Drama serial Mere Bewafa is getting more emotional with every passing episode and Azra’s helplessness has no end. The story moved forward considerably in this episode. There was also a main twist in the story which is bound to impact the developments in all the tracks in the coming weeks.
Here is the video review of this latest episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXNIxRFcpmw
Pakistani Film Industry is flourishing both in the terms of content as well as business. Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha are the two most important occasions when Pakistani films do decent business. Indian films have been the sole source of entertainment for many years till Pakistani cinema revived. Indian films still hinder the business of Pakistani films. Taking this into account, The Ministry of Information has finally taken a good step. The screening of Indian films has been restricted on the occasions of Eid. No Indian film will be screened from two days prior Eid to two weeks after the auspicious occasion. This is a great step as it will give Pakistani movies a lot more chance to flourish in the market. This is the order from the ministry:
Saat Din Mohabbat In and Wajood are releasing on Eid and Parwaz Hai Junoon has been postponed. However after the order Salman Khan’s Race 3 will not be screened!
Saba Qamar is one of the best actors we have in Pakistan. Her talent has won hearts all over the world. With extreme versatility, Saba has won a place where her approval is something of great importance to a young actor. Saba recently praised Bilal Abbas Khan in an interview. She praised his performance and expressed that she would love to work with him. Bilal, obviously, celebrated this moment on his Instagram and had his fan moment. Here is what Bilal posted:
Saba further acknowledged his post and sent her love and praises. Well, let’s see if the producers take notice of this exchange and get both the stars together or not? It will be a unique pair that is for sure!
If we talk about the stars who have been soaring high on the sky of fame and hits, Mehwish Hayat’s name comes foremost. The actress has been a hit at all of her work fronts for some years now. With a superhit like Dillagi on television, she is the most successful actress in Pakistani cinema too. She has given back to back hits like Jawani Phir Nahin Aani and Actor In Law and her Punjab Nahin Jaongi is still running in cinemas though it was released almost a year ago.
Mehwish is also a singer and she recently did many shows in the USA. She has also performed in Coke Studio alongside Shiraz Uppal. The actress has now recorded her first solo Punjabi song whose release date is not announced yet. The song has been penned by Shakila Jabeen while the music has been composed by Yousaf Salahuddin Sahab.
Mehwish is literally giving her hundred percent on all fronts. Let’s see whether her song wins hearts too or not!
Zun Mureed continues to be poignant and compelling. It gets better with every passing episode and the pace of this drama couldn’t have been more perfect. Every single development is well-thought-out which is why each episode is filled with powerful messages which are conveyed effectively. The fact that the script is realistic makes it easier for the viewers to connect to different scenarios. The character development has also been convincing throughout. This was yet another episode of Zun Mureed which had a lot of important developments to its credit which were presented faultlessly.
For the past few weeks, the writer established this fact really well that Tabbasum wasn’t fighting this case to satisfy her ego but she was doing so to ensure her safety and also because she wanted to set the right example for her daughter. Therefore tonight when Tabbasum felt disappointed when Sajjad didn’t even try to reconcile, it was totally understandable. Perhaps subconsciously she thought that taking the case back was a first step towards a reconciliation. Even though she said that she didn’t want to go back but at the same time she still expected better from Sajjad. It is a fact that at this point, if Sajjad realizes that he was wrong and he decides to make things work, everything will be okay. While Tabbasum’s perspective has always been more practical and sensible, Sajjad has been widely influenced by all the pressure in his own house to take control and to adhere to the gender role which is generally assigned to men in a household. Like many men in our society, he feels that acknowledging his mistake will weaken his “toxic masculinity” which is why he fails to look at things objectively. The only way he can save his manliness now is by “punishing” Tabbsum is the worst way possible. The attitude of his mother pretty much sums up why Sajjad was never taught how to respect his wife and to accept his mistakes!
Tabbasum’s bhabhi yet again played an integral role in making sure that the kids go back to their father’s house and is now doing whatever she can to convince Tabbasum to go back too. Most of the characters in this drama show a certain mindset which is definitely very common in our society. It is impossible to please people and it is even more difficult for women to live life according to their terms and conditions because women are constantly dependent on either their brothers, parents or their husbands. Even women who are economically independent sometimes find it difficult to break free from abusive husbands, a primary example being Sidra, who hasn’t taken a divorce from her husband even after all these years. Even a strong woman like Tabbasum found it difficult to stand her ground and by showing this the writer has realistically shown the challenges faced by someone in such a situation.
All the conversations tonight were beautifully penned down and they were executed flawlessly too. The scenes were to the point and well acted out. Zun Mureed’s script has tons to offer and continues to impress. The preview of the next episode suggested that Sajjad might file for a divorce very soon! This drama can also serve as a reality check for all such men out there, who find pleasure in dominating their wives but let other women in their lives (like their mothers and sisters) control their decisions completely!! Well done team Zun Mureed!
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.
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Another new episode, another unexpected development and yet another mystery! Who could have thought that a harmless character like that of Shakir would turn out to be this complicated and unpredictable! Rameez’s observations so far have been right on point therefore his remarks about Shakir coupled with everything that happened tonight gave me a few solid reasons to doubt Shakir’s intentions. He is old enough to be Tasha’s father yet he is showing interest in her possibly because he knows that he can contact Neelo through Tasha. At the same time I can’t help but wonder why he would think that getting acquainted with a restless spirit would be a good idea! Nothing that was shown tonight indicated that he wanted to meet Neelo to say goodbye for the last time but he actually seemed amused when Tasha told him what Neelo was planning. The entire scenario was shown in such a manner that it was impossible to make out what Shakir’s actual intentions were. Once again the writer has given the story a turn which makes it more intriguing than ever and the entire team of the drama has done complete justice to the script. The overall feel of this play couldn’t have been better and every single scene has been executed brilliantly. Tasha and Shakir’s interactions were the highlight of this latest episode. Sarah Khan’s performance was chilling to say the least, she translated Tasha’s confusion and fear brilliantly on screen.
This recent episode focused entirely on the present day scenarios and the situation is getting more serious with every passing episode. The police is gradually coming closer to finding out who the actual killer is which makes the story even more thrilling. If Neelo intends to use Tasha to get to Shakir then she will do whatever it takes to save her but the preview of the upcoming episode suggested something entirely different. Even when Rameez told his father everything he witnessed, he did not listen to him at all which was rather strange because usually Aziz isn’t this sure about anyone at all! He has been shown as someone who is most often full of doubts and suspicious of people around him. None of the flashback scenes showed that these two were actually close. The only time they had a real conversation was when Aziz wanted to convince Shakir that he should take practical measures if he wanted to get married to Neelo. Gainda has been out of the picture for quite some time now but tonight Alia suggested that he might be the perfect match for Tasha. It would have been great if he got some screen time in every episode.
The story is getting more complicated and dark with every passing episode. So far, everything has been convincing therefore I have high hopes that in the upcoming episodes too the story will be carried forward logically. While watching this drama on television is an exciting experience, watching it online can be quite frustrating! The videos are uploaded late and the voice quality has been extremely disappointing lately. It is really unfair to the viewers and also to all those people who worked so hard to make this drama a success. Most of the people watch these dramas online therefore testing their patience is truly unreasonable! HUM really should know better! Kudos to team Bela Pur Ki Dayan for a job well done and for another superb episode.
Much anticipated Momina and Duraid Films’ ‘Parwaaz Hai Junoon’ will not be making to big-screens this Eid and it looks like all the fans will have to wait a bit more before they get to watch this star studded war film.
In a press release regarding the postponement of the film producer of PHJ Momina Duraid said,
“There are six films releasing this Eid and currently our industry is not strong enough to support the release of so many films together. It is indeed a reason of concern for all the producers as it will be difficult for the films to break even if released together, considering the number of screens and shows available.”
She further added that in the broader interest of the industry her firm has decided to pull out from the Eid race. Momina stated,
“We strongly feel that this is the right thing to do in the current scenario and as members of the fraternity, we need to put aside personal agendas and support each other in order to achieve the greater goal,”
‘Parwaaz Hai Junoon’ is a multi-starrer war film based on Pakistan Air Force that has names like Hamza Ali Abbasi, Hania Aamir, Kubra Khan and Ahad Raza Mir in it’s cast and will now be released on Eidul Azha 2018 worldwide.
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The ‘Sada Hoon Apne Pyaar Ki’ singer Humaira Arshad has been in news for filing a divorce from her husband actor Ahmad Butt.
The singer approached a family court in Lahore on Wednesday to file a petition to start divorce proceedings once humagain. She had withdrawn her earlier plea for khula in January this year.
While speaking to media outside the court the singer said,
“For the sake of my son, I had reconciled with my husband despite all our differences,”
She further added,
“But I cannot live with him anymore as I am subjected to violence and am fed up of daily fights,”
The ghazal singer has been in a testing relationship with her husband and the couple has publicly accused each other of fraud and abuse, among other things on multiple occasions.
The two tied the knot in 2004. Back in May 2015, Humaira formally announced she and her husband were separating ways. But in November 2016, she said that she and Butt had set aside their differences and agreed to live together again.
The matter surfaced once again in November 2017 as Humaira leveled accusations against her husband, alleging that he attacked her home and beat up her family. Following the allegations, the couple reconciled once again as Humaira withdrew her earlier divorce plea on January 9 this year.
Humaira Arshad has said in the past that Butt insulted her in front of their neighbours, beating her in public and pulling her hair, all of which had led to a lot of stress and embarrassment.
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The makers of this drama saved the best surprise for the last few episodes. Carefully planned and executed convincingly the recent developments in drama serial Khaani have taken many viewers by surprise. It has been an emotional journey which is about to end. Here is the audio review of episode 26.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZmEzKR_-10
Media Mogul Yousaf Baig Mirza Set to launch new broadcast News Channel for the public
Karachi: May 21, 2018:- Since the dawn of the new century, Media Mogul Mr Yousaf Baig Mirza has sparked the transformation of Pakistani Media. His unprecedented success of launching and stabilising new channels in a fierce market, have triggered the confidence in Mr Baig to prove himself once again. The time has come to add another name to his remarkable portfolio: ‘Public News’ a channel created with supreme work ethic will be at your fingertips very soon.
‘Public News’ has ostensibly been slated as “a channel for the public” to solely reflect the interests of the general populace with the maxim: “Zuban-e-Khalq.”
In a pre-launch statement, the management behind the channel stated:
‘Public News’ as it’s name suggests comes to our home screens with a promise: “a channel for the public – a public voice” There is only one agenda for the team at behind Public News and that is to reflect the true interests of the general populace with the maxim: ‘Zuban-e-Khalq.’
Yousaf Baig Mirza has held the position of Managing Director (MD) ar PTV three times under three different regimes. His tenure at PTV is regarded as the most successful period in the State channel’s history with dynamic initiatives that produced rewarding results.
Furthermore Baig Mirza played a vital role in the launch of Dunya News as part of the launch team and as its MD; his myriad efforts again bringing positive results within a short period of time of its launch
Baig Mirza was also the founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Channel 92 HD heading the start-up team and successfully launching the channel again in a very short period as he did with GEO Super. He also enjoyed a brief stint as CEO Express Media Group, heading the Group’s electronic and print media entities.
A pioneer of the Private-Public Media Partnership which has benefitted most of the private sector channels up and running today, Yousaf Baig Mirza was awarded the ‘Media Man of Decade’ award by Advertising Association of Pakistan,
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 has to be one of the most anticipated movies in Pakistani film industry right now. It’s predecessor bore well on box office and paved way for a sequel through it’s success.
Just like it’s predecessor JPNA 2 is heavily star studded and to add more to the flavor the film will be featuring actors from across the border as well.
Bollywood actor Kanwaljit Singh will be making an appearance in JPNA2, essaying the role of Kubra Khan’s father.
You might have seen him before in Pak-Indo venture titled Virsa back in 2010.
Kanwaljit Singh won’t be the only Indian actor starring in the film. Andaz Apna Apna actor Shehzad Khan is also part of the star-studded JPNA2
The details about his role in the film haven’t been revealed yet.
The film is slated to release this year on Eid ul Azha and we wish the team all the luck.
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Written By: Saima Akram Chaudhry
Directed By: Aehsun Talish
Produced By: MD Productions
Suno Chanda is delightful, entertaining and gripping Ramazan special show. The overall concept of the show is somewhat like Aangan but unlike Aangan, it doesn’t have any underlying messages so far and is pure entertainment. Also, unlike Aangan, all the characters are not equally appealing but the main protagonists Jiya and Arsal are the main attraction of the show. Their track and relationship gives this comedy serial a definite edge. Iqra Aziz and Farhan Saeed’s on-screen chemistry and their performances are the highlight of every episode. The witty and humorous script makes it a must-watch. Apart from the unnecessary thappars which seem completely out of place and are in bad taste, everything else about this show is picture perfect. The fact that Arsal and Jiya get a lot of screen time in every episode also makes the show more interesting. The pace of this drama is perfect and even though it airs daily, it still entertains. Jiya and Arsal’s nok/jhok and relationship has been penned down and executed brilliantly.
Suno Chanda is the story of a joint family – 2 brothers, their wives and children and their sister and brother in law who are very involved in everything which happens in the house. Jiya and Arsal were forced into a nikkah by their grandfather before he passed away and now even though they are poles apart and cannot stand each other, they are going to get formally married really soon. The pace of these first 5 episodes couldn’t have been better. These episodes focused entirely on highlighting the reasons why Jiya and Arsal cannot stand each other and how desperately they are constantly trying to ensure that this marriage doesn’t take place. Some of the situations aren’t always convincing but then this isn’t the kind of show that should be over analyzed.
Bi Jaan (Samina Ahmed) is the head of this household and Agha Ji (Syed Muhammad Ahmed) is her dead husband’s brother and also someone she was romantically involved with beofre getting married. Samina Ahmed and Muhammad Ahmed both are remarkable actors and it is a delight watching them performing these roles. There are plenty of situations in the drama in which the comic element takes the lead even when there is a history and emotions attached to a certain situation. Right now Agha Ji’s son seems like the perfect match for Jiya and Kinza could be the ideal partner for Arsal but it is also highly likely that at some point Arsal and Jiya’s feelings for each other will completely change. Arsal and Jiya are constantly shown plotting and planning to get each other in trouble basically to make sure that they don’t get married. Some of these plans are funny, others are just plain cruel and few of them totally backfire. Arsal’s latest adventure was one such plan which backfired. The recent episode turned the story around because for the first time Arsal might have a reason to feel guilty although right now he is wrongfully blaming Jiya for whatever happened. DJ’s character is hilarious, the child star Sami playing the role has nailed his character. He is a natural, who always enjoys and does justice to every role assigned to him, I am very impressed by his acting.
Suno Chanda is a nice break from all those comic drama serials which rely heavily on cheap comedy. It is witty, hilarious, involving and definitely a must watch!
After the Oh so often, there has to be a NOT SO OFTEN! And here it is. From character shamming the leading lady to zaalim susrals, we get these sequences like in every second drama we watch. But here are some sequences which made our days in one way or the other. Some points we would like to see getting along more often. Let’s start with some not so oftens of Pakistani dramas:
Forgiveness is a part of our faith. It is indeed a very important thing and is taught to us from the very beginning of our lives. Be it parents, teachers, entertainment or general curriculum, we are always taught to forgive the ones who have wronged us. This concept is used again and again in our dramas too. There is always a heroine who is crushed and humiliated by 5000 people and what does she do? She FORGIVES! I know this sounds poetic and is a good thing to preach but it is not very relatable all the time. There are times when forgiveness by our heroine ruins the whole drama. Dil e Muzter is an example where Sila forgiving Adil literally ruined the whole ending. People who do wrong should be punished a little. All the time muafi is not something viewers look forward to. Maat is a drama where no muafi at the end made my year, yes not day, the whole year. Amina Sheikh’s Sheh Maat showed how the real world works. A human cannot be a fairy godmother who keeps forgiving for no reason at all. Maat’s ending was a strong not so often of Pakistani dramas and the scene is something that can be watched thousands of times.
Another concept of Pakistani dramas is that you can get away with literally anything if you are a gora chitta malai boti jaisa boy. And the girl will keep following you like a pet because your beauty has hindered her common sense and self-respect. In every second drama, we see a handsome actor is cast and the whole drama his character wander around misbehaving with every human being and every piece of furniture for no reason at all. But we saw a scene which does not happen often in our dramas and this was when an average looking Kashaf showed a handsome Zaroon his real face. Zindagi Gulzar Hai talked about women empowerment and the power of education but one sequence which will always be remembered is that girls have other things to do in life than keep swooning after a boy with zero manners. It showed that people are actually judged on their deeds and not on their looks even if they think of themselves as some kind of Greek gods.
We have a hero who will slap the heroine, emotionally abuse her and things will still become normal in the last episode. Unfortunately, in many dramas, this is shown as a very normal practice and is not even mentioned to be a crime. Kankar, however, came out as a drama with many sequences redeeming the practice totally unacceptable. Sanam Baloch portrayed the girl who fights against domestic abuse to perfection and from standing up against an abusive husband to fighting for herself with her parents, the drama had countless sequences which are not shown often in our dramas and should be portrayed more. Its high time we stop showing masculinity in the power of a slap.
Countless dramas are coming out about the topic of abuse but what started this all and is still the best in all regards is Udaari. Udaari is a drama which talked about the untalked. It started the debate and is the pioneer in every sense in bringing society’s attention to this topic and making them talk about it openly. The other thing which was openly shown was that Imtiaz is always someone near you. He is the one you trust the most. Hats off to Ahsan Khan for taking up this role and showing people that wolves reside behind innocent faces. After Udaari we saw many more dramas which showed that how people near to you can rip your life apart in the most heinous way.
Maulvis are shown as some hell-bent creatures in our dramas. They make their women wear abayas forcefully and try to force Islam on people. But then Pyaare Afzal came out with Maulvi SubhanAllah and he indeed made me say SubhanAllah. He was a man of religion, an imam masjid who adored his wife, loved his daughter and cared deeply for his son. He was soft natured and brought coconut wale biscuits for a girl whom his son “LOVED”, yes loved, and he was not against his son loving a girl. A character we never see on our screens. Hopefully, the dramas will come out with more characters like that who represent the true essence of Islam and show how beautiful and peaceful Islam really is.
These are some sequences we do not often see in our dramas. Any more which come to your mind? Share in the comments!
Ever since this weekend the royal wedding and the royal couple is all over the news. Just in Pakistan International Airlines has offered the Duke of Sussex Harry and the Duchess of Sussex Meghan to visit Pakistan.
The national carrier took to Twitter to post a picture of Princess Diana during her visit to the northern areas and requested the royal couple who tied the knot on Saturday to visit as well.
“We watched the #RoyalWeddding & remembered #PrincessDiana & her trip to the northern areas of Pakistan, & we thought how wonderful it would be for the newly weds to visit our northern splendours as well! So #PrinceHarry & #PrincessMeghan, we are ready, just let us know when! #PIA”
We watched the #RoyalWeddding & remembered #PrincessDiana & her trip to the northern areas of Pakistan, & we thought how wonderful it would be for the newly weds to visit our northern splendours as well! So #PrinceHarry & #PrincessMeghan, we are ready, just let us know when! #PIA pic.twitter.com/2aVtnqxeZ4
— PIA (@Official_PIA) May 19, 2018
Twitteratis had mixed feelings about this invitation while some appreciated the gesture others suggested that if the royal couple chooses to visit Pakistan they should rather choose any other airline.
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This episode of Ishq Tamasha was very slow and the story moved with smooth pace. The focus was more on the relationship between Mehrab and Arham. Mehrab loves Arham to an unnatural extent. He has always done everything in his power to get Arham what he wants. He even got caught up in this whole scenario because of him. All these things combined have made Arham a stubborn human. He cares just for himself and his desires and has no regard for his brother’s love. Their phupo is a mysterious character up till now. It is not clear whether she is good or evil. But she cares for the brothers and Arham has no respect for her either. His obsession with Rushna has reached an unhealthy level where he does not care about his family or his self-respect.
One thing I am liking in Ishq Tamasha is the chachi’s attitude. It is very relatable and true. One of her daughters called a stranger for Rishta and she did not question her. The other is romantically interested in her cousin at such a young age and she does not care to check on her. But the same woman threw out a young girl out of her house at night. Reason; she was not her own daughter. This hypocrisy is very common in our society. If we are doing something, it is right but we will crush any other even if there is a doubt that he or she is doing it.
Mehrab is badly stuck, all thanks to his brother. Arham is making him do things he would never even think of doing and is still unhappy. From some stranger girl’s home to jail, Arham has made Mehrab wander around the whole city. The activities these brothers use for taking out frustration look really funny though. One goes out to do some teenage one-wheeling stuff and one starts gyming. At least Arham’s stupid activities are making Mehrab concentrate on his health.
Wahaj now knows about the situation and will be home in the next episode. He seems like a person who will not trust Mirha. And Rushna will finally know that she has fallen for the future Jeth jee in place of the future husband. Let’s see how things work out!
Ohkay so, this episode of Noor ul Ain was somewhat better, no I haven’t warmed up to the characters, nor do I think that Noor’s ordeals were shown convincingly but I felt that the execution of this episode was better plus for the first time in weeks, I didn’t have a hard time watching this episode, or may be because I watched this episode in 3 intervals, I didn’t find it too boring!
Well, like I said, Noman’s sister is going out with this guy who doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to marry her. This entire scenario has only been added to justify whatever Noor did because this way Noman’s mother will get a reality check that all this while she was judging someone else’s daughter, her own was dating this guy & planning to marry him. Noman’s mother is another boring & one-dimensional character, plus now that she knows that no one in the family is paying heed to what she is saying, she should just forget everything & be happy for Noman. I totally see her torturing Sofie in the future, which I feel is going to be another boring scenario of this drama!
Well, I don’t know why those who state the obvious & the truth are shown to be the villains in this drama. Mahrukh is shown to be the negative character where she is maligning Noor’s heart against Khizar but in all honesty, I found her totally right & felt that she was telling Noor the truth. I just don’t really understand why Noor tells everything to Mahrukh when she can’t handle her honesty & her opinions? Noor airs her dirty laundry herself & then disses those who pass judgments on it? This should serve Noor a good lesson that she should then keep her things to herself when she can’t handle the truth. Ghazala who also spoke about Noor was shown as a villain. Bhai is drama mai sabbb hi buray hain siwaye Noor ke!
Khizar is turning out to be a disappointment day after day & Noor is having a hard time with him but he just doesn’t understand. It is funny that the wealth that Khizar left without even thinking about for a second has left him so blinded that he is reminded of his old lifestyle every other day. Fine, Khizar is like that, but then what is Noor doing to motivate him? Yes, I get it, Noor working to provide for herself & Khizar should be enough reason for him to do something on his own but then the way Noor keeps things from him just doesn’t help the situation either. Noor should discuss everything with her husband based on how she says that she trusts him the most plus from what I have seen, Khizar’s immaturity aside, he makes sure to always ask her to tell him everything but Noor just keeps it to herself? Unnecessarily!
Anyways, Noor herself left her family for Khizar so she should stop being so salty about every little thing related to them because she herself announced that she doesn’t have anything to do with them. Plus, if she is missing her family so much, she can always break the ice, take the initiative & go to her home to see them all. Please share your thoughts.
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Zahra Mirza.
We are all familiar with the star plus vibe. It is when there is something meant to happen but it takes 2000 episodes to happen. Same is the case with Shahram and Zubiya’s engagement. The venue has changed about 5 times now and we are still on the way to the much-awaited engagement. Well, that is not the highlight since it is a must for Khamoshi, yes dragging.
The worst thing today was Naima’s extreme behaviour. It was so unrelatable even for Naima’s character. We have seen Naima as a pawn of the devil for 33 episodes now. We know she is a bad person. incapable of good. But why on earth was she behaving like that with Atif? The whole demeanour which she adopted from the invitation to the ceremony looked less evil and more childish. Her reaction towards Shahram was also absurd. Like do you not remember what you did to him and your sister? She was just focused on Baray Logon Ka Function!
Shahram’s assistant is also fed up now. I just loved his presence in today’s episode. He just plainly said ke itna bhi selfless nahin hona chahiye. He even went on to explain to Shahram that how life works and that you have to work to get your happiness. But Shahram is still fixated on begging Arsala every chance he gets. Now he was begging her to attend his engagement. His only goal in life is to get insulted by Arsala and still keep helping her and her stupid family.
Bee Jaan’s track has deteriorated to an annoying level now. Why on earth has Shahram not tried to call her? Bee Jaan lives in 2018 and can naturally use the phone. She owned one before Nasreen took it. According to Nasreen and Basit’s story, Bee Jaan is in Saudi Arabia so she should be carrying a phone which Shahram can call. Parr Arsala hi bhai ko sukoon nahin aane de rahi.
I hope Arsala gets the top position in 2018’s worst characters. She just keeps whining, is annoying and spineless, has no self-respect and wears that so not good looking pink lipstick all the time.
I hope Bee Jaan’s track gets wrapped up in the next one at least because the shooting has ended for Khamoshi!
Ohkay so, I am glad that the double episodes of shows like Pukaar are being aired because it not only speeds up the pace but also shows some progress in the story. I enjoyed watching these episodes of Pukaar because I felt things moved forward, which was something totally needed!
I liked Sarang’s character a lot. It is good that in such a grim scenario, there is someone who believes in making things light-hearted. Even though on the surface everything that Sarang did for Samra was because he wanted to change the impression she had of him but in reality, it was because he had a soft spot for her even before meeting her in person because he heard from Samra’s mom about everything that she was going through. Sarang has a lot of sympathy for Samra & it is good that someone who has some power & authority believes in doing something for her!
Sarang’s mother wasn’t too happy or satisfied with whatever Sarang was being put through but other than that, I didn’t see much of her role but the overall equation she & Sarang share is quite nice too.
Sarang is learning more & more about the new lifestyle & all the expectations that Sultan has from him. I feel another reason why Sarang wants to connect to Samra is because he finds there’s quite a lot that is common between them as she comes from Karachi too & she is just as alien to all these scenarios as Sarang himself is. I liked their interactions as well.
I found that scene totally unnecessary where Laali slapped Samra only because she ran to hug her mother. Also, what’s weird was that no one even bothered saying anything to her & everyone got back to their normal routine as if nothing happened. Anyways, good that Samra got a little introduction to the fact that Sarang was going to do what he pleases & won’t really bother about what the rest of the people want. That entire scene was silly that no one wanted Samra’s mother to be a part of her baby shower? & also that Zamani felt the need to part Samra from her mother when they both hugged each other!
I feel the flashbacks really have been pushed too far & the entire slow-mo has been unnecessarily relied upon, like there are so many scenes that just get to me & I can’t wait for them to get over quickly because of the repetition & slowness. I must also say, the amount of whitewash that has been used on everyone’s face is ridiculous. I feel if they were really after such fair skin look then they should have hired those actors who are naturally fair because it is too obvious that a lot of unnecessary effort has been put into making everyone look fair. Saba Faisal who has a beautiful complexion has been whitewashed to such an extent that her mouth area looked green. Zahid Ahmed has been whitewashed so ridiculously that his natural dusky complexion peeked through his collar where the foundation wasn’t applied on his neck. Jia Ali looks unflattering & way too ashy & what’s worst is that her face & neck do not match either. Also, everyone’s hands look way too dark in comparison to their unnecessarily whitewashed faces that they all look like a joke. The orange eyeshadow used on Zahid Ahmed is pretty bad too. The makeup artists of this drama should be fired for such a bad job. Anyways, Yumna Zaidi looked pretty in the minimal makeup during baby shower scene. Please share your thoughts.
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The world was shaken after many of the A-list celebrities came out with accusations of sexual harassment against a renowned producer. Since then many cases have come out at different places with many women voicing their stories. The movement reached Pakistan when Meesha Shafi accused Ali Zafar of sexual harassment. Both the stars are engaged in a legal battle right now. A male model Mujahid took to Instagram as he also has spoken about facing similar issues while using the hashtags me too and we too. He explained how male models are also facing the same dilemma. This is his post as he explained the whole situation clearly:
After Mujahid came out with his story, Meesha Shafi also asked her friends from the designer community that if this is the reason for them not supporting her at this time:
We hope we as a nation can get to a point where we can stop this practice and empower the victims!
Armeena Khan has been very vocal about plight of Syria this time around the ‘Jaanan’ starlet has announced that she will be traveling to Jordan and hand-deliver donations and zakaat to war-torn Syrian refugees.
Taking to social media the actress announced,
“This broke my heart. I have been following this conflict for years and I finally, have had enough. It is time to do something. It is time to do what is in my hands,”
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She further added,
“So my dear ladies and gentleman, I have decided to go out there myself to hand deliver donations and zakaat to the war-torn refugees and children of Syria. This is the Holy month of Ramadan so start it off with a good deed.”
She continued by encouraging everyone to donate as generously as possible,
“Please donate generously as everything will be hand delivered by myself and the team. The link is in the bio. I hope that you will do your bit in giving these poor children some hope in their lives. Thank you so much, please spread this as much as possible.”
She has been working with Human Relief Foundation to collect donations for a while now.
We wish her a safe journey and hope that even if it’s a drop in the ocean it helps a few have a better Ramadan.
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Tonight’s episode of Zun Mureed was emotional, powerful and the messages it delivered were right on point as usual. The shift in Tabbsum’s character was poignant as well as convincing. Tabbasum lost the job she was relying on, she feels that she hasn’t done a great job raising her son because she is being made to feel that way and most importantly she just met a woman who was unable to leave her abusive husband even though she was financially stable and educated. This change in Tabbasum’s character makes her more relatable than ever, I have always liked the “human” element in her character. She is a strong woman but she is also sensitive. Unlike her husband, she is constantly reflecting upon her situation and she is not afraid to admit when she feels she has gone wrong somewhere. Her sister kept on reminding her why she took this step in the first place but for now it looks like Tabbasum made a decision simply because she is “tired”. Will Sajjad’s cold behaviour give her energy to go on? Will it remind her why she took this step and why she needs to continue? Meeting Sidra didn’t help Tabbasum in any way perhaps because their meeting ended abruptly and Tabbasum made certain conclusions from the little information she got from Sidra. The fact that Tabbasum admitted that she was “tired” was enough to justify what she was about to do.
All the developments in tonight’s episode were covered perfectly, this was one of the best episodes of Zun Mureed because it covered so much in such a short time. From Bi Jaan’s sick mindset to Maryam’s controlling tactics – the writer, the director and the actors involved translated each scenario impeccably on screen! All these people are mentally sick in their own way. Sajjad’s reaction to this latest development was the highlight of this episode since it showed a side of this man which hasn’t been shown before. Sajjad is actually a coward who cannot forgive his wife for being so brave! He is scared of Tabbasum and what she can do and his rudeness seems to be his defence mechanism! The message here is loud and clear – there is nothing normal about hitting women and men who hit their wives are like Sajjad and Jamil! The mindset of such men has been shown impressively, they feel threatened by women for no reason and do whatever they can to assure themselves that they are in control. Sajjad’s attitude before and even when he met Tabbasum went to show that he was not going to be flexible since he had convinced himself that his wife was a stubborn and unreasonable woman.
The point regarding how women who back out in such situations are often judged was also very true and important. Basically, no matter what Tabbasum does next, she will be judged and she will have to suffer the consequences in some way or the other. While Tabbasum seems willing to show some flexibility because of her kids, Sajjad has never once thought about his children in that way. Sajjad only wants to be forgiven right now, he doesn’t care much about anything else. Maryam also made it clear number of times tonight that Tabbasum was not going to come back to the house therefore the sole purpose of this entire exercise is to make sure that Sajjad is safe. Bi Jaan wants Tabbasum dead simply because that thought gives her something to be happy about! Shamim Hilali and Hina Bayat’s expressions in this scene were brilliant. Their expressions clearly showed how differently they wanted to hurt Tabbasum. While Maryam wants Tabbasum to live to regret her decision, Bi Jaan’s negativity has no end. Omair Rana and Khalid Anum’s performances have been outstanding throughout.
I absolutely loved this latest episode of Zun Mureed and it ended on a perfect note too.
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Ohkay so, another week, another average episode of Khasara. I for once do not understand the unnecessary focus, did I say unnecessary, focus on Sila’s beauty because I really rub my eyes, blink hard but still fail to see what they want me to!
Sila has not only succeeded in having Mohtasim’s sights on her but it seems Linta’s unmarried cousin who was hopelessly in love with her just a couple of episodes ago also started picturing himself with Sila, despite knowing that she is a mum of 2. It was funny that Sila turned out to be the reason why that cousin got excited for moving back to Pakistan? Desperate alert!
Mohtasim started playing mind games with Linta only to have her appoint Moanis as his secretary, so that he can keep his sights on Sila & often meet her as she seems to mindlessly open the doors of her home for him. Linta despite having issues agreed because she could see that her husband was so-called struggling with the work load. I must say I couldn’t really believe that Mohtasim, after being caught with Arzoo at her place was still casually taking her name in front of his wife, that she shouldn’t have fired her in haste? Matlab dhitai to khatam hai in pe! & what was even more bizarre was that Linta didn’t seem to mind at all?
Ahzar happened be another predator who tried his luck on Sila, the beauty queen!?!?!?!?! Moanis’ reaction was natural & justified, he served Azhar what he deserved but I was shocked seeing Sila’s calm after going through something so disgusting. Yes, she was upset but she bounced back pretty quickly & went back to being her usual, normal, stupid self & she was once again being chummy with Mohtasim, the guy who has already held her hand indecently once or may be twice. At least they should have shown that Sila grew a little uncomfortable around men after what just happened. The way Azhar treated Sila, it should have come as such a huge shock for her to at least take some time to recover but it looked like she forgot all about it the next day.
Sila’s rants & incessant nagging about wanting a better lifestyle has become monotonous to the point of being annoying. Also, the dialogues coming from Sila suggested that she wouldn’t mind playing with the fire as she might then name it as something she did out of curiosity for it. Areeba said the right thing, Sila is lucky to have a husband like Moanis but she wouldn’t understand, obviously Areeba does because she has to deal with a loser like Azhar who is good for nothing but has a huge ego!
I must say, the way these ladies rub their husband’s egoes is weird. Areeba continues to blame herself for not being able to have a child while completely ignoring the fact that her husband is not an ideal man to have a child with because he won’t change even after becoming a father. Simiarly, Linta thinks being overly affectionate to the point of being clingy to Mohtasim will keep him away from cheating on her whereas she doesn’t know that he has moved on from Arzoo pretty quickly & is now stuck at Sila. Very average story & the characters are below average! Please share your thoughts.
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Zahra Mirza.
Young and peppy actress Hina Altaf has recently started taking fitness quite seriously and that is why she keeps on posting more and more about her fitness journey on her social media to inspire, motivate and encourage her young followers too. Hina is enjoying this ride and that is why she shares her accomplishments as seen in this video as to where she started from to where she is now in terms of her stamina. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-5FFX5nShI
Earlier last year rumors of actress Veena Malik getting divorce from her husband first surfaced but later the news spread that the two had reconciled. In a latest interview at Bol news with Amir Liaqat Veena Malik opened up about her possible divorce.
She said that both her children live with her and she is very happy with them. She further added that she wanted to set an example as an actress she left her career when it was at it’s peak and married Asad. She continued that she sacrificed as much as she could but there were issues that could not be resolved.
So eventually she decided to take Khula from her husband.
Watch the interview here,
We hope that this decision turns out to be best for both of them.
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Iffat Omar is a former supermodel and a current actress. She has won in every field she has adopted and has always managed to win over her fans. The Aangan actress took to her Instagram and expressed her views. She has a take on Mahira’s Cannes appearances and being from the fashion industry, she had her own feelings and quoted them in a post. She posted Mahira’s looks with her take in a caption. Here is what she said:
What are your thoughts on Iffat’s views? Do you agree with them or not? Share below in the comments section!
Mahira Khan conquered Cannes this year as she went as the ambassador of Loreal haircare. She is Loreal’s first brand ambassador from Pakistan. All her friends from the industry rooted for her as she represented Pakistan at the Cannes Film Festival. From Ayesha Omer to her friend across the border Rhea Kapoor, everyone showed their support on her pictures which he posted on her Instagram. Here is some love she got:
Ayesha Omar was very supportive and praised Mahira on many of her looks:
Baby brother also sent kisses to sister dear:
Mahira has the seal of approval from supermodel Tooba:
The young lot Mawra, Aiman and Sara also had love for Mahira:
Mahira’s friend, designer Feeha Jamshed also showed her love for her look:
Zara Noor Abbas, Azfar Rehman and Sonam’s sister Rhea also reacted with love:
Hania and Momal also sent supportive messages:
And the queen herself Ayesha Khan also sent love to Mahira Khan:
It was good to see all our stars praising their colleague on a big achievement!
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)?
Bela Pur Ki Dayan never disappoints because every episode offers something new and interesting. Even though a great deal was covered in this episode but there is still so much more which has to be revealed. The script, its execution and some of the performances in particular continue to be the highlight of every episode. The Dayan continues to be the most frighteningly appealing part of this drama which is definitely the number one reason why this drama is different from all the other horror/mystery shows we have seen so far. The characters and their stories have been presented in an intriguing manner as well but a single horror scene has more impact than everything else.
This was one of my favorite episodes of Bela Pur Ki Dayan because it didn’t only focus on the past but took the story forward in the present day too. The past story was shown from Aziz’s perspective yet again and there were times when I couldn’t help questioning his version of the story. Was his mother really so overburdened because of Neelo and her family or was Aziz looking at things from his own perspective? When Neelo was shown thinking about the past, her relationship with Aziz’s mother suggested something entirely different. The viewers also found out today that Aziz’s mother is buried in the backyard which could also be the reason why this house is haunted. It remains to be seen if Aziz really is as big of a victim as he claims to be. Rehmat’s story makes more sense right now and I am waiting to see more of him.
The fact that Neelo isn’t “eager” to meet Shakir makes this entire scenario more interesting and gives the viewers something to look forward to. Shakir never had any children and his wife died in an accident, a development which makes you wonder if Neelo had something to do with it! It was great watching Tasha’s mother finally doing something tangible to help her daughter. Tasha has to fight Neelo herself by being strong but right now it looks like Tasha is no match for Neelo. Gainda is out of the picture once again although he was bent on getting rid of the Dayan before and the viewers weren’t really shown why he is no longer as interested in fighting this demon as he was before. His involvement was an important and exciting part of the story.
Alia’s insecurities made perfect sense and therefore were easy to relate to. Rameez continues to play an important role in the story and I am glad he got plenty of screen time in this episode. Tasha too finally seems to be more aware of what Neelo is capable of and therefore her role in the story has intensified. All the characters have opened up more in the past few episodes and this character development has been quite convincing since the story was not rushed at any point.
This episode was engrossing and intriguing. I love the pace of this show and even though there are times when you feel that some of the characters don’t get as much time as they should, every episode takes the story forward considerably. When will the actual truth come out? And will Neelo ever rest in peace? I am waiting to find out!
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Kubra Khan has not been associated with the Pakistani showbiz industry for a very long time but in a short span of time she has made a big place for herself in the industry. Kubra Khan has a screen presence and she has continuously been working hard on her performances on television. She has also chosen the projects she has worked in wisely which is a big reason why she has been part of some exceptional dramas. Kubra Khan has a massive fan following and the viewers already look forward to her upcoming projects.
Here are 5 things you do not know about this beautiful and talented actress.
Created by Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G Willow Wilson and artist Adrian Alphona, the Pakistani-American teen superhero from Jersey City made a splashy comics debut with her own title in 2014 and has gone on to become one of the most popular new Marvel characters today, with her vibrant, peppy, and hilariously awkward character with shape-shifting abilities.
Kamala Khan or Miss Marvel is a 16-year-old teenager who lives with her Pakistani parents and brother in New Jersey. Khan begins to go by Miss Marvel after Carol Danvers her hero, dons the title of Captain Marvel.
Marvel Studio president Kevin Feige had recently dropped the hint that there will more to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) after the fourth Avengers film hits the cinema.
In a recent interview with BBC, Feige dropped hints, the MCU could introduce the teenage-superhero Miss Marvel and her alter-ego Kamala Khan. Feige said,
“Ms. Marvel… is definitely sort of in the works, We have plans for that once we’ve introduced Captain Marvel to the world,”
Captain Marvel is set to be released in March 2019.
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Mahira who is attending the film festival as the first Pakistani brand ambassador for make-up giant L’Oreal Paris has also been inspiring people world over with her speeches and stories.
Victoria’s Secret model Doutzen Kroes has also been moved by Mahira’s stories.
Doutzen and Mahira attended a talk organised by L’Oreal in Cannes and the latter posted a picture on Instagram of herself listening intently to the supermodel. Mahira wrote on Instagram,
“Have had amazing conversations over the last two days.. this being the most empowering. Listening to other women talk about their journeys.. the success and vulnerabilities that come along the way,”
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The Victoria’s Secret supermodel commented on the picture saying,
“It was nice to meet you. I loved listening to your stories so thank you for sharing them with us!”
Mahira has been winning hearts at Cannes and back home. More power to her.
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