So this episode of Haara Dil had some twists and turns and some new characters. The episode starts with this scene at the train station where police reaches with the help of babysitter Kausar’s husband’s help to search for Sami. Upon seeing the police Kausar panics and leaves Sami on a bench and there we see a really terrible performance by the lady who shouts “Arrey behen apna bacha to le jao”. Anyway this woman grabs police’s and Abrar’s attention and Abrar is ecstatic to see Sami well and good.
Abrar takes Sami home meanwhile we witness a conversation between Zeba and her daughter Naila which ends with Naila giving some shady remarks about Fehmi indicating that Fehmi might not be what we have thought her to be so far. On the other side Amtul and Areej are making Afaan believe that the whole Sami’s abduction story is too dramatic and too filmy to be true. They are adamant that this was Abrar’s way of making Afaan pay ransom for Sami that he could later use for himself lol right?
Zeba sees this as her chance for pitching the idea of marrying Fehmi to Abrar. She convinces Abrar that hiring another nanny is out of question and the only way he can take better care of Sami is if he remarries and that Fehmi will be a wise choice. Abrar is struggling between his love for his deceased wife and his love for his son seeing no way out he decides to marry Fehmi without telling his daughters.
Abrar gets married and the shadiness is again introduced when maulvi sahab mentions haq meher. Here we are introduced to this nephew of Fehmi who is clearly a guy who loves shortcuts. He wants to go abroad and wants a beautiful wife no surprises there and he is thrilled to find out that Abrar has two beautiful daughters so clearly more will unfold on this front in the coming episodes.
After nikkah when Abrar reaches home he finds a different Momina. As predicted in the previous review Sami has indeed come home to a different sister now one who dearly loves him. Momina assures Abrar that from now on she will be taking care of Sami and that he doesn’t have to worry a bit about anything anymore. Abrar is rattled because the only reason he married Fehmi was because he needed someone to take care of Sami and right after the nikkah here his daughter is totally devoted to Sami and Abrar is utterly shook and guilty and probably wanted to shout his lungs out at this turn of events.
Abeer is still the same and gives Momina a disgusted look after seeing her bonding with Sami. Meanwhile Amtul is all set to make Zawar’s sister Fizza her daughter in law. Fizza will probably appear in the next episode and Areej is clearly not pleased with this idea.
Next episodes will include some interesting developments like Momina and Abeer finding out about Abrar’s marriage and Arham finding out why Fizza is coming over to their place. Things are about to get more interesting so stay tuned.
How’d you like this episode of Haara Dil? Yayy or nayy?
So a new day a new episode new reasons to stan and new reasons to diss too. The best thing about last episode was the neutrality with which the characters were portrayed especially female characters and somehow this episode lacked that. The part where Fehmida and Zeba are discussing Abrar and the prospects of Fehmi marrying him the same old element of hidden evil motives is manifested. Fehmi has finally met Momina and clearly is displeased with the fact that Momina and Abeer aren’t married yet which might present difficulties to her future plans of marrying their father; good ol’ cliche. Also Zeba gives Fehmi this weird look which was hard to read, what is she to gain from this matrimony hopefully something less cliched.
Moving on, Kausar (the babysitter) has abducted Sami which was a much needed twist in order to make Momina and Abeer realize that Sami needs them and for them to finally accept him. Looks like this mishap was a blessing in disguise because a trauma as big as this was indeed needed for both Momina and Abeer to finally get over their mother’s death and move on. By the end of the episode Momina dreams of her mother confronting her for not taking care of her baby and being so brutally callous and inhumane towards an infant, so it is safe to assume that Sami will return to a different home; a home where he is loved by his sisters may be.
It is also safe to assume that this incident will make Abrar consider the prospects of getting married more seriously, pretty sure he wouldn’t be able to trust any baby sitter for the rest of his life so new wife and new mommy for Sami it is. This is bound to bring more complications to the already complicated father-daughter relationship that Abrar and his daughters have at the moment.
On Arham and Momina’s front things are still bleak and somewhat on a stand still. But Amtul is planning something big and most probably that plan, as Areej predicted, includes Zawar’s sister. We hear Amtul tell Areej that Arham would do anything for Areej’s happiness so presumably Amtul plans on faux jeopardizing Areej’s married life which will make Arham marry Zawar’s sister but this is just a theory yet to be proven right.
Afan continues to be an angel of a friend that he is and comes to Sami’s rescue with the help of his contacts Sami will be reaching home soon safe and sound. Meanwhile Fehmi and Zeba also help a lot through this crisis for which Abrar is very thankful.
It can be seen that like the clear sky after a storm this crisis is making all the characters look at things more clearly and in a different light. Things are sure to get more interesting so stay tuned.
One more episode down and we have more reasons to stan it than diss it. Unlike uncountable other Pakistani drama serials Haara Dil has a refreshing take on the characters, it doesn’t divide them in good and evil and that showed so well in this episode of the drama. Life isn’t black and white we can not draw a line and explain this world’s existence by two traits good and evil. Life is complex it is grey it isn’t binary but more like fractions, complicated with many explanations and this drama explores that very well.
We have been introduced with many new characters in the last two episodes including Zeba, Fehmi and the new baby sitter. It is commendable how these characters aren’t portrayed to be inherently good or inherently evil they have got both sides. They don’t play sati savitri or dayan. Neighbors and especially single working women who have developed a crush on a single father have forever been demonized by our drama serials. They are so often the women who want the money or the house or the entire property basically they always have evil and selfish motives to be nice to the people they are being nice to but not here.
Fehmi is independent almost happy but she can not shake the loneliness off which is very human. Zeba is genuinely concerned about Sami and Abrar but she has her limits and loses temper when too much is asked of her which is very human also. After Shagufta’s death and his daughters withdrawal from him Abrar has also become very lonely as he himself mentions when he compares this tragedy with the time when he had lost his entire family in an earthquake and said that the former is more painful and isolating for him than the latter, again a very human thing to feel.
Also the protagonists Momina and Arham aren’t flawless people. Momina is stubborn and wouldn’t let go off this callousness even tho she knows her father and Arham need her support as much as she needs their’s. Both Abeera and Momina are too proud to admit that they are hurting and could use some support right now. We don’t often see the leading lady in our shows playing the bad guy she is always kind, forgiving and over the top nice but again that is where Haara Dil wins Momina is kind but she has her limits. She doesn’t know how to deal with such strong emotions and all that is happening and we can clearly see her struggling to make sense of all of it. Unlike some other leading role Momina isn’t sure of herself she doesn’t know how to deal with all this. She is as clueless as any other normal human being.
Some scenes could have been better like the time Sami was crying and Momina almost held him to comfort him, that was a strong scene and could have been done better than it was. Also Arham and the third wheel friend scene had strong dialogues and could have had more impact on the audience had it been done a bit better.
As predictable as it was Fehmi is meant to be Abrar’s love interest. Usually romance in this age is portrayed as cringy and even disgusting at times but unusually what Abrar and Fehmi have is very innocent and almost like teenage love. They both want someone to be with and also like each other’s company which is very well portrayed so kudos for that.
Momina and Arham are still struggling with their situation meanwhile Abeer continues to rebel against everyone and everything. Zeba has introduced the idea of Fehmi’s marriage to Abrar in Fehmi’s head and we can see that Fehmi agrees. Afaan continues to be the amazing friend that he is to Abrar meanwhile we can see that the baby sitter character is very irresponsible. In new developments due to long absence Abrar has lost his job, now how he will deal with this crisis remains to be seen with many other things.
For those who haven’t seen it yet I won’t spoil the show by giving away the precap of the next episode all I’ll say is stick till the end. Like a good wine this show has aged well and let’s hope it continues to do so.
On a grade of A to F how did you find this episode of Haara dil?
Last two episodes of Haara Dil have been very chaotic, life as known by our characters has gone upside down. As our characters lurk through this unknown territory that their life has become, in this episode, each one of them seeks to establish some sort of order in this chaotic universe and tries to look for ways to make things normal again.
So far the pace has been amazing, we have witnessed so much in the span of just six episodes that it feels like we have been a part of this Haara Dil Universe for a long long time which, I believe, is a win win for the whole team. There were some strong performances again starting with Rabya Kulsoom as Abeer. Abeer’s character development has been one of my favorite so far. She was portrayed as a jolly, hot headed yet immature baby sister character of the lead role Momina in the beginning but she has now grown into a wise woman. Call it the wisdom acquired by ‘gardish e dauran’ but seeing her spread wisdom to her already wise elder sister Momina is very reassuring. She is still very hot headed though.
Momina on the other hand has gone from a level headed person to someone whose better judgement has been clouded by emotions. She struggles to establish a balance between her kind nature and her need to stay true to her mother’s memory by becoming distant and callous to everyone who caused her mother harm. She finds herself in love with Arham but is unable to oversee the fact that he is Amtul’s son; the woman who is the cause of all this misery according to Momina. Naturally Arham and Momina’s love life is in turbulence right now.
Talking of some powerful scenes and quotes we finally see Afaan talk some sense into Amtul. He directly calls her out on how psychotic her obsession with destroying the people she dislikes is. And finally asks her ‘ke bhai masla kya hai tumhein Abrar ki family se?’ That was a heartfelt conversation they had especially when Afaan points out that she is the reason why nobody’s happy, if only she could be happy for her son and in general for everyone no one will be in this much agony. Even though she didn’t say anything in return her expressions looked like she actually agreed a bit with her husband for once.
Arham said which, I believe, was the strongest quote of today’s episode. Amtul keeps yapping about family honor and respect and what not, as usual, and Arham says “Jis izat ki apko itni parwa hai wohi izat kabhi kabhi dusron ko bhi de dia karein”. As for Arham we see him fighting both his family (his mother) and Momina to keep this relationship from breaking.
On Abrar’s front the baby is named Sami and we get to see more of Zeba Behen who is the friendly neighbor and was very good friends with Shagufta. Abrar is struggling with his newly gained status of ‘single dad’ and constantly needs Zeba’s help to take care of his son since both of his daughters refuse to accept Sami as their responsibility or brother. Zeba does seem like someone who genuinely cares about this family but in doing so she causes more tension between Abrar and his daughters.
In new developments we are introduced to Fehmi who is a nurse and Zeba’s old friend and possibly the woman Abrar will marry in the coming episodes. Fehmi is a single very lively character assayed by Javeriya Abassi. By the end of the episode Zeba suggests that Abrar should get married because his son needs a mother and that is overheard by Momina who is naturally shell shocked by the idea.
Abeer tries to talk Momina into marrying Arham as soon as possible through out the episode because according to her the only thing their father cares about now is his son and they both need to secure their future one way or another. Abrar on the other hand is disappointed by how cold his daughters have become. Arham yearns to establish the lost connection with Momina and we can see that his patience is running thin.
The drama is about to tackle another taboo, old age marriage and second marriage and we are anxiously waiting for how it does so.
How did you find this episode of Haara Dil? Yay or Nay or Yanny (pun totally intended)?
Another episode down and so am I, the drama is getting better with each episode. It not only highlights some important issues like social status hierarchy, old age pregnancy and toxic masculinity at the one time but also never loses the sight of the main plot that revolves around two young people and their love for each other. Some of the dialogues in this episode were really hardcore and hit you right where it hurts. Also I love how this drama has been edited, each scene so well calculated and timed nothing seems dragged at all.
So Arham is naturally shook after hearing this news and suggests an abortion like everyone else so far but Momina tells him that her father will never let that happen because it’s not just a baby it’s a baby boy a much awaited and much wished for son. A son who her father thinks is God’s miracle for him. Momina’s disappointment in herself and her father is becoming very clear with every episode. She is angry and lays awake at night wondering why she isn’t enough and that’s the last thing any parent wants their kid to think but it is what it is.
Moving on Shagufta finds Momina and Arham having this discussion and assures him that she wants her daughter to be happy more than anything but it’s not that simple she is also responsible for this unborn baby now. Arham eventually suggests that he should at least get a nikkah as soon as possible and asks his parents for it upon which Amtul throws her typical “aren’t you dying to marry that sorcerer” tantrum at him. Afaan is smarter than that and as soon as he finds Arham alone he asks him what’s the hurry and finds out that his friend is expecting a baby.
Afaan tries to knock some sense into his friend Abrar but to no avail, Abrar is just ecstatic to finally have a son everything else is of little consequence to him.
This brings us to the second half of the episode where Amtul takes her daughter Areej to the same gynecologist as Shagufta’s and finds out about the pregnancy and like the toxic person that she has been portrayed to be she especially invites the entire Abrar family over for a dinner so she could reveal it in front of everyone since she doesn’t know that everyone else already knows.
Here we see some really clash of the titans level exchange of words, toxic and mean things are said on both sides. Abrar calls out Amtul for having the sick mentality of prying in other people’s lives while Amtul calls him out over his toxic masculinity and the need to have a son even at the price of social humiliation and his wife’s life. In no time the kids start talking too, where Arham asks Abeer to tone it down and stop disrespecting his mother which really makes Abeer lose her cool.
All this drama takes toll on Shagufta and she is taken to a hospital where she gives premature birth to a baby boy but dies doing that. Both Abeer and Momina are convinced it is their fahter’s and Amtul’s fault and naturally we expect some serious family issues in coming episodes. It won’t be easy for either of them to forgive their father or Amtul for killing their mother.
Will Momina and Arham be able to love each other even after all this, will they be ready to fight for this love even after all that went down, how will they stay true to this love in the face of all these adversaries is something we will find out together in the coming episodes of Haara Dil.
So yeah another episode down and a lot went down in it. Starting with Momina finding out the dreaded secret she will be having a baby brother soon woahhhh panic attack. Momina is rattled to find out that her parents are having a baby that too a son and that her father had been wanting a son all this time not only does she feel betrayed as a child but also as a daughter. She feels like she has failed her parents somehow which is why they need a son and that is how Abeer feels as well later in the episode when she finds out and confronts her parents.
They both say some pretty mean things to their parents in general and mother in particular which I do not understand. It is shocking but sit down with your parents talk it out think about the next move and how you’ll deal with it like ADULTS for Pete’s sake. In other news Zawar (Areej’s husband) is the ghar damad now and we can clearly see that Arham and Zawar aren’t exactly bromance material. Also the dude who plays Zawar can be pretty bad at acting at times.
Since now Zawar is living at their place he asks Areej what’s this Momina story all about which is when we find out that Abrar had lost his family in an earthquake and Afaan’s family had taken him in. Amtul and Afaan are shown having a conversation about surprise surprise Arham and Momina yet AGAIN. For once Afaan confronts Amtul about how her standards of judging people are superficial and lame and she needs to see people beyond their social status. He also makes it super clear that Arham wants to marry Momina and he will completely support their decision.
Meanwhile when Amtul talks to Arham about it he tells her he will be moving to Canada after his exams because he doesn’t want to live here. Amtul is a mother after all so when she finally realizes that the only way Arham will stop brooding is if she agrees to this marriage upon hearing this Arham is euphoric but she says that Momina will have to live by her standards not by Arham’s which is super insulting Momina isn’t anyone’s slave she is as human as these weirdos are but long live Saas-Bahu culture.
Anyway Amtul and Arham are at Abrar’s place again with the let bygones be bygones attitude and are adamant ke “Date set kiye bina nahi jayen ge”. Meanwhile Arham makes Momina believe that he has given up and is marrying the woman his mother wants him to. As they both reach home Momina sees Amtul Aunty the dearest and realizes what had just happened, she just like Arham is over the moon but she just won’t show.
So mangni time my dudes. They are finally engaged. After everyone’s gone Abeer suggests that Momina should tell Arham about the pregnancy because he is family now. Arham did the impossible but he notices that Momina still isn’t pleased. He takes Momina and Abeer out for a treat and asks her what else is there that’s keeping her from being happy and in the final scene we see Momina saying “Arham… Arham Ami pregnant hain.”
End scene.
This obviously rattles Arham too. What happens next remains a mystery till next week. So far 10/10 for maintaining pace, good editing there’s no dragging. Script can be really good at times and really bad as well never inbetween. The direction is good and as usual their romance makes me cringe even tho Momina isn’t even that romantic.
Do share how good you thought this episode was. Till next week adios amigos.
So episode 23 aired today and it felt like a much needed drag. The play has almost reached it’s end and every story arch is reaching it’s conclusion more or less except the Amtul-Momina animosity. Something as strong as Momina’s abduction is needed to bring Amtul’s heart around. This may not unrevel as I am predicting but there is no other reason why the writers would bring such a huge catastrophy in the story when it is about to end. It is hard to see how right now but I am hoping this will translate into melting of Amtul’s heart. Even the precap for the next episode hinted a bit towards this direction. Arham had a breakdown and said some pretty sad things while Amtul was eavesdropping let’s hope this is the much needed twist to bring Amtul finally around.
On the other hand Areej is finding it really hard to cope with Zawar’s absence while instead of being supportive and understanding all Amtul can do is ridicule her for having emotions or even processing those emotions. The already weak relationship that Afaan and Amtul had still hasn’t recovered from Amtul’s divorce fiasco. Amtul blames Afaan for being so involved in Abraar’s kids that he has started neglecting his own and as always she conveniently blames Afaan and Abraar’s friendship for every bad thing that has ever happened to them.
Faraz and Abeer were finally getting married and Abeer after a very long time was finally happy and so unburdened by sadness but it all turned into yet another trauma when Momina got kidnapped by Qasid right before Abeer’s wedding.
Fehmi has become one of my favorite characters again. Her character development has been so amazing that when Qasid called her to arrange a meet up she slammed him so hard you could almost hear it. Fehmi has become the much needed support both Abeer and especially Momina wanted at this point. She also suggests the idea that Amtul might have something to do with the abduction and it infuriated Arham. So far it isn’t clear who shot the other guy and aided Qasid’s escape. There is no evidence that would prove Fehmi’s theory but there isn’t any proof that would reject it either.
The chemistry that has been developing between Momina and Arham in past few episodes is really good. It hasn’t been better before. Overall Danish Taimoor has done a good job here and Hiba Bukhari did justice to her character too. Abeer as always has my heart for her performance is always phenomenal. And Seemi Pasha as Amtul is a show stealer.
So episode 22 aired today and it focused more on Areej and Zawar’s relationship and followed the trajectory that was precalculated in last review. Zawar is using his relationship with Areej to manipulate Arham into divorcing Momina and marrying Fizza instead. Other than that Areej and Zawar never really had a strong enough relationship that was worth fighting for and above such petty tactics. Even though it was implied from the beginning that Areej married Zawar out of love but as the story has disclosed it wasn’t the actual case. It was more of an arranged marriage and at the time both didn’t have any serious objections against it but as the time passed they grew more and more distant. Even though Zawar failed to fall in love Areej did.
Arham finds himself responsible for ruining his sister’s marriage but Areej reassures him that there never really was anything to save in her marriage to begin with. Areej has been portrayed as a very strong headed character since the very beginning to see her breakdown like this was surely saddening for both the audience and Arham. To save his sister’s marriage Arham pays Zawar a visit and tries to talk him out of divorce. But Zawar comes up with the counter offer that he will not divorce Areej if Arham marries Fizza. Arham naturally finds that nonnegotiable and walks away. Amtul is devastated to see her daughter suffer like this and blames Momina as always.
Fehmi is turning out to be an amazing character, her character development so far has been the best amongst all. When Qasid calls her to do something about the situation he is in and help him out she slams him really hard and threatens him that she will testify against him in court because that is what he deserves. Fehmi has also started playing the motherly role she was originally meant to play. She takes care of Sami and is very protective of both Abeer and Momina now.
Abeer is getting married to Faraz and it is interesting because this play started with a wedding it is only fair it ends with one too. Faraz suggests the idea that Momina should live with Arham now and focus on her married life rather than focusing on Sami. This might cause some problems in upcoming episodes.
Arham and Momina are finally coming to terms with their relationship. They still argue quiet a lot but then again when there’s love there’s constant nagging each other too. Momina being the noblest of noble beings that she is once again suggests the idea of divorce and finally Arham responds the way I would have “bakwas mat karo”. At this point it is humongously annoying to see Momina be the bigger person all the time.
At last Fizza has found some of the integrity she had lost along the way and left Arham’s house to finally live with her brother.
Overall this episode was well paced well timed and character wise very well developed. It is almost the end and we can already see how that will happen and so far the conclusion doesn’t seem rushed.
So episode 21 is here and even though things look chaotic but we can see it ending well for everyone eventually. This one had it’s fair share of sorrows and joys. I enjoyed the part where the writers brought the complexity of characters back in the story. Fehmi was shown to have a soft corner for Momina after all and she gives her sincere and honest advice regarding her relationship with Arham. It was evident the love and affection a woman has for another woman. Fehmi has lead a life alone and has dealt with all sorts of situations she is well versed in the matters of the world so she doesn’t want Momina to make decisions that she’ll regret making later.
Ever since Fehmi’s introduction her loneliness has been shown as a major part of her personality. She longs for a family and a home and even though she finds it hard to trust the world including her step daughters she still can’t watch Momina make any decision that will leave her as lonely as Fehmi. Areej also had a change of perspective after Arham’s accident. Watching her only brother fight for his life put things in perspective for her. She realized that Arham’s love for Momina is not a phony thing it is much stronger than that. This episode also focused on Areej’s own relationship with her husband. It showed how she envies the bond shared by Momina and Arham and wishes she had something like that with her husband too.
Areej and Fizza have some heated arguments and given how fragile Areej’s marriage already is it wouldn’t be far fetched to assume that Areej might have to face some consequences. It was also implied that like Amtul Zawar might use his relationship with Areej as a bargaining tool to get Fizza what she wants.
Abeer was also less hostile towards everyone in this episode including Areej and Fehmi and she has also formed a bond with Sami. This probably is because she is in love with Faraz and he makes her happy. Afaan and Momina also have a heart to heart moment in this one where Afaan expresses how much he’d like it if Momina not only considered him a father figure but also called him “baba”.
Amtul stays as bitter as always. Even after watching her son have such a close encounter with death nothing much changed. She still blames Momina for everything and is likely going to blame Momina for Areej’s problems too in the coming episodes.
Overall this episode had some strong emotional moments like Arham telling his parents that he is leaving the house. Fehmi giving Momina some sincere advice. Areej having a meltdown in front of Momina. The story is about to be concluded and all this mess is necessary chaos.
How’d you find this episode of Haara Dil?
So episode 20 had some unexpected turn of events including but not limited to Fehmi’s comeback. The secret is out in the open and Amtul does not like it not one bit so she does everything in her power to restore her lost control over her household. She uses her relationship with Afaan to manipulate Arham into divorcing Momina as expected but unexpectedly this gave Afaan a heart attack and that shifted the blame from Afaan and Arham to Amtul because her sin is now bigger.
Momina being the Mother Teresa that she is couldn’t stand the idea of Afaan ad Amtul separating because of her so she leaves the house which is now her husband’s house without telling him. This situation is so redundant now. Arham feels betrayed when he comes home and finds out that Momina is gone but he doesn’t tell Afaan anything about it given the heart attack he has recently had.
The conversation between Arham and Fizza was rather commendable. Arham stood his ground and dealt the situation rather well unlike Momina who would probably have started apologizing for something she hasn’t even done. Arham reminded Fizza that she isn’t the victim here she was well aware of his feelings towards this engagement and she agreed to get engaged anyway. He also reminded her how he never made any promises or proclaimed his undying love for her so she doesn’t get to play victim.
Momina and Abeer reach home and find out that Fehmi is living there now. She got out of jail because the police couldn’t find any proof against her according to her. Later Fehmi goes over to Afaan’s place to meet Amtul and ask her for some money in reward for her services to Amtul that’s where she sees Arham and deliberately discloses the dealings between her and Amtul. Arham decides to leave the house after this discovery as was shown in the precap.
Areej also got some screen time today and she made it clear that Momina isn’t welcome in her home. On the other front we see that Faraz and his mother have a rather peculiar conversation in which it is implied that Faraz’s mother has some sort of rivalry with Amtul but at the same time she sympathizes with Afaan. The back story hasn’t been revealed yet but the suspense is growing.
I have been commending this show on it’s pace ever since the beginning and it still delivers on that front. Danish Taimoor has been rather good in past few episodes but Hiba has been a bit disappointing. The story is about to be concluded and it is being done well. This last storm is what will put everything out of order so that things can fall in the right place at last.
Over all this episode was pretty good like it’s predecessors. How’d you find this episode of Haara Dil?
So episode 2 took off where episode 1 had left. Abrar and Shagufta are shell shocked over the revelation that they are expecting a third baby. Shagufta looks pretty rattled and asks Abrar to get an abortion to which Abrar suggests that they shouldn’t make any rash decisions in a hurry and consult some more doctors meanwhile Abeer and Momina are really worried about their mother’s health. Abrar wants Shagufta to reveal this news to their daughters because he thinks they will understand but Shagufta is too ashamed to tell anyone about this and keeps accusing Abrar of being selfish.
On the other side Arham and Momina meet up because Arham is angry with Momina over how she left his sister’s mehendi and didn’t give him a chance to put things right while Momina is adamant that his mother and sister reduced her existence to nothing with the way they treated her and that Arham should be able to see that. She also suggests that Arham should stop fighting his mother because of her and that if they are destined to end together they will and may I add how cringeworthy Arham’s pickup lines are like dude relax.
Amtul and Areej are shown discussing the same thing again since they have nothing better to do, Areej keeps mocking her mother for thinking that Arham respects her wishes and will marry Anoushay to which Amtul says that eventually she is one who will prevail and not Arham’s love for Momina.
Afaan somehow manages to convince Amtul to accompany him to Abrar’s place and ask Abrar for Momina’s hand in marriage and no surprises there Amtul is in it just to ruin it. Shagufta is over the moon because she thinks Amtul now approves of Arham and Momina’s marriage but little does she know. As she prepares for their arrival her condition worsens and she vomits which worries Momina and Abeer further more for her health.
Cut to Momina getting ready to be presented in front of her Mother in Law to be, she is still struggling with her love for Arham and her fear of Amtul as she asks God to somehow make Amtul’s heart softer towards Momina. Afaan and Amtul arrive at their place and as expected Amtul starts with how they only eat food cooked in olive oil just to derogate Abrar and Shagufta. When Momina arrives to greet them she witnesses Amtul suggesting that a guy’s advances don’t matter unless he is encouraged by the girl and that Arham is into her because Momina let him.
Abrar goes berserk after hearing this as any dignified person would and asks Afaan and Amtul to leave because he doesn’t want his daughter to be married off in a family that doesn’t respect her, he further states that there is no love if there is no respect exactly what Amtul wanted.
Arham gets really mad when he finds out what happened that is when Amtul tells him that she has a status to maintain in the society and can not let him marry the daughter of a man who was brought in their house by Afaan’s mother because he had no where else to go. The argument keeps getting worse when Arham says he won’t marry anyone that should be the end of story and leaves.
Meanwhile Abrar and Shagufta are getting as many checkups as they can to be sure what they want to do next, the doctors say mostly the same things like the pregnancy is dangerous at this age and that the abortion is pretty much out of the question.
By the end of the episode the doctor reveals the baby’s gender and it’s a BOYYYYY upon hearing that Abrar’s happiness knows no bounds and Shagufta clearly knows that any hopes of getting an abortion are dead now.
Over all the drama is going with good pace, everyone’s acting is satisfactory except Danish and the woman who plays Areej, anyone can tell how fake they look also the script can be very predictable and stupid at times.
In the pre-cap we find out thatthe next episode includes some more revelations and fierce confrontations. So fingers crossed.
So episode 19 was expected to be the episode where the big secret comes out in the open and that is exactly what happened and it was nicely done. The story has reached it’s climax and soon it will be concluded. Episode 19 not only confirmed our prediction that revelations will be seen but also the twist in the end only confirmed the predicted counter attack that Amtul would make.
The episode started on the same high note that the last episode was mostly about. Arham is ecstatic to be married to Momina and he can not hide this ecstasy to the point that he goes to see her first thing in the morning. On his way back he is seen by Fizza and naturally that brings a lot of drama. Amtul sees the couple arguing and she goes straight to Momina because to her Momina is the reason behind all this chaos. We some fiery exchange of words again and this time Abeer speaks up a bit but no harm done.
On the other front Qasid gets caught and Faraz’s mother finally comes into the picture. When Faraz explains his situation to her including the fact that he wants to marry the girl who is the sister of Amtul Afaan’s daughter in law we see that his mother feels uneasy. That could only mean that Faraz’s mother and Amtul have some history and the two don’t like each other much.
Despite her dislike of Amtul Afaan Faraz’s mother agrees to Faraz and Abeer’s marriage. She is as supportive as Faraz had described her to be in previous episodes. On one of her shopping trips she meets Amtul and discloses the secret that Arham married Momina in Afaan’s presence and Faraz was one of the witnesses. There’s no other explanation except that she wanted to hurt Amtul which is why she told her about the marriage, anyway the secret had to come out one way or another and this was as good a way as any.
Naturally Amtul is rattled after this discovery and she takes a rather extreme step by asking Afaan for a divorce. As hinted in the previous episode Amtul is using her relationship with Afaan to manipulate Arham into giving in to her demands. She realizes that neither Momina nor Arham will let their marriage be the reason behind Amtul and Afaan’s separation.
Another noticeable thing was when Momina was talking about her father’s murderer but she didn’t mention his name but later when Amtul was referring to that murderer she mentioned him by his name ‘Qasid’ and Arham noticed that. Whether the fact that Amtul asked Fehmi to kill Momina will eventually come to light or not is still not known but I guess this episode sure hinted in that direction.
Amtul has sure put her son and daughter in law in a difficult position. How this conflict resolves is something we are here to witness so stay tuned.
This episode is so far the best this drama serial has produced, the sheer magnitude of things that went down in this one is maddening. This episode sure as hell was a roller coaster ride from one intense moment to another it sure left the audience out of breath and out of their minds by the time it ended. The drama serial is about to conclude and it was evident from this episode because many story arcs reached the climax.
The episode started on a very low note with Qasid threatening to kill Sami unless Momina agrees to marry him. The whole scenario was heart wrenchingly sad and blood boiling at the same time. You feel sad for Momina’s helplessness and at the same time you feel this smothering hatred for Qasid and Fehmi that it makes your blood boil.
While this is happening at home Abeer is at the police station watching the cctv footage of her father being murdered and the moment of reckoning comes for Qasid when she recognizes him. Faraz has turned out to be a real gentleman and the way he has supported Abeer and Momina through their ordeals is sure commendable.
On their way back Abeer and Faraz find themselves in a traffic jam caused by a protest and at that moment the audience is convinced by the time they’d reach home Momina wouldn’t be Momina anymore but Mrs. Qasid. But it was Momina’s lucky day and for the audience too who have been rooting for Momina and Arham since the beginning Arham comes for Momina’s rescue when she needed it more than ever.
The writers deserve all the praise for how well written this scene was. Since Arham didn’t feel surprised after seeing Faraz when he came that gives us reason to believe that Faraz must have called Arham and explained the situation which is why Arham headed towards Momina’s home but what Arham didn’t know was the forced nikkah ceremony that was going on and even though it took him by surprise he dealt with it very maturly so that he could give police some time to arrive.
Qasid manages to run away but the police arrests Fehmi and Momina is saved. This situation rattled Arham so much that he makes an impulsive and independent decision for himself for the first time in his life. I have praised Arham and Afaans relationship before and I will do it again. The father-son chemistry that these two share is so rare and that makes the heart melt.
Afaan finally does what was expected of him for so long now, he apologizes to Momina and tells her that he wants to make ammends by protecting the three of them and taking their responsibility. Arham and Momina marry each other in the same nikkah ceremony that was originally arranged for by Qasid so yeah I liked the sense of humor there.
Afaan takes Abeer, Momina and Sami to his home and tells Amtul that they will live with them now because he feels responsible for them and they wouldn’t be safe alone. Amtul as expected creates a lot of drama but in order to soften the blow Afaan and Arham have decided to keep the nikkah secret for now.
The episode ended with a typical girl on girl trash talk where Fizza reminded Momina who the boss was but the poor girl has no idea she is talking to Mrs. Arham now.
Over all the episode was very thrilling and well written and well acted I might add. It was hinted in the end that Amtul and Afaan’s marriage might suffer because of these recent developments, how this story line works out is something we’ll have to wait to find out.
How’d you find this episode of Haara Dil? Yayy or nayy?
So 17 episodes down and this one was a significant improvement on it’s predecessor, unlike the last slow and sad episode this one was rather interesting and kept things going. The first act was made interesting by finally revealing the secret. Arham at last knows that Abrar was murdered and his mother knowingly kept this information from him. Naturally the first thing he did was to go visit Momina while he was being stalked by his current fiancé Fizza.
It’s been mentioned a couple of times that Fizza is a practical person with a practical approach towards life but her character so far is completely driven by impulse and not logic or practicality. Unlike the conventional antagonists it is admirable that Fizza isn’t naive enough to keep believing that Arham got engaged to her out of his free will or desire she acknowledges the fact that it was his reaction to being rejected by Momina. Another admirable thing is that she acknowledges her worth (at least in front of people who aren’t Arham) that she is good enough to score any man she likes Arham isn’t the end of the world for her. But she contradicts that practicality when she goes paranoid and instead of talking to Arham she spies on him, calls his ex fiancé, keeps things like his ex fiancé’s father is dead, all that screams “insecure” not “practical”.
Arham is naturally appalled after finding out that his mother can be callous enough to keep such a thing from him and his father but at least he isn’t alone in his misery. Afaan can relate to the helplessness that Arham feels right now and that is why Arham seeks comfort in his father. Arham feels helpless because of his inability to be of any help to Momina the love of his life when she needs so much support and Afaan feels the same helplessness if not worse because he wasn’t there with his friend in his last days what makes things even worse is the last words they exchanged were nothing but bitter and Afaan has to live with that. I have always appreciated the friendship that the writers established between Afaan and Abrar and even the father-son confidante relationship between Afaan and Arham is something beautiful to witness and rare in both the real life and reel life.
There still are things that make no sense (as always) even after finding out that Abrar is dead and Momina and Abeer are completely on their own Afaan does nothing to go help them. Even if Momina isn’t Arham’s fiance anymore she still is his best friend’s almost brother like friend’s daughter that Afaan has claimed as his own at many times. Helping them financially or emotionally aside he didn’t even consider using his resources to look for the culprits who murdered his so called best friend. Another disappointing thing was the conversation between Arham and Momina. Arham knows that Momina just lost her father to a cold blooded murder and after two words of kindness he starts complaining about how lonely he is and how he has lost his will to live because Momina isn’t with him anymore. Arham is supportive of Momina as long as she doesn’t need much of it because every time there is a real crisis and Momina looks for comfort all Arham has are complaints. He somehow becomes self centered and lacks all the empathy when Momina really needs it.
Now that the truth is out that Amtul and Fizza kept the news to themselves we see that Arham confronts Fizza and they finally have a heart to heart conversation where Arham explains that he finally understands why Momina made the choices that she made. Both Fizza and Arham can see that they are no match made in heaven their way of dealing with life and people are totally contradictory to each other. Arham is probably planning on leaving the country for a while and hopefully if he does he’ll return a wiser man and won’t waste his own or Fizza’s time further.
The most heart wrenching part of this show has become Qasid’s advances towards Momina. At this point he feels no shame in sexually harassing her and making her uncomfortable by smelling her hair and what we’ve been shown in the preview the future that awaits Momina is bleak very bleak. Other than Qasid we have Amtul who at this point isn’t shy to even KILL Momina to keep her son to herself.
Over all the episode like I’ve said before was better than previous one. Cages have been rattled, things of significant consequences have happened, let’s hope Afaan will play a more important role in Momina’s life in future episodes.
So episode 16 went down today and it was a rather slow one, nothing of consequence happened in it. Faraz got a lot of screen time in this episode and he did better in this episode as compared to the previous one. This whole Faraz and Abeer story arch is still too much to swallow, Momina had hardly spent five minutes with him and she decided to suggest the idea of him marrying Abeer. It is as if Abrar and Shagufta never warned Abeer and Momina about strangers especially the strangers who propose marriage on the very first meeting. We also got to see Fehmi and Zeba bad mouth Abeer and Momina since such “ameer khandan ke larkay” are interested in both of them, I miss the old Fehmi and Zeba who were less toxic and more neutral.
In other news Qasid sees Abeer hanging out with Faraz and like any other man with fragile masculinity he runs to his mother figure Fehmi Khala and whines about how he can not marry a woman who has pre-marital affairs with guys. Upon further discussion it is revealed that Abrar was pretty smart and he left this house to his wife Shagufta and in case of her death to his daughters. Qasid then comes up with the idea that since Momina is so “shareef” and owns the house too he should marry her but while Fehmi and Qasid were busy conspiring Momina was eavesdropping and she heard everything.
On Fizza and Arham’s front Fizza’s patience is running thin she probably thought that things between them will become better after the engagement but to her disappointment Arham is still the same old distant guy. It is understandable that Fizza is a privileged and very admirable woman and she probably has had everything in life that she has ever wanted and Arham is nothing more than another thing on her Bucket List that she has to own and she mistakes it for love but it is so unwise of both Amtul and Fizza to expect Arham to just forget the love of his life over the time span of a few days and fall in love with Fizza.
First of all why would any woman want the guy she loves to so easily get over the woman he so dearly loved. If he gets over her so easily what guarantee is there that he won’t fall out of love with you even more easily. But that’s not the character’s fault this one can be blamed on writers who still treat love like teenage infatuations or madness nothing in between.
Another thing that was unfair on Momina’s part but then again can be blamed on writers is her passive aggressiveness towards Arham and Afaan. Momina knows that she told Amtul about Abrar’s death and it is obvious that Amtul didn’t tell anyone so instead of being bitter about it she needs to inform them moreover she played victim in front of Abeer complaining about how Arham got engaged. Arham was ready to accept Momina with Sami but she refused and yet here she is complaining. It is not totally unbelievable people do that but the way Momina has been portrayed so far this is not like her.
Now that Momina is aware of Fehmi’s intentions she has become careful, as of Faraz he still comes off as a shady character, there’s still too much to be unfolded in this story so stay tuned.
So episode fifteen as expected was brimming with emotions so much that it brought more than just one tear to my eyes. The good part of this episode was Abeer, oh Abeer that gorgeous gorgeous actress is so great. From the moment she learned that her father is dead till the end of this episode it was pure one woman show. Abeer sure stole the show today. Her sadness so relate-able so real that she forces you to feel her pain and cry with her. From her trembling hands holding her father’s picture to her shaking voice it was all screaming what an amazing actor this woman is.
The bad part of this episode was the introduction of Faraz. Firstly the actor portraying Faraz was mediocre secondly the whole story seemed so rushed and unreal and unrelate-able. Apparently this tour is the first time Faraz and Abeer are meeting but the writers thought this was enough to spring a romantic relationship between the two. People start with “I like you” followed by “I love you” which are rarely followed by “will you marry me?” but here the guy starts with “Hey we have just met and this is crazy but will you marry me?” and Abeer says something even crazier “This is weird we have just met but yeah sure”.
I understand that the writters did not want to establish that Abeer was already in a relationship when she left for this trip and in no way they wanted to imply that Abeer left on this trip and defied her father for this guy because that would have played really bad for the character. I understand the writer’s need to stay true to the essence of Abeer’s character and yet introduce Faraz somehow because he will be playing key role from now on but I still believe his introduction could have been a bit better and believable.
In the ugly part of today’s episode we got to see step mom acting like a real step mom now because she doesn’t have to even play the good mom anymore. She not only bad mouths Abeer in front of everyone she also looks for legal documents in Abrar’s room suggestive of her true intentions to probably own the house legally as his widow.
Faraz as I mentioned before will be playing a key role since he is rich and powerful he can surely use that influence to find Abrar’s murderers but all that will depend on his intentions too. So far it has’t been revealed whether Faraz here is really a hero or the anti hero.
The Afaans didn’t get any screen time in this episode. They probably still do not know that Abrar is dead. Whether realizing that he is dead will make Arham reconsider his decision of marrying Fizza or not is something we wouldn’t be finding out any time soon.
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So episode fourteen is here and oh how grim! It’s like the Grim Reaper has seen Abrar house and has decided not to leave it, he came, he saw, he stayed. The last episode ended with Fizza calling Momina but this episode didn’t reveal what the conversation was about. Contrary to my prediction Arham did show up at the coffee house to tell Momina that he will welcome her and Sami gladly in his life but as it turned out Momina never wanted Arham to accept her condition. She either deliberately suggested this idea because she was sure that Arham will not comply or it was something that Fizza said that made Momina change her mind afterwards. Either way it looks like Arham has had enough and there is no way he is going back to Momina after this rejection.
The next day when Arham shows up at the dining table he is pretty worked up and it is evident from the dark circles around his eyes; suggestive of how tired he is and probably symbolizing his defeat for he finally agrees to marry Fizza. Arham will be leaving for Dubai soon and the idea is to get him engaged before that but he makes it clear that he isn’t ready for marriage just yet which is smart of him. Marrying Fizza out of spite for Momina would have hurt Arham more than it would have hurt Momina.
In a rather grim turn of events Abrar is killed by a couple of petty phone snatchers. Surprisingly one of the snatchers is none other than the one and only not so good for anything Qasid. Now this part was a bit extra. It is so insulting when a writer over-explains something considering the audience is dumb and that is what happened when Abrar removed the cloth off of one of the snatcher’s face to reveal that it was Qasid and instead of just getting shocked and dying right there he had to add that overly used dramatic “QASID! TUM?”
Later the police finds out that there was a CCTV camera right at the street corner where Abrar was killed so it looks like Qasid doesn’t have much chance of escaping. I lauded the actor playing Qasid for his acting in the last episode but this time he was a bit of a disappointment. Being at your Khalu’s funeral the one that you actually killed but no one knows about it and consoling your Khala while getting interrogated by police there is so much potential in the scenario he is in right now but he didn’t avail any of that screen time well. He is not a professional killer and what he did was done in the spur of the moment he is clearly scared but it is too obvious yet very poorly done.
Abeer is still on her college trip as such events unfold back home. She isn’t answering any calls, probably the teenage angst, but she has no idea how much she will regret doing it. I also lauded Seemi Pasha’s character Amtul in the last episode and writers keep jinxing everything I appreciate. Amtul is really mean to Momina when she calls to inform that her father is dead and even after hearing the news Amtul didn’t have it in her to say a single word of kindness to Momina which is downright callous and inhumane. She might be prejudiced but she is a human being in the end and no human is heartless enough to hang up on a young girl who just called you to inform that she has been orphaned, it is hard to buy.
They are about to get engaged but Arham is as cold toward Fizza as he was before so Fizza’s inclination to marry him anyway is something hard to understand, this can only be explained by the fact she is stubborn and just needs to own Arham for the sake of it.
Overall this episode had really heart wrenching scenes when Momina is mourning her dead father and Danish also did well in this one but some of it as usual was average. The show has started losing it’s uniqueness in the regard that characters are now being portrayed as evil and we are back to the “the world is black and white” routine and the same old raqeeb routine. I have said this before and I will say it again those evil characters are boring, prosaic and over used. The only thing that is keeping this show going are the on and off deaths and events like babies getting kidnapped.
In coming episode we will see the return of Abeer and some more details about this angry teenager’s college life. Till then stay tuned.
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So episode 13 is here and nothing unexpected happened. The typical step-mom routine is so prosaic and unimaginative it is hard to see past that. To some extent what made this episode more bearable was Fehmi’s nephew Qasid’s visit to Abrar’s house. The actor who plays Qasid really captures the essence of his character and is an absolute treat to watch. No surprises there he visits Abrar’s place to meet his khala and is met by Abeer instead. They have a pretty fiery first encounter and right after that he shows his interest in marrying Abeer. Partly because he likes her and partly because that way he can exploit Abrar’s money easily.
The other refreshing part was Hamna. Hamna is friendship goals honestly, she arranges for Arham and Momina to meet because she knows both of them are suffering and being a friend she can’t just watch them suffer silently. So she arranges a surprise meet up for them so they can talk things out. Momina suggests that if Arham must marry her he would have to accept her and Sami because she can not trust Fehmi or anyone else with Sami and it looks like this is more than what Arham bargained for. Momia has given Arham a 24 hour deadline so we will find out in the next episode for sure.
On Amtul and Fizza’s front there weren’t any new developments except Fizza calls Momina and we will find out in the next episode what for. Abeer continues to be the rebel and it is fun to watch. She overhears Fehmi pitching the idea of marrying Abeer to her nephew Qasid and she is furious so furious that even Fehmi gets a fright from her.
In the morning Abeer is gone apparently for the college trip that Abrar forbade her from going on but after the eavesdropping the night before there is no surety if she will ever come back home.
The bond between Sami and Momina is becoming more and more stronger while the same bond is making the bond between Arham and Momina more and more weaker. It is refreshing that even after seeing Arham and Fizza together on a friend’s wedding Momina isn’t sore. It is stimulating for once to see a couple that is not so insecure that they can not even stand to look their partner hanging out with someone else.
Over all this episode was average but had its’s moments. Arham’s character is so far very deep but Danish Taimoor’s acting isn’t exactly doing justice to it. The way he struggles with his mother’s authority but doesn’t give in so easily at the same time he kind of knows what he wants from his life and that is something at this age. Seemi Pasha plays Amtul really well the way she gets agitated every time her authority is challenged is beautiful.
In the coming episode we will be witnessing some major twists and turns so stay tuned.
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Eleven episodes down and there are so many story arcs at play at the same time here. The highlights of this episode were Amtul finding out about Abrar’s second marriage and disclosing it to everyone, Momina revealing their father’s second marriage to Abeer, Momina and Abeer confronting their father and last but not the least Momina and Arham getting into yet another argument which just might be their last.
Momina is devastated after finding out that her father has married Fehmi so much that when Arham calls she is unabe to speak and keeps crying. This worries Arham so without a second thought he jumps into his car and comes over to console Momina just to be met with her callousness. Looks like this revelation has left her so rattled that she doesn’t believe in the whole idea of marriage anymore so any love shown by Arham for her seems meaningless to her.
She doesn’t tell Arham why she is so devastated rather they a have a heartfelt talk about what’s it’s like to live without a mother. Arham finds out about this later when Amtul mentions Abrar’s marriage in order to make Afaan and Arham more distant towards the Abrar family.
On the other hand somethings make no sense like if Fizza is Zawar’s sister then why is she living at Arham’s home and not at her brother’s. Moreover Fizza is embarrassingly in love with Arham. He clearly shuts all her advances but she embarrassingly keeps wanting his attention. Amtul is obviously trying to make them hang out together and then there’s the dinner part which was so badly acted, that’s also where Amtul meets Fehmi at the restaurant and finds out that Abrar has remarried.
Finally when Abrar gets home after dinner he is confronted by his daughters to which he says if they weren’t so callous towards their baby brother he wouldn’t have to get married and find him a mother who’d take care of him but both his daughters are adamant that he got married because he wanted it for himself.
After finding out about Abrar’s marriage Arham goes back to Momina’s place and confronts her for not telling him before and acts very rudely with Momina even tho Abrar’s marriage has nothing to do with Momina but Arham’s position is also understandable to some point because he wants to marry Momina but is probably tired of fighting one problem after another in order to convince his mother. Both Momina and Arham are all out of patience and very angry at everyone and everything mostly at the situation but they don’t know where or how to channel this anger so instead they end up being mad at each other.
They both say things they can not take back now. Looks like Arham has lost all hope and will be making no more efforts to reconcile with Momina and probably will consider Fizza now. In the coming episodes Abrar will bring Fehmi to his home and that will bring a new storm.
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So this episode of Haara Dil had some interesting developments including the introduction of much awaited Zawar’s sister Fizza. Yashma Gill plays the role of Fizza and is portrayed as a very lively and open person. It is evident that Fizza is hopelessly in love with Arham while Arham only gets annoyed by her presence. Amtul is all set with her plan of making Arham marry Fizza we will have to wait for the future episodes to find out how Areej and Zawar deal with this development.
Abrar is over the moon because of this change in Momina. Momina’s acceptance of Sami has served as a happy sad kind of deals for Abrar because now it has become a pickle for him. The sole reason behind marrying Fehmi was that Sami needed the constant care of a mother now that Momina is playing Mommy for him it is hard for Abrar to justify Fehmi’s presence in his life. He constantly struggles with giving Fehmi her due status of his wife in his home all the while not losing his daughters’ trust any further.
Arham is still trying to reconcile with Momina and he sees Momina’s change of heart as an opportunity to reignite the long lost spark between them and he succeeds to some extent. After all that has happened in Momina’s life she finds it hard to believe that she can trust Arham when he claims that he will fight anything and everything to be with her. She is adamant that Arham’s mother won’t accept her and that she won’t marry him unless she gets his mother’s approval. Abeer is trying her best to talk Momina into patching up with Arham but Momina being the realist that she is keeps telling her that she won’t keep running after delusions.
On the other hand we can see that tho Fehmi puts a brave face in front of Abrar but her patience is running thin. She wants to live with her husband like a married woman should but Abrar still needs some time before he discloses this relationship to his family and friends. Momina had started growing suspicious of him and Fehmi after seeing them together in the mall and later when she heard Fehmi call Abrar to wake him up in the morning.
This episode again ended with a bang when while cleaning the house Momina comes across the nikkah-nama and finds out that her father has married Fehmida and all her suspicions are confirmed.
This climax has left us with so many questions. Will Momina relapse to old patterns and start hating her father for remarrying, will she start hating Sami again, how will Abeer respond to all this? Probably by becoming even more rebellious.
We will find out this and a lot more next week till then let us know how did you like this episode of Haara Dil.
So written by Rabia Razzaq directed by Furqan Adam and produced by Mastermind Production ‘Haara Dil’ is Danish Taimoor’s third production of a drama serial. The play is all star studded including names like Dainsh Taimoor, Hiba Bukhari, Mahmood Aslam, Shehryar Zaidi, Shaheen Khan, Rabya Kulsoom, Rameez Siddiqui and Seemi Pasha.
The first episode aired on Aplus yesterday and included it’s fair share of cliches and climaxes. Hiba Bukhari plays the role of a middle class, responsible and somewhat straightforward girl Momina who is of age and her mother Shagufta played by Shaheen Khan like every other Pakistani mother can think of nothing but finding her daughter a suitor. Mahmood Aslam who is playing Momina’s Dad’s role (Abraar) is very supportive of Momina’s decision to further study and even of her relationship with Arham which is played by Danish Taimoor who happens to be the son of her father’s best friend Afaan (Shehryar Zaidi).
The status difference between Momina and Arham’s families is as clear as morning sky but it doesn’t bother anyone much except Arham’s mother Amtul (Seemi Pasha) and his sister Areej. The episode basically revolves around Momina and Arham (of course the leads) who struggle to understand what the future holds for them. The play can be a bit Bollywood-ish at times with all the use of slow motion and urrti zulfain aur hawain.
Arham’s mother dearest is portrayed as a very authoritative figure who is very blunt almost callous at times. She wants Arham to marry Anoushay who is her friend’s daughter and of course complements their family status (cliched right?). Moving on Arham is adamant that Momina is the only woman who can actually make him happy and to him nothing else matters he finds a confidante in his father Afaan who understands and respects his sons decision but constantly reminds him of not making promises if he can’t keep them.
The first episode was quite on point we’re quickly brought to Areej’s Mehendi where the two families finally meet but I have no idea where both dads were probably hanging out someplace cool with no drama since they are the only ones who can see through the extra-ness of it all. Amtul is obviously very derogatory towards Momina’s family and Shagufta being the lady that she is says nothing in return but Abeer (Momina’s younger sister) who is another character as cool as the dads played by Rabya Kulsoom reminds Amtul Aunty that she can not treat people like that.
There’s a lot of drama on this mehendi when Momina arrives and her dubbata catches fire because of all the diyas at the entrance (that she conveniently fails to see) and Arham comes to her rescue tho the ost in the background really is beautiful but one can not help but notice the clicheness of this scene. Areej and Amtul obviously snap because of this incident and there’s another fiery exchange of words between Areej and Abeer and finally Momina speaks as well after which she walks out of there which upsets Arham meanwhile Amtul gets drowsy and almost falls and well drop scene.
Shagufta reaches home and talks to Abraar about how clear Amtul’s stance on Arham and Momina’s marriage is so it is about time that they start looking for some other rishta for Momina. Anyway if any of you haven’t seen it already I won’t spoil it for you because the episode ended with a twist and at least I could not see it coming.
Overall the play has a great ost, casting is good and I especially liked Rabya’s performance as Abeer. The dialogues are powerful at times like the time Afaan tells Arham “Jo rishtay khushi dete hain wohi dil ke sabse ziada nazdeeq hote hain” ahhh I felt that. The story comes of as predictable in the beginning but I am guessing there’s a lot to come. So fingers crossed.
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Wah! Is the perfect description for this episode. Maza aagya sach main.. Number 11 “ Waqt Kay Us paar”…..who would have imagined all the events to turn out this way. Let’s get started Haalims..The episode again began with a weird dream of Taaliya where she is in her era that is the new Malaysia and that basket. I couldn’t connect anything from her dream maybe something from her ex-husband, her wedding stuff or something. It needs a lot of brainstorming but I am more interested in the first dream to be materialized.
I really want to talk about our favourite the ideal person in this novel Wan Fateh Ramzel first because there are some shocking revelations here.( Eyes popping out)
Fateh Ramzel
The most unexpected response from Fateh Ramzel just marked this episode for me.He finally said it yes he did and guess what’s that? He needs Taliyah and kudos to Taliyah’s confidence that she had in her vision that one day this” Mr. Needs Nobody” will need her. The jail part where he had to chose between his life and Taliyah he clearly chose the later it was also quite surprising for me but cute.
I must give credit to the political nature of Fateh Ramzel that even in front of Taliyah’s Father he had the guts to put his point first and that’s the true nature of this inspiring man.
Honestly, it tore me when I read that he was physically tortured ..Ouch
Aryana’s appearance and that potion drinking event was full of suspense but I have something to ask as well wait till the end of review.
Shehzadi Tasha
We move next to our Shehzadi Tasha who had some really amazing feasts and courageous steps to her credit that must be highlighted. The first one was the island, apart from being the most courageous moves taken by her I was repeatedly reminded about Fateh Ramzel’s prediction about Taliyah’s dismissal. She is smart and yes she is right wo apne liye akeli hi kaafi hai. In that Island everything marked the intelligence of Taliyah except that choari parts where she couldn’t resist and our Shareef Adam scolded her Lol.
The most emotional part for me was Taliyah’s come back from the Island and her care towards Fateh Ramzel…The girl is head over heels in love. Fateh Ramzel’s questions of what she will do after he will leave her hurt her but she courageously hid the pain and smiled. Such a brave girl! Taliyah’s steps to bring all the Slaves to pressurize her father were impressive and that was a smart move as u say in politics.
Shareef Adam
Adored his care for Taliyah in the island and of course his concern because he always thought Taliyah will go back alone and he will be stuck forever..Lol but deep inside he trusts Taliyah and that was amazingly put forth when he lets her go back. Pyaara insan Adam!
Loved the message of always having a pen and paper with you because after all he is a moarikh he must have it but the Islamic history portrayed made the whole scene much more meaningful and beautiful. So guys write if you can and if you don’t you truly are wasting Allah’s gift.
I didn’t know Adam was soft hearted to a limit that he wouldn’t kill the beast who was ready to kill them. Apart from his soft heart it was his training that taught him never to hurt them but to free them is the best option to get rid of their danger. Great message of humanity !
Now let’s talk about the most important event of this episode that potion part…
The suspense it created left me thinking even when ALL of them safely reached to their era.
The words of Fateh that Adam and Taaliya always put him first because they always thought he is above them.( Fan fever)
The appearance of Aryana and her sadness.
All these words kept the reader anxious as we all knew Taliyah’s father wouldn’t have left them without taking something back.ThankGod that Shart was also revealed in this episode otherwise the whole month would have been so anxious for us.
So Our Beloved Fateh Drank that Liquid because he thought that it was the best option at that moment but I don’t think so. Here is why
1- Fateh thought of drinking the liquid because he had nothing to lose. He was the way he was a Leader the only thing which changed for him was his feelings for Taliyah and he compromised on that.Fateh thought of not letting Taliyah drink this because if she did she would forget all the lessons and live the same life but even When Fateh drank this Taliyah’s father was satisfied it means there is something he knows that Fateh didn’t. For me if Taliyah would have drank this she would forget everything and she would have again chased that treasure and boom back to her father so in this case her father would have let Taliyah drank it But he chose Fateh and the reason was Taliyah’s lust for power will bring her back so there should be no one stopping her from coming back. But I think even if she had drank it she would have gone back. Why Fateh? Can anyone explain.
2- The time when Fateh revealed everything to Adam showed that he wants Taliyah to stay with her But he took a promise from her to never go back even for him.
3- Even Fateh knew that Adam loves Taliyah still he wants her. Do u think its selfish of him?
4- Do u think after reading that email Taliyah would go back for Fateh Ramzel?
5- After knowing that his heart has the same old hateful feelings for her would she forget all the moments she lived with him?
Or Taliyah’s father knew that for Fateh Ramzel She would come back because he knew Fateh used to say bad things about Taliyah ( A chor) yet he protected her ? just a thought
Last question what is that Aakhri samndari safar of Taliyah…Was it a truth?
Can’t wait for the new episode. I hope you all enjoyed the episode and the review as well.
Keep me in your prayers.
So finally here with a review of the probably most read novel in Pakistan, Yes you are right its about Nemrah Ahmed’s new novel Haalim.
This novel could be categorized as Science Fiction because it is more like a fantasy world or a world that only existed in the Einstein’s time equation in addition it has that gems of wisdom we usually taste in Nemrah Ahmed’s novels. I am sure this gave you a lot of her characters to remember in retrospect. I know this novel is more like a fantasy or a superficial kind of world but the lessons from each character’s story gives you a whole new dimension to think about and the time theory makes it very interesting.
Number 10 is out and I ought to say it had a lot of events that capture your attention and refresh your mind and give you a reality check in terms of your thoughts and believe me that is the speciality of the writer. I cannot resist to say this because every episode has a title and it unfolds with scenarios and conditions which are most likely happening in our country nowadays and it always touches those topics which are faced by many people these days. Let’s jump in the ocean of this beautiful and thought provoking world.
TITLE- SANAM TARAASH
Well, the title was quite captivating but it wasn’t something new as we already experienced this in Namal But surely the story had. For me this title hinted the two main aspects of the episode.
1- The ‘’fan fever’’ moments that were magically explained by our favourite Fateh Ramzel. I can not even explain those moments in words that how beautifully he made clear the idea of being easily impressed by others. As a matter of fact I thought I was reading a psychology book. So thumbs up for that therapy Wan Fateh Ramzel or Ghulam Fateh Ramzel.
2- The Statue of Wang Lee. Atleast here they showed some ‘’Good’’ talent in Taaliya or Should I say Shehzadi Tasha.
TAALIYA’S JOURNEY SO FAR IN THIS EPSIODE
The episode took off with Taaliya’s dream that she was in an office cabin and wearing a symbolic ring. Taaliya’s dreams are actually visions that come true exactly how she sees it so there are no hidden meaning or symbolic gestures behind it. So good news for all Haalims that Taaliya will go back to Malaysia But the question lies … Alone ? or with Adam or Fateh Ramzel or both? That was the sacriest question of Adam That I am sure left all of us wondering and guessing.
Despite being called a chor and dhokebaaz by our favourite Fateh Ramzel ( a politician ) I still don’t dislike her character. I don’t know why but when you read about Taaliya’s actions and her justifications you could feel for her. I didn’t know Taaliya would speak about these matters. The first one that actually stood out the most for me was the ‘’Work Place Ethics’’ and the second one ‘’Victim Shaming’’.
I was surprised to read how seamlessly the writer linked the Rishta of Sultan Mursal with the Work Place Ethics and made it very clear that what should be the status of a ‘’Boss’’ and ‘’Employee’’ and the true meaning of Harrassement.
I just appreciate the determination of Taaliya, even when she knew her father knew everything she wasn’t shattered but tried to make plans to escape and it was good to see our Taaliya back jiske paas hamesha plans hote thay! Now coming to the most Shocking and Eye Popping Event of this episode.
Mehndi hai rachne waali, haathon pe gehri laali…..Lol the shaadi part. I honestly remembered Datan when she messed up the plan of Taaliya by calling Asra and telling her that a girl will steal ur husband. Does she really knew Taaliya or she could foresee future? Never mind, the most weird shaadi happened and I don’t know what I felt. Taaliya’s fans maybe Happy but I still don’t know what to say about this.The reaction was shocking then neutral….Lol if it makes sense but the circumstances made the decision quite satisfying as there was no other way to get rid of Sultan and his proposal.
Taaliya finally knew what Treasure was awaiting for her and why she visited Sanbao, At first it looked as if she will visit that place for Fateh Ramzel but then the puzzle was solved by Taaliya herslef and it was exactly in accordance with her nature….Yes, Yes it is choari but different kind of choari. ‘’The Antique Shop’’ whose inauguration will be done by Adam and Taaliya in the future. What a thought!
FATEH BIN RAMZEL’S JOURNEY
This episode marked the unexpected shaadi of Fateh Ramzel and literally this man is a born politician you know jis ke rag rag main siyasat basi ho…duh even at that crucial moment where he had to marry Taaliya to save her he was looking for brownies.. I know his plans were for all par hadh hoti hai…khair
We also knew that Fateh Ramzel was upset about the distorted history written by our Shareef Moarikh Adam but the reason was not what Taaliya assumed. She accused him of fame, and wanting to stand out as Best. He just wanted to meet Taaliya’s father that’s why he was upset when Adam didn’t mention him but Fateh Ramzel is a politician after all he knows other ways to make his job done.
Fateh Ramzel was also seen encouraging the slaves and teaching them about ‘’Zehni ghulami’’The Entry of Aariyaana and the history of Tea, Fateh Bin Ramzel always proves to be a ‘’Mr.Know it all’’
COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC STATE
Economic Hitman a disease well explained to common people by Nemrah Ahmed. I just keep wondering how a single novel could touch so many important topics to educate everyone. The suggestion which was put forth by Taaliya was for the well being of the country but the Chinese ( Wang Lee ) idea won the argument and Sultan because of his moti aqal couldn’t grasp the disaster behind it.
DREAM MYSTERY
I swear I wouldn’t have known about these treasures as my guesses about Namal were exactly like this.The Mystery of the treasure revealed so far was that there were 3 treasures, The first one was the treasure of ‘’time’’ the second is going to be the ‘’ Antiques’’ and the last one is still unknown.
ADAM’S JOURNEY SO FAR
Adam’s participation in this episode was little but whenever he appeared he did something really important and gave the basis to progress the story.
He found out the book about the Three moons and discovered that island and collected his location for different maps.
Adam loved Taaliya and this line explains it all…haaye Adam
END OF THE EPISODE
What a true politician Fateh Bin Ramzel is, he easily convinced Raja Muraad that he knows everything about the future but what was awaiting for us as readers was shocking….
I think FATEH Bin Ramzel lied but if he didn’t then Taaliya must discovered the key and travelled back to her time.What are your thoughts about this episode and what are your guesses? Pardon me if a missed something as the episode had a lot of happenings.
Chala gya chaand dekho, so gye saare sitaray bhi.
Ab tou aajao Ay neend, adhooray hain kch khuwab hmare bhi..
For now the most anticipating adhoora khuwab is the novel “Haalim” meaning “The Dreamer”. This is Nemrah Ahmed’s upcoming novel which will start from May InshaAllah, can’t wait for it already.
We are still in April and the curiosity assigned with this novel is just unbearable..huff and I couldn’t resist to discuss it before time. As we all know Namal has been an exceptional novel for almost yes almost everyone and it has set the bar high so obviously our expectations are reaching the moon regarding Haalim and it will be unfair to compare them both at any level, I am pretty sure they are going to be poles apart and meaningful in their own ways.
Let’s imagine a fairytale because hearing the word “Dream” immediately flashes the stories of princesses or a Fantasy world with exotic , breathtaking nature’s beauty but hold on, it’s a novel coming from someone who can twist , turn and surprise us with the most unexpected events so yeah, it will definitely have deeper meaning and quite a heavy dose of wisdom. For those who crave for wisdom, knowledge and an utmost desire to learn, Congratulations to you guys.
Haalim is a dreamer and its about his dreams, it is a broad concept and we can not guess anything about it right now but yes we can surely express our thoughts about it.
Here are some guesses.
1- Haalim is a name of a guy, who is ambitious and dedicated to fulfill his dreams and those dreams might transform him to a person where turning his dreams into reality would be his utmost priority and he will forget all the right ways to get to that point pretty much like HAWAS or Dunya ki bhook jisay andha karde….good guess I think Lol.
2- Haalim can be an inspirational novel compiled with some of the most thought provoking and highly motivated stories of dreams turned to reality by ordinary and at the same time not very ordinary people with all their hardships sketched out in a beautiful tale.
3- Haalim could be a journey of a person who is ignorant of his true self and religion and how dreams would gradually scare him, frighten him, and compel him to think, ponder and set his boat on the right direction.
4- Haalim could be a very technical novel where we could be introduced with different characters and all those characters would eventually link with each other at the common ground and that would be their DREAMS. More like JKP.
5- Haalim could be the interpretations of some dreams which are experienced by “Saaliheen- The pious people” because they envision true dreams and how it affected their life.
6- Haalim can be a story of anyone, any common person who wants to achieve big goals in life and eventually is hit by such trials and tribulations which would direct his course to the most Meaningful and Beautiful achievable Dreams..
This is it from me, and I am sure Haalim would not be about all this Lol or at least some of it might be right and what’s the harm in racking our brains over f an eloquent piece of writing ( of course it will be, wishful thinking ;)) which will enlighten us and truly benefit us all InshaAllah
Nemrah Ahmed’s Haalim has started publishing – an episode a month – from this month and this was the first episode as well as chapter we got to read. :) It is getting published in Khawateen Digest and is also available online on Nemrah Ahmed’s official page.
The first episode was full of surprises and writer has done an excellent job in ensuring we continue reading this novel.
*Spoiler Alert*
So, the very first scene shows Haalim dreaming a dream and it aroused enough curiosity in me to continue. Dream was symbolic of something which we get to read in the last scene of this episode.
Then writer takes us to an office in Kuala Lumpur where Molia is seen telling his boss that he has traced where the laptop of their boss – which got lost somewhere by Anwer – is right now. And that he hired Halim, a private scam investigator for this job. Anwer tells him to do whatever is in his will to get the laptop back or he will fire him. He contacts Halim who at first shows some attitude then agrees to merely “help” him on getting 3 times as much money as before. He gives him profiles of Tangu Kamil’s workers to see who he can “buy” for getting the laptop back. The only profile which attracts him is that of Taliya Murad from Kashmir, Pakistan who’s a caring, loving, quite stupid and impetuous girl who works as a maid for Tangu and also cooks soup in a soup parlor. Her only weak point is her illegal status in Malaysia.
So, Molia uses it to threaten her but she refuses and tells Tangu Kamil of the incident who then properly looks everywhere for the laptop and tells the secretary to do the same. Laptop is produced from one of the drawers of study table. Tangu gifts some money to Taliya and tells to take the money from Molia as well which at first she’s reluctant to do as her pride in her “honesty” and “loyalty” will be shattered as Molia will think she’s a thief who betrayed her boss but Tangu convinces her. These qualities of hers impressed me so much that she became my favorite character at once. I liked her only to be surprised later :P She gives the laptop back to Molia at her soup parlor taking the money (not willing to) from him who taunts her of doing what she seemed to loathe the most. She feels hurt, writes resignation letter and leaves for her home.
… & here comes the plot twist! :D I was shocked when I read “welcome home Halim!”, haha! :D This seemingly innocent Taliya was the same person who was Halim for Molia, (took money as a scam investigator) (voice modulation helped to act as a male), then Taliya for him (took money for stealing back the laptop) and Taliya for boss Tangu (took money as a reward for loyalty)! :P She and a lady Liana – whom Taliya calls Datin (meaning grandma in Malay language) – work together as scam artists and have done many scams and thefts together. They were the ones who initiated it by stealing the laptop from Anwer and putting it in Tangu’s study room and finally giving back to those it belonged to and earned money three times.
That night they plan together their next theft. Taking laptop search as an excuse she had already made Tangu open his drawers in front of her whose code she could see as an image on book rack’s mirror. They intend stealing Mrs Kamil’s jewelry next on Sunday night his family has special guests coming.
That night they also talk about where they came from and how they met, just to remember old days. They met seven years ago on an airport when Taliya’s foster parents had gotten her married (nikkah) on Skype with a boy she had come from Lahore to Malaysia to live with. It is revealed Taliya has precognitive visions and dreams which help her decide what to do. She had her first vision that day on airport when her hubby was about to receive her. Liana was a worker who helped her feel better. She was being used as a courrier girl for money laundering by her husband and was oblivious to that, Liana helped her in safely getting out of the airport with money and then they used it to get divorce from him. Liana herself was probably living in an olds house those days. It is also revealed Taliya’s first memory is that of 17 yrs ago when she was 11 yrs old. She was walking between church’s desks, had a shabby dress on and a dirty face, in St Paul church, Malacca, Malaysia. She was admitted in an orphanage from where her foster parents belonging to Kashmir took her only to treat her as a maid when they returned to Lahore, Pakistan. Everyone tells her nothing about her could be found. Her name, family, where she came from, she knows nothing. But she believes her ethnicity is Malay. She also had this round symbol on her neck back as if it was heated. She had forgotten everything, probably due to some incident she doesn’t know of. She told everyone her name is Taliya bint Murad and so that’s her name.
So, after establishing the background of these characters, we move on to the next part where they put two and two together and get to know that a replica coin of old times (which Mrs Kamil has in her possession) and a bracelet of Queen – these two things they never stole every time they saw someone having it. Coincidentally! These two circulated among many different victims of their scams but never thought of picking. Liana joins the pictures of these two to show Taliya how these two join to make a “key”. And are broken parts of a gold key! Taliya then gets to remember how she had this key whose chain was wrapped around her arm as a bracelet when she was 11 and lady Maria who dropped her at orphanage must have taken it from her.
So, she tells lady Maria a fake cover story to get her to tell where that bracelet is. She admits she accidentally broke it and then sold it to a goldsmith to fend for Taliya. And that before she took it from her, she did utter a few words telling her name is Taliya and that this key is her father’s. Also, something on the lines of “villagers are in deep trouble, I’ve come here to rescue them.” And tells that no one came to claim her.
On the planned day, she succeeds in stealing the jewelry minus gold coin as Tangu Kamil’s family gifts it to Fatih Ramzil (guest who’s also Malaysia’s politician) right in front of her. Liana also calls her to tell the missing bracelet is now in Fatih Ramzil’s possession. The dream she saw, for the first time ever she interprets any of her dreams right! Now both the parts of key are in the same person’s possession so they will be doing a theft on “Malaysia’s next prime minister”!!!
That’s where it ended and I liked reading it throughout. :) It’s going to be about, as it seems, dreams and their interpretations and I’m excited! There were many comic lines which amused me for example the point about Molia scared at the sight of his family picture in “dhoop” as his family will be “bay ghar” if he didn’t get the laptop back :D and Hailm AKA Taliya telling him to write it 555 times: “Halim KL (Kuala Lumpur) ka behtreen scam investigator hai aur main ainda us se ikhtilaf nahi karoon ga.” then Molia taking a page out of his file in front of Taliya to show her the missing laptop’s picture and Taliya reading the line which was written on a page which slipped a little outside and line could be read. :P
Taliya said she doesn’t justify what she does but I caught her doing just that. She put the blame on her husband and then on her foster parents that had they kept her well fed and well cared for, she won’t have gotten used to lying and stealing to fulfill her needs. This heist will be her last – she says so. She dreams of getting a beautiful house at her favorite place and wants to do a big big robbery one last time! Also, after getting to know this bracelet originally belonged to her, she’s a little curious to know about herself too. There’s a hope through this bracelet she’ll meet her biological parents – a hope! A scary thing is, all those people who possessed these two things got ill, died of painful diseases. These things brought bad luck with them – that’s what Datin thinks and is scared. :O Also, since Taliya’s dreams and visions come true, usually bad ones, she thinks it’s not a blessing but a curse! Sad!
I also liked everything Fatih Ramzil said about toheen e risalat and the role Muslims can play in order not to let that happen. Fatih dreams of a progressive Malaysia, he had a daughter Ariyana who died in childhood.
The first episode was screaming Nemrah Ahmed ;) as by now I and many others recognize her unique writing style.
Anyway, the first episode was a complete package and I loved it. Share your thoughts too! Thanks for reading!
Gyulsim Ali also known as Aslihan Hatoon is being featured in Maria B ‘s latest collection.
The shoot has been started in Turkey where Ayeza Khan and Gyulsim Ali have already reached to the venue.
The actress has been famous for her role of Aslihan Hatoon in Ertugrul.
She has made fans in Pakistan as well. Maria B has announced her as her model for the brand new collection. The shoot for brand has been started in Turkey.
Ayeza Khan will also be featured in Maria B’s latest collection with her. She was already seen with the designer previously.
Gyulsim Ali also known as Aslihan Hatoon is being featured in Maria B ‘s latest collection along with Ayeza Khan. Both the actors were in Turkey for shoot with Maria B.
The shoot for brand was done in Turkey where Ayeza Khan and Gyulsim Ali have seen posing with each other.
The actress Gyulsim has been famous for her role of Aslihan Hatoon in Ertugrul. She recently bid farewell to our favourite Ayeza Khan in Turkey. Both showered love and praise for each other as well.
Here we have collected pictures of both the beautiful actresses for you. Have a look!
Gymming and Exercising is important to have a healthy life. If you want to keep yourself physically fit, a healthy diet and proper exercise is a must. Therefore, many Pakistani celebrities often share their videos and pictures from Gym to inspire their fans.
Ushna Shah, a famous Pakistani female actress, recently shared her clicks while exercising in gym and we can’t stop adoring her gym look. She is a fitness queen who have always managed to keep her body physically fit and strong so she can work hard for her projects. Ushna is a real inspiration for many young girls.
Here are some of the beautiful pictures of Ushna Shah while gymming and exercising. Have a look!
Cast: Affan Waheed, Yumna Zaidi, Javed Sheikh, Saba Hameed and others
Writer:Sanam Mehdi Jarchevi
Director: Owais Khan
Producer: SIX SIGMA Plus Productions
For all Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s crooning kissi daaaaaaa yaar na bichrayyyyyyy through 25 episodes was worth – I am not sure whether kissi da yaar actually did bichar in the end! Who was really who’s yaar and did one particular yaar actually survive in the end? Produced by Six Sigma Plus, directed by Ovais Khan and written by Sanam Mehdi, Guzarish aired it’s last episode on ARY Digital last night. I have been following the drama from the start and if I felt at any point that the drama was dragging – I can not seem to recall that feeling now. A story with nothing extraordinary to offer yet somehow different, Guzarish made a pleasant watch due to the natural acting of its cast, decent storyline and direction.
Guzarish is the story of two young people, Zain (Ahmed Ali) and Zara (Yumna Zaidi) who are in love and engaged to be married. Zain’s older brother Jaffar (Ali Khan) is also engaged to be married to Zara’s sister Sara (Sara Ashraf), although theirs is an arranged match. The girls live with their father Aalam (Javed Sheikh) and although their widowed Phuppo (Saba Hameed) lives separately, she and her son Saad (Affan Waheed) are often at Aalam’s house. Phuppo apparently was never fond of her bhabhi and neither is she particularly fond of her nieces. Saad is in love with Zara but accepts she and Zain are in love and meant to be together and his mother is very adamant too that her son must never marry either of her nieces.
Anyhow, a misunderstanding on the night of the nikkah causes Jaffar to break the engagement with Sara and despite Zara’s pleas to not create a scene nor cause problems in her relationship with Zain, he makes a huge fuss and makes his mother and Zain leave without having any ceremony done. Aalam is outraged too over Jaffar’s insults. Zain’s mother (Saba Faisal) has an accident and while she is in the hospital hovering between life and death, Zara tries to reach out to Zain. Upon Aalam’s insistence (read hukkum) and with Zain unresponsive due to worry over his mother’s condition and Jaffar’s unmoving stance, Zara is married to Saad, much to Phuppo’s despair.
What follows, is disappointingly a typical evil saas all out to make sure her son turns against the bahu and has her thrown out of the house. Despite Saad’s love for Zara, but with Zain’s constant presence somehow or the other in their lives, Saad succumbs to jealousy and suspicions and turns on Zara who finally has had enough and walks out of the house. She collapses and ends up at the hospital where Jaffar sees her and takes her home and Saad believing that Zara has gone back to Zain, wants nothing to do with her. All seems to have worked out how Phuppo envisioned except that Saad is then diagnosed with a brain tumor and by now he has learnt how his mother has played him and seems like the brain tumor has truly affected his brain because he feels the most fitting punishment for his mother would be to deprive her of the one person she loves the most – him. He refuses all treatment and shuts her out and Phuppo realizing how wrong she had been seeks out Zara for forgiveness and to bring her back to convince Saad to fight for his life.
A few other tracks play simultaneously in the drama and add to the story. However, thankfully their tracks did not take the focus away from the main leads which was a relief. Hina (Maha Warsi) is Zain’s khala ki beti and comes to Karachi for Zain’s wedding. She and her mother stay on when Zain’s mother is ill and then she begins to develop feelings for Zain which she openly expresses to him. I am often quite curious about this kind of love where you know the person you love madly loves another yet you claim your love is so deep you feel fulfilled just to know you can be with that person. Anyways, Hina and Zain are engaged and then not engaged and then umm, I lost track.
Jaffar apparently has been in love with a woman abroad for many years who falls for the charms of a younger man, Khurram. Khurram marries her as she is rich and he has financial troubles back home but he does not love her. Khurram however hides this part of his life and marries Sara. Khurram and Sabina have a son who ends up with Jaffar who has made it his purpose in life to protect this child.
What appealed to me the most about this drama was the refreshingly normal attitude of Zara. She was in love with Zain, true. But once she was married to Saad, she accepted the turn her life had taken and made an effort to make her marriage work. Normally the girl in this kind of situation in our dramas becomes a robotic person who erupts from time to time at the understanding new miyan, declaring her love for her old flame. Or, when the understanding miyan vows to deliver her to the love of her life, she realizes her understanding miyan was her true love. Yawwwwn! And Gaggg! I liked Zara’s positive attitude, how she did not whimper and weep over each of Phuppo’s insults and tried to bond with Saad. Also, in the scene when she leaves the house I liked how it did not become a meri baat tau sunain and at one point Zara took control and walked out herself. The fact that she collapses right after is a separate story uggh!
Zain however finds it harder to give up on Zara and I found myself relating to his character and his confusion too. He made a few silly decisions especially jumping into Zara’s life time and again when she made it clear that would only ruin things but given how he was in love with her I could see how he was not ready to give up even though she was married now. However, his immature actions did only end up making life difficult for Zara.
I rarely watch a drama which has Yumna Zaidi in the cast. Something about the way she talks and acts just does not sit well with me. But I will admit she has performed really well in this play. I felt for Zara. However her dialogues at times were a bit too preachy and made me cringe but overall I could not fault her acting. Ali Ahmed, Affan Waheed and Maha Warsi fit their roles perfectly but did not stand out. My favorite however had to be phuppo. Saba Hameed is an actress who fits into her characters so well you believe you are watching the character and not Saba Hameed. Her skeptical and scornful expressions and then her desperation as a mother were so spot on. When she reaches out to Zara I did not find it unreal or artificial and could totally relate to her personality change.
I also liked how although the ending is a happy one (I think), it took a few episodes to come to the point rather than dragging out the drama and then doing an about turn and turning everyone’s lives and personalities upside down within the last 40 minutes and lo and behold, all is well again. The viewers were kept wondering till the very last episode though who Zara will end up with eventually – Saad or Zain. Although not a masterpiece, Guzarish was a decent watch for me.
How many of you were watching Guzarish and rooting for Zara-Zain or Zara-Saad? Would love to hear your thoughts.
Gurya Raani (گڑیا رانی) is an upcoming half hour soap drama on ARY Digital
Directed by Arshi Ali
Written by Sameena Ejaz
Cast: Imran Urooj, Ali Abbas, Gul-e-Raana, Naila Jaafri and others
Produced by Fahad Mustafa & Dr. Ali Kazmi
Big Bang Entertainment
Writer: Likhari Director: Bilawal Hussain Abbasi Producers: Shazia Wajahat & Wajahat Rauf Schedule: Every Wednesday at 8 pm on Express TV
Express TV continues to take the lead by airing dramas that are anything but stereotypical. While the leading channels, which most of us usually tune in to, continue to churn out the same old stories, Express TV dares to experiment and so far is excelling at it. Guru is one of the 3 such dramas on air on Express right now which does not bank on commercialism or shortcuts to get public attention. It has an unusual protagonist (and definitely not only because of his gender) and unlike many other dramas that revolved around intersex characters, Guru’s (Sattar) character really is central to the story. The producers did not play it safe by keeping this character as a sidetrack or ‘one of the’ main stories. It is always pleasant watching stories about characters with unique circumstances especially when such stories are told unapologetically and with the utmost confidence. The viewers can only fall in love with a character and relate to the story if the makers had enough faith in it themselves while creating it.
What Makes Guru (Sattar) Stand Out
First of all, I would like to clarify that what makes Guru’s character stand out is not its gender or its gender identity. Guru is much more than its gender and that is what makes this character truly unique. Guru’s existence is obviously influenced by his gender but does he let any of that stand in his way? Absolutely not! We have watched many intersex characters in our dramas before as well therefore a story revolving around gender is definitely not the actual novelty here. The novelty is how the character has been penned down in particular. Most of the time intersex characters are shown living miserable lives and their entire identity revolves around their gender. Their stories in our dramas have been based on their bechargi, which is also a sad reality, therefore the fact that Guru is not a victim is the most refreshing element of the story. Guru is a strong, sensitive, and loving individual who is capable of making the kind of sacrifices that only someone with a strong paternal instinct can make. At the same time he stands his ground whenever he is faced with a difficulty, therefore his resilience and steadfastness is another positive trait that makes this character appealing.
The first few episodes of the drama focused on the strong and sensitive side of Sattar. Later on, we were introduced to an individual who could keep friendships and was great at solving problems. The most recent episode was the best because Guru’s character came into its own like never before. The initial confusion completely disappeared and he owned his status as the father who wanted to give his daughter the best life. Guru’s decision to change his identity and turn his life around completely so that Mariam could have a ‘normal’ family life had to be the biggest sacrifice yet which showed this character’s strength like never before. On the one hand, there is Sattar as a father and on the other hand, we have Fakhra (Zhalay Sarhadi) who does not have the same courage as Guru.
Guru Has More Strengths than Weaknesses
I must admit that Guru gradually grew on me. The first two episodes were somewhat repetitive and I did not fall in love with the protagonist instantly. However, Guru finally took off with its 4th episode and completely won me over with the 5th one. Although Guru’s script is not as meaningful or solid as it could have been considering how different the topic is overall, it still has a great deal going for it. The positive aspects of the drama outweigh the weaknesses. The fact that this drama has been made with the right frame of mind and a clean heart reflects in its characters and the main plot. Therefore, the writer definitely gets full marks for trying his best to tell this story without focusing on the commercial element. However, some of the scenes in the first few episodes in particular could have been more crisp and the other track involving Zhalay Sarhadi does not have an appeal. Some of the get-ups also are not as realistic and convincing.
Even with all these flaws, there is so much about Guru that is positive, uplifting, meaningful, and heart-warming. This drama does not only break stereotypes but also plays an important role in redefining those real-life gurus and Surrayas who have been dehumanized by society. After watching this drama, I am certain, many people will look at intersex individuals in a different way. The fact that the writer has managed to achieve this objective without showing these characters as victims is what truly impressed me.
The positive and important side characters in the story are presented on-screen in such a way that their positivity reflects through their actions and not through their dialogues alone, as is the case in many dramas. Professor and his wife help Guru because they are good-hearted individuals who consider Guru a friend and not because they feel for him. They are also his mentors who never questioned Guru’s ways until they felt that this way of life would impact Maryam.
Then there is Imam sahib who does not judge Guru and points him in the right direction without being preachy. I loved his dialogues about the equality of the human race irrespective of gender or identity. These positive characters which are Guru’s support system give the message of inclusivity in such a subtle yet effective manner. Guru’s relationship with Suraya is heart-warming. Together, they are like a set of parents who would do anything required to make Maryam’s life very different from their own. All these characters are the life and soul of this drama and the best thing about it.
Bijli and Kashish have their own agendas right from the beginning. Although, the actors playing the roles are doing a phenomenal job just like the one playing Suraya’s role but these characters and their scenes have not been my favorite simply because their scenes have been repetitive and the characters are not grey.
Ali Rehman Khan – Take a Bow
This is the first time ever that Ali Rehman Khan decided to experiment and I must commend him for having the confidence to choose a character that isn’t only unconventional but also daring. He definitely stepped out of his comfort zone and did not hold back while performing this character. Honestly speaking, it took me a while to accept him in this role at first but after watching the recent episode, I must say that Ali Rehman has totally outdid himself. He was especially impressive in scenes covering his love and affection for Maryam. His body language in the interview scene was priceless. Ali Rehman deserves tons of appreciation for taking this step and for giving this character his best.
Final Remarks
Guru is not faultless but it is definitely the kind of drama that restores your faith in Pakistani drama makers. It has a different and appealing storyline, some beautifully written characters and connections, and quite a few impressive performances. Guru redefines the concept of love and humanizes those individuals whose feelings are usually discredited or unrecognized. Guru speaks for those who do not have a voice and gives them an identity that many of us can relate to. Guru’s story deserves your attention and might just win you over if you sit through the first two episodes.
Guru is Express TV’s famous drama serial that featured the issues of intersex community. The drama starred Ali Rehman Khan as the main lead who portrayed the character of an intersex in drama. The drama is written by Likhari and it has been produced by Wajahat Rauf and Shazia Wajahat, who have previously produced hit serials like “Raqs E Bismil” , “Hadsa” and “Pinjra.” Ali Rehman Khan has perfectly portrayed the challenges faced by the intersex community. The other cast members include Hira Khan, Zhalay Sarhadi, Umer Alam, Mohsin Ejaz, Irfan Motiwala and Sheheryar Zaidi.
Today, the last episode of the drama series “Guru” aired on Express TV. In the final episode, Guru (Sattar) passed away. Fans were deeply saddened by the extremely heart-wrenching ending of the drama. They believed that Guru didn’t deserve to die; fans were of the view that Guru’s life was marked by pain and sacrifices and it shouldn’t have ended in the misery.
The drama lovers praised Ali Rehman Khan’s remarkable performance, stating that he deserves an award for portraying Guru so brilliantly. One social media user wrote, “I cried in the bathing scene of Guru after his death. Guru’s bond with Surraiya was amazing.” Fans expressed disappointment with Maryam for not being with Guru in his final moments. Fans also questioned Maryam’s profession, a social media user wrote, “what kind of a doctor Maryam is? She was away when Guru was in pain”. Viewers of the drama are commending the entire team of “Guru” for sensitively addressing the issues of the intersex community. Many fans cried on Guru’s death and funeral scenes. Guru viewers were dissatisfied with last scene in which Maryam gave farewell to Guru, wishing Maryam had made extra efforts for her mentor.
Guru is Express Tv’s new drama which features the issues of interest community. Ali Rehman Khan is performing the character of an intersex in the drama serial Guru. Guru is written by Likhari and it is produced by Wajahat Rauf and Shazia Wajahat who have produced hit serials like Raqs E Bismil and Pinjra. Ali Rehman Khan is perfectly portraying the character of an intersex. His character is coping up with multiple challenges which his community faces every day.
Fans believe that drama serial Guru is a life changing project in Ali Rehman Khan’s career. They are loving his amazing performance. Fans are saying that his expressions are perfectly subtle which is why he is standing out in his character. They are saying that it is amazing to see Ali Rehman Khan performing out of his comfort zone. Viewers are impressed With Ali Rehman Khan’s emotional performances. Fans from India are showering love on his amazing performance. A fan from India wrote, “I almost ended up crying while watching Guru because of the emotional performance of Ali”. Fans are saying that Guru can be the milestone in Ali’s acting career. A fan is saying, “Ali Rehman has given a marvelous performance in Guru”. Fans are loving the emotional story of the drama. Here are the comments on Ali’s performance from Guru episode 3:
Ali Rehman Khan is an actor who came into the field simply because of his passion. Leaving a lucrative job at UN, Ali entered the industry and he has since been a part of many films and dramas. The actor is however, mostly famous for his looks and gets roles of the rich boy tycoons which he does well. His other roles are also mostly very urban but the man just did something totally out of the box as he is playing an inersex character in his new drama Guru. Guru is written by Likhari and produced by Wajahat Rauf and Shazia Wajahat. Ali Rehman Khan is playing a very massy character and he will be depicting the challenges our intersex community has to face everyday.
The first episode of the drama went on air on Express TV last night and it has blown over the audience. People were emotional about the struggles intersex people have to face and Ali Rehman Khan just shocked everyone with his different look as well the accent and mannersisms he depicted, thanks to director Bilawal Hussain Abbasi.
Here is how the public is reacting to Guru Episode 1:
I just got done with watching this last episode and I am certain I am not the only one who is in utter shock after watching whatever we were shown in the last few minutes! This ending was not half-baked like Jurm’s ending but it did not do justice to this mini-series. When I tuned into this episode I knew there was a surprise in store but when we got to the part where they were burying Ahmed and Noor, it was confusing. However, the last few minutes had the ‘surprise’ in store which came out of nowhere. Although it explained a great deal, I felt that this part of the ‘climax’ should have been allotted a little more time. Umer’s infatuation with his teacher was covered in these short scenes and as a viewer, it was difficult for me to take it seriously.
Also. The fact that the room was locked from the outside and could not be unlocked from the inside made me question Malik Hayat’s IQ. And those parents who had so much faith in their daughter instantly believed that she could have done something like this. I felt that this entire development could have been much more convincing. If a little less time was spent showing the same flashback scenes and a little more on this angle, if it was to be shown, these last two episodes could have been far better. Although, I absolutely loved Gunah overall the last two episodes were slightly underwhelming as well as disappointing in some ways. This last episode only had shock value but made little sense.
Sabiha’s expressions in the previous episode when she finally finds the grave and has a crucial piece of evidence did not work for me at all. Her expressions were more like that of a killer getting away with a crime than a committed police officer making an important discovery. Yes, she had reason to be ‘excited’ because it was a big breakthrough but the expressions suggested she was actually ‘enjoying’ this. This took away the ‘human element’ of this track and character, which for me was such an important part of Sabiha’s track.
Similarly, Nabi Baksh’s sudden change of heart in the previous episode made little sense to me. He acted as if he had never seen a dead body in his entire career or that Malik Hayat was incapable of killing someone. His dialogues made no sense especially after we found out that the bodies were not tortured or brutally cut into pieces but simply buried.
In this particular episode, the way Noor’s children stood there casually and watched their mother being buried alive was the most ridiculous part of a series that was otherwise so intense and on point in terms of execution. It would have been natural for them to react in such a situation. Similarly, Noor’s ‘confidence’ was illogical and unbelievable. Even if she was doing this to ‘save’ her son, the kind of confidence and calm she showed came across as unbelievable. I felt that this entire development was not as impactful as it could have been.
The way Malik Hayat and Gul Meher ‘crazy’ personalities were shown repeatedly in all these episodes, I was expecting these murders to be a lot more gruesome! It was evident right from the start that Meher was the crazier one in the relationship therefore it did not come as a surprise that she instigated Hayat to do this. The madness of both these characters was depicted on-screen flawlessly right till the end but I felt that this particular episode should have focused more on the surprise element of the story even though it was a little too ‘out there’ even by “Gunah” standards!
Final Remarks
After watching these last two episodes, unfortunately, I am more sure than ever that Pakistani writers and directors completely fail at wrapping up even those dramas which have been executed brilliantly otherwise. While watching this episode, I had a difficult time believing that it was directed by the same person who directed all the previous episodes.
Overall, watching and reviewing Gunah was an experience like no other! This series had some of the most intense performances. Rabia Butt’s character had to be the most impactful female character we have seen on our screens. Her performance was outstanding for the most part. Sarmad Khoosat and Saba Qamar translated the madness they shared in the best manner possible on-screen and literally set the screen on fire more than once. Ali Raza is an amazing actor who has a great deal to offer. Kudos to Express Entertainment for continuing to experiment; they get full marks for that. However, I did not like the way the last twist in the story was handled. Although, it had its shock value the premise and the entire development were covered in a rush.
The first few episodes of the drama focused on the strong and sensitive side of Sattar. Later on, we were introduced to an individual who could keep friendships and was great at solving problems. The most recent episode was the best because Guru’s character came into its own like never before. The initial confusion completely disappeared and he owned his status as the father who wanted to give his daughter the best life. Guru’s decision to change his identity and turn his life around completely so that Mariam could have a ‘normal’ family life had to be the biggest sacrifice yet which showed this character’s strength like never before. On the one hand, there is Sattar as a father and on the other hand, we have Fakhra (Zhalay Sarhadi) who does not have the same courage as Guru.
Bijli and Kashish have their own agendas right from the beginning. Although, the actors playing the roles are doing a phenomenal job just like the one playing Suraya’s role but these characters and their scenes have not been my favorite simply because their scenes have been repetitive and the characters are not grey.
