anyone in pain ; Such feelings automatically grow into a person when someone lives a life of deprivation. So as a part of her nature, she ran for Saahir and ultimately she realized that he is not merely a being, but her own brother and thought of losing him as she lost he mother made her cry. Saahir got succeeded in his plan and tried to make Aiman realize that he always urged to have a sister and now that he has one, he dont want to lose her.

Like Rameen, Haider’s friend gave him a reality check that he is falling for Aiman but Haider left it unheard. Likewise, Aiman got jealous of Haider’s old friend, today we saw a bit curious-cum-jealous version of Haider too which is clearly depicting that deep inside, he feels for Aiman too.

Sajeela came back to Pakistan with a hope that she will get Haider back merely because he didnot get married after Sajeela left him. Taufeeq and Almaas gave her second chance. Will Haider be able to give her second chance too ? To know all that and more ,we have to wait for one long week.

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

Rabia Basharat.

P.S. My fellow reviewer seems a bit busy as she didnt review last episode so I decided to take over the reviews of this show again as I cannot afford to leave such a nice show without reviewing.

For the first time in this entire show, I felt bad for Sajeela ; Not because of the fact that she was rejected by Haider Masood but because of her ex-husband for whom Sajeela was merely a jackpot and he used her just as an ATM machine for earning muft ka revenue,as much possible as he can. She came back to Pakistan with a hope that Haider spent those years by thinking about her only but she was proved wrong. Haider kept on avoiding Sajeela for so long but this time what Sajeela did was something beyond his level of patience – She insulted rather accused Aiman and that was unbearable for him.

Just after Haider broke the ice, her credulity vanished with in a moment and that was nothing but a slap on Sajeela’s face. Bibi was right, after spending those carefree years with her ex-husband , as soon as she got to know his reality , she reverted back to Haider. Neither was Haider an absolute scum nor was he so desperate that he will accept and welcome Sajeela whenever she feel like coming back to him.I mean how could she even think of returning back to him after leaving him the way no one expected her to leave ?

I am so glad that Taufeeq paid heed to what Aiman asked and got convinced after knowing what was in her mind. Afterall, he learnt this lesson from his own life – marrying Zainab and then living his life without his daughter was the hardest fact he ever faced and now that his daughter is standing at the similar spot, he didnot want her to face the same situation that he did. And to add icing on the cake was Saahir’s vote in favor of his father.. chup karwa dya donu ne Almaas ko..

Keeping everything in his mind that happened lately, Haider decided to get married. He didnot want any questions on his and Aiman’s relation and as soon as he felt that situation is getting out of his hands, he went to Dubai to propose Fatima. Bibi was shocked to hear the news because all this while , she was thinking that Haider will marry Aiman and now that he announced his wedding, she was unable to figure out that what exactly is cooking in Haider’s head.

Poor Aiman felt as if she was in the middle of nowhere ; For her, Haider was the reason because of whom she smiles and now that he himself is ready to snatch the smile away from her, how would she be able to remain quiet and to not confess her love for him. She pledged Haider and asked him again and again to marry her but Haider resisted to confess his feelings for her – he was doing this for his own self because he knew that he was way elder than her, he was doing that for her because he didnt want anyone to see Aiman with suspicious eyes and more than that, he was doing this for them kyu k Haider sab kuch bardaasht kar sakta hai magar ye bardasht nahi kar sakta k usay koi ye kahay k uss ne Aiman ke masoomyat, uss ke kam umeri ka faida uthanay ke koshish ke hai.. but he knew that none of them will live a happy life with his very step.

Next episode will be the last one and I am so going to miss this show. But I am glad too and that is because they are winding it up at right time so that the charm of the show remains with us for long. Preview of next episode looks interesting and after a long time, we will finally see one happy ending..

I would love to read your feedback on second last episode of this show.

Rabia Basharat.

Tonight’s episode was majorly about Sajeela and her desires ; Sajeela thinks that she has the ability to conquer Haider’s heart again but she has completely forgotten that how pitilessly and cruelly she crushed Haider’s feelings under her feet and left to live a happy life with Mazhar. As time is the best healer and teacher; Haider’s wounds got partially healed because Aiman came in his life but Sajeela learned new lessons in her life; Mazhar was a coward, gutless and merely a fraud for whom she left her family and a loving Husband and now that their relation is no more, she wants Haider back in her life. She thinks of Haider as a toy or puppet with whom she can play whenever she want but this time, Haider is firm and knows exactly what to do. I literally enjoyed watching  spark and glow on Aiman’s face when she saw Haider ignoring Sajeela.

Sajeela tried every possible way out to convince both Haider and Bibi that she is feeling sorry for what she had done in past. Haider didnot pay heed to whatever Sajeela said and Bibi treated her the way she deserved to be treated.  Sajeela developed the feeling of insecurity after noticing Aiman’s closeness to Haider and for that she attempted to plant seeds of doubt in Aiman’s heart.

Aiman was left in a doubt for a moment but she recollected herself ; To assess the level of affection and more than that, to make herself feel satisfied that she is important for Haider, she called Haider for lunch. After all those sad times, Haider found  a companion in the form of Emma. In her presence, he forgets everything and at the very time Emma becomes his whole world. Despite of the age difference, they had something common; Deprivation and Starvation – Deprivation of living a happy and peaceful life, starvation of love and affection and when Haider and Aiman are together those empty spaces in their hearts fills up immediately.

Shaheer tried to propose Aiman but Aiman,being in love with Haider , can’t even think of marrying someone else and for that, she completely ignored Shaheer. Poor Shaheer kept on trying and luckily, he met Haider. Eventually, Shaheer found the light at the end of tunnel when he came to know that his father is friends with Haider and Taufeeq. Rakeeb ko Chayai ? Rakeeb ke khaatir daari kaun karta hai yaar.. ! .. Sajid was so right, Haider was blessed with such a big heart that he even welcomed the one who wants Aiman in his life and more than that, Haider knew that before.

Sajeela kept on insisting Almaas that she wants Haider back in her life. Almaas, being practical woman, put all the facts and figures in front of Sajeela but she was in no mood to hear anything that is giving even a single glimpse of Almaas denial.

Preview of next episode seems very interesting ; I am not going to tell that what will happen next but gear up yourselves to watch some emotional drama next week.

Share your thoughts on this episode.

Rabia Basharat.

Like always, this was one interesting episode and the pace of this episode was just perfect. After all that happened with Haider, he was not ready to discuss Sajeela Babar with any of his friends especially with Aiman and for that, Aiman was totally unaware of Sajeela’s conflicts with her family. And now that she is here, in Pakistan, Aiman treated her just like her nature intended her to treat – nicely.

Sajeela is still under serious  self complacency that Haider will come back to her despite of everything  she has done to him. She ruined his life and now that she is totally free from her ex-husband ,she is thinking that she has a chance of reconciliation with Haider. And with all that in her mind, she is trying to be ultra nice to her sister and to everyone else. With a mask of fakeness on her face, she is compelling Almaas to believe in her  – To believe that she is not here to create any mess again.

I loved the sequence where Aiman visited Haider’s office and had a chit chat with him. In that particular scene, Sanam Jung literally outdid herself – the way she acted , the way she delivered her dialogues and above all the expressions were priceless. She discussed Sajeela’s mystery as she didnot know the reality. After hearing that, Haider was shocked completely; He was completely shattered and broken from inside. He left his past far behind and now its right here , infront of him – shouting and calling him but somehow, he managed to recollect himself and acted as if nothing happened.

It was really nice to see Aiman getting driving lessons from Haider. Everytime, I see them together, all I think is that they share perfect onscreen chemistry even after considering the fact that Aiman is half of age of Haider.Being a self-preserved person, Sajeela initiated targeting Aiman as soon as she saw Aiman and Haider together. Poor Aiman was unable to understand why is Sajeela targeting her but soon she came to know that it was Sajeela who was once married to Haider and they were separated after few months of wedding.

After knowing the reality, Aiman had mixed feelings. Agony was breaking her from inside – Agony of not knowing anything, pain of thinking that Sajeela will snatch Haider away from her, anguish of thinking that Haider kept his life as a secret and for that , Sajeela questioned her friendship with Haider. She cried and cried and then went to Rameen’s to speak her heart out.  But as soon as Haider came to know that she was staying at Rameen’s , he scolded her badly. Aiman wanted to know everything about Haider and Haider was not ready to talk about Sajeela anymore as  Sajeela’s chapter got closed in his life long time ago. As expected, Haider cheered Aiman up without telling her anything.

Aiman gave a shut up call to Sajeela because it was none of her concern to ask about her and Haider’s relation. I was guessing that Sajeela will keep on haunting her and Aiman will keep on bearing but Aiman,being a confident girl now, was unable to endure silly questioning and pinching by anyone. She knew exactly what to do and she did it without giving a second thought to that.

I am eagerly waiting for next episode where Sajeela will apologize Bibi and Haider. Waiting to see Haider and Aiman’s reaction to that.

Share your thoughts on this installment.

Rabia Basharat.

Merai Humdum Merai Dost is the play I was looking forward from the day when I came to know that Farhat Ishtiaq’s Best Seller Novel will be dramatized & as soon as I came to know that one of my favorite TV artists,Sanam Jung,will be doing Umm-e-Aiman’s role, I was the happiest girl on earth. Being directed by, Shehzad Kashmiri and Produced by Momina Duraid, Merai Humdum Merai Dost will be aired every friday at 9pm only on URDU1. Now that we are done with formal intro of the show,Lets start with the characters introduction.

Taufeeq Kamaal (Farhan Ali Agha) was married to Zainab for many years but their marital life didnot work for them as Taufeeq was obsessed with success and beauty and according to him, Zainab lacked both of them. He demanded separation from Zainab but poor Zainab pledged for mercy and it was only because of their daughter Umm-e-Aiman (Sanam Jung), Taufeeq let both of them go out of his life without giving divorce to Zainab. Like typical eastern wives, Zainab loved her husband even when he left her and Aiman all alone in this gigantic world. While on the other hand, Taufeeq got married once again to Almaas (Zainab Qayyum);the type of girl for whom he actually anticipated throughout his life.

For Aiman, her father is nothing but a name that facilitates her whenever she has to fill an application form; She hates him and even asks her mother that she should hate her even more than her. Zainab was fighting with a deathly disease and Aiman tried every possible way out to help her mother and at-last, Zainab gave her life up. From those scenes when Zainab’s state went serious till her last breath, Sanam Jung’s acting was near to perfection. Her mother was whole world for her and now that she is no more, Aiman felt completely doomed.

According to the promise she made to her mother that she will go to her father after her death, Aiman tried to make up her mind but she failed every-time she attempted to do so. She knew that even after her refusal, she has to leave because there is no way out except going to her father. It was really sad to see how Taufeeq didnot pay much heed to his daughter and focused more at his foreign trip.

Haider (Adnan Siddiqui),middle aged man with a very serious and realistic approach towards life, is one of the closest friends and colleague of Taufeeq Kamaal. Haider was given responsibility of Aiman till Taufeeq and Almaas won’t return back. On her way to the land of his father with Haider, Aiman was completely shattered and broken from inside.She is the one who lost her mother and just after losing her, she was going to live with a person whom she hated throughout her life and sad but true, that man was her father. Or uss se bhi barh kar ye k he wasnot there to attend her when she was expecting him to be there to console her during the hardest time of her life. Though, Haider tried every possible way to make her feel comfortable but he was a stranger for her and she didnot pay any attention to what he did and what he say.

Another side track in this story is of Sajeela (Hareem Farooq) and Mazhar (Junaid Khan). Mazhar comes from middle class where Sajeela was once a part of rich family. They tried every possible way out to get married to each other and luckily,they succeeded. But soon after their marriage nothing remained same; Maybe its Mazhar’s guilt of not fulfilling Sajeela’s desires and because of that he is having inferiority complex or maybe its something else that will be revealed later – whatever the reason maybe it is sounding as if their marital life is nothing but a compromise with one sided effort of Sajeela for making things better.

First two episodes were too good as far as introduction is concerned. I literally loved the background score – At times, it sounded like Turkish serials BS too. Direction was perfect and all artists played their part perfectly well.

What is your say about introductory episodes of MHMD ?

Rabia Basharat.

P.S. Apologies for reviewing it late.. :)

And yessssss, Aiman is not like Romaisa except for her simplicity; She is intelligent and a good learner plus she knows how to deal with the hard facts of life bravely. At time, she falls short of patience and cries but still she is managing to survive in this new world.

I was waiting for the day when Aiman will meet her father and there it came but just before that she was so worried whether he will accept her or not. Because for her, she is just an ordinary looking not-so-intelligent girl and her father is perfectionist. Still ,she managed to recollect herself and went to meet her father. I really liked how father and daughter were looking at each other hesitantly; This is probably the first time I have watched such a different father-daughter relation in any drama. Without uttering any words, their eyes spoke and I absolutely enjoyed watching that. And then, it was so sad to see Aiman leaving Haider and Bibi ; She hardly got settled with them and now again she had to move to another place. In those few days, she got much attached to them and it was so painful for her to move to a house where  the man whom she hated throughout her life will be residing alongwith her.

I was so glad to see Almas attitude towards Aiman;She welcomed her open heartedly and unlike typical step mothers , she never gave a single glimpse of hatred for her rather she was there to help her in any way she needed. Taufeeq Kamaal’s interaction with her daughter was interesting to watch too; He knew that her daughter will be lagging behind in quality education due to her financial condition – ofcourse, there is a difference between a student of Harvard and a student of Urdu medium govt college. After knowing all her educational details, he recommended her to join some institute for short courses and she was ready to accept her father’s suggestion.I am feeling that her hatred towards her father is vanishing gradually.

In the meanwhile, Haider visited Almaas and Aiman expected that he will meet her too but it felt that he completely forgot her. Like Aiman, I was also disappointed to see that she was just a few days responsibility for Haider and he had no emotional attachment with her.  All this while, he was trying to cheer her up solely because he felt pity for her.Proving herself to be intelligent, she managed to run the laptop her father sent for her. There was a huge grin on my face when she opened laptop’s camera accidently or pher baal sanwaarnay lagee..

Sajeela is in no mood to grant forgiveness to her husband even after knowing that he divorced his first wife. We came to know the reason behind Haider’s serious attitude today too . It was Sajeela – Haider and Sajeela  were once married and how madly he loved her was all that took 35 minutes of tonight’s episode. Meanwhile, when Sajeela and Mazhar were far apart, Haider came in Sajeela’s life; they were family friends and Haider developed feelings for her during her stay at Sajeela’s place.  Sajeela needed a person with whom she will feel a bit lively after leaving Mazhar so Haider was just the right choice for her.

I missed Aiman and Taufeeq Kamaal tonight ; They could have shown them atleast for 5 minutes.. Metlab hadh he ho gayee.. Tonight episode had Sajeela written all over it.  Still, I enjoyed watching tonight’s installment.

Lets see what happens next. Share your thoughts about last two episodes.

Rabia Basharat.

This time again we had a heavy dosage of Sajeela and Mazhar and less of Aiman and Haider. I always want to see more of Aiman,Haider and Taufeeq Kamal scenes and I sincerely wish that from next episode,we would see more of them. Because Sajeela and Mazhar track has nothing new to offer. Wohi typical story..

Anyhow, Sajeela came to know that Mazhar is already married and she reacted just like the way she should have reacted. She was completely shattered because it was Mazhar for whom she went against her loving and caring father – father who always put Sajeela first in front of whole world.

Haider is trying every possible way out to make Aiman feel comfortable while living at his place but somehow, Aiman is still unable to come out of the shell and to make herself feel like home. Major reason for Aiman’s discomfort is nothing but the class difference. She comes from a lower middle class family where she always strived for even basic necessities of life and now that she is a part of rich high class ,she is finding it difficult to transform herself into a completely new and different Aiman.

All we can observe is that Aiman is under sheer inferiority complex after stepping into a completely new world where everything seems perfect. She was right to the extent that everything that belongs to Taufeeq Kamaal is more than perfect even his friend,Haider,is a graduate from Harvard University. Relating everything to what her mother told her , she got so worried whether her father will accept her. Because for her, she is neither intelligent nor is she beautiful so how will her father react after meeting her ?

With heavy heart, she woke up and it was really nice to see how  Haider tackled her. The way he admired Aiman’s intelligence told that he is really concerned for her and is trying to be her mentor; He really want Aiman to not under estimate herself merely because she is from lower middle class. Haider knows really well that its Aiman inferiority complex that is not letting Aiman live happy and satisfied life. But he did not know that it is so hard for Aiman to come out of all this – she grew with these complexes as a part of her life as if she inherited them from her mother.

Mazhar is finding it really hard to make Sajeela realize that he is loyal to her and will never leave her. But Sajeela has turned evil this time; She knows that it was due to her financial help because of which Mazhar’s family is living a luxurious life. After a certain point, I second to Sajeela’s thought that Mazhar married her because of her wealthy background. But when I see him trying so hard to cheer up Sajeela, I change my mind. Whatever the mystery is, it will be revealed in upcoming episodes.

Preview of next episode looks very interesting and I think from next episode, this drama will be on a completely new track; It will be more about father-daughter relationship and I would absolutely love to watch that.

Do share your thoughts on today’s episode.

Rabia Basharat.

After watching both episodes back to back, all I can say is that the story of the show is unfolding just the way I expected it to be unfolded. Every artist in this show is doing great job and it seems that the casting team have done special efforts and by learning deep insights of this novel, they decided who would fit in the role of the respective character.

Aiman is finding herself very uncomfortable and unfit for this upper class society and for that she is failing to gel in with everyone. She feels so empty deep inside because her father is not there when she needs him the most. Despite of the fact that they are ultra loving and caring people,she is living with Haider and his Bibi half-heartedly because she feels completely lost.

The scene where Aiman talked to her father was worth watching ; Sanam Jung literally outdid herself.She had mixed feeling of hatred and reproach while talking to her father. She wanted to open her heart out and to tell her father that how hard her life was when she was with her mother and he left them,  she wanted to complain and cry out loud but all she can do is just to listen and answer to Taufeeq’s straight and serious questions. The  pain in her voice when she talked to her step mother,Almas, was clearly depicting that how difficult it is for Aiman to gulp the fact that Taufeeq Kamal left Zainab(Aiman’s mother) solely for Almas and now that she is dead, Aiman has no option but to live and do what her father opts of her.

Previously, we knew that Sajeela and Mazhar are living a life that is nothing but a comprise. But after watching these two episodes,we came to know that Sajeela literally fought to marry Mazhar. As she said, her father always cared for her the most but when he came to know that Mazhar belongs to middle-class family ,he rejected him just like that. Sajeela find it difficult to live without Mazhar and she left her house. I am glad that Mazhar proved Sajeela’s father misconception to be wrong – He was definitely not after the wealth that Sajeela owns. They said their good byes and I must say that the whole good bye sequence was way too much extended for no reason; They could have wrapped up that flashback of good bye within few minutes .By the way, that was the only point in both episodes where I felt a bit bored else I found every scene interesting.

Haider is being so kind to Aiman and his kindness is somehow leaving an impact on Aiman that he is caring for her because he cares for Taufeeq Kamal. I really enjoyed that gift part where Haider was the teacher and Aiman was trying to be a good learner by following every instruction that he gave her and the cute thing about that scene was that Haider treated Aiman like a kid. And for that, I want to give a special mention of Adnan Siddiqui’s acting skills – Typically, male artists confuse being caring with flirty kind of expressions but Adnan was completely out of that.I mean not for a sec, he gave an impression that there is some ongoing chemistry between them or somewhat closer to that.

I really enjoy the direction of this show at some points like when Haider took Aiman for dinner and shopping ,we even enjoyed to see that mouthwatering seafood platter and after that the use of folk and knife by Haider and Aiman having her food all by her hands, pointing the difference in her living standard ,was also one of the minutest details that was taken care of during direction. Acha, I thought she will be using and trying harder to have her food with folk and knife too laken shukar hai she was confident enough to have her meal just the way she want it to be eaten.

Episode ended when Sajeela came to know that Mazhar is already married. Lets see how the story will unfold and what else this show has to offer in upcoming episodes.

Whats your say about this show ?

Rabia Basharat.

Yaaaaar, maza nahin aaya! We have been waiting for the past two episodes for that moment to come when Mushq and Fahd get separated and aside from the fact that I want them separated because I want the Mushq-Dabbu track to begin, I am also genuinely curious how Mushq and Fahd get separated in the first place!! I had thought it would happen in the previous episode and the preview for this week had suggested it would happen today but alas! Not fair!

 
So Mushq and Fahd are both locked up at the police station. Although Fahd tau seems to be strolling around as he pleases, sometimes outside to speak to the SHO, sometimes to make a phone call. Cat seems to have gotten Mushq’s tongue for she was quiet when the policeman was asking questions – had she shown some restraint when he asked her when she was headed then maybe just maybe she would not have drawn that much attention to herself. Was it really necessary to show the SHO stuffing his face that way though? Yes I get it, policemen are shown to be total nincompoops but must he be tearing into that tikka in such a vicious way – maybe that’s why Mushq was quiet then too having seen the fate of a fellow murghi haha!

Mehru. Ah, must we talk about Mehru ji? Okay, let’s because it seems as if this may have been the last we see or hear of her, woo hoo! I do not understand why she disappeared? Was she okay with the nikkah because she thought Aslam was locked up and then realized how he may tell Dabbu the truth now that she is out? And the letter she wrote – how did it get to Dabbu? Did she confess the truth about Fahd? Because the letter seemed to be more of a ‘it’s not you, it’s me and you are too good for me so I must leave you’ rather than a confession of how she has wronged him? I did not see Dabbu read the letter so I am assuming he has made the Fahd connection because he sees Mehru was not loyal since she has run off the day of their marriage? Uff so many questions and conspiracy theories for such a baseless track! I do not really care for the answers – good riddance I say!

 
Nayaz and Zeba, Zeba and Nayaz – so much lurrrve, well good for them! I am actually glad they are happy. Both such goody two shoes it would have been pointless if they started having tantrums too and undue focus was on them. Master Sb seems to look actually relieved to be rid of Mushq.

So Dabbu now realizes he was wrong to have not believed Fahd and Striker tells him that he and ‘lover girl’ have eloped. That word, lover girl! Makes me laugh! I keep thinking Fahd may leave Mushq in the lurch but even when the SHO says to lock them up Fahd asks to be locked up but Mushq to be let go so I really do wonder if he will leave her to rot there? I have a feeling his mother may implore him to come or something. I have run out of ideas really. I did find his mother’s reaction strange though when Fahd’s friend finally tells her that Fahd had gone to Karachi to bring Mushq back. I had thought she was not aware keh Mushq naam ki koi larki hai but her reaction did not seem to imply that was confused or surprised nor did she ask who Mushq is. So, I suppose she knew about Mushq then and was she also not in favour of the rishta like Master Sb? So many questions, uff!

 
I really feel like skipping a few episodes now and then watching them together. I do not like how one episode quickens the pace and then a few follow that drag the story at a snail’s pace. You know that scene we saw in last week’s preview when Mushq says that Fahd could not possibly leave her? I have a feeling that is how next episode will end, leaving us guessing again what will happen next. Uggh!

 
Are you all disappointed in today’s episode and expected more to happen like I did? Would love to hear your thoughts!

 
Kunwal Javid

Chalo ji, Mushq finally ran off with Fahd but the moment we were waiting to see was not really her running off with him but what happens to him/them that kicks Fahd out of the picture and brings Mushq to Dabbu Bhai. Arrgh!
It was evident from the way last week’s episode ended that Dabbu bhai believed Mehru ji over Fahd. I thought he would then beat Fahd to within an inch of his life but two punches and he sent Fahd on his way. When he keeps pondering over all the time he has spent with Fahd, I thought maybe he would realize Mehru had played him especially the scene where Fahd is asleep and Mehru is literally sitting almost on top of his head but no, Dabbu is only trying to figure out why Fahd would stab him in the back like that.

Mehru’s sudden change of heart is also very annoying. She was pledging her undying love to Fahd and now is dreamily thinking of marrying Dabbu. I would like to do a ‘Dabbu’ here – just go along and believe what Mehru is saying. She wants to marry Dabbu? Ok sure, marry him – I am done trying to figure this woman out.

For all Fahd’s cluelessness he ended up remaining true to his word when he had written to Mushq in that letter Mehru delivered that when she would need him he would be there. Mushq opens the door and voila, Fahd is standing outside, albeit his usual dazed self, but there nonetheless!

Master Sb ka dil nahin bhara with his match the pictures worksheet and now Zeba gets married to Nayaz. Honestly, he takes obedient student to a truly new level altogether! Nayaz’s baji does seem to be a bitter woman but I am hoping what Nayaz says is true about her being good at heart, not for Zeba’s sake but because I do not want to see much more of Nayaz-Zeba!

It would have made so much sense if Mushq had packed an extra pair of clothes, really! I suppose she did not know what she was going to do till the very last minute but seriously, is it safe to walk to the end of the street dressed as a bride, let alone all the way to Lahore?!

I wonder what will happen now that the policemen asked Mushq and Fahd to step down from the bus. I could not find next week’s preview online and my curiosity got the better of me and I watched the OST again. Dabbu and Mushq seem to be quite close and Dabbu quite smitten. I think most of us are watching this drama mainly for the Dabbu-Mushq track to begin and I was disappointed on the note this episode ended but oh well, till next week then!

Fahd seemed a bit dazed – well, more than his usual confused self and I wonder if it is because of how he left things with Dabbu being on his mind. He did not seem as relieved or happy to be taking Mushq finally with him as I would have expected him to be. I did not feel any sympathy for Master Sb either for when he wails that if Mushq had told him to give his life so she could be free, he would have given it I thought what the heck? You could very happily keep your life to yourself and just get her married where she pleased rather than trying to marry her off to anyone but Fahd! He had been made a laughing stock already in front of the entire mohalla, Mushq’s rebellious attitude surely spoke for itself so it would have made sense for him to have her call Fahd and his mother and marry her off. Sigh.

What did you all make of this episode? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Kunwal Javid