Ohkay so, this episode marked the ending of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai. All of a sudden I feel that the last couple of episodes took us back to the note at which the drama began because they were well directed, well executed & well-written. All the things the characters said in these last two episodes were realistic & made a lot more sense & again, it made me feel that they all went back to what they used to be.

Finally, Khalida realized her mistakes & asked for forgiveness. As much as I was happy to see her being apologetic, what made me feel a lot better was that even though Akhtar might’ve forgiven her for her disloyalty towards him, he chose not to forgive her for what she did to Zoya & I feel this is exactly what she deserved. At least, she tried to compensate & cut down the burden she had by giving Zoya a free hand at shaping up her life whichever way she wanted & that was something good to see.

I found it appeasing that each & every member of Zoya’s family treated her with love, care, attention & most importantly restored their faith in her because this is exactly what she wanted after going through such a rough phase in her life. I have always liked Zoya’s character because, like I used to say, I found her logical & this trait of hers was absolutely admirable, so for that, I was glad to see her moving on pretty quickly because even though she tried really hard, she couldn’t bring herself to form a connection with Adnan, so it was imperative that it didn’t take her very long to rekindle the feelings for Junaid that she had been trying to prevent from surfacing.

Even though we didn’t get to see Sana a lot in this drama, I found her character good too. She was dignified enough to walk away from something that she knew wasn’t meant to be for her, but just as much as a high opinion I have of her, I wish I could say that about Junaid too because what he did was very disappointing. I really didn’t like Junaid’s approach in this whole scenario because even if I forgive him for using Sana as a stepping stone, what I won’t forgive him for, is the inconsideration he showed by asking Sana to back out from this wedding all by herself? If he would’ve been a gentleman, instead of asking Sana to do the honors, he would’ve taken the responsibility & should have apologized for being unfaithful to her because he couldn’t bring himself to love her. Sana not only helped him in getting back on track with his career, she actually invested a lot of money in him, but Junaid didn’t have the decency to at least be courteous towards her & just because he was so immune of being at the receiving end, he once again expected her to take the bullet & let the whole world know that she was the one who didn’t want to get married to Junaid.

The ending scenes were done nicely for sure, but as much as my eyesight helped me, I could clearly see the difference between the personalities of Zoya & Sana, so how was it possible that being just a couple of meters away, Junaid couldn’t reckon that it wasn’t Sana who was sitting on the bed? Anyways, Zoya & Junaid got back together & happy times are rolling in, finally!

I really feel that the team of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai partially redeemed itself by giving us a better ending, but I still wouldn’t forget mentioning that if they had cut down on the negativity by say at least 50%, this would’ve been a much better drama & I would’ve recommended it to a lot of people. I feel Khuda Dekh Raha Hai had a great & rocking start, but the whole divorce drama really sucked the positivity out of it that even if I try to remember it in good words, it won’t be possible. I really believe when the writers know that they would literally have to destroy the story & also the characters to reach to the 20 episode mark, I think they should back out & shouldn’t follow the demand of the channel to drag a drama. I can’t begin to imagine how good this drama would’ve been if it had 16 episodes because then they wouldn’t have only achieved their purpose, they would’ve made the viewers happy too.

All the actors enacted their characters aptly. It was good to see Agha Ali playing a decent role after a long, long time & he seemed pretty comfortable in Junaid’s role, so he should pay heed to it & opt for more such easy going characters in the future too. It’s a no secret that Sajjal Ali can convey the emotions very strongly, but I feel she should stop opting such heavy roles & should try out something different, something lively, where she is not someone’s wife & she doesn’t end up being a divorcee. As much as I liked Zoya’s character & as much as I would give Sajjal Ali the credit for acting it properly, I still would say that I do not condone the chumminess & the unreasonable contact with her co-stars that she tends to agree to in every other drama just because it happens to be the demand of the script. I really feel, she has lost a way & she needs guidance. My sincere advice to Sajjal Ali is that she should definitely do some self-policing before accepting such bold scripts left, right & center because she has proved herself as an actor, it’s a high time she gives us something good & decent to remember her by.

Please share your thoughts about the whole journey of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay, so, it looks like they are now wrapping up the drama. As much as I found the latest episode normal, I really found the characters & their reactions abnormal. One of the strengths of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai was that all the characters used to look genuine & realistic, but since the day Zoya’s predicament began, they all lost the plot & it looked like all the characters were flawed by the writer purposely.

So, it was Junaid, who took the initiative & tried to knock some sense into Zoya’s family, but they chose to ignore & Akhtar not only overlooked whatever Junaid was trying to say, he also started doubting Zoya too. Akhtar actually thought that Zoya along with Junaid planned everything so that she could get a divorce from Adnan. Of all the people in that family, I really thought Akhtar was the sane one, but sadly he proved me wrong too. Akhtar sent Zoya back thinking he was doing the right thing, but later when he showed the signs of distress, I felt nothing for him because he was just as much of a culprit as Khalida was.

The whole party scene was ill-directed because nothing made sense & the scene lacked the flow. I think they should have paid a lot of attention to that particular scene because it was a game changer & that is when Zoya took a stand for herself so they should have worked hard to make it impactful. Anyways, it was good to see her speaking up for herself & luckily her MIL also ended up supporting her words. The funniest bit was how Sanam was trying to keep Moeez locked in the room just because without even attending the party, she knew what was happening to Zoya afterwards? Both Sanam & Moeez went there to attend the gathering too, so why was it that Moeez never heard what Zoya said & instead chose to stay in the room till all the guests left & Adnan started hitting Zoya? Anyways, the way they got to that point doesn’t really matter, what matters is that they finally made Moeez hear those words so that he could come to Zoya’s rescue.

Moeez actually understood that he was the reason why Khalida lied to everyone & he was the reason why Zoya was facing all this & it was good to see him taking the responsibility too. Even after Moeez decided to come clean about that matter, Khalida chose to remain aloof & in denial, which actually made my urge to smack her even stronger. Khalida chose not to believe the words of her beloved son Moeez as well & that made me think why wasn’t she ready to accept that her daughter has been divorced? What was so unusual about it? Didn’t she see it coming given the sort of a person Adnan was?

I don’t know why, but it looks like Sajjal Ali always chooses such roles where she gets to act all normal & relaxed no matter what she has been through? Even this time around after a long period of hardships, Zoya looked so unaffected as if nothing really happened to her & that made me remind of Rameen as well. Zoya recovered pretty well & looks like she will be ready to move onto the new chapter of her life too.

With Moeez divorcing Sanam & Khalida shutting down her Istikhara center & Zoya finally getting a divorce from Adnan too, I really thought this was the perfect time to end the series, but it may take an episode or two before Zoya & Junaid get back together because Junaid’s fiancée Sana is not going to let go of him so easily & I am in no mood for more such further draggjng of this drama. Even though she knows that Junaid still loves Zoya, she is trying hard to keep her relation intact. I really hope that the 20th episode happens to be the last one & they don’t drag it any further because all, there’s left in this drama is to get Zoya & Junaid married to each other. So, this is it from my side, I am so glad that the torture is about to end, how about you guys? Please share your thoughts about these episodes & let me know how hard are you all waiting for it to end?

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

OMG! I really thought they will take the story forward by giving out a solution but looks like the writer here is on the loop because the story is going to go back to where it all started & they are in no mood to wrap this cheapness up.

I don’t understand one thing, when a girl gets divorced; she is already in enough pressure & depression, so how can they show that she has to fetch a witness with her for every divorce she gets? Like it is so insane that it’s a girl who is getting divorced & then amidst the havoc, it is she who has to arrange a witness so as to announce it to everyone that yes she has been divorced otherwise no one in her so-called ‘family’ will believe her? What sort of a twisted logic is that?

The way Akhtar jumped into the situation for Zoya made me believe that he was ready to stand by his daughter till the end but it was absolutely ridiculous seeing him having second thoughts about his daughter too? I have never seen anyone like that who instead of believing on their daughter would choose to believe on the strangers or outsiders? Akhtar himself saw on the TV that Adnan was hitting Zoya & then he witnessed the same thing at Adnan’s home too but still it took only one session with that mindless Moeez for Akhtar to change his mind? I expected better from a rational person like him & this makes me dislike Akhtar even more than Khalida because he was the voice of reason all this while but now when he couldn’t find enough ‘evidence’ he chose to ignore what Zoya was saying as well.

I hate the way Sanam is made a star of every situation where everything goes to her favour & she gets to reap the most benefit out of it? I really want to ask the so-called ‘writer’ here about the MOTIVE behind this script? Like what was he ‘trying’ to portray? If he’s ready to accept that he wanted to show a lot of cheapness just for the sake of ratings, then it’s ohkay, we can forgive him for this but if he was trying to give out a ‘message’ of some sort, then I think we have a right to know that too because we can teach him a thing or two about morality.

It is absolutely disgusting to see how instead of siding with the victim, everyone is siding with the culprit just because they happen to have a little bit of bigger brains than the mindless & unintelligent family of Khalida? I just wanted to whack Khalida when she said she doesn’t believe a word Zoya has been saying? Like isn’t she proud of the way she has brought her daughter up? If no, then she should blame herself & even her husband for not doing their jobs as parents properly as they now believe that Zoya can lie about such a big thing so easily. They keep on saying how they know their daughter in & out but just when Zoya needs their support, they end up blaming her for being wrong & for fabricating such a serious lie?

Ohkay, Junaid was one of the people from that day that saw what happened, so if they choose not to believe him, why don’t they contact others to find out the truth? Very easily, they dissed the testimony of Junaid just because they doubted him for having ulterior motives but he wasn’t the only person in that gathering who witnessed all of that so why did their brains stop working? It was absolutely abhorrent to hear Akhtar blame Junaid for the pain he has caused to Zoya & how he wanted to defame her whereas completely forgetting about the way Adnan abused & physically harmed her in front of the whole crowd & even in front of Akhtar himself? How stupid can a father be?

The preview of the next episode was just as disgusting because seems like now Akhtar has fallen in the category of brainless zombies like Khalida too where he thinks Zoya is just making an issue & she never got divorced in the first place. It was just plain annoying to hear Khalida praying for her daughter’s protection whereas on the other hand she chooses to show Zoya her back when she needs her mother’s support the most. Why are they making it so hard for Khalida’s family to accept that Zoya has gotten divorced & by doing that what are they trying to show? It is absolutely disgusting to see the similar pattern in this drama from last so many episodes where Adnan hits Zoya & divorces her, she cries & comes to her mother’s place, Sanam’s mother calls her to handle the situation & she swoops in with her negativity filled mind & changes everyone’s perspective & then Zoya is once again sent back to Adnan’s place to get further abused. I am so so so disappointed to see how the channel & the drama makers have literally extracted such cheapness from such a sensitive topic to attain ratings & profits. Please share your thoughts & voice out your frustration against this idiocy.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

ps: Does anyone know when does this drama end as I can’t deal with this negativity anymore.

Well, when the writer of this drama himself commented on this thread, he spoke about how he was showcasing some reality using Khalida’s character & there was some message he was trying to convey too but I am sure he must’ve forgotten to mention how he was going to change the course of the drama to make it so appalling & disgusting using Zoya’s character.

Zoya has clearly gotten a divorce but even her mother chooses to ignore it as if she was talking about something nominal. Of all the people, Khalida should be the one to know her daughter in & out, so how can she take it all so lightly when Zoya uses such a heavy word in her conversation? Zoya has also told her repeatedly how Adnan drinks but Khalida chooses to let that all slide through her mind as only she knows what’s running through her empty head. Khalida knows what Zoya is like & who she is, so when she uses a word like divorce, it obviously wouldn’t mean that she is using it out of the blue? There would be some reasons behind it so why it is that Khalida didn’t pay heed to it at all & got back to her routine life without even thinking about it for a second?

I don’t know why but I feel the writer was heavily impressed & inspired by Samira Fazal’s Chup Raho because to see Zoya becoming Rameen again is absolutely sickening & oh the similar soundtrack was a seal on the reminiscence. I really want to question Sajjal Ali myself about how does she allow all this to happen to her? Isn’t she tired of playing such characters or doesn’t she have a sense of some self-policing? To see her being abused, ill-treated, manhandled & literally exploited in every other drama is getting beyond control & looking at this petite girl, I actually want to know how does she get this level of confidence? Isn’t she tired of becoming Rameen over & over again? When I talk about the drama, I usually stick to the characters & only speak about the actors when I want to talk about their acting, but for the first time I am actually questioning the actress; Sajjal Ali loud & clear about her choices because I really think she is making one bad choice after the other & this has to stop because it is so obvious that she has lost the plot completely & I don’t think she can get a leeway by just saying that she only played a ‘character’ & all this was a demand of the script.

I know the writer often reads the reviews of this drama so I want to know what was he trying to portray by mocking the concept of divorce & by treating it so casually? Do these writers get briefings to write a story like this or this is something that they themselves conceive through their imagination because to see dramas like these is nothing short of a punishment & makes me question the mentality of the people behind such projects; be it the producers, or directors or even the writers?

When Khuda Dekh Raha Hai started, I really thought this drama would break the norms & give out a very nice message because the initial episodes were tackled intelligently but to see it come to this point, I see my expectations going down the drain & turning into fury because I am absolutely disgusted to see whatever they have tried to show here. What about Iddat? What about protection of a female? Anyone can divorce his wife & claim that he didn’t do it & people will side with the guy? A woman will see her daughter in law being literally molested right under her nose & she would choose to close her eyes? How stupid & horrific is that & to be honest, the team of this drama had the audacity to shoot & run it on the TV? I really want to ask the channel & the producers & the writers & the directors about how far are they going to go to earn some petty ratings? All this cheapness is actually for the sake of ratings so like seriously, is the TRP so important? Isn’t there any sense of morality left in these people? They claim that they want to show the reality but they should be ashamed to dramatize it & exaggerate it for commercial purposes.

I am absolutely disgusted to see what they have shown in Khuda Dekh Raha Hai which somewhat started as a family drama. I really hope the writer comments & answers all these questions or if not, then refrains from writing more such scripts because these disgusting dramas have to & must stop. Please share your thoughts about this!!!

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Well well well, the story of this drama is getting so depressing that it’s hard to watch it. Yes, what they are showing is reality but their approach is very unrealistic & then comes Sajjal Ali in the picture, I really want to know how come she never gets tired of getting manhandled so brutally in every other drama? I must commend her confidence & lack of sensitivity with which she allows all that to happen to herself. I know it’s only for the sake of a drama that she’s doing & also because it is a demand of most of the characters she plays but then, like really, isn’t she tired? As much as I feel for the character she is playing; Zoya, when it comes to Sajjal Ali, she is so off-putting & that’s a shame because she is such a good actor, but sadly, she is wasting her talent in such roles.

I must commend Khalida for being so inconsiderate. Even after Zoya told her clearly that Adnan drinks & mistreats her, it only took a single class from Sanam for Khalida to come back to her senses & later when Akhtar questioned about Zoya, Khalida straight away said Zoya should be left alone to deal with whatever she is facing because apparently, that’s how she will gel in her new home. Yes, Khalida is having depression pangs & she is feeling guilty but the way she has blinded herself from Zoya & her problems makes her the ultimate villain & in fact a bigger villain than Sanam.

Sanam is quite clever & so is her mother but I really don’t understand why do Khalida & Zoya both, fall prey to their trap? As far as I remember, Zoya was the logical one in that family, she would always reason with her mother & that being said, it was quite clear that when it comes to voicing out her thoughts & opinions, Zoya never held back, so what is stopping her now? Yes, she knows that her family wouldn’t jump to her rescue straight away but why can’t she be more precise in what she is going through? Khalida is definitely not on good terms with Sanam but why does she always run out of words in front of her? Zoya comes to meet her family but Sanam doesn’t let her stay there & Khalida doesn’t feel the need to jump in to stop Sanam from running things? It’s actually quite odd.

I liked the aspect of Zoya’s faith getting shattered. It made her look like any other human being who feels & goes through the same phase when they hit a rock bottom. Zoya has lost her faith & for that, Khalida should blame herself, as she is the one who has ruined Zoya’s life & if Zoya feels that way, no one can undo that because only she knows what she is going through.

I found the whole Talaaq & the cover up scenario completely baseless & unrealistic. Even though Zoya tells Khalida clearly that Adnan has divorced her, Khalida easily forgets it & tells Zoya that she has to live in this house till she dies? The way Adnan’s mother convinces Zoya that she didn’t get divorced was also unrealistic? Where does it happen these days? Zoya is well aware of her rights & like I said, she has always been the one who used to be logical, so why can’t she put two & two together? Someone divorces her, someone tells her the otherwise & she chooses to believe everything? Yes, she is mazloom & what not but now I feel the writer has flawed Zoya’s character & seeing Sajjal Ali play this role reminds me so much of Rameen of Chup Raho as well. I think playing a strong headed girl in the initial stages of the drama to later become a clueless miserable soul is Sajjal Ali’s forte & comfort zone & I hope to see her snapping out of it ASAP.

I am glad that Adnan finally divorced her clearly in front of everyone where Zoya wasn’t in such a state that someone would be able to delude her again. I am glad she got divorced when her mind was awake & she could register what was happening because now we’ll see an end to some sort of misery that has been inflicted on Zoya & oh, the whole scene of Zoya (read Sajjal Ali) lying on a bed after getting beaten up was so indecent, especially to see two uncles in the frame made it a lot more uncomfortable. I really hope Sajjal Ali does some self-policing when it comes to these sorts of scenes as they don’t really suit her at all. Share your thoughts please.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Once again, it was a simple but an interesting episode. I like how things are unfolding in this drama where everyone is realizing one thing or the other & deep down their guilt & regret is multiplying. The story is pretty decent & simple but the way things are being told makes it an interesting drama to tune to.

Sadly, Zoya is finding it hard to deal with an entirely different family set up she has stepped into. Every single day, every single time she is reminded of the fact about how different her husband & his family’s values are. Zoya comes from a very simple background in which no matter what Khalida does on her own, she at least instilled some morals & ethics in her offspring & now when Zoya is asked to compromise on the same morals & ethics, she feels suffocated. Slowly & gradually, Zoya is learning a lot more about Adnan’s dirty family secrets which are shocking as well as sickening for her.

I liked the fact that for the first time Moeez himself made Khalida realize about the sort of a person he is. It was good to see Khalida being guilty & ashamed for what she has done with Zoya because deep down she knows who was better for her daughter but just because it was Moeez she considered as her priority, Khalida succumbed to his pressures & sealed a wrong deal of Zoya’s fate.

Adnan is a very difficult person to be with. He is like that because his parents allowed him to become like that. They never really tried to shape up his character or teach him a thing or two about how to be a good person & about morality but instead everything he ever did was always brushed under the carpet & he was never rebuked for it which is why sadly, Zoya is now facing the brunt of his bad upbringing. Even though Zoya’s MIL does feel bad for her but still by the end of the day, like a typical woman she is, she only supports her son because she knows she can’t do anything to change him so she thinks the only best solution is to make Zoya change & adapt to Adnan’s demands because according to her, Zoya comes from such a place where she can be easily moulded as she hasn’t seen such luxuries before.

It was interesting to see Akhtar finding out everything about Adnan before Khalida did because in that case, she either wouldn’t have believed what had seen or she would’ve concealed everything from Akhtar. Akhtar knew something was wrong because he could see that in Zoya’s eyes but Khalida could not or in fact Khalida didn’t want to see that because that would’ve been more like a reflection of her wrongdoing. Khalida saw how furious Akhtar was that is why she ended up believing what Zoya said, even though she told her daughter to compromise, she had to believe in Zoya’s confessions because she heard Akhtar testify against Adnan too.

I am sure this thing will create more problems for Zoya because she has yet to deal with Sanam & Sanam will do everything to make Moeez’s family look bad & wouldn’t allow anyone to say a word about her own family. I am interested to see what’ll happen ahead & how this drama will end. Share your thoughts please.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

So, 10 episodes down & the drama is still going strong. What I like about Khuda Dekh Raha Hai is that it might not be a very commercial drama, but it has a different story which keeps on getting better & intense as the episodes pass by. You really don’t know what will come up ahead & that makes it a lot more engaging to watch.

Even though I don’t like Moeez & Sanam one bit but I like Sanam for the fact that she is giving Khalida a hard time. Khalida has spent all her life in a bubble where she was the authoritative one & ruled everything & everyone around her but unfortunately, Sanam is someone who is not used to being controlled, which is why she has set the limits straight away to make Khalida understand really well that she cannot dictate her & she won’t become a puppet.

Sanam’s attitude has forced Khalida to do some thinking & compare her to Zoya but then Khalida is being unreasonable. Sanam is an independent girl who comes from a very different set up & Zoya always respected the boundaries her mother set for her so for Khalida to expect Sanam to be like Zoya is a massive mistake on her part. Moeez seems pretty comfortable in his own orbit, he has gotten married to the love of his life, so for him, his life is complete & what Khalida says & does doesn’t really matter much.

Unfortunately, Adnan is just more like a nightmare for Zoya & for that Khalida & Moeez are to be blamed. Yes, Zoya’s submissiveness is also a reason for why she ended up like this but the whole blame goes onto her mother & brother for hitching her up with someone who she didn’t deserve. I liked the fact that Zoya at least tried to share things with her best friend because she wanted that an outlet to vent out her fears & her helplessness. The advice Zoya’s friend gave to her were definitely coming from someone who couldn’t relate to what Zoya was going through. She really thought that just by spending some time with Adnan, Zoya will be able to bring a change in him but things are easier said than done. Only Zoya knows what sort of a deep pit she has fallen into & she can’t see a way out of it. She is trapped & that scenario was illustrated beautifully.

So, Zoya’s father in law is only trying to use her as a cash cow. He really had this thing pre-planned which is why he was so persistent on getting Adnan married to Zoya. Just because of her presence he can see a good amount of money making its way into his bank account but then Adnan has some ulterior motives too. He knows that his father is counting on him & Zoya both, so he knows he has gotten a perfect opportunity to earn some benefits too.

Sanam may not like anybody’s interference in her life but then the way she interfered in Khalida’s life was a good contradiction on her principles & her rules. What she said was right but then it just didn’t make sense as to why she got so worried about what Khalida was doing was right or wrong. I was kind of relieved to see Adnan’s mother being a bit more courteous towards Zoya. She may be a materialistic or a commercial minded person but at least she has a soft corner for Zoya because she knows her son’s fault & for a change it was good to see her being conscious of what Zoya must be feeling & going through.

The preview of next episode promised a lot more drama & tension between the mother-son duo of Khalida & Moeez just because of Sanam. I really hope Zoya speaks up & lets her father know what she is going through because she really shouldn’t keep it to herself because that’s not the best solution to her problem. I am glad that we’re almost half-way through the drama & it still seems promising. Share your thoughts on this episode of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai please.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Ohkay so, when I asked my awesome readers to suggest me a good drama to review, I got a lot of recommendations for Khuda Dekh Raha Hai & surprisingly, I found it pretty interesting. Writing of Shahzad Javed & Atifa Mohammad, Production of Sadia Jabbar & Direction of Sabiha Sumar; Khuda Dekh Raha Hai airs on Aplus & it deals with a very different subject. For now, you really can’t figure out what message are they trying to convey but after watching the first two episodes, I have a feeling that they’ll definitely live up to our expectations because till now they’ve very intelligently dealt with such a complex subject that often rules people’s lives.

The story is about Khalida (Bushra Ansari) & her family that consists of her husband Akhtar (Qazi Wajid), son Moeez (Asad Siddique) & her daughter Zoya (Sajjal Ali). Khalida runs an Istakhara Centre where she thinks she is helping people by listening to their sufferings & advising them about how they should deal with such issues. Khalida is very passionate about what she does because according to her, she is conducting a good cause by helping people & she believes she shows them the right path through her Istakhara according to the hints she gets from The Creator. The setup of her family is completely different to how it should be, given how religious Khalida supposedly is. Akhtar doesn’t support what his wife does because according to him, she is just running a business & is earning through people’s problems. Moeez is an obedient son who looks after his father’s business but at the same time, he’s stubborn enough to get what he wants. Zoya is also obedient & does what her mother tells her to but she’s a lot more logical & is more like a voice of reason in that house which is ruled by an orthodox & staunch Khalida.

I found it pretty interesting that where Khalida has engrossed herself into other’s problems & gives a considerable amount of time to her welfare activity, she is oblivious to what her kids are up to. Both Moeez & Zoya are two decent people but they’ve found a way to break the rules Khalida has set for them. Moeez happens to be in a relationship with a very liberal & independent girl Sanam (Sana Askari) who doesn’t believe in compromising when it comes to what she wants. She has Moeez wrapped around her finger because she knows that he loves her & would do anything for her. Zoya is also involved with her batch-mate Junaid (Agha Ali) who happens to be a musician. Zoya is still a bit more considerate to her mother’s wishes in comparison to Moeez because he has made it very clear that no matter what happens, he will only get married to Sanam but Zoya on the other hand keeps on telling Junaid that her mother will never approve of their marriage until he stops being a musician.

I think they gave a very realistic picture to a personality of such a woman who has made a name in her circle because of her religious inclination. There are people who depend on her verdict more than they would depend on their own instincts. Khalida is more like a decision maker in the lives of those people who follow her & believe her verdict without a doubt. The way Khalida painted her activity actually made me believe that she was doing it all without expecting anything in return but the decisions she made deciding the fate of two of her followers actually showed another side of the picture. It’s still a mystery as to why Khalida does it but going by what was shown, it’s hard to believe that she could be responsible for ruining so many lives just by exploiting those who put their faith in her. She’s more like those typical peer fakirs who believe to have some super-powers but are misapprehended that they can shape up people’s lives because what she orders others to do & what happens under her own roof right under her nose are two different stories. Khalida’s character is very complex because there are a lot of shades that she embodies. She is religious but on the other hand she doesn’t treat her husband with the respect he is entitled to. She thinks carrying on with a wazeefa is more important than to tend to someone who might be suffering with serious health issues.

I liked Zoya’s character a lot because she questioned her mother & tried to mend her perspective rightfully. She seems rational & logical because she just doesn’t believe in following her mother blindly. Yes, Zoya is conscious of her mother’s likes & dislikes & gives her that much respect that she is entitled to but on the other hand she lets her feelings get the best of her & she often deceives her mother because she knows that no matter how hard she will try, she won’t get an approval of her mother for the things she likes & enjoys. I don’t say that I liked Moeez’s character but I found him interesting in a way too, in fact I like how both these siblings are different yet similar to each other. Zoya at least tries to make Junaid understand what her mother expects & what her family background’s like but Moeez conveniently resorts to hiding the truth from both; Sanam & Khalida. As much as he might say that he supports her mother, but when it comes to Sanam, he makes it very clear that even though Khalida might not like Sanam for a lot of things, he will stick to his decision of marrying her because she makes him happy. As much as I want to believe that Sanam is as sincere to Moeez as he is to her, I feel she isn’t because she doesn’t love him unconditionally as she has decided to get married to him after giving consideration to a lot of other things that she might be able to benefit from, through Moeez.

So, my verdict about Khuda Dekh Raha Hai would be; so far so good & I just so hope that it stays that way. The drama has had a good start & I am glad that even though the cast might not be a biggie, the story seems to be different & the characters are nicely etched out too. I found the chemistry between all the characters really good & they all seemed very comfortable with each other which actually gave a good feel to the drama. The acting has been good & so has been the direction; however I do feel that the production value could’ve been better but never mind, as far as we’re going to get a good drama & a good story, rest of the things don’t really matter. Share your say about first 2 episodes of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai & yes, I thank all those readers who suggested this drama to me. :)

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The thing I like the most about this play is the perfect pace it has offered till date. I really like the way the story is being told & is progressing but I really hope they don’t invest a lot of time in showing Zoya’s ordeals & they keep on changing the tracks & the stories related to it. I think now when Zoya has gotten married, we all know she will have a tough time with Adnan being by her side but I really am not looking forward to the never-ending depression bouts of Zoya.

I really can’t understand why Khalida did this to her own daughter. Clearly both Akhtar & Khalida were sceptical when it came to this proposal but I so wish Akhtar had intervened. He has always stood up for his daughter but then I think the way Zoya showed submissiveness to Khalida’s decision, that took away the option Akhtar might’ve gotten & then he couldn’t do anything to save the day but still being a father he had every right to support his daughter & talk her out of making such a huge mistake of her life. Akhtar could see that Zoya wasn’t happy but the way he allowed her to go ahead with this marriage makes him look weak. Khalida thinks leaving what she does after how she has lied to Zoya is a compensation enough but that is definitely not the case. Khalida is living in a fool’s paradise to think that her decision won’t harm & haunt her for the rest of life especially after she will see Zoya suffering. I can see the curse of that heartbroken girl being materialized pretty soon because Khalida herself chose that path for her daughter.

I liked that Zoya gave a piece of her mind to Moeez. I definitely hate Moeez’s character & his nature especially because of the way he treats & uses Zoya as a puppet to make Sanam happy. He wasn’t bothered about what Zoya was going through but he was more worried about how Sanam would feel if Zoya didn’t show up. I so wish Zoya was as thick-skinned as him & as selfish as his brother because that way she could’ve saved herself from the hell she has gotten into. She actually proved that her family & especially her mother mattered to her the most which is why just so effortlessly she backed out of all the promises she had ever made to Junaid. I like Junaid for the fact that he wanted to try till the end. He didn’t give up because he actually loved her a lot but sadly, the luck wasn’t on his side.

Adnan is definitely the sort of a guy any parents wouldn’t want their daughter to get married to because he falls short on all accounts of decency. I really don’t understand when he wasn’t ready to change his lifestyle & he wasn’t ready to leave what he does, why he agreed on getting married? Going by what we know about him, Adnan is such a person who can never be pushed into doing something that he doesn’t like & clearly, the way he is pretty comfortable in his life shows that he wasn’t interested in getting committed so it seems out of the line of his character that he agreed to this marriage. I felt for Zoya a lot after how she attended Adnan when he showed up after they got married. Even though I was angry at what she did to herself, I felt for her as well because she was trying really hard to accept this marriage & Adnan wholeheartedly. I must say the subsequent scenes of the duo together were quite suggestive & they could’ve been skipped, in fact they should have been skipped because there was no point of elaborating all that. I must say the ease with which such scenes are shot & are made part of our dramas these days is actually quite shocking & alarming because no one wants to see such things & these scenes don’t take the story forward in any way.

Finally, Zoya has started to understand that Adnan is definitely not the husband she dreamed of because he is quite different to what she had imagined. I felt that the scene where Adnan speaks to his girlfriend right in front of Zoya was quite forced & unrealistic because no matter how cool he must be with whom he is, he wouldn’t want to shock his bride just like that. Sanam’s parents are equally bad too & no wonder why Adnan & Sanam turned out this way because they didn’t have perfect role models of parents to follow & look up to. Sanam’s father is a very practical man who only puts monetary benefits ahead of everything else & his wife doesn’t seem to mind it at all.

I so want to see Khalida & Moeez suffering because of Sanam but I so don’t want to see Zoya suffering which is unavoidable as Adnan is going to test her patience a lot. The drama has become interesting but I so wish the pace stays the same & things keep on rolling. Share your thoughts about this & the previous episode of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai please. :)

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I am so glad with the pace of this drama because all the episodes have been engaging & very interesting. I like how smoothly they are progressing the story & give us something new every single time. I like this drama for the fact that it’s very different from what we get to see on our screens usually which makes it a good watch.

To be honest, I hate Moeez & even Khalida for tricking Zoya into getting married to Adnan. I really thought this time Khalida will do justice to Zoya as well because she allowed Moeez to be with Sanam but sadly, it was Moeez who has his mother wrapped around his finger that’s why he knew exactly what to say & how to say it in order to convince Khalida that Adnan was a better option. Moeez is actually a spineless person who dreads losing Sanam just because she threatened to do so; therefore he thought it was his duty to follow her instructions & fulfil her wishes, which is why he sacrificed Zoya’s happiness over his wife-to-be’s. It was actually sad to see Moeez bringing up Junaid’s past again & again just because he knew Khalida will succumb to the tactic.

Even though I was sure about what Khalida used to do in the name of religion wasn’t right but she proved it this time that for her, it’s only her ego that matters the most & she is so blinded by the urge to save herself from humiliation that she chose to lie to her husband & her daughter to risk her future. Khalida thinks she can lie using ‘istakhara’ as an excuse just because she doesn’t want people to associate her name with a former musician. Yes, we saw how hard it was for Khalida to do that & how restless she was after she lied but the point is that she did & that’s all that matters, which makes her an unrespectable person.

I loved Akhtar’s approach on this. He knows how hard this must be on Zoya because of which he decides he will do an istakhara himself for her because he already feels something isn’t right & for all the obvious reasons because he himself believes that what Khalida says & does isn’t right & authentic. I hated seeing Zoya surrendering in front of Khalida because she trusts her mother more than anything & who wouldn’t do that? Zoya can never ever imagine that what her mother has told her actually is for her own benefit. It’s actually very sad that just because Khalida sides with Moeez more, she is ready to sacrifice her daughter in order to make him happy & Zoya can’t see that.

I am glad that for a change they have found a girl as Zoya’s friend who is good at acting because it’s like a norm in so many dramas that those girls who are chosen to play the roles of ‘friends’ happen to be talent & acting-free but I am glad Zoya’s friend is a decent addition to the cast of this drama. I liked how she understood what Khalida did but obviously Zoya cannot even think about doubting her mother as she can’t imagine Khalida would do something of that sort to her own flesh & blood. Zoya can’t imagine that Khalida can be so mean to ruin Zoya’s life just because of her own stubbornness & ego.

I feel Sajjal Ali acted really well in this particular episode. She actually portrayed how it feels to be heartbroken but smile in front of others just to make them happy. She is ready to let Khalida know that she’s happy with her decision & has agreed to it without any doubts & I feel this will mark the doom of Khalida because she lied to her own daughter. Share your thoughts on this episode please.

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Ohkay so, it was another week, another interesting & happening episode of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai. I really like how the story of this drama is progressing smoothly with a perfect pace to keep the interest of the viewers intact. There are still so many questions that we’re seeking answers of but I like how they are revealing a few cards at a time which actually make me look forward to the next episode every single time.

I really must say I hate Moeez for being such a hypocrite. Firstly, if he really can’t stand the idea of Zoya attending a concert, then he should have the same issue with Sanam for going to Junaid’s concerts as well because she was the one who informed him about Zoya’s presence, so when Moeez can create a havoc over such a thing then he should have similar standards when it comes to his fiancée. I just never thought that he would be so selfish to put Sanam ahead of Zoya. Apparently, his choice of getting married to the one he loves isn’t something to be questioned about but in Zoya’s case, according to him she should be ashamed? Moeez never really cared that Zoya was defaming his family or something but he blew it all out of proportion just so that he can later infuse the idea of Zoya’s marriage to Adnan. Another thing that really caught me off guard was that Moeez has so much acceptance to whatever Sanam does just because he has gotten used to the idea of her being a liberal, modern & independent woman but when it comes to Zoya, he couldn’t even tolerate the fact that she can also like someone & can choose her life partner herself just because she comes from a simple background & hasn’t been raised like Sanam to be independent & liberal? It’s like he wants his sister to sacrifice her happiness just because she isn’t modern enough & in that case she isn’t entitled to making some choices for herself.

I really don’t like Sanam as well, yes, we all understood the thing about her that she was selfish & dominating but just for the sake of her own benefit, she is ready to spoil Zoya’s life? She knows her brother inside out & he is not an ideal match for any girl but just because she thinks Zoya’s a simple girl, she will put up with all the wrongdoings of Adnan? I must say I hated the idea of Moeez being so blind that he himself saw how unsober Adnan was but he chose to ‘ignore’ it just because he happens to be Sanam’s brother? I am sure the way Sanam has him wrapped around her finger, Moeez himself will suffer a lot after his marriage to her because she knows how to get what she wants & Moeez for now is unable to see how she’s plays with him because he is too blinded by his one-sided unconditional love.

To be honest, I feel Junaid’s friend gets a lot of coverage in every single episode. His scenes are boring & unnecessarily long & his conversations are repetitive to the core. Yes, we all get that he is Junaid’s well-wisher & tries to show him the other side of the picture too but bhai sahab when you already know that your friend has pretty much made up his mind then why don’t you try to mind your own business? He’s a pessimist & I hope his scenes along with his role are cut short in the episodes to come.

To be honest, for the first time I liked the motherly instincts in Khalida. As much as she was shocked at what Zoya did, she ended up understanding her point of view, she considered what her daughter wanted & she also agreed to her husband because she knew he made a lot more sense & outdid all her arguments that she had against Zoya & Junaid’s relation. I have always felt that no matter how unreasonable Khalida might be, she is easy to trick & convince. I really can’t emphasize on how much I like Akhtar’s character; he is an ideal father who knows how to be friends with his children. Moeez is least bothered about his parents & he only maintains his terms with his mother because he knows that eventually she ends up controlling everything that happens in the house & she listens to him plus Moeez also knows that his father doesn’t have much say as Khalida hasn’t given him the edge that normally a husband has when it comes to these matters. I really loved Akhtar’s relation & connectivity with Zoya & how he supported her & I must say all his dialogues are well-written because every time I feel he ends up saying what’s going through our minds.

Khalida is pretty much engrossed in what she does but I am still eager to know what’s the story behind her becoming the way she is now. Khalida also hinted that she wouldn’t allow Zoya to do what she herself has done in her past. I am sure Khalida pretty much understand what it means to love someone & how much one wants to be with the one they love. I actually enjoyed the mother-daughter scenes that Khalida & Zoya shared in this episode. This drama is getting a lot more interesting & I so hope that the pace stays the same. Please share your thoughts about this episode & the drama in general. :)

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Ohkay so, it was another decent episode of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai this week. I like watching this drama because it’s well paced & more than that it’s a decent watch on Thursdays. The story’s progressing smoothly which makes it easier to follow & look forward to next episode as well.

This episode revolved more around Zoya & her marriage proposals. Zoya sighs with relief because Junaid finally decides to bid his music career goodbye. Only because it happens to be his last concert, he wants that night to be memorable for both; himself & for Zoya which is why he asks her to be there to witness his last performance. As Zoya happens to be well aware of what this decision would cost & mean to Junaid, she respects his demand & decides to be there for him as she also wants to know what’s running through his mind but unfortunately she is spotted by Sanam. Junaid obviously makes sure that Zoya doesn’t have any doubts left which is why he makes sure she understands that she is just as important to him as he is to her & his music definitely means nothing to him in comparison to the life he has planned ahead with Zoya by his side. I found their conversation actually very sweet because they both love each other equally, even though Zoya has asked for so much more, Junaid is willing to do everything for her.

To be honest I am amazed that Khalida doesn’t seem to mind Zoya’s activities. Even when she questions her, Zoya tries to make excuses & starts reasoning with her. Not that Zoya isn’t doing something wrong but she isn’t doing something right either because she actually deceives her family every single time she plans a meeting with Junaid. I feel this is a mistake on Khalida’s part as well that she is so oblivious & doesn’t seem to care much about what Zoya’s usually upto, it’s like Khalida has pretty much stopped being bothered about her family & for the reasons best known to her. Yes, she does talk to them every now & lets them know the rules she is setting but then she isn’t in control of her family as much as she should be.

Like I predicted; Sanam is already on Zoya’s case as she wants her to get married to Adnan. Even though Moeez tried to talk her out of it I knew he will succumb to her pressurizing because he loves her to such an extent that he would never do anything against her wish or will. Just because Sanam’s father has already bribed her to help her with the boutique, she now has all the more reason to force Adnan into Zoya’s life.

I was surprised to see Junaid making his way into meeting Zoya’s family so early but then later what happened was actually kind of surprising. I knew that Moeez was kind of selfish but didn’t know his limit that he was ready to put Junaid down just because of Adnan. Moeez himself knows what sort of a person Adnan is but just because he happens to be Sanam’s brother; Moeez has stopped seeing his bad side & thinks he is suitable for Zoya. Yes, Junaid is a musician but the point is he loves Zoya & Zoya loves him, so when Moeez can get married to the one he loves, why can’t Zoya do that? I really thought Moeez would support his sister & he would be open-minded about Zoya liking someone but it wasn’t appeasing seeing him putting Sanam ahead of his own sister. I so wish Zoya stands for her rights & pressurizes her family like Moeez did when it came to Sanam but then Moeez only had to deal with his mother & he knew his ways but now sadly Zoya will have to put up with Moeez, Sanam & Khalida but I have a feeling that Khalida will do what Moeez will tell her to because she obviously favours him more than Zoya. Let’s see what happens ahead? Share your thoughts about this episode & tell me how much you want Zoya to stand up for herself?

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Hmmm, it was an interesting episode but was kind of slow because the story didn’t really move forward much. This episode pretty much revolved around Adnan, Junaid & Zoya but I must say I really like the feel & execution of this drama, it’s simple, to-the-point & pretty decent & that makes it an interesting watch.

So, Sanam’s brother Adnan is a perfect example of ‘bigra hua ameer larka’. As much as his indecency didn’t shock me, what did was the way his family seemed normal & showed acceptance towards everything he does. He drinks but his mother wasn’t bothered about it & in fact just told him to get rid of the reek of the spirit. Like I sussed before, Sanam has already called her dibs on Zoya for Adnan & it’s not only Sanam who thinks Zoya is perfect for her brother, Sanam’s father has his own ulterior motives behind getting Adnan married to Zoya & his mother has her own. It was absolutely appalling to see how they already took Zoya as a nobody & thought that she would just be satisfied with just a tag of being Adnan’s wife whereas they themselves know that he is only capable of ruining anyone’s life because he’s on his way of self-destruction, so the person who himself doesn’t have a direction & leads a purposeless life, how would he be able to handle a responsibility of a life partner?

Junaid on the other hand is doing everything he can just so that he can capacitate himself of getting married to Zoya because she is all that matters to him. I actually really like the understanding both Junaid & Zoya have. He understands that she has some boundaries set by her mother & she is bound to abide by them & he doesn’t seem to have an issue with it whereas Zoya also believes in giving him a lot chances that he needs because she understands that what she has demanded from him is not going to be easy for him especially & because of this, I really like their relation & the respect they both have for each other. Just when Faseeh tried to instil a doubt in Junaid’s mind about Zoya & he decided to question her, she made sure to clarify it all because she knows where she stands & her rationality & logical reasoning behind everything makes me like her even more.

Junaid’s struggle seems very real & relatable. He knows that it won’t be easy for him to change his lifestyle overnight because he has done pretty well for himself in such a short span of time due to his music career but the way he is keen on bringing the change in his life really shows that he loves Zoya a lot. Obviously, Faseeh is only concerned about Junaid & that is why he only thinks through one-sided perspective but he can’t seem to grasp the fact that for Junaid nothing else matters anymore. For now, Junaid might think that this is what he wants but the main question is, will he stay determined & focus even after he will get married to Zoya because being an artist, he doesn’t seem to have a calibre fit for a 9-5 job but then luckily the job offer he got is somehow related to his field so I am guessing it won’t be a problem for Junaid in the long run.

Even though Sanam hasn’t gotten married to Moeez yet, I can see how she will try to rule his family through him because for Moeez no one else matters as much as Sanam does, so he will always follow her lead & would do anything that would please his fiancée/wife & for this I believe, he will also join hands with Sanam & force Zoya to get married to Adnan because firstly, he didn’t feel anything odd in the way Adnan behaved & secondly, he would never go against Sanam’s wishes.

So, this is it from my side & I must say I can’t get over the fact that Sajjal Ali looks so cute & youthful & I also like how casual & effortless Agha Ali has been acting in this drama, it looks like he is totally into his character or may be his comfort zone because of which he is presenting the character of Junaid with so much ease, which is good to see because in most of the dramas he seems very stiff & reserved. Anyways, the preview of the next episode seemed interesting too & I am really eager to see how the story of all the tracks will unfold. Share your say about this episode of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai please. :)

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Ohkay so, it was a very interesting episode of Khuda Dekh Raha Hai because the story moved forward swiftly while it stirred curiosity simultaneously. We got some more insight into our characters & I absolutely love how they’re revealing the cards for now. The episode was based on to-the-point, short & a lot of scenes which made the pace, perfect.

So, Junaid actually loves Zoya a lot & that’s a done deal because he is ready to leave everything aside just to be with Zoya. He is ready to become someone she wants him to be. Junaid is very good at what he does & he is passionate about music too but deep down he really thinks all this isn’t worth it in comparison to the peace & happiness he feels when he is with Zoya. I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation Junaid & his friend had because they both were right in their own way. Junaid really feels Zoya is all he ever wanted but his friend thinks that Junaid is only being impractical & emotional. His friend understands the potential Junaid has & he believes that Junaid’s passion will take him to places because people love him which is why he thinks Zoya’s only an obstacle in Junaid’s success. For now, Junaid really can’t see anything else because he wants to prove his love to Zoya but I really want to see for how long will it last because once the novelty will wear off, I really feel Junaid might regret his decision of leaving his career for his love-life.

They took us a on a ride through Khalida’s character. We got to see a little more shades of her in which she really seemed meagre in comparison to what she poses to be. Khalida really sees herself as someone who has a command over what she does & that is why she thinks she has a right to decide things for people but she is just like any other regular human being who has no control over their desire & end up committing sins. As per what she portrays, Khalida should be a very humble & easy-going person, she should be someone who knows the art of forgiving but in reality she is rigid, stubborn, inconsiderate & judgmental. She really thinks Zoya is better than Sanam because she wears a dupatta & when asked about the issues she had with Sanam, she only responded in a way which showed that she was judging Sanam for quite petty issues which didn’t suit the woman of her stature; considering how religious she is.

The scene in which a girl comes to cuss at Khalida was very intense & interesting. Certainly what the girl said was a truth & it perfectly pictured the hell that must’ve broken loose in her & the groom’s household. They both loved each other & decided to get married but their dream turned into a nightmare only because of Khalida. The frustration & agitation of the girl was portrayed aptly because no matter what Khalida says, she really doesn’t understand that it took only one statement of hers to ruin someone’s life & she really is incapable of seeing the intensity of such decisions. Undoubtedly that incident forced Khalida to do some thinking & she spent some restless nights but what emerged as her one of the reasons of her worry was shocking. Khalida clearly has some baggage that she is trying to hide using her piety as a facade or she is trying to earn some forgiveness because she might have gone against her mother’s orders. It is pretty evident that Khalida allowed some worldly desires to rule her for a moment when she was young & now she is in a deep regret, maybe that’s why she never really had a relationship based on respect with her husband.

I like Akhtar’s character. He tries to knock him sense into his wife every chance he gets but sadly he knows he isn’t dealing with such a person who would take his word seriously. Khalida is quite opinionated & believes she is right but it was good to see that she was shaken after what the girl said to her & maybe that’s why she agreed to Moeez’s engagement with Sanam because she doesn’t want anything to happen to her family & her children.

All in all I thoroughly enjoyed watching this episode. Seems like Imran Aslam has also made an entry as Sanam’s brother Adnan. I am sure things won’t be easy & smooth for Zoya because seeing how pushy & dominating Sanam is, she will definitely try to talk Zoya into marrying Adnan as it’s obvious that his first choice for a life partner would be Zoya. I am eagerly waiting for the next episode, please share your say about Khuda Dekh Raha Hai as well.

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