Assalamoalikum.. Allah bless you all with His abundant blessings this Ramadan. Ameen

Episode 10 of Mubarak ho beti hui hai did have some powerful performances but storyline has not shown much development. It was mainly about the aftermath of Aneela’s son’s diagnosis, and the odds Naheed faced as a result of daring to stand on her own two feet. Life is throwing her back at every curve and till now she is proving she has got what it takes to get going, and so do her daughters.

The part about her getting a new job running the school canteen and her daughters getting scholarships was a breath of fresh air. Her oldest daughter Iqra is such a poised and confident young lady and so proud of her mother.

The mother and daughters’ front is all going progressively but as usual, majority of the society cannot bear to see a single woman succeeding. So, Fariha and khala both are hell bent on making life harder for her than it already is. It was very hurtful when khala was sympathetically telling Naheed to have a big heart and accept that she is flawed, like it’s some inherent deficiency of hers that she gives birth to females but Naheed is senseible enough to refuse being pitied or guilt trapped on a ridiculous accusation. Khala is also doubtful of Naheed’s character because of their neighbor, without any consideration of her plight.

Naheed had gone to her brother’s house to celebrate the arrival of his son with all the fanfare of a first time phuphoo but was met with sarcasm and meanness from Fariha. That woman is not capable of anything else. Shehzad’s attitude was a bit better not for long, as shown in the promo, thanks to Fariha and khala’s venom against Naheed.

Naheed is portraying all the common problems of a single working mother today. She can have all the will and resilience in the world but she still needs child support to go out to work. In Naheed’s case, she has to rely on a stranger like her landlord khala for her infant, even though she is totally disinterested in caring but there is no other option for her. That resulted in a head injury for her baby, causing her so much distress. The neighbour was again there for the much needed help, but unfortunately they caught Fariha’s eye and how she is going to exploit that knowledge is no one’s guess…

In Sadiq and Aneela’s household, nothing much has changed.. life remains the same there with Sadiq a stupid spineless puppet in Aneela’s hands, his mother left sick and alone with only her guilt and regrets to keep her company and Aneela under the impression that because she is cunning, she can cover all her misdemeanours with lies and tears and makeup in front of Sajid, which frankly she does a little too much of. Especially for someone who is worried about her mentally challenged son and who has to do housework like cleaning and cooking ..

So we end this drama with the tagline “mubarak ho beti hui hai” from the very same father who had ousted his first wife and four young daughters for the crime of being born.. talk about a real turn about. While it would have been better if the realisation had come slow and steady for Sadiq instead of just one accident that changed his whole perspective on having female offsprings, it was still not too bad, but could have been more realistic.

These two episodes were among the very good ones of this play, in which Saima Noor has emerged a far better performer than many in demand actresses of today. If it’s one person who owned this drama through and through, it was Saima Noor. Not once did she falter in her epic portrayal of Naheed, a woman cursed and made to suffer because she bore four successive daughters in a society where they are considered a liability and unwanted burden. The actor who followed closely behind was Sajid Hassan. It was hard to hate Sadiq, since he was emoted so perfectly on screen. Every human flaw and false perception was translated brilliantly in yet another one of Sajid Hassan’s truly memorable performances. Saboor Aly has also acted very well and you can see the passionate acting of Sajal showing in the youngster. Mehwish Qureshi, Mariam Ansari and Naheed Shabbir also suited their roles, even if their performances were not too impressive.

Life came full circle today as Sadiq realised that wishing away daughters never got anyone anywhere. Kids from both genders can prove to be blessing for their parents. Getting to reap the benefits off your children is not gender specific.

Anila has realised that Ahmed had called her because he needed a maid and the way Ahsan broke down on hearing his mother’s selfishness after Sadiq’s accident was very touching. Despite Anila’s upbringing,Ahsan has turned out to be a very fine young man. He forgave Amber and still wanted to venture into life happily with her was really sweet of him. Anum’s story still did not make a lot of sense but atleast she is fair and kind as a second wife which says a lot about Naheed’s parenting. She insisted Jawad to stay with his kids and has gone to study abroad herself.

The re entry of Aftab and Iqra’s marriage with his younger brother was a good development and it was good to see Iqra standing up for her mother and her happiness. She made Fareeha speechless by saying that if her mom wanted to re marry, she would be the first to get her mother her happiness since she has all rights to be happy as well.

Now all of Naheed’s daughters are married and happy and striving for living their lives according to their own values and beliefs. She has raised strong independent women with zero resources and absolutely no support. Hats off to this woman for proving to the world that she not only accepted her daughters when no one else did but also cherished and celebrated them.

A good ending to a good play. Well written, well executed and well performed. Kudos to the whole team behind “Mubarak Ho Beti hui Hai”

The problem with plays that have a very long storyline is that they start to contradict themselves in the middle, storylines go wayward, characters lose their appeal and everything becomes a little confusing. The same is happening here now. What could have been a pretty straightforward tale of a single mother raising her daughters in a gender biased society has taken many dimensions now, some quite far from the original idea. While its good to see a little unpredictability and suspense, what is happening here is twisting the story away from its original theme which was quite beautiful on its own.

The funniest part of the episodes was Anum’s behaviour. If she was cordial and nice to Fehmida, I think that would have been quite reasonable and enough. But to go all out of the way to stand up for the rights of a woman whose husband you married willingly and lovingly has befuddled me. Why would she change Fehmida’s outlook and personality so Jawad can appreciate her? If she wanted Jawad to stick with his first wife, she could easily have listened to her mom and refused Jawad, but she was obsessed and madly in love with him at that time. A few hours into the marriage, she has shifted her obsession and and love onto Fehmida, even to the extent of refusing to go to the movies or shopping or dinner with him unless his first wife accompanies them. While its very unrealistic and odd, but I could not control my laughter at Jawad’s plight. If every second wife starts acting like Anum, very soon married men would think one hundred times before proposing to a pretty colleague, by cribbing about their first wives.

Regarding Anila, she was always this selfish, but her disappearance served Sadiq well too. There was a lot of suffering on the men’s side in this episode. Sajid Hassan was again phenomenal in this episode. Despite knowing that he has brought on his own fate, it was hard not to sympathise with his portrayal of a broken man, who while having two wives, four biological children and two step children has essentially no one who cares about him at all. Anila had once snatched material things from Naheed, paying no heed to morals and that is what she did again. For financial gain, it was very easy for her to decide to leave her aged husband and ailing child.

Sadiq also got to know about the cake Amber kept on sending him. While it was a totally pointless gesture,done purely out of vengeance, it was still sad to see that how bad parenting and wrong priorities of father had played havoc with a little girl’s senses and attitudes. Amber finally confessed to Naheed all that she had in mind and all that she had achieved by marrying Ahsan, which ofcourse was overheard by Ahsan as the door was very conveniently left open. He was naturally heartbroken and oblivious to the last part of conversation where Amber expressed her guilt at doing all this. This episode only showed his anger and avoidance of Amber, so maybe next time we will get to know better how he is going to handle this ultimate betrayal by a wife he had so loved and trusted.

Iqra’s story is still stagnant but it is good that she is working and carrying on with with her life, though Naheed has started looking for a suitable husband for her. When Naheed told Fareeha and Shehzad that she has no intention of hiding Iqra’s previous marriage and subsequent divorce from any prospective suitors, Fareeha went totally against it and prompted her to lie. I am sure if Naheed had shown her intention to be otherwise, Fareeha would be the first one to announce of that unfortunate incident of Iqra’s life. She is such a vile woman.

Sajid Hassan, Saboor Ali, Saima Noor and the boy playing Ahsan were all fabulous today. They nailed their characters, even thugh the story is losing common sense a little bit. One thing is for certain though, that neither Anum nor Amber learnt Naheed’s endearing habit of minding her own business. They are both extremely nosy and have no sense of personal or private boundaries whatsoever. They plunge head on to take control of situations and manipulate them according to how they deem right, which is so different from the quiet dignity with which Naheed carried herself all her life..maybe nature does overcome nurture in a lot of instances.

Stay tuned to see how the drama wraps up..

So these episodes were a masterpiece of dragging, prolonging and filling with useless scenes that contributed nothing to the story.

First we will get to the main points, Naheed has gone into severe depression since Anum has also proven to be stubborn and headstrong like Amber and went against her mother’s wishes. Anum has gotten a reality check that the sophisticated and cultured Dr Jawad is an emotionally abusive and degrading husband when it comes to his first wife. Amber is slowly but surely making Anila’s life a hell and Anila is realising that times have changed and she cannot get much out of her old bullying and manipulative techniques.

So these were basically the few advancements that took place but to elaborate them and fill the course of two episodes in one go, scenes and dialogues were stretched so much that they lost all their depth and beauty. The parts where Amber acts sugar sweet when Ahsan is around and that makes Anila seethe in anger and Sadiq act clueless is repeated too many times. Such useless banter between Anila and Amber has become quite monotonous now. No point in it anymore.

Anum’s marriage and Naheed’s expressions on it were very touching and made complete sense in the loneliness and melancholy of that scene. Somehow, despite being around the same dark moods, Saima Noor’s scenes still did not look boring or over the top. Even her depression seem justified. Anila’s boys are doing bad to her because she herself is a bad parson and the cause of much grief to a lot of people. Naheed, on the other hand was a genuinely good mother who certainly did not deserve such selfish daughters.

Anum has seen how Jawad mistreats his first wife and now she is intent on making Fehmida look and feel good after snatching her husband first. Maybe they want to show that all second wives are not evil, but it still makes no sense. Why would she want to improve the lifestyle of a woman whose husband she has already married.

The episode was stuffed with filler scenes. At one point, I thought we will have to suffer through the whole haircut, such is the slow pace of this drama. Also, just to show that Iqra has started a new job, there was not much need to show how Iqra met each and everyone of her students and also how she walks to her home when school is off. We were literally walked the whole way from school to Naheed’s house. Mamoo and mami were not given much time today which is good in a way that atleast Naheed could mourn in peace.

The next promo looks quite promising.. stay tuned to find out more

Ghalat kehtay hain kay jawan betay maa ki taqat hotay hain.. maa baiton kay samnay hi to  kamzor hoti hai…

Anila summed up the crux of the episode and one of the few points where despite the drag, this drama seems exact on point, right where it should be. Though the writer is showing a very balanced view. A woman can be a very strong creature but a mother is also very weak at the same time. In a way both Anila and Naheed are at the same point in their lives. In their own ways, both put their kids first when taking their life decisions but now that the same kids are older they are putting these mothers last. The dilemma of motherhood is depicted accurately with the correct flair of drama. For the first time, Sabreen Hisbani was perfect in her role. There were more dimensions to Anila in this episode than we ever saw.

Amber is trying to do what she wanted to do in the first place, take revenge and make the villains of her life suffer. However, in her childish and emotional decisions, she has forgotten that she is still a young girl, raised by Naheed who was very peaceful and avoidant of all conflicts and theatrics. So she is quite ill prepared in front of Anila and Sadiq who have years of experience in selfishness and manipulation to their advantage. Her only strength is Ahsan’s negative perception of his mother, but then this was why she took such a big risk and till now, Ahsan has not disappointed in his disdain of Anila, which is the only reason Anila is helpless or she would thrown Amber out of her house in a few minutes.

Naheed and Iqra and Fariha and Anum are all under the impression that Amber did everything due to her romantic involvement with Ahsan. That is why they are so shocked and hurt. Looking at it now, Amber’s reasons for revenge and her way of doing it to get justice for her mother might not sound very convincing even to her own years but what is done is done and we can only move forward from here.

Anum on the other hand has satisfied her heart by becoming involved with Dr Jawad and making sure her already broken mother cannot resist anymore. To her credit, she was honest enough to speak to her mother that after Amber did court marriage, she does not want to be the only one to sacrifice her happiness for her mother’s wishes. One scene that really stood out was Dr Jawad asking for Anum’s hand From Naheed  who was phenomenal in that scene. It was not only evident to her but to all the audience as well that Dr Jawad’s reasons were nothing more than the similar excuses every man has in order to prove his second marriage right. He reminded of Sadiq in that scene. His absolute dismissal of his first wife’s feelings puts him in the league of majority men in this play along with Sadiq and Farhan. Only Ahsan seems different enough to put his wife’s respect above everything else.

There were a few silly bloopers which I could not help but notice like Amber carrying a different bag when she left Naheed’s house and a different one when she reached her home. Also, Naheed spoke Kiran’s name instead of Iqra when she spoke of her divorce.

please give your our views on today’s episodes in the comment section.

So these two episodes finally took Amber to the place where she had been thrown out decades ago, and her revengeful feelings had not let her rest since. Finally, she is at Sadiq and Anila’s household, after much chaos and upheaval created by her reckless decision of court marriage with Ahsan.

These episodes had a few bloopers and missed points which made it feel kind of dragging and kind of too much happening in a short space of time. Firstly, if Iqra had not been so discreet and clearly sent away Amber telling her that their mamoo and mami is there, might have ended in a better result than her symbolic and quiet warnings which were too late in any case. As usual, Shehzad and Fariha brought their orthodox thinking and old school fuss to the situation which did nothing to improve anything and at the end, the angry husband wife marched out of the house as usual.

Naheed’s reaction to Amber’s marriage was very natural. She is heartbroken since Amber was the apple of her eye. Her one daughter whom she loved more dearly than all others. Saima Noor was spot on in showing the feelings of a torn mother, who is desperately hurt by her daughter’s thoughtlessness, yet being a mother , her feelings are not in her control and cannot stop herself from remembering the youngest of her children.

Iqra’s reaction is very sane and sensible. She is trying her hardest pull her mother out of the abyss that Amber has thrown them into. Anum on the other hand is a whole different story. Even though this episode was about Amber’s selfishness, what stood out the most was Anum’s meanness. She is oblivious to her mother’s plight, rather she is going on and on about not marrying Dr Jawad like an broken record. Her behaviour and total oblivion to the pain of her mother and sisters make her look like Sadiq’s daughter far more than Amber does. I was totally annoyed at Anum today.

In Ahsan’s house, Anila’s reaction was all we could hope for. But Sadiq was disappointing today in the whole scenerio. His water truly is thicker than blood. He is totally indifferent and cold to Amber as if she is someone else’s daughter. I mean, I know he has disowned Naheed and his girls but I was still expecting something; a longing, a remorse or merely a tiny little soft corner.

Anila and Amber’s have come face to face and Anila has guessed her evil intentions very well since it takes one to know one. It is going to be a very interesting match but Anila is already putting herself on the wrong foot by going and complaining to Naheed. She knows she has no effect on Amber so she is going for a low blow by fighting with her mother.

Lets see what Anila has to say to Naheed and whether she will be able to hold her own infront of Amber. And also stay tuned to find out if Anum manages to control her feeling for Dr Jawad or they two eventually elope…

These two episodes were quite interesting and did not feel unnecessarily dragged at any point. The whole point was to show how Amber is driven by the fire of revenge and how she is willing to move mountains to make sure all those who did wrong by her and her mother are made to suffer as much as these girls did in their childhood. This is a very sensitive issue where you would not be able to discern the difference between right and wrong. On one hand, she is being sneaky and revengeful. On the other hand, she has years and years of lost childhood and happiness robbed from herself and her sisters and they can never be replaced.

Good riddance to Ahmed. After using a few episodes to show that he was no good and has become very stubborn, mean and thoughtless and almost criminal, his story has ended by him being shipped off to Dubai for his uncle.

Obaid and Anila and Sadiq are still struggling in their own dysfunctional little family. The child is related to Anila by blood but he is such hard work and she is a very selfish woman. So Sadiq keeps on worrying and intervening but to no avail. How the cruel and hard hearted Sadiq who was so harsh for his own daughters is such a caring one to his disabled son is beyond me. Maybe it is guilt or maybe he truly is so fond of sons that even a mentally challenged one would do.

Anum is moping after she has made the decision to leave Dr Jawad but like all those who decide to please others, she is very resentful and forlorn at heart and expresses her anger at various points. Most of it is directed at Amber whom she mistook as her enemy in all this.

The essence of the episode was Ahsan and Amber’s relationship. She has spoken at length with her mother and sister she but obviously that was not going to earn her rewards, as Naheed is certainly not going to let her marry someone whose parents disapprove of this union right from the start. Naheed is perfectly talking sense and she is totally correct in her stance, but it did not dampen Amber’s spirits. She has forseen that no matter which way they go, if they involve their parents, it can quite ugly and they would not be allowed to marry. Hence, she acted defiant, partly because she did not want Naheed to be able to stop and because she has made up her mind. It is not a very sensible decision but under Amber’s current frame of mind, it seems like the only good option; that she lets them stay angry and go and marry Ahsan. Only then will Sadiq and Anila get a dose of their own medicine and get to know how oppression feels like. She has proposed to Ahsan to get the nikah done in the court.

We will know in the next episodes what happens to Sadiq when he confronts his own daughter in the house, so stay tuned…

These were much awaited episodes of this play because they were advertised last week too but did not air due to 6th September. The drama has not picked up much pace. The episode was borderline boring because some scenes and dialogues were repeated and exaggerated, and all this could have been wrapped up in one episode as well.

The story these two hours was mostly about Amber and Anum. Iqra has more or less surrendered to her faith and gotten divorce from her husband, which made her sad but she understands well that he did not leave another choice for her. So the situation this time was mainly about other two sisters. Anum is torn between her feelings for Dr Jawad and her principles of not wanting to be a second wife, since there own lives were an example of how second wives ruin the lives of first wife and her kids. I am really looking forward to how this issue wraps up in the drama and how they conclude this element about second marriages. Right now, Amber is coming into the feeling of unhappiness that Dr Jawad is showing by telling her the details of how his first wife is least bothered about him in every way and is only concerned about the facilities that he can provide for her. He is painiting a very ugly picture of her and it remains to be seen if that is true or is it just because he wants to re marry that he is finding faults with his wife. Taifoor Khan is trying his hardest but is failing to ignite any spark in his role. He is doing a strictly okay job, nothing more.

Anum and Ahsan are getting quite close and she is one of the main reasons he wants to turn over a new leaf and improve his life. It is a bit unusual to see a child brought up in such circumstances would be so sensitive and thoughtful about the woman and her kids that his mother can targeted in order to fulfill her selfish desires. Anum was right in pointing him out as a very extraordinary guy. The actor playing the role fits well and is doing a good job for an amateur. Saboor Aly, however is certainly grooming her acting skills with each and every episode. She and Mariam Ansari were very natural in their cat fights today, both of them doing justice to their respective roles perfectly. Saboor was as annoying as she was being shown and Mariam was also good in acting out someone who wants one thing and hates herself for wanting it as well. She was in an ugly state of mind and her expressions and body language all translated that beautifully.

Naheed was her usual brilliant self again. Saima Noor was very good in showing how she can understand what is in her daughters’ heart without many spoken words. She very sensibly understood the subtle signs of likeness Amber is showing towards Dr Jawad and got the meaning behind the fact that she had not told her of Dr Jawad’s first wife.

Anila and her sons are still the same story. Ahmed is still adamant on getting the very girl whose parents refused his proposal many times. He is more like a street thug than anything else. Obaid is also the same and Sadiq is now getting the punishments which he once thought would be the greatest rewards to him.

Stay tuned for the next episode since it seems that finally Naheed and Sadiq will come face to face in it.

So this one today was a very very average kind of an episode. There wasn’t much that happened or much that was exciting. Same old stories and issues were repeated and while this drama gives us something very interesting week after week, this time atleast, it was more of space and time filler than anything else.

The emphasis of this episode was on Amber who has decided to take a stand and drag Iqra’s husband to the courts. Then she convinced Iqra to remember some of their mother’s courage and be brave enough to take a judicial action against all that Farhan did. Saboor Aly is certainly getting better in acting with each episode and despite having the most screen time today, she did quite well.

Iqra and Anum didn’t have much role in today’s story. Iqra has finally found the courage to be able to tell her story everywhere she can turn to find justice for herself. Anum is still confused about her feelings. She confides everything with Dr Jawad and they share a a very good rapport. However, when he proposed her, her tears show that she likes him but the issue of his first wife is haunting her.

In Anila’s house, things aren’t the same. This time Ahsan has reached jail while he was gambling on the streets and Sadiq, despite all his efforts could not bail him out for which Anila is quite angry at him. Maybe it is just the character but Sabreen Hisbani constantly fails to impress as Anila. The way she is playing this role, it could be played by any xyz actress but considering Sabreen, you expect her to put life in her roles like she always does but that is not the case here.

Fareeha and Shehzad and Naheed have the same argument and it ends the same way as well ; Shehzad getting angry at not being listened to and leaving Naheed’s home.

An interesting development was the meeting of Amber and Ahsan in the jail where he is locked up and she has gone for something related to her work but they shared mutual concern for the young kid behind bars, and since they have no way of knowing eachother’s identity till their families get to know about their interaction, it may be too late already. This is one plot worth looking forward to.

Saima Noor and Sajid Hassan again topped everyone else in acting skills with effortless brilliance in their respective characters. Naheed’s dialogue, “humain bhalay kuch na milay, us ko zaroor giraftar hona chaiay” was awesome. Despite earning het livelihood in such dire circumstances all her life, she is still more concerned about honor and respect as she always has been. Sajid Hasan is also phenomenal in his illiterate mannerisms and the resignation of this fact that the boy he always wanted was never meant to be and that is why he has mellowed down so much over the years.

Next episode’s promo showed some very promising plots shaping up. Stay tuned..

This episode was one of the most interesting ones in the drama. This play  constantly delivers in terms of performance and intense entertainment. It was a very happening episode where the unbelievable events were shown very realistically.  Each and every actress excelled in terms of acting and fitting in the character they were playing.

The episode started with Amber and Iqra happily trying to go and find the house that Farhan was going to rent for them. However  things soon took an ugly turn when the sisters realised that they were being used and exploited by Iqra’s husband who had taken advantage of the fact that there were no males in the household. All his concern for trying to be the son of the house was just a charade  that he had played along with his mother and whatever family he had brought to Naheed’s house for running away with all the money and jewellery and everything that he could manage to snatch from them.  It was an extremely sad realisation but everyone was hiding from admitting the fact that they had been robbed so cruelly and so selfishly but Anum being the strongest one ultimately made them face the truth.  Despite all their efforts to find out why Farhan had disappeared all of a sudden, they had in time come to terms with the ugly truth that Iqra’s marriage was just a plot by him for stealing their belongings, including Naheed’s credit card money and Iqra’s jewellery as well as dowry amount.

Well Farhan did seem too good to be true but it could still be thought that the mother and daughters had ultimately found a man whom they would be proud to associate with but sadly this was not the case, not with this man. Shehzad and Naheed’s relationship is shown very realistically. A lot of siblings in Pakistan after their marriages have a similar kind of love hate relationship where they do feel for each other but egos come in the way and stop them from being totally compassionate for their siblings, despite having the pull of blood underneath the false pride and conflicts. Fareeha was also on spot with her acting, a little softer even. She was rubbing their wounds but in the way most well meaning extended relative usually do. Naheed Shabbir is a brilliant actress but the blue lenses seemed totally out of place today. Since there was so much focus on her face today, they glared out every time she was on screen. Saima Noor as also brilliant when she reminded Shehzad that it was him who had refused to go and find out more about Farhan on her request.

Amber was seen pondering over what everyone had said about the fact that they were cheated and robbed because they did not have a man in their house and that women cannot survive alone in this society.  Her determination showed that she was now intent on proving them wrong and that is why she had gone on to get an FIR registered against Farhan and his family. This was a very good move on her part and the promo shows she will have Naheed’s support in pursuing the case and justly so. Why should they suffer quietly because there is no male member in their family.

On the other hand, Anila was very happy to find out what had happened in terms of Iqra’s broken marriage. Sabreen Hisbani did not have much screen time today and she failed to impress in whatever little she had. Sajid Hassan, however was a whole different ball game. This man is a genius when it comes to acting. Without saying a word,  he conveyed the exact emotions of a father who was hurt, devastated and regretful at the unfairness of his firstborn, his eldest daughter’s fate but he had never been much of a father to them, so he does not have the right to grieve about them openly. He was all alone, lost in remorse for a daughter whom he could never give anything but must have had a glimmer of hope somewhere deep down in his heart that life would compensate for her sufferings, which Mehwish Qureshi was brilliant in translating on screen today. She was another character today who again without saying a word depicted the feelings perfectly.  There was no over acting, no loud emotions, just very genuine tears of a middle class girl with a troubled childhood who had just started daring to give dreams a place in her life.

Hats off to the team of director and actors for a fabulous episode today!!

Mubarak Ho Beti Hui Hai has just aired and it was another one in the series of interesting episodes. Despite two or three substandard episodes , the drama is consistently delivering in the form of story and performances,  which is quite a big deal.

The episode started  with the realisation that Anum  has been treating her stepbrother with care and professionalism.  It was not easy for Iqra, Amber and Naheed to accept and even Naheed  give her a cold shoulder in the start due to her old scars.  However, her trademark wisdom ruled again and she managed to understand Anum’s position like she always does with her daughters. Mariam Ansari was good in that emotional scene but nobody can beat Saima Noor in this play as far as performance and natural acting is concerned.

Sadiq is slowly getting what he deserved in life now that is mentally challenged son is growing older he is posing a whole new set of problems. The dialogues are written very well on this drama and that scene was amazing where everybody was  complaining about their  step relations and how only Aneila is left with real relations in that house. Everybody else has a step relation to one another which is why there is so much friction in the house. Sadiq is very possessive and concerned about his son whom he knows cannot survive without him or Anila’s help. Sajid Hassan is phenomenal in this episode. The way he carries himself and the way he delivers dialogues is superb. There is nobody who can do a role better than Sajid Hassan and Sadiq is no exception. He is brilliant in the play.

There is not much story in the drama but that was evident from its theme. The drama is about human beings and how they react to different situations and how their interests and  selfishness comes in the way of other people’s’ happiness it was not said but the point was made very clear that the father could not recognise his own daughter in front of his eyes whereas he was so concerned about his son. He was willing to spend money and time and energy for him even though he had no future, but  never had an ounce of compassion for his own daughters.

I was expecting that there would be some interaction between Sadiq and his daughters in this episode. However, from the promo it seems that the focus is on how Iqra’s husband  turns out to be. Even in this episode he was a little pushy and sounded too good to be true but I thought that maybe that is nature’s way of rewarding Naheed for the bad males she had in her life but sadly that does not seem to be the case. He seems to be a fraud as is shown in the promo. So the next episode is definitely going to be a very interesting one to to watch.

Stay tuned.

This episode was simply epic. It was brilliantly executed and despite the age old theme of the drama, there is nothing boring or cliched about its scenes. There Is something about the story telling of this play that that it does not look built upon an old phenomenon. Rather, it is original, natural and absolutely flawless. It has come a long way and now it is one of the best dramas of the week. The characters are very realistic, the backdrops totally natural and the story is flowing from all sides very neatly.

What happened today was totally impressive. All the characters are slowly coming to their justified ends in a very thought out manner. Iqra’s shadi was perfect under the circumstances Naheed is in. The whole wedding scenerio was so real that not even a single shot seemed out of place. Even the dressing was given a lot of thought. With Iqra and Anum wearing similar joras which were quite simplistic, given the way they were contributing towards their sister’s marriage were perfect. Saima Noor is every bit the graceful and elegant mother and mother in law that was herself from the very start, due to which she could not bear her daughters grow up with the devastating effects of neglect and abuse in the name of their gender. She is true to her character from day one. Despite all her troubles, she is the rock her daughters have always leaned on.

Iqra was sure that their father must have gone on holidays to avoid attending her marriage and her logic made perfect sense even though  Sadiq was unaware of her wedding. Iqra got a very loving and sensible husband who was what she needed to restore her faith in men. Mehwish Qureshi was amazing in today’s episode. She blossomed under the tender gaze of her husband and you could see the transformation from the girl with a scared and haunted childhood to a woman who was secure in her husband’s love and loyalty.

Amber is her usual naughty self and Fareeha is also her usual fussy self. Anum, however is going through a turmoil. First, she gets to know about Dr Jawad’s wife that she cannot even check expiry dates before giving medicines to her children. Secondly, she was faced with a very tricky situation when she had to choose between her professional duties and  her long seated hatred for her father and his second family. Mariam Ansari was brilliant in showing the expressions of a hurt and devastated daughter whose father was standing right in front of her, so concerned for his retarded son and so indifferent to his daughters that he did not have a slight inkling that she could be his own flesh and blood. She was upset beyond words but did all that needed to be done. However, it seems that it will not sit right with hot headed Amber when she will get to know that Amber had been treating Anila’s and Sadiq’s son.

The play has taken a very interesting turn. Stay tuned to find out how he drama unfolds from here.