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Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Cast In Real Life

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Super heroes are loved and admired all over the globe. DC super heroes, like batman and superman, are everybody’s all-time favorite. From kids, to teens, to tween and even adults, these superheroes are adored by everyone. Kids, worldwide, are crazily in love them. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is an American super hero film based on the DC Comic Characters Batman and Superman. It is a follow-up to Man of Steel. The movie is directed by Zack Snyder. The extraordinary and absolutely remarkable star cast of Batman V Superman has done a phenomenal job, giving life to their characters on screen and earning love and fame of billions. It is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together, as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman. The movie was released in the United States on March 25, 2016. Its debut set new records on the Box office but the second week hit it with a historic drop. Death of Superman in the end of the movie, left many viewers devastated, heartbroken and disappointed.

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Cast In Real Life

Bruce Wayne is a billionaire, operating Gotham city as the vigilante Batman for twenty years. He witnessed the chaos caused by the battle between Superman and Kryptonian general Zod. He sees Superman as an existential threat to humanity. He is actually manipulated by Lex Luthor. Batman steals Kryptonite and weaponizes it to fight Superman. Louis Lane clears his misunderstanding but, in the mean-time, Lex Luthor unleashes a monster. Diana arrives and joins forces with Batman and Superman against the creature and they finally succeeds in killing the monster but loosing Superman in the fight. The movie grossed $ 873,637,528 globally.

Let’s have a quick peek in the real lives of the superb and iconic star cast of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Stay tuned!

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Ben Affleck (Batman)

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and philanthropist. He plays one of the main leads in the movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Ben was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California. He has received two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Ben started his acting career at a very tender age. He first appeared in a movie at the age of seven. He starred in the educational series The Voyage of the Mimi. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films. He is co-founder of Eastern Congo Initiative. He is the youngest writer who won an Oscar for screen writing at the age of 25. Ben dated Jennifer Lopez for 18 months and they separated in 2004. He married Jennifer Garner on June 29, 2005. They have three children together but they parted their ways in October 2018. Ben described his divorce as a painful experience. He is currently in a relationship with a Cuban actress Ana de Armas, whom he met on the set of Deep Water in 2019. Some of his famous projects includes The Voyage of the Mimi, Armageddon, Daredevil, Gigli, Batman V Superman and Justice League. His net worth is $ 150 Million.

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Henry Cavill (Superman)

Henry Cavill, widely known as Superman, is a handsome English actor. 37-year-old this handsome hunk is famous for his heroic, macho and stoic characters. He was born on May 5, 1983. He entered the acting field at a young age. Henry started his film career in Laguna and appeared in The Count of Monte Cristo. He earned his international fame by playing Superman in Man of Steel, Batman V Superman and Justice League. This heart throb was named Most Dashing Duke by the Entertainment Weekly. The British Glamour Magazine declared Henry, “World’s Sexiest Man”, in 2003. Same year, Empire Magazine placed him third in the list of “The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars”. He became the face of the British fragrance Dunhill in 2008. Cavill loves animals and is a spokesman for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, and an ambassador for The Royal Marines Charity. Henry got engaged to Ellen Whitaker in 2011 but broke the engagement after a year. He is an avid fan of rugby. His net worth is $ 40 Million.

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Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman)

Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress, producer, singer, martial artist, and model. She was born on April 30, 1985. She was crowned Miss Israel title in 2004 and she competed for the Miss Universe 2004 pageant in Ecuador. She served in the IDF for two years as a fitness and combat trainer. This ravishing Diva started off as a model and got a break in the films as Gisele Yashar in the fourth series of Fast and Furious, followed by Fast Five and Fast and Furious 6. She gained world wide recognition for her role as Diana/Wonder Woman in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, followed by solo film Wonder Woman and Justice League. She loves basketball, volleyball and tennis. Gadot has learned swordsmanship, Kung Fu kickboxing, Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In 2018, She was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Times Magazine. In October 2019, Gadot formed a production company, Pilot Wave, with her husband, Jaron Varsano. Gadot have two daughters.

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Amy Adams (Lois Lane)

Amy Lou Adams was born on August 20, 1974. Amy is a very gorgeous American actress known for her comedic as well as dramatic roles. One of the highest paid actresses is 46 years old wanted to be trained as a ballerina, but she developed interest in musical theater. She got international recognition when she played Lois Lane in Man of Steel and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. She was also named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Times Magazine. One of her first stage roles was in Annie. Other popular credits include Catch Me If You Can, Arrival, Junebug and Big Eyes. Amy married Darren Le Gallo in 2005. They have one daughter.

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Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor)

Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor, author, and playwright who was born on October 5, 1983. He plays drum since he was 8. Jesse made his television debut in a comedy drama series Get Real. He also appeared in The Village, The Squid and the Whale, The Education of Charlie Banks and Zombieland. He played the character of Mark Zuckerberg, who is the founder of Facebook, in The Social Network, earning him the nominations for BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards. He also provided voice-work for Blu, a rare blue Macaw, in the animated movie Rio and its sequel Rio 2. However, he gained global recognition by playing Lex Luthor in Man of Steel, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League. Eisenberg dated and married Anna Strout in 2007. They have one son.

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Cast In Real Life

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Holly Hunter (Senator Finch)

62- year- old Holly Patricia Hunter is an American actress. She won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her role in The Piano. She started playing piano at the age of 9. She appeared in Incredibles and its sequel Incredibles 2. She was born in Georgia. Holly suffered from a disease in her childhood, Mumps, causing her hear loss from her left ear. Hunter was married to Janusz Kamiński, cinematographer of Schindler’s List. The couple married in 1995 but separated in 2001. She started dating a British actor Gordon McDonald in 2001 and they have twin boys Claude and Press.

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Diane Lane (Martha Kent)

Diane Colleen Lane is an American actress and producer who was born and raised in New York City. Lane was born on January 22, 1965. She made her film debut in 1979’s film A Little Romance. Lane was 13 when her parents separated. Lane dated Christopher Lambert and married him in October 1988. They had a daughter but they couldn’t get along for long and split up and got divorced in March 1994. Lane then married Josh Brolin on August 15, 2004 but they also got divorced on December 2, 2013. Lane is also involved in several charities, including Heifer International, which focuses on world hunger. She was named thrice in the list of Top 99 Most Desirable Women.

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Laurence Fishburne (Perry White)

Laurence John Fishburne III is an American actor, playwright, producer, screenwriter, and film director. Born on July 30, 1961, this 59-year-old is well known for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. His most appreciated role was Morpheus in The Matrix Trilogy. Other credits include John Wick and its sequels, Two Trains Running, Deep Cover, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Fishburne married actress Hajna O. Moss in 1985 and they have two children. They were divorced in 1990s. He then married Gina Torres, an actress, on September 22, 2002. They have a daughter, Delilah. The couple was divorced on April 16, 2018.

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Jeremy Irons (Alfred Pennyworth)

Jeremy John Irons is an English actor and activist who was born on 19 September 1948. Irons has made many appearances in Television dramas as well as in films, notably The Real Thing, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Moonlighting, Betrayal and The Mission. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the “Triple Crown of Acting” in the US. He was also nominated for the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, in October 2011. Iron was the first celebrity to wear the red ribbon on screen, to support the fight against AIDS. He owns Kilcoe Castle near Ballydehob, County Cork, Ireland, that was built in 1450. Iron married Irish actress Sinéad Cusack on 28 March 1978. They have two sons, Samuel and Maximillian.

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Jason Momoa (Aquaman)

Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa is an American actor. Born on August 1, 1979, Jason is globally recognized as a DC super hero Aquaman. He also starred in the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. In early 2017, he signed onto the official Just Cause movie series. Momoa was in a relationship with actress Lisa Bonet. The couple got married in October 2017. He is a step father of Lisa’s daughter and the couple have two children together. On November 15, 2008, Momoa was slashed in the face with a broken beer glass during an altercation at the Birds Café. He received 140 stitches and a scar for lifetime. He has many tattoos on his body including a half sleeve on his left forearm, a tribute to his family god, or “aumakua”.

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Here we end our article. Have you seen this movie? Who is your favorite actor? Don’t forget to share your views in the comment section!

Bata Takes Down Poster After Social Media Backlash

In the era of social media, the more easy it is to make things viral, the more difficult it is to be politically, socially and morally correct all the time. Pakistan’s famous shoe store chain Bata came under hot waters a couple of days back by putting up this poster giving a very wrong message; womaniser and comfortable with it 

Bata Takes Down Poster After Social Media Backlash

It was understandably not received well and the social media came alive with people bashing this idea left, right and centre:

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To their credit, Bata has taken down the poster and issued a sincere apology;

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Now that was one thoughtful move. Regardless of how nobody from the marketing at Bata realised what it will mean to promote a man as a womaniser and comfortable with it, they promptly took notice of public opinion and acted accordingly. This is certainly considerate of them and has helped in damage control.

Bata Do Sab Ko (Inform every one) says Geo Tv

Its been more than a month that Geo TV (Geo Entertainment) is back to air after serving a one month ban imposed by PEMRA for airing objectionable content in a morning show. But instead of airing regular programs, the channel is repeating old episodes of drama serials from past one month.

Now the channel has launched a campaign named Bata Do Sab Ko, that the channel will be airing regular episodes of all drama serials from 8th September 2014. The shows which will be resumed includes, Rukhsati, Rasam, Bashar Momin, Laadon Mein Pali, Man Ke Moti and others soaps.

Before serving the ban, Geo Tv was a leading entertainment channel. The channel hopes to attract the viewers again with these new episodes as well as advertisers like before.

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Bashir Momin-Faisal Qureshi’s next major venture!

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Faisal Qureshi is one of those pioneers of the Pakistani drama industry who have always entertained the Pakistani audience with their flawless acting skills and have received a huge fan following in return. If you have been missing him on screen, here comes the news. Faisal Qureshi will now be seen in an upcoming high budget drama serial Bashir Momin where he will be portraying a truly different role.

Been written by Zanjabeel Asim, the drama is directed by Syed Ali Raza. Zanabeel has previously written some beautiful scripts which include Saat Pardon main and Ek nazar meri taraf, while Syed Ali Raza’s direction doesn’t needs any introduction whether it is in the drama industry or in the film domain.

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Faisal Qureshi has been lately seen in drama serial ‘mann k moti’ in a guest appearance which was going on air on Geo TV. Other than that, he has had been seen in morning shows as a host. His acting, however, was truly missed by his fans who can now finally watch him in a big venture now.

It is yet not possible to reveal about the storyline but knowing that Faisal will be playing a lead role, the drama has already won many viewers before any official release of its promo.

 

Let us now see how far this drama amuses his fans, we wish  the team all the very best for this project.

Wishes,

Nida Zaidi

 

Bashir Ahmed, famous singer,musician passed away in Dhaka

Eminent artist Bashir Ahmed passed away in Dhaka last week due to cancer. Bashir Ahmed was a singer, musician and lyricist of Pakistan and Bangladesh.  In the decade of 60’s Bashir Ahmed was a popular name in playback singing for films mainly made in Dhaka. Sometimes termed as Ahmed Rushdi of East Pakistan, Bashir Ahmed gave many immortal songs. His most famous film was Darshan in 1967, in which he worked as singer, lyricist and musician.

Bashir Ahmed was born in Kolkata, West Bengal and migrated to East Pakistan (Bangladesh) in 1960’s. In Dhaka, he worked as a singer and later musician/lyricist in Urdu and Bengali films. When East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971, Bashir Ahmed remained in Dhaka and continued his work there.

Here are links to few of his famous songs either sung or composed by him. The lyrics are also written by Bashir Ahmed.

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Song: Yeh Mausam Yeh Mast Nazare, Film: Darshan, Artist: Shabnam, Rehman, Singer: Bashir Ahmed

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Song: Tumharay Liye, Film: Darshan, Artist: Shabnam, Rehman, Singer: Bashir Ahmed

 

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Bashar Momin to end this weekend

The much hyped and high budgeted claimed drama Bashar Momin is finally ending this weekend. On Saturday 8th November, the last episode will be of two hours length. Geo Tv claimed that Bashar Momin is the most expensive drama in the history of Pakistan, however the play received mixed response from viewers.

Before concluding the serial, Geo Tv has arranged a live chat session with Ushnah Shah on Friday 7th November at 5 pm local time.

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Bashar Momin introduced new trends in contemporary drama, Sami Khan

The much hyped drama Bashar Momin is finally concluding today on Geo Entertainment. Following their tradition of ‘Apnay Munh Mian Mithhoo Ban-na‘ (Self praising), Geo News the affiliated channel of Geo Entertainment is providing wide coverage to this drama. In this regard, leading artists of this drama Ushnah Shah and Sami Khan joined the live morning transmission of Geo News today.

While discussing this drama, Sami Khan claimed Bashar Momin has introduced new trends in the drama making (بشر مومن نے ڈرامے کو نئی جدت دی ہے: سمیع خان)

Participating in the discussion Ushnah Shah told she is totally different in real life from a frightened and scary Rudaba of Bashar Momin.

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Bashar Momin Exclusive Photoshoot Pictures Released!

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It is after quite a while that Faisal’s fans will now be enjoying his acting skills on screen as he is now all set to add another medal in his treasure with his performance in drama serial Bashar Momin. Geo has acted really smart to launch Faisal Qureshi as a character of Bashar Momin as this seems as a new flavor for all the crowd that wanted to see Faisal back on TV.. Being the most expensive play of Geo TV, Bashar Momin is written by Zanjabeel Asim while the direction has been done by none other than Syed Ali Raza. The cast of the drama includes some veteran actors like Faysal Qureshi , Sami Khan , Yasirr Mazher , Ushna Shah , Maheen Khalid , Sundas Tariq.

Here are a few official clicks of the cast of the drama, Have a look!

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We wish the entire team of  Bashar Momin a huge success. Let us hope that this drama at least has something to keep us all stuck to it.

Wishes,

Nida Zaidi

Bashar Momin Episode 3 & 4 – Changing for the better?

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I had completely given up on this show by the time I saw the 3rd episode. The whole episode was filled with the good and evil sister-in-law drama. Saira could not stand Adil giving so much attention to Rudaba, and she created a huge drama to get attention. She thought that Rudaba had complained to Adil about her attitude when the poor girl had done no such thing.

After that, Saira openly showed her dislike for Rudaba and made her feel like a stranger in the house. But not in front ofAdil of course, in his presence she was at the best of her behavior. The way she taunted Rudaba about Buland in front of her sister and brother was simply pathetic. This track was dragged to the limit and by the end of it; I had completely lost interest in the show.

Tayabba and her desperation for marriage is getting on my nerves by each passing episode. How desperate can a person get? It is not the end of the world if your engagement breaks. She kept on whining about how unfair life is and kept on blaming her brother’s illegal work and bad reputation for her broken engagement. This track is seriously getting very repetitive. The crying and whining continued in the 4th episode too, and it was simply frustrating to watch Tayabba’s scenes.

However, the fourth episode managed to capture my interest, and now I have some hope for the show. Why was the episode worth watching? The answer is simple: Faysal Qureshi. I was disappointed with his loud and rash character; all the pointless screaming simply made my ears rings. But I had forgotten how well Faysal can emote through his eyes, and that romance and Faysal Qureshi are a perfect combination.

We saw the start of the attraction phase between Bashar and Rudaba. Rudaba is scared out of her wits when she is near Bashar, but she still manages to challenge him even though she never means to. He was amused by the ‘monster’comment, and simply shocked by the detailed and honest comment about his behavior and character. The best part about his eyes is that they can emote both anger and softness. We saw the soft look when he was admiring her and the angry look when he was furious with her.

Rudaba was staying at Bashar’s house because Adil and Saira had to go abroad for some urgent business work. Bashar never gave a second glance or thought to Rudaba, and treated her rudely (that’s normal behavior for Bashar). For him, she was no more than Parizey’s care taker, but with each encounter, his opinion about her changed. She disobeyed him and took Parizey in the rain. That was the first time anybody disobeyed him so openly and calling him furious would be an understatement. He unleashed his wrath on Rudaba and the poor girl simply fainted. Yes, FAINTED! I was surprised and a bit amused by her fainting spell.

The look on Bashar’s face when Rudaba fainted was priceless! It was obvious that he felt guilty for his behavior (a first for someone like Bashar), and he had never expected her to faint all of a sudden. For the first time, we saw Bashar  acting in a normal way as he gently tried to wake Rudaba. It was funny to see Bashar speak so softly and act in such a gentle way! Their next encounter in Tayabba’s bedroom was also pretty amusing. Faysal’s eyes did all the work in this scene.

Bashar has not realized that he is attracted to Rudaba, but he will soon. Judging from the preview for the next episode, he would be speechless after he sees Rudaba all dressed up and this would make him think about her.

Another highlight of the latest episode is that Buland is officially back. Buland and Rudaba’s  first encounter was pretty filmy, there was no electricity plus there was rain. Rudaba was standing outside the house with candles in her hand and Buland was under the umbrella. The expressions of both the actors were perfect. But then if someone asks me who is a better romantic hero; Faysal Qureshi or Sami Khan, then my answer would be Faysal. Ushnah Shah has good chemistry with Faysal, now let’s see how her chemistry with Sami turns to be!

I would recommend you to watch this episode, its better than the previous ones!

Till Next Week!

Mariam Shafiq

 

Bashar Momin Episode 2 – Drama and Suspense?

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Another episode has passed and most of us are still trying to find out what the hype was all about. True, the budget and production values are impressive, but at the end of the day what matters is the content shown. I would rate the first two episodes as average; they concentrated more on character development in the first episode and paid less attention to the story, and now in the second episode they tried to create more drama and suspense.

Did they succeed? Well, not really! The whole drama created around Salman and Tayabba’s broken engagement was dragged to the limit. Mostly, they were trying to give more insight into Bashar Momin’s character through this forced drama. After watching the drama, we know a few things about Bashar. First of all, he adores his sisters and can go to any extent for their happiness. Second, he thinks money is above everything, it can buy anything (even a groom for his sister). Third, what happens to those who say no to him. We were all a bit shocked to see Bashar Momin acting so loud in the first episode, we expected him to be the sophisticated and charming businessman. The writer has experimented with his character, and we see a rich billionaire who acts more like a typical gunda. He is like volcanic lava ready to erupt any second; loud, rash and completely manner less.

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I expected Ushnah Shah to be the weakest link in this show, but she is definitely proving me wrong. She is able to portray the innocence needed for this character with perfection. At times, I cannot believe she is the same girl playing a negative role in another show on the same channel. Her heart wrenching cries and her breakdown was brilliantly enacted by her. I enjoyed all her scenes in this episode.

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I have only one word for Saira’s (Maheen Rizvi) acting: cringe worthy. Her fake accent and overacting were difficult to watch. I wish someone had told her to tone it down a bit. It was obvious that she did not like the attention Adil was giving to Rudaba after their father died. Adil has taken complete responsibility of Rudaba, and Saira had no option but to accept her presence in their lives and their house. She definitely did not like the idea of Rudaba shifting with them and Adil giving her the special treatment. Her attempt to gain Adil’s attention by pretending to be sick was just pathetic!

photo 2(2)Adil is completely oblivious to Saira’s feelings, maybe because she is good at pretending. It is in her nature to show people what they want to see and not what she is really feeling. Well, at least Adil is not heart less and cares about his sister. Frankly, I did not expect him to play the role of the doting brother.

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Tayyaba’s desperation to get married was simply getting on my nerves. Bashar got angry seeing her upset and the next thing we know, he is trying to buy Salman for his sister. He tried his best to bribe Salman with materialistic things, but to no avail. Now Salman and his family would face the wrath of Bashar Momin; he will show them what happens to those people who refuse him for anything.

photo 3(2)Rudaba and Bashar’s first meeting was quite different from what I had expected. The huge contrast in their characters was so obvious. It was definitely a treat to watch the quiet and polite Rudaba meet the rash, loud and ill-mannered Bashar. The poor girl was scared out of her wits when she overheard his phone call and a bit hurt when he made her feel like an uninvited guest.

photo 4(2)The only main character that has not been introduced so far is of Buland. There is an air of mystery around his character. I had expected him to come to his father’s burial, but I guess he would not make an entry for another one or two episode. We all know that he would not turn out to be the kind of guy Rudaba expects him to be. Now let’s see when Sami Khan would make his entry in the show.

The episode was not an amazing one, but I guess we need a few more episodes to give a verdict about the show. The problem is that the show is so overhyped and our expectation level so high that an average episode would not satisfy us. We want something extra ordinary in each episode.

A special mention for the dialogues of this show; there were a few good ones in this episode. Dialogues like ‘Bika To Khareed Ke Na Bika to Loot Ke’ and ‘Yeh Doosra Sifr Hai Jis Ne Apki Behn Ko Reject Ker diya’ were a few impactful dialogues!

Share your views about the show!

Mariam Shafiq

Bashar Momin Episode 1 – Introduction to the Characters!

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A month or two back I posted an article on this show. It had intrigued me, but I was not excited to watch it because of its cast. Most of them are new unrecognized faces and the only person who I liked in the cast was Faysal Qureshi. There was a lot of curiosity created when Faysal Qureshi started sporting the army haircut and full beard look, but the details of the show were kept tightly under wraps till the final product was made.

I must admit the extravagance of this show has impressed me. Faysal Qureshi is seen adoring suits ranging from 1.5 to 5 lakhs and the leading ladies had sported jewelry of worth 7 crores, and trust me, these are just a few minor details. It is called the most expensive drama yet because of its extremely high budget.

Now coming to the first episode, it was not extraordinary because the story is just building up, but it was definitely a good start. We need a few more episodes to give a verdict about this show. At the end of the day, it is not the hype or the budget that matters; it is the content that attracts the viewers. The promos attracted me, but then from experience I can say that promos can be very deceiving.

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The episode started with Rudaba’s (Ushnah Shah) engagement to Buland (Sami Khan). Rudaba was not too happy about the engagement because it was completely arranged, and she had never even met her fiancé. He lived in America and she thought that he might turn out to be like most typical Americans. In Rudaba’s words, he might turn out to be a ‘burger’ which was a trait she loathed in any man. She wanted a simple life partner and feared that he would feel that she was not good enough for him.

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Rudaba’s character is an open book for all to read. She is simple, innocent, and naive and had lived in a protected environment all her life. She is unaware of the realities of the world and true faces of people around her. She is close to her father who is her friend and her mentor. I enjoyed all the scenes between the two, he tried his best to convince her that Buland was the right person for her and she needed to trust him. Her bonding with her father’s friend and her future father-in-law was also a treat to watch.

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Rudaba’s brother, Adil (Yasir Mazher) is married to Saira (Maheen Rizvi), one of the two beloved sisters of Bashar Momin (Faysal Qureshi). Adil works under Bashar Momin who is involved in quite a few illegal activities and this has created a rift between Adil and his father who had loved the life of a sincere bureaucrat. Saira is a complete control freak, she definitely knows how to manipulate people and play with their minds. It was obvious from the way she manipulated Rudaba that she excels in her abilities. She has the ability to make people feel inferior and she always has a mask on her face; she never shows her true emotions. Her life can be in a complete turmoil, but she would always portray to the world that her life is perfect. Her sister Tayabba (Sundus Tariq) is just the opposite. She seems unsure of her herself, and is quite insecure and emotional.

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Bashar Momin is the villain and the hero of this show. We did not get much insight into his character, but I could make out a few things about his character. He has an aura that makes people bow down in front of him. He is too powerful to be challenged and hell breaks loose when he loses his temper. He has simply no control over his temper, and there is no such thing as patience inside him either. He believes in getting what he wants by hook or by crook.

Sami Khan’s character is yet to be introduced, but I can make out from the promos that he is playing the role of a broken hearted lover. Nothing new in this, he plays similar roles in every show!

There was more of an introductory episode and a lot of insight was given into different characters. Rudaba might be unhappy about her engagement, but she would do anything for her father. She promised him before he died that she will marry Buland at all cost and she will be more open minded about her relation with him now. It was quite unexpected to see the end of two important people in Rudaba’s life. This is definitely a turning point in her life.

I am really looking forward to know what happens next!

So what are your views about the first episode? Share your views.

Mariam Shafiq

Bashar Momin – The Most Expensive Drama yet!

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Bashar Momin has been in the news for quite some time now. According to news, it has been produced on a grand scale, and its budget is big enough to make it the most expensive drama ever made in Pakistan. It stars Faysal Qureshi, Ushna Shah, Sami Khan, Sundus Tariq, Yasir Mazhar, and Maheen Khaild. It is produced by A&B Production in collaboration with GEO.

Bashar Momin is a saga of romance, hatred, revenge and love. The photos of the first look of the serial that have been released on the internet have managed to impress us all. From the looks of it, it is going to be an extremely unique serial and first of its kind for the Pakistani Drama Industry. The producers and actors have so far remained tight lipped about the show and its story. An air of mystery is created around this new serial to make the viewers’ curious to know more. This can serve as a strong promotional strategy in itself for the show.

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The highlight of this show is Faysal Qureshi, one of the finest actors of our Industry. It has been a while since he has been seen in serials except for his small cameo in the show, Mann Ke Moti. It is unusual for him to stay away from TV for more than a short while. There was a time when we used to see him in serials airing on every other channel at one time. Now that he has been away for a while, all the fans are eager to see him back in a central role in some quality drama. The quote ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’ perfectly suits this situation. Faysal has been sporting the army haircut and full beard look for quite some time now for his role in this show. Apart from Faysal Qureshi, the rest of the cast did not appeal to me. I wish they had taken better female leads and supporting actors.

The play has been written by Zanjabeel Asim who had written screenplays for plays like ‘Saat Pardon Mein’, ‘Ek Nazer Meri Taraf’ and the hit telefilm ‘Anjuman’. Her writing style is quite different from other writers in our industry since she had written quite unique stories. All her stories have emotional depth that makes the viewers’ feel and experience the raw emotions. She touches bold topics in her writing that most writers refrain from discussing in their stories.

The serial is directed by Syed Ali Raza who has directed countless plays, and one of the best movies of last year, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi. He has also won the 4th Pakistani Media Award for the best director for this film. After seeing his work in MHSH and how he handled the larger than life movie with such finesse, we can be sure that directing Bashir Momin would have been a piece of cake for him.

It has also been in news that Bashar Momin would be the first serial to hit the Indian Television screen. It will soon air on a popular Indian channel, but the name of the channel has not been disclosed yet. Usually Pakistani dramas air on Indian channels like Rishtey after they have been declared a hit. This is the first time that it has been announced that a Pakistani serial will be shown on an Indian Channel even before it has gone on air in Pakistan.

The expectations are pretty high from this show. Now let’s see if it manages to fulfill the people’s expectations and the hype that is created around it.

So what do you guys think about this show? Share your views!

Mariam Shafiq

Bashar Momin – The End!

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Ohkay, so fair enough. Let me just say this drama had a fairly decent ending which I wasn’t expecting at all. I will definitely praise the bits that deserve to be praised. I think the developments that they showed in these last 3 episodes were what we all were looking for. I’d once again say that this drama had a lot of potential but may be the unnecessary stretching till 30+ episodes did the trick in losing the plot & pace of the drama. I think ever since the drama began, if they had revolved the plot around Bashar Momin, his character, his background, his feelings & his story, this drama definitely would’ve garnered a lot more fans. I think I’d definitely blame the writer & the director for losing the track & drifting the focus from important aspects to the meaningless ones by giving a lot more coverage to & wasting so many episodes on the supporting characters than needed.

Like we all discussed, Bashar was too softy of a don. I think in one of my reviews I did predict that Rudaba will change him, which was obvious as he was like a lost soul that needed some love, attention & guidance but the way they reached to this point wasn’t convincing at all. I really wish they hadn’t stooped so low to unleash such dark & diabolic side of Bashar because now when he rebounded from it, I had a hard time feeling for him as much as I wanted to. Obviously, Bashar fell weak & all the negativity really burdened him, which he couldn’t cope up with, that’s why he decided he didn’t want all this in his life. Saira & Tayyaba always resonated the negativity to keep him going but now when Rudaba was exposed to all this, Bashar found out that she is a different being who couldn’t bear all that & this is what made him regret doing everything that he ever did to her, in a fit of hatred & anguish. I know it would sound surprising but I kind of enjoyed the scenes between Bashar & Rudaba, I think this is how a love story should be like, less yelling & more talking. Bashar really wanted to make up for the things Rudaba had to face because of him & it was good to see him being repentant repeatedly.

I think the sudden intervention of media & police wasn’t convincing once again. Obviously, they had to show that Bashar being a don was always at a risk of losing his freedom & life but I think we were never given any grounds to know what Bashar did & what level of crimes he was involved in, that’s why it never really made any sense. I so wish they had focused more on his professional life rather than the personal lives, that too of his family, so that we could’ve found the recent turn of events a tad bit interesting.

To see Buland again yearning for Rudaba wasn’t appeasing at all. I mean how much of a self-respect-less can a man be? Did he really think that Rudaba would still be so in love with him to leave Bashar for such a spineless man like him? I think the director & we all could’ve done without him because he was useless even now just like he was useless ever since the drama began.

I think Saira got the shut up call rightly so & just when she needed some. Bashar said it loud & clear that nothing can part him & Rudaba, which was fine because the things later Adil said to her made sense as well. She has been a very self-absorbed & rigid person who never gave importance to anyone, but I think it was about time that she learnt a few lessons of life too.

So, everyone found a closure. Rudaba earned Bashar’s love. Saira learned how to mind her own business. Bashar decided to start afresh & Buland finally let go of his one-sided love for Rudaba. The ending was fair I believe but I’d still say that this drama had a lot of potential if only it was tackled properly. I so wish they hadn’t gone for such an OTT approach in executing this drama. I am sure if they had focused more on the quality of script & acting & hadn’t spent time in meaningless angles & larger-than-life appearance of everything, they might’ve given out a fairly decent play with a bit of acceptable filmy touch to it. I also feel that they should’ve invested more time on the central character & should’ve given him the required coverage to let us know why the drama was named Bashar Momin, some story starting from his childhood to his struggling days & some showcasing of how he got to such a point that made him such a ruthless yet successful don, I believe would’ve sufficed. I think if they had wrapped the drama within 20-22 episodes, it would’ve been a lot more interesting because in between, the drama & its story definitely lost the track as Adil, Saira, Tayyaba & Buland dominated the whole story while Bashar only seemed to be that person who was tending to their issues like a head of the family without having a life of his own. I so wish they had equalized the coverage of the supporting & the main characters to make a balanced & engaging drama. I must say the only person who did justice to his character in terms of acting was Faysal Qureshi & I think he certainly deserves to be credited for this. Share your say please.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

ps: I must say by the end I so wished he’d get rid of his BM ring & I was the happiest when he finally let go of it, haha!

Bashar Momin – Episodes 20 & 21!

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Ohkay so, these two episodes gave a new face to the story. Till now it looked like Bashar will make sure Rudaba runs back to him but the new twist was all about Buland & Rudaba. I am not sure but to see a married-triangle for the first time on screen was kind of awkward because till now we’ve seen engaged people running into odd triangles but to see a legally married & a potential father being involved in a triangular flick wasn’t appeasing at all.

To be very honest, I think it’s about time they should start wrapping up the story because adding new twists & turns isn’t really making any sense. Just when a calamity was inflicted on Adil, not only he got his lawn-mowed hair back but also regained some senses to realize that Rudaba’s the one who has suffered & lost the most.

Buland came on a business trip but seems like he went on a trip of his own where he forgot that he was at the verge of becoming a father but just because he likes being a puppet (which he admitted himself, so don’t blame me for calling him a puppet), he decided he has some other move to groove on. I must say the most hated husband was Awazaar of Aahista Aahista, but the most confused personality ever seen in the history of Pakistani drama industry is that of Buland. Just now when he has already had a shaadi ka laddu & the barfi’s about to be born, he’s now eyeing up his ex-fiancée who happens to be his wife’s brother’s wife as well, so cool na? *coughing sarcasm*

Buland & Adil are so blinded by rage against Bashar Momin that even though they know they’re just like mere chickens in front of him, they’ve taken the gloves off for the sake of ruining Bashar Momin the ultimate, haha, nope nope, the gharelu don. I think Bashar should understand that he’s blessed with two unfortunate souls that’ll keep on hovering around his head & they are Saira & Tayyaba, so it’s better that either he gets rid of them or baby sit them all his life because such petty issues related to his sisters are putting us to sleep.

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I think that was a good scene where everyone encountered Buland & Rudaba’s cuckooing because this will definitely hurt Bashar’s ego & I think after this, he will make sure that Rudaba doesn’t leave him because he knows that this will not only result in Tayyaba’s home wreckage as well as he’d have to baby sit two babies with their mommies for the rest of his life for sure.

I really wanted to see a story of a don but to see it turn into a gharelu khichri is very disappointing. I really don’t see any point in spending so much money on such a script or may be that was a coaxed hoax for the sake of ratings & oh is it just me or the direction of these two episodes seemed completely different as if some other director took over to complete the project? I am not sure but seems like the team actually lost interest because the actors look lethargic, the energy saver seems to be getting dimmer & the execution’s getting poor & poorer. To be honest, I am sure by this time everyone’s only interested to know how the drama ends without actually rooting for Rudaba-Bashar or Rudaba-Buland’s jori. Share your thoughts on this shahkaar please.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza

PS: I wish all my dear & awesome readers a prosperous Eid-ul-Azha.
Musalmanoooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnn TIKKAY Lagaaaaoo!!! :) 

Bashar Momin – Episodes 18 & 19!

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Ohkay so, surprisingly the recent twists & turns in the drama were unpredictable. I don’t know why but I kind of have mixed feelings about the play because if all this had happened at the right time, with a margin of rectifying Rudaba’s status, then all this would’ve made the drama a lot more interesting but for now, in my opinion, it’s coming across as a stunt for prolonging the drama & delaying the ending.

Bashar thinks he played the game well & because everything fell into its right place, he has now disclosed what his real intention was. Bashar has finally let go of the big secret that he never planned on getting married to Rudaba & he just used her as a pawn to get Tayyaba what she wanted; which was Buland. Very conveniently Bashar thought backing out from this commitment would be easy because he never took Adil seriously as he knew Adil was enslaved by all the favours Bashar has done & has been doing for him. As usual, he used Saira to manipulate Rudaba so that she could talk her out of this relation but to her surprise Rudaba’s mentally prepared for a lifelong commitment because of the principles her father has taught her. I must say this was a good move on the writer’s part but if we think of it, it doesn’t look as convincing as it would have, if, Tayyaba & Buland had not gotten married & there was still a chance lurching for Rudaba & Buland’s reconciliation.

I am glad that Adil has mustered up enough courage & is taking control of the situation which he should’ve done way before. To my surprise, Adil decided he wouldn’t let Bashar walk over him & Rudaba anymore even if it meant sacrificing his own marital life. I think this is what Adil should’ve done ages ago when he himself was aware of Rudaba’s pain but just like others, he chose to trust Bashar more & that’s why he thinks it’s about time he undoes the damage caused to his sister by all these conniving people because Adil has pretty much understood that Saira was also a part of Bashar’s strategy, which to some extent isn’t true as she herself wasn’t aware of the fact that Bashar never loved Rudaba. I think Adil feels burdened by the guilt & that’s why he took such a stern decision without even worrying about his daughter because otherwise a guy who’d agree to a proposal of Bashar & Rudaba for the sake of 25% raise in his pay, nothing else could’ve forced him to take such a strong stand.

Seems like Buland was quite settled with Tayyaba in his life but he returned at the right time to pick some gruesome details about his life & wife. I think by now he should die of shame for being absolutely brainless & to have believed in everything but the truth. Fortunately, Ramzan Chacha told him everything that he needed to know but sorry, I didn’t even feel an ounce of sympathy for him because he himself ruined his life as he clearly had trust issues. Now even if he decides to cry buckets, nothing will undo the embarrassment Rudaba had to face because of him time & again.

The recent episode was really slow with all those flashbacks & as usual long conversational scenes but I must say, Bashar’s media interview didn’t really make sense because he’s a supposed don & probably no one interviews such people that too where the focus is more on their personal life or how nazuk & andhi their prospect wives should be. I really wish if they wanted Adil to find out about Bashar’s true feelings for Rudaba, they should’ve done it some other way where may be Adil had eavesdropped on him talking on the phone to Tayyaba or something but to show an interview of Bashar wasn’t the right way of progressing the story. I also feel Buland’s return didn’t help the story in any way because they showed he’s pretty settled with Tayyaba so to make him aware of how he was treated as a stooge didn’t really affect the story much. & oh yeah, there was a lot of debate on Rudaba & Tayyaba’s same bridal dresses & luckily for us all, that issue was sorted because Tayyaba & Rudaba got the same things for their wedding. To see Buland getting swayed thinking about Rudaba while speaking to Tayyaba in that scene was ridiculous. I really wish he takes some time out & goes to a good psychiatrist because he doesn’t seem normal to me at least.

At this point we can’t be so sure about the ending & this uncertainty definitely stirs the sense of curiosity for which I am definitely tuning to this play next week to find out how things unfold. Share your thoughts on this week’s episodes of Bashar Momin.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Bashar Momin – Episode 26 – 29!

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Ohkay so, the cat’s pretty much out of the bag now, we have got all the answers that we were looking for & after finding out what they had in store for us, I am just speechless & to be honest, I am kind of disturbed because of the level of abuse shown in this drama.

Ohkay fine, Bashar grew as a person who had a twisted psychology because he took his father’s last words way too seriously where his father wanted him to become like Zafar as he defeated Momin in his life. Bashar made sure he becomes like him & he worked hard for it. They’ve pretty much shared everything but it just doesn’t seem justified, something doesn’t seem right to me. Bashar can’t love his wife because he compares Rudaba to his mother as he knows Rudaba has loved someone before him, so he has this insecurity that one fine day just like his mother, Rudaba will realize that her love for Buland didn’t die. Bashar has become over protective of his sisters because he lost one, that’s understandable. Bashar doesn’t want a child because he knows that being someone’s child, he himself couldn’t love his mother, so once again he has this complex which leads him to believe that his child will one way or the other start hating him, so yes, now we know everything about who Bashar is, what forced him to become such a ruthless person & what his insecurities, complexes & weaknesses are, but then, does it make sense at all? I mean it does but the strings that were attached to his character have actually damaged his personality & his story considerably.

I think I’d definitely blame the timing & I feel that’s a mistake on the director’s part because if he had revealed all this ages ago, I am sure we would’ve developed some sort of a soft corner for Bashar thinking he went through so much at such a young age but now I feel it’s too late to feel an ounce of sympathy for anyone including Bashar. I’d also blame the writer for giving out a very ridiculous reason that just because Bashar’s mother was in love with someone else, that changed the course of his whole life & his whole mentality. Bashar’s mother clearly looked guilt-stricken & I mean that’s just so obvious, no matter how much she had loved Zafar, she was a mother of not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4, yes that’s right, of 4 kids for God’s sake!

Now at this point in this drama, when I look back, I really think things were dragged a lot unnecessarily & meaninglessly where Buland woke up from deep slumber & wanted Rudaba back, Rudaba gave in a bit as well, Bashar’s sisters kept haunting him, Adil took a substance-less stand, I mean like one thing or the other kept on happening which really assured us that this was all what this drama’s about & now when they’ve revealed everything about the main character, everything about him is cringe-worthy.

Ohkay, let’s forget everything & let’s put everything aside, for once, I really don’t understand how can a writer, being a female herself conceive of such an idea where a female character was abused to such an extent which can’t be described in words, still she develops the feeling of love for her husband? Bashar didn’t do anything to deserve Rudaba’s love. Yes, the only good thing she saw in Bashar was that for 1 day in a year, he doesn’t reject any demand of anyone & that’s the day of his youngest sister’s death anniversary, that’s it. & we actually find out that Rudaba has fallen in love with Bashar seeing how much he loves his dead sister? I mean did she really forget how she was being abused & mistreated by him? For once, I just want to ask the writer that what made her sketch out such a character of a female who has no self-respect whatsoever & who finds repose in exposition to domestic violence.

I am not sure but I think the writer being a female herself really gave a worst shot at etching out all the female characters of this story. We have Saira, who’s negative to the core. We have Tayyaba who kept on crying buckets after getting rejected & the only purpose of her life was to get married to a man by hook or by crook. We have Bashar’s mother, who couldn’t care less about anyone else & mistook herself as a teenager in love which made her nothing but a characterless woman & then finally, we have Rudaba The Great, who gets abused & is treated like a doormat, yet she develops this feeling of love for her beast of a husband, who also drugs her to miscarry. Wah jee wah. I must say the writer, being a female herself, deserves a round of applause & a standing ovation for really demeaning women in her work so excruciatingly. I don’t know why but seems like this drama was written to thrash the dirt on women & that’s it.

I really think all the other characters like Buland, Saira, Tayyaba & Adil didn’t deserve the coverage they got in the beginning of this drama. This story actually had a lot of potential if the characters were changed a bit & the drama wasn’t dragged like this. I really want to know that as they’ve tried to justify that Bashar has had a hard life but what makes Saira so negative? She was young when she lost her parents but then her brother gave her a very good life, she got married to the man she loved & still she rolls her eyes like an owl just when she sees her brother is somewhat having a good time with his wife? I really don’t think her say in any of Rudaba’s matter is required & more so is necessary because she has a life of her own & if not I think she really needs to get one ASAP. The Saira that they showed in flashback was just a normal girl who was capable of laughing & smiling but Saira we see now is this dense & difficult woman who is not even a one bit likable, so yeah, my question remains, what made her like that too? Tayyaba was expressionless, conceited & negative like she is now but Saira’s personality was totally different in the flashback scenes as she seemed cautious & concerned for Bashar but now seems like all that has been thrown out of the window & she has become this manipulative woman, who is so negative that she puts minus to shame.

I think the director really didn’t understand what he was doing himself because ever since the drama began, Bashar hardly got any coverage because the main focus was on spare-parts & now in these 4 episodes, we didn’t get to see if Tayyaba was alive, Saira was still breathing & Adil wasn’t murdered while getting his hair trimmed & oh, once upon a time there was a spineless guy named Buland? Anyone remembers him? I think the viewers have invested a lot of time in this drama & it’s about time that it ends but I am not sure after all that Bashar has done especially poisoning his wife so that she miscarries, there’s any redemption left for his character. I really didn’t know that a drama which was made for entertainment purpose will turn out to be so disturbing & daunting. Share your thoughts please.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Bashar Momin – Episode 17!

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Surprise surprise, this episode was a lot better than the previous 3 episodes we’ve seen. The story actually kicked & to my surprise, I actually enjoyed watching the scenes of Bashar & Rudaba. Even though there were a few flaws in the episode which obviously I won’t ignore but overall it was a pretty decent episode.

When the previous episode ended, Adil scared us with his bludging eyes, giving us an impression that he’d tear the world apart in vengeance for the sake of how he & his baby sister were deceived, but in a supposed next scene, he was seen being a part of the conversation concerning Tayabba & Buland’s wedding.

Apparently, Rudaba thinks she ain’t allowed to cry? Excusez-moi? If now she’s crying in a limit, not sure what would’ve happened if there was no barrier to her flood of tears? Finally Rudaba has come to terms with what has happened & has now started speaking to Bashar about how she feels. I actually liked the scenes of Rudaba this time. Her conversations with Ramzan Chacha, then Adil & in the end Bashar were done well because they were short & to-the-point. I actually smirked at how Bashar eased up while speaking to her & sort of let go off the facade he carries, in front of her. Seems like Bashar also made an effort of being easy on Rudaba because she is going through a hard time plus also he had a few things to demand, so he thought it’d be a good idea if he did it without making it too difficult for her & may be because of that, for the first time what Bashar said really made sense.

I cringed once again looking at how Buland reacted to the whole situation. He definitely seemed unhappy at his decision but then it made me think why did he dive into the relation? When he got aware of the false-truth that Rudaba confessed to him, why didn’t he just go back when he was so hurt? He wasn’t obviously ecstatic after finding a perfect roti surat partner for himself, so then what was the point of getting engaged to Tayyaba? He even said to her that he won’t be happy at their wedding, so what forced him into this relation? The best solution was to invest one time on a ticket to America & going into a deep slumber for good, but then after he already decided to get married to her, why was he whining? Was he sad because he found a girl who looked taller than him on the wedding stage? Oh, now I get it, this must be the only thing that might be upsetting him.

Is it just me or Tayyaba actually looked unreal while smiling? Actually I ask this because I have seen her cry so much that her smile just didn’t really appeal to me. I really wish they had gotten rid of the stark white light in the post-wedding scene of Tayyaba & Buland. I think the lighting should’ve been soft & not so in-your-face-bright. & isn’t it weird that your very first conversation after marriage turns into an opportunity for you to flaunt how many ex-fiancée/fiancés you have? While looking at both the heart-broken raccoons, I was like Voila! It’s a match made in heaven.

The biggest flaw that I noticed was while doing breakfast in the wee hours of morning; Saira dressed in a Valima-appropriate ensemble just says to her maid that Pareezay’d be returning from school so she should keep her things ready? Which school is it whose session ends while people in the house are still having their breakfast & the father hasn’t even left for the office yet? Anyways, now when the crier Tayyaba is taken care of, I think Bashar has gotten a chance to give an undivided attention to his wife & win her heart, but one thing’s for sure, I am going to fetch my sunglasses before watching the next episode because the lighting is just so bright that it blinds me. :/ After recovering from squinting & after rubbing your eyes, please do share your thoughts on this episode. :)

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

PS: In my opinion, the guy who has caterwauled the high-pitched song of this drama should quit singing because it’s just so flat that it puts all the flat surfaces of the mother Earth to shame.

Bashar Momin – Episode 16!

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Well, trust me when I say this, I actually really like this drama a lot as in considering it just being a drama which offered an entirely different plot & broke the monotony of dramas that focused more on the domestic issues but to see the level at which the story has come to really disappoints me. I still stand by what I say that I actually really like this drama but I wish the writer had given us some relatable characters for whom we had felt something.

I know, the story was interesting when Bashar, Rudaba & Buland’s love triangle was in the picture but to see Tayyaba taking a front seat is what makes me unhappy. When I look at her character, I really don’t think Tayyaba’s worthy of all the hassle & attention that she’s getting which actually makes her look like a main character of the play. When I gave this drama a go, I was pretty sure the drama was named as Bashar Momin & not as Tayyaba Momin, but to see everyone revolving around her & mending their ways to pick up the smiles that she dropped on the road doesn’t seem just right.

I mean did I miss out on something because I really didn’t get why Rudaba showed such submissiveness for which she agreed to brain wash the stooge called Buland against her so that he could marry Tayyaba? Couldn’t she just have said no to what Bashar had asked for? I actually would’ve liked it better if they had showed something about Tayyaba, if they had added some realism to her character, if they had made sure that she wasn’t just a damsel (not sure though) in distress who lost her eyesight’s because of her constant crying prowess & caterwauling? I am sure if they had shown Tayyaba as someone who was capable of other things except crying as well, people would’ve felt her pain or would’ve rejoiced seeing she got someone who was ready to spoil his life with/for her? I mean I just don’t get why all of a sudden the story shifted from the main characters to the side character of Tayyaba who ain’t worth it.

I expected some other level of acting from Sami Khan seeing his experience in the industry but why did he look like he was intimidated by Bashar that he was trying to keep his nerves calm & was on the way to an asthma attack? In the monologue scene of Rudaba & Buland, it looked like he ran out of breath after hiking so was trying to catch on some oxygen so that he could complete the remaining act. I don’t understand what got into Ushna Shah for which she started switching in between the expressions of sheer joy & pain while delivering dialogues? Trust me; it doesn’t prove anything about your acting Ushna. I don’t think she was capable of pulling off such a lengthy scene where she had so much to say because none of it made sense & after that, none of it struck a chord.

As discussed on the previous thread, when the drama began I myself actually thought we’d get to see a story of a don & was more interested in seeing what sort of circumstances compelled Bashar to become such a rigid & ruthless person but I think the writer didn’t really bother much as she was too busy turning him into a refined BHAI JAAN who was more worried about what breakfast his niece ate. He seemed too involved in playing the domestic politics & just because of focusing on such unnecessary details I feel the writer forgot to show us some background about his character.  I feel just because we were missing a piece of an important information about the main character; in the beginning episodes, he looked half-mad for yelling out so loud because we had no detailing about his character to begin with. I think the writer should’ve invested a little more time in actually bringing out the insights of all the characters on the surface more so that we; as viewers could’ve understood what made Bashar such a diabolic? What made Buland such an insecure puppet? What made Tayyaba such a weak person who was indulged in self-pity? What made Saira pull off a fake English/Urdu accent? & who trimmed Adil’s non-existing hair?

I actually wish when the drama ends, Buland; as in the character of Buland himself buys a DVD of Bashar/Tayyaba Momin & watches this drama to understand what game was played upon him & how he made a fool out of himself. Even though I have no grounds to feel a thing for any of the characters but I am glad Rudaba is married to a man who is at least blessed with a thing called brain, because he can manage things using it & isn’t married to a person who wasn’t allotted one by default. Yes, I’d once again say that I like to watch this drama for the only purpose of seeing how it ends because we’re more than a half way through it but I am displeased at the shift of focus on some useless character. Share your thoughts on this please.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Bashar Momin – Episode 15!

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Hmmm, this episode was all about manipulative philosophies & the riddles that Bashar kept on chanting in front of Rudaba, which I am sure she didn’t get an iota of because none of it actually made any sense. I don’t know why but I feel by this time, the creative team of Bashar Momin starting from the dialogue writer to the director were trying too hard for every single thing, that’s why none of the scenes seemed flowy or natural. Everything looks just so forced, starting from everyone’s expressions to everyone’s feelings to everyone’s acting. As much as I myself like the story & the plot of the drama (despite it being very predictable) I wish it was executed intelligently because it had a potential of being a memorable project.

The conversation of Adil & Rudaba which was shot in exactly the same angle as the previous conversation sounded just so unrealistic. Adil felt remorse for what he has done to his sister so he just tried to calm himself down by having a pep-talk with his baby sister to feel better, but it felt that in that particular scene both Ushna Shah & Yasir Mazhar tried really hard to bring out some acting from the inside but sadly it just didn’t happen. I was actually kind of getting irritated seeing a million expressions on both of their faces which just weren’t required. The split second smiles & frowns were kind of very confusing & didn’t convey the crux of that conversation; which was to show that Adil was actually feeling guilty for how he wronged his sister that too after the death of their father, which Ramzan Chacha reminded him of.

The only aspect that actually makes me feel bad for Rudaba is her association with Saira that too in a dual relationship. Saira is Rudaba’s brother’s wife & also her husband’s sister & she is leaving no stone unturned to act as both Bhabhi & Nand to Rudaba to make her life miserable already. That’s why just now when Rudaba’s Nikkah took place; the very next thing Saira attempted was to malice Bashar’s feelings against her just because Rudaba didn’t bother meeting Tayyaba after her accident. Does Saira really think that after all what Tayyaba has done to Rudaba, she’d really be bothered about her being dead or alive? I thought Bashar would react on what Saira fed him but to my surprise, he seemed to have been on a trip of his own where only he knew what he was saying because just like Rudaba, I didn’t understand a bit of it as well. :/ *sowwie*

I think the director once again tried really hard to make us actually feel an ounce of sympathy for Buland but nope, it just didn’t happen. Buland’s self-thought misery of seeing Rudaba everywhere just didn’t strike a chord because he really needs to gather himself & then think what he is doing now & what he has done before. When Rudaba was near him, he saw everyone else around him except Rudaba & now when she’s gone, he claims to have been hallucinating about her. I think he needs a good night’s sleep or an appointment at the shrink’s ASAP, may be only then he’d stop swaying like a pendulum & might realize that he’s a human being & a man at that too.

I think this episode in particular should’ve been very gripping because they have started a new & a very important chapter in the form of Bashar & Rudaba’s relation but everything just seemed so forced that I had a hard time relating to what each character was going through. I don’t know if it was the big budget that was bothering the director or what because seems like he pressurized all of them to perform so much, that they just couldn’t deliver what was asked & expected of them. I think the angles & shots are pretty out-there already so there was no such need of making everything else so loud & difficult. If things would’ve been tackled with ease & a light-hand, these couple of episodes would’ve left a mark which was required because we’re heading towards the climax of the show. Share your thoughts on this episode.

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Zahra Mirza.

Bashar Momin – Episode 14!

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Hmmmm so, finally after a long long wait, Bashar Bhai’s back. :) Even though I have no issues with the script & I myself enjoy watching this drama a lot but in this episode in particular, I had an issue with the direction. The scenes seemed never-endingly long, but other than that, I like the way the story’s moving forward.

The conversation between Adil & Rudaba showed that Adil has gotten much comfortable in his life being Bashar Momin’s brother-in-law that he wasn’t ready to give it all up just for the sake of his sister. It showed that deep down he himself enjoys the status & luxuries he has gotten being Saira’s husband. Adil is well aware of the fact that he has allowed himself to become a stooge of Bashar & Saira, therefore he was ready to make his only sister a sacrificial lamb for the sake of his own benefit. Adil actually knows that Bashar Momin is not a suitable prospect for Rudaba as he is well-aware of Bashar’s track record & criminal history but just because he fears losing everything including his family, he decided to give in & not only convinced but imposed his decision on her, sort of emotionally blackmailing his sister to agree for Bashar’s proposal, which sadly Rudaba accepted as she still cares for her brother & respects him.

Seems like Rudaba sent an e-mail to Buland after he went back to USA, to make him understand the game that was being played to part them & just because Buland actually loved Rudaba despite having the trust issues, he returned to see if he could salvage the relation he cut ties from, but sadly for him, it was too late. I know we should be feeling bad for Buland as he lost his love but I didn’t feel anything for him, as I feel it was his fault that he chose to see the other side of the picture & didn’t know how to trust his fiancée. Time & again Rudaba kept on making him understand what he meant to her & how much she loved him but just because he had his own insecurities, he was the one sitting in a dark lounge room, crying his wits out.

Even though Bashar thought he has won Rudaba but little did he know that his victory celebrations were short-lived as he has a misfortune-love-struck rain-soaked puppy named Tayabba as his sister who he needs to tend to. Bashar found out that Rudaba sort of exposed the plan in front of Buland which he & his sister Tayyaba spewed to create misunderstandings between them but just because he has a very strong & intelligent pawn; Saira, he manipulated Adil once again to make-believe Buland about the things he’s thinking of otherwise. It looked like Adil not only looks upto Bashar but is also intimidated by him; therefore he agreed to take all the blame on himself for Rudaba’s Nikkah, so that he can clear off Tayyaba’s name to make her look more bechari than she actually is.

The story has gotten really interesting & I am happy that the drama has resumed. Even though I have no issues with the cast once again because I am enjoying seeing the uncommon faces on screen but I really wish they had hired someone else to play the role of Tayyaba. I mean sorry to say but to see everyone putting in so much of an effort that too for ‘her’, I mean…you know what I mean, right LOL. I really wish they hadn’t used that stark white light to create the ambiance which they failed at miserably because most of the time I found myself squinting & then resorted to my specs, trust me that lighting ain’t doing anything except making you look away from the TV screen. I actually wish they had also hired a better makeup artist to do the makeup for the Nikkah scenes, Ushna Shah looked like a raccoon who also got punched really bad in the eyes :/. Anyways, share your say & your thoughts about the latest episode of Bashar Momin. :)

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Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Bashar Momin – Episode 11!

Ohkay, so it was a pretty interesting episode of Bashar Momin. I enjoyed it through out but once again had an issue with the way the episode was shot. Previous episode seemed too dull & shadowy while this one was just so bright that it could impair someone’s vision. I think the people behind the camera have tried to use in some different techniques by experimenting or have actually tried to give a certain feel to the whole drama by using unusual lighting but they are failing miserably because most of the scenes seem spooky. I thought everyone in this drama was really rich so why don’t they switch the lights of their homes on? No doubt the execution of the drama is brilliant but I am actually quite annoyed with the way the lighting has been used!

Anyways, the episode was more interesting than it seemed in the preview. I kind of enjoyed the fact that in stead of becoming a girl who’d be baffled & confused at the recent turn of events, Rudaba took it pretty well & gave everyone a tough time. Previously she may have sugar coated whatever she said to Tayyaba but now she was blunt & straight forward because she knew how to hit Tayyaba’s Achilles Heel & she did it pretty well because that’s the only way Rudaba can make  Tayyaba realize how wrong she’s being. Rudaba didn’t take much time in figuring out that Tayyaba has starting taking interest in Buland & her brother is trying to buy that toy for his baby sister & felt it was just the right time to let them know that she has decoded their game plan.

Of all the people in Bashar’s family, I thought Tayyaba was different, compassionate & was just the right kind of a person who was supporting Rudaba through out but seems like Tayyaba is so much indulged in self-pity that she can’t even understand how much mean she is becoming. Tayyaba used to cry before because the guys never loved her so does she really think that Buland will be able to love her ever?

As much as I like the character of Buland & as much as I find him suitable for Rudaba, I think he must leave & shouldn’t be with her because Rudaba deserves someone better & certainly not someone who has trust issues. Rudaba may have fallen in love with her fiance Buland but I think if he can’t trust her & she has to keep on explaining everything to him every single time, I feel she must let go off him too.

I think Faisal Qureshi nailed his performance in this particular episode because he played the bechara perfectly & then the beast perfectly as well. Whatever he said to Buland was true that Rudaba has never ever confessed anything to him but the way he twisted the obvious & used it against Rudaba & in his favour was cleverly perfect. Rudaba was clearly not thinking anything other than Buland when she hurried her way downstairs to meet him but I am sure she mistook Bashar as Buland & got a bit too cozy with him. I think Buland might see that & this would prove to be the last nail in the coffin.

I enjoyed this episode a lot & just when I was questioning Adil’s return, the preview suggested he’d be back soon just to find out the mayhem that has overtook Rudaba’s life. Buland might probably be gone by this time & I hope he doesn’t come back. Can’t wait to see more.

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Zahra Mirza.

Bashar Momin – Episode 10!

Ohkay so, even though this drama has a few hits & a misses, I enjoy watching it. I know the major downer is Bashar Momin being a domesticated don but other than that this drama has a different plot which makes it worth a watch.

Bashar has called dibs on Rudaba & now he is leaving no stone unturned to call off her engagement with Buland. According to Bashar, Buland is a suitable prospect for Tayyaba but definitely not for Rudaba because he himself wants to win her over. I must say when the drama began I thought Rudaba’s character would be nothing new & she’d be this simple, emotionally handicapped girl who’d never know how to put forth her opinion or fight for her right but this episode certainly gave me more reasons to like her character. She may act like that in front of Bashar because she is petrified of him but the way she told Buland everything & how she literally snapped him out of the misunderstanding was brilliant because it showed what this relationship meant to her. Buland picked up the pieces & understood that she was all for him & wasn’t even interested in Bashar because she respects him like her own brother Adil & he was thinking too much about the situation whereas there was nothing to worry about.

Finally, when they both got back together Tayyaba & Bashar felt their plan slipped away from their hands & they had nothing left to misuse & turn them against each other. Buland is a perfect gentleman who not only loves but respects Rudaba a lot & she is enjoying the royalty but now very clearly she has understood that people are transpiring traps against her & Buland because she has sensed Tayyaba’s interest in Buland as well.

Rudaba clearly knows that Buland is possessive of her & for that she has tried to do everything possible to avoid any interaction with Bashar but she didn’t know this thing would be used against her but just because Saira clearly has an issue with Rudaba & she got just exactly the right point to thrash Rudaba’s reputation in front of Adil especially.

The episode ended at a perfect note because I enjoyed the showdown between Rudaba & Bashar & then Rudaba & Tayyaba as well. Rubada has understood that being polite won’t do any good to her therefore she is being straight forward about everything. She told Bashar off sternly & reminded him of his right place & that is him being more like a brother figure to her plus she also felt it was pretty much necessary to tell Tayyaba how strong her & Buland’s relation is so therefore she mustn’t try to get in between them.

Ushna Hussain has acted really well in some particular scenes except in the beginning where she is hurt & crying, she certainly doesn’t know how to cry & that’s a done deal. I must commend the dress designers for sticking to the Eastern dresses through out because this is something which we are rarely getting to see in our dramas too. The dresses may be at times a bit elaborate for daily wear but at least they have sticked to Pakistani dresses & that is something worth appreciating.

I thought this was ‘the most’ expensive drama ever made in the history of Pakistani Television but every time I see the cut-paste backdrops in the scenes of Saira & Adil, I doubt the claim. They should’ve bought the ticket to either Thailand or Malaysia & shot a few scenes there in the CBD areas because those pasted foreign backdrops are nothing but hideous. Another thing that I found really irritating through out the episode was the bad bad lighting projected on the faces of the actors. Most of the times the scenes are too dull & dark & the faces look shadowy which makes it really disturbing to see because you really can’t understand the expressions on the faces. I feel in stead of investing so much on the gaudy furniture & the expensive wallpapers, they should’ve invested in technicality because that is definitely missing in this drama.

Over all I enjoy watching Bashar Momin because it has no saas bahu k jhagray or dukhyari aurtain filling buckets with their tears to later use them for laundry purposes. All the actors have done really well but I wish someone else had played the role of Tayyaba because she looks a little…hmmm…meh! Plus yes, Faisal Qureshi came across as a lot more tolerable in this episode so yay for us!

Share your thoughts on this episode plus yes, Bashar Momin would be reviewed regularly. ;)

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Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

 

Bashar Behan – Episodes 23, 24, 25!

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OMG! Before saying anything, I think it’s my duty to show concern to the viewers of this play & the readers of this review for their sense of hearing, because the level of screaming that has happened in the last couple of episodes was enough to deafen the whole mankind & even I feel my eardrums are hurting severely & my eyes are sore by looking at that spotlight as it has pierced the pupil of my eye. So, my dear readers, can you hear me? & if you can, please excuse me for my harsh language as this team certainly deserves some lukewarm water soaked kainchee chappals.

Adil was clearly missing wearing suits & stammering in front of Bashar like a slave, that’s why he went back to being his old spineless self where he happily signed the deal & in literal sense, used his sister as an object to get back what he had lost. He thought he could afford losing his sister but not his non-existent hair & that is why the moment Rudaba’s rukhsati was decided, Adil got the grass on his head back, showing the sense of satisfaction he gets by being a puppy that wags his tail in front of his master. I really don’t understand why did he pull up a show of being a khud-dar bhai when he clearly lacked substance? When Adil knew he cannot fight with Bashar, then what was the drama for? To drag the actual drama? In the end he muttered like he was eating a paan & was a second away from spitting the red stream produced by it, out of his mouth. Yukh!

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Oh, so this was the ‘secret’ the team was holding onto & for which they wasted 23 episodes to reveal what made Bashar such a Baji. Looks like the drama-makers really got inspired by the proverb which goes like ‘khoda pahar, nikla chuha, wo bhi mara hua’ because I am sorry, I was waiting for something big & thought something serious might’ve happened in the past but to see his mother being (sorry to be using the term) characterless, didn’t stir an iota of sympathy for him & his whole family. Now I know why they all are such a buzzkill when it comes to love because it clearly runs in the family & just as their mother was jinxed at love, they all inherited that jinxed-at-love gene. To see the whole episode dedicated to the single conversation of father & son was such a yawn provoker because we’re past that stage where we might’ve felt something, tiniest little something for this family but just because his mother couldn’t hold her horses & unhain burhapay mai ashiqui soojhi thi, it just doesn’t justify Bashar’s inhumanity.

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Bashar’s father brain fed him into marrying someone who’d have a clean & pure heart but also he made sure to let him know that he should never get married to someone who had been involved in a relationship before, but Bashar being Bashar chose to ignore the latter advice as he believed in the former because no matter what, he thinks Rudaba has a clean heart, that’s why even though he didn’t want to get married to her, he still gave it a shot because this move also saved Tayyaba’s life, so he thought it would be the best thing to kill two birds with one stone plus he does have a soft corner for Rudaba may be because he fell in love with her the moment he laid eyes on her.

Uff, as much as I want to feel something for Rudaba, her bad acting & equally bad expressions don’t let me. It looks like her acting is imprisoned & trapped in her stomach & when she tries to bring it out, her stomach hurts; therefore we get to see those expressions that give us stomach cramps as well. To be honest, I think after such a bad acting & more of a bad-kismat, she should open a bottle of rat-kill & chug it down her throat because there’s a limit to being such an annoyance & I mean isn’t she tired of being one?

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I am not sure but all the yells, shouts, screams & shrieks were painful to listen to. Like they say, raising your voice doesn’t really prove you right & looks like by this time around, the team had understood that they weren’t heading in the right direction, that’s why they resorted to maximum volume all of them could produce but too bad, it still didn’t do ANYTHING to save them from churning out a disaster. & yes, thanks to all those weird angles & extreme macro-shots I was able see their bloodless veins, not sure if the director decides to go more up-close & personal, we might end up seeing their nose boogers too. Pathetic is one word that comes to my mind for this drama right now. Share your thoughts please.

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Zahra Mirza.

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Bashar Baji – Episode 22!

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Tauba! So, tell me, did you guys enjoy watching this episode? I think the best title for this drama would’ve been B4: Bashar ki Behan, Biwi aur Bhanji. I thought this drama was all about a life of a don but too bad, a lot of people took over & where’s Bashar? Yes, it looks like even he’s looking for himself.

So, finally, Buland has mustered up some courage to prove to the world that he ain’t a puppet but what’s worse is that the urge to prove himself as a human being, for starters, has struck at a wrong time because he’s also going to become a father pretty soon. He thought looking into Bashar’s eyes would scare & shoo him away which I guess actually worked because after that, Bashar was nowhere to be seen. I really think instead of chucking a handful of akhrots in her mouth, Maheen should’ve replaced it with Strepsils because the shrieking voice nearly broke the glasses of my home.

To be honest, tumhari behan, meri behan, meri behan, tumhari behan, mohallay ki behan, bari behan, choti behan, achi behan, buri behan conversation Adil & Bashar had was really funny. Isn’t it sad that Bashar has no business to look after & no dreamy 100 crore deals to sign that he’s being avidly involved & taking interest in the jhamela of his sister’s marital life. Adil was right that Saira only knows how to be Bashar’s behan but not Adil’s biwi.

Rudaba had an asthma attack & in the meanwhile she also had a realization that she can’t wreck someone’s home but then I guess she will keep on having those depression pangs until Buland takes a final decision & forces her to abide by.

I think the story has become stagnant because seems like we’ll keep on seeing such repetitive scenes where Rudaba will try to avoid Buland but he will continue to get her & all that really can’t happen before the baby’s born, so yes, looks like Tayyaba will also play along to win Buland back & Bashar being Bashar; faarighest man of all times will plan & plot because like I said seems like he’s got nothing to do except taking care of his jinxed-sister duo which will compel him & eventually he’ll end up chasing his unfortunate & unlucky jeejas – Buland & Adil.

I really don’t think it was a good idea to make Bashar Momin the main lead of the drama because his character hasn’t gotten the coverage that any central character would normally get. Ever since the drama has begun we’ve seen the focus shifting from Fathers to Rudaba to Buland to Adil to Tayyaba & now to Saira & what’s more funny is that even Parizay’s getting more coverage than her mamu, lol. Seems like Faysal Qureshi was promised to have a main role & when he signed the drama, the script was changed & then the writer screamed ‘BAKRAAAAAAAAA’ because other than that I really don’t see a reason that the guy who has a drama based on his name has no substantial role to play at all. All this while it looks like he’s only there as a guardian to his misery-struck sisters & that’s it.

I really don’t think they have the time left to shift the focus back on Bashar’s story & for the viewer’s sake, I wish they wind up the story soon by showing who got Rudaba in the end & who won the licence to buy her an inhaler. Share your thoughts on this please.

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Zahra Mirza.

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

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Barzakh is a Zee Zindagi series directed and written by Asim Abbasi, who is also famously known for his film Cake and his Zee Zindagi web series Churails. The cast of Barzakh features Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, Muhammad Fawad Khan, Khushhal Khan, Uzma Beg, and Salman Shahid. The series has been shot in the beautiful locations of northern Pakistan.

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

So far, three episodes of Barzakh have been published on YouTube. The first episode has garnered 2.6 million views, the second episode 998 thousand views, and the third episode 586 thousand views. The second and third episodes of the series are struggling to reach one million views, whereas hit Pakistani dramas are collecting 6 million views in 6 hours, especially Jaan Nisar. The views of Barzakh are quite low considering the stardom of Fawad Khan and the success of Zindagi Gulzar Hai.

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Lately, a fan texted the writer and the director of Barzakh and called him out for glorifying the LGBTQ agenda with pride. The fan wrote, “Please don’t add more to the fire by saying he ‘chose’ Saifu. They’re asking to boycott the show, and you’re giving them more reasons to do it. Glorifying these characters in the name of art is distasteful. It was wrong in Churails, it’s wrong here”. To the fan’s criticism, the writer Asim Abbasi openly defended his LGBTQ creation. Asim replied, “With all due respect, if you find queer/non-heteronormative storylines “distasteful” please do not watch my content. Thank you.” He tagged the team Barzakh and said that they will always tell these LGBTQ stories because they believe in them. Read the story:

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Fans revealed that they have already boycotted Barzakh because it doesn’t align with their religious values and thought process. They also criticized the director for his approach of promoting LGBTQ which is totally against Islam and is unacceptable. Read a few comments:

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Barzakh Writer and Director Defends His LGBTQ Creation

Bari Appa Last Episode – The End!

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So finally the last episode of Bari Appa hit our screens last night. It was a complete package but left me feeling heart-broken, no doubt they justified each & everything but I can’t help feel sorry for the main character. I must say that the dialogues were written beyond perfection. At almost each & every scene I kept on thinking how great the dialogues were & how simply such deep feelings were conveyed by the characters.

In this episode I loved all the conversations, be it of Zubaida-Ghazanfar, Firdous-Ghazanfar, Neelam-Sharmeen & in the end that of Farmaan & Zubaida’s. Each and every conversation had so much going on but was executed perfectly. So many dialogues caught my attention & the best one was ‘Qayamat k anay mai aik lamha bhi bohat hota hai’.

Now beginning from the first scene of the episode, Firdous took a right decision in talking to Ghazanfar on her own. No doubt she was worried about their son but their argument lead to their patch up. One thing for sure was commendable about Firdous that even though she thought she had lost her marriage, her husband, her home but still she was worried about their son & how he was being treated by his father. That took Ghazanfar by surprise & he decided to let go of his ego & take Firdous home. All the things that Ghazanfar said to Firdous in order to convince her were so positive & good to listen to. ‘Girra hua nahi, aam insaan se uncha samjha hai, isi liye keh raha hoon ghar chalo’. All such dialogues that Ghazanfar said to Firdous were much needed because she had never given him any reason or chance to have second thoughts about her being his wife. She was always loyal & her life revolved around her husband & their son, so she needed such words from her husband.

Most of the conversations weren’t told & were discussed in between the two characters. Like Neelam’s meeting with Zubaida, Zubaida’s decision which she told to Sharmeen after Fajr & Essa’s confession in front of Adeel, all such conversations were just told through the dialogues & left viewers wondering what they actually spoke about, but it was justified given the time & considering the end of the serial. Otherwise, it would’ve gotten repetitive & would’ve dragged the whole situation because these were the scenes that we had already seen in the previous episodes.

Farmaan left a mark in the previous episode but then once again he became like a puppet who was willing to do everything that Zubaida would suggest. At one point, he even mentioned leaving Neelam which was a downer because she doesn’t deserve to be used as a scapegoat. Coming to Zubaida & Farman’s conversation, I couldn’t stop wondering how fool Zubaida was & how blindfolded she was due to her one-sided first love. All this while, when she was telling Farmaan about her feelings for Ghazanfar, I felt where has her dignity gone & that ego for which she could sacrifice everything? The flash back & all those scenes of reminiscence were worth a laugh & I couldn’t resist myself because Zubaida looked like someone with no sanity. No doubt, I do blame Ghazanfar for being too sweet & at some point flirtatious with her but then like he said he did all that as a token of sympathy, it was Zubaida herself who mistook his feelings all this while & saw what she wanted to see.

How easily she confessed to Ghazanfar without even thinking for a moment that she was still married to Farmaan. Ghazanfar’s assurance of love & care to Firdous reached to a certain level after he confessed everything in front of Zubaida about how he felt for Firdous & how highly he thinks of her. After that scene I felt Ghanzafar’s silence through out was broken but at a perfect time. He gave Zubaida a reality check & the way Zubaida flipped like a coin was so like her. At that moment I was like this is what Zubaida was good at, scheming & covering herself even when she had nothing left in her hand.

& finally talking about the last scene, once again Farman did what was necessary & supported Neelam because all this while she stood by him & thank God he realized it & mentioned it in front of Zubaida. One doubtful thing was that in the previous episode Farman gave Zubaida only one divorce & now when she came back he mentioned that we can not reconcile as I’ve divorced you. This was a thought provoking mistake because I find it a bit odd that how easily they can manipulate the rules & regulations that have been set in regards to the couple getting divorced.

Essa-Sharmeen got back together, there was no scene of Zubaida’s family too. I would’ve loved to see them having a say on Firdous’s reconciliation with her husband or any other scene of them. & I feel I wouldn’t do justice if I do not mention Riffat here. The drama started with her being a strong supporting role but as the drama progressed her role got sub-sided & overshadowed & by the end it was totally non-existent. All this while she was just seen sitting on a sofa without having much to say about anything. I think they shouldn’t have made her such a low profile as the drama was progressing.

& now last thing from my side would be about Zubaida. I know she was dominant, hard-to-be-with kind of a wife, did not love her husband, had her first love etched in her heart but in the end I felt really sorry for her seeing her ending up like this. Why is it that a man can not handle a strong-headed female? Why is it that a man always wants sati-savitri-gungi type of a wife to live a happy life with? Why is it that a woman needs to make all the sacrifices & if she fails the man can easily walk through her like a doormat & start his own life? Why is it that when a woman openly confesses that she loves someone else (after the husband has deceived her) the husband can not tolerate? No doubt Neelam’s was a positive character but Farman should not have let go of Zubaida because it was Farman who deceived his first wife & got married to Neelam without seeking permission of his wife. Zubaida no doubt deep inside loved Ghazanfar but never took any step that would hurt her husband or her family but it was Farmaan who drove her to this situation. I know many might not agree but when Farman spent 25 years acting according to how Zubaida wanted & all this while he knew that Zubaida had Ghazanfar in her heart, so he could have forgiven this bit of her mistake too. I know she took a very big step & stepped out of the house but why did Farman beg her to stay? Either he should have stood by his decision when he gave her a divorce so that she wouldn’t have come back or he shouldn’t have begged her to stay. I actually disliked Zubaida but after the end I feel absolutely sorry for her because why is it always that a man can not handle a head-strong woman who makes her own decisions? By saying this I am not approving of her going out of the house to be with Ghazanfar but all the other things she did for Farman are worth a consideration.

Anyhow, I feel that Hum TV should for sure conduct a show to appreciate the whole team & should dedicate a show to Bari Appa because it had so much to offer, so much originality & the best of the best characters performed by best actors who will remain with us in our memories for a long long time. We always see Hum TV conducting shows after the most-hyped programs end like Humsafar & Shehr-e-Zaat, so I feel this project named Bari Appa deserves that much of an acknowledgement from the channel too. I thank the whole team starting from the writer to the director to the actors for making this serial what is it today. Going to miss it for sure.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Bari Appa Episode 21 – Completely Intensifying.

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Well well well. This episode was electrifying, intense & what not. I am sure words wouldn’t be able to describe this whole episode. But firstly I must wave a salute to the director for such a flawless direction & taking the best out of all the actors & accumulating it on screen for us all. Of all the episodes, this one is going to be definitely my favourite one because I am sure it has left the same impact on all it’s viewers pretty much the same way.

The episode started off after Firdous caught Ghazanfar & Zubaida in action. No doubt, they were just having the dinner but the ambiance was pretty evident to show the lingering feelings the two souls have had & were sharing for one another. While they were reminiscing about their past Firdous furiously told Farmaan about everything & I loved how the scenes unfolded. Firstly, they dropped Firdous at her mother’s place, decided to take the kid with them & go to Ghazanfar’s house to pick Zubaida but she had already hurried back to her place just because it was Ghazanfar who felt awkward having Zubaida all by himself, that too when he was all alone at his place. The first half of the whole episode was done perfectly with no flaws & was absolutely marvellous.

The scenes of Ghazanfar & Zubaida were done beautifully. No doubt, at some points Ghazanfar was being flirtatious with Zubaida but it was done in such a decent way. One could actually feel that you can even not cross the lines of indecency yet can confess what you actually feel. This I give all the credit to the director for portraying their feelings beautifully without any vulgarity which is normally prevailant in the dramas these days. Ghazanfar stated ‘mera dil chahay to mai appko kabhi janay hi na doon’ & Zubaida’s satisfying smirk in response said it all. What I disliked the most was Zubaida’s constant belittling regarding Firdous. She once again said that ‘bhalay hi Firdous kaisi bhi kyun na ho app kabhi kisi dusre ki taraf nahi dekhenge’. Ohkay, we understand that she likes Ghazanfar & fails to see any such weaknesses he might have but Ghazanfar in response should have at least tried to defend Firdous because after all she is his wife. I have had this problem ever since the beginning because we never saw Ghazanfar taking stand for Firdous or defending her in front of Zubaida because he just can not muster up that much of a courage.

I must say today, all the complaints that I had against Farmaan vanished easily. They showed more depth in his character. Just a few dialogues of Farmaan said so much about his soft, biased & patient attitude which he had towards his first wife. All this while they showed that Farmaan was oblivious of Zubaida’s feelings for Ghazanfar & how she meets him behind Farmaan’s back but he easily confessed in front of Neelam about how he knew what was going on considering the time span of 25 years which he has spent with Zubaida. All this while Zubaida thought she had succeeded in deceiving Farmaan & she took his ignorance for granted but now she looks like a child who was living in a fool’s paradise. All this while Zubaida thought she could control everything because of her dominance but didn’t know she was trying to hold the intangible.

Now coming to the main scene of the whole episode. The final confrontation. The timing, the direction, the dialogues, the acting, everything was just perfect to the core. For the first time I couldn’t take my eyes off Farmaan because of his acting. I loved how the director created so much of a drama in such a less dramatic manner. Without going overboard Farmaan said everything which had to be said. He confessed how he took care of Zubaida all this while & knew that she had loved Ghazanfar but still he gave her space thinking she will feel better after sharing her worries with her ex-fiancé, whom she endears the most. Zubaida, once again proved that nothing matters to her except her ego. In such a delicate moment she took the wrong decision because whatever Farmaan said hurt her ego & she decided to part ways with him. She is so blinded by her one-sided love that she is ready to lose 25 years of marriage just so that she can tie the knot with her first love.

Firdous lost hope completely & is ready to tell everything to Adeel & Sharmeen. Shakeel’s advice to her was absolutely spot on when he tried to show Firdous the bigger picture in regards to the consequences she might face in the future. Farmaan had opened his heart in front of Neelam & admitted that he can clearly see how Zubaida has been treating Neelam & Farjad till now but he was being lenient. Farmaan took extra care of Zubaida & enforced her on Neelam because he, within himself, was being guilty for putting Zubaida in hell just because of his second marriage but he actually had no idea that all such sacrifices & extra attention did not mean anything to Zubaida, because she had her mind somewhere else all this while. Plus Zubaida got more courage to be open about her feelings after Farmaan & Neelam’s wedding got disclosed. At this point I feel Zubaida is going to be left all alone, on her own just because of her ego & the dignity which she wants to maintain by hook or by crook.

Bari Appa is a depiction of such a personality who single-handedly can be responsible for ruining the lives of everyone around her. Be it her brother, her sister in law, her own sister, sister’s husband, daughter & her husband to the most. If she wasn’t so dominating & minded her own business, she wouldn’t be facing all such issues. Right now I actually have no sympathies with Zubaida & I am glad that Farmaan took a long long time but in the end he manned up completely.

The preview of the next episode seemed equally interesting but I am once again unhappy to see Farmaan’s inappropriate ways of patching things up with Zubaida, why did he have to mention leaving Neelam for such a cold-hearted Zubaida? Zubaida’s irony will start once she will see Ghazanfar all settled & happy with Firdous. I so can not wait to see the next episode. But once again a huge round of applause for the writer & then the director & then the whole team for making this drama an unforgettable one.

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Zahra Mirza.

Bari Appa Episode 20 – Smooth yet rough

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So this episode was again based on the bits & pieces that we have been seeing in the previous episodes. It does not mean that I did not enjoy watching it, obviously I did but now I want things to get settled quickly as we’re already on episode 20 & still the climax is unclear & unpredictable. I guess the unpredictability adds to the beauty of the drama & enhances the originality of the script but still some more progress please!

As usual in the very first scene Zubaida once again got the chance to rant. How easily she manages to look down on anyone even if a person is standing right in front of her face. While she was at Sharmeen for her single decision that she took to go to her Granny’s house, Zubaida involved Essa in between & right in front of Neelam she regarded him as some cheap goon. Sharmeen has completely given up her hatred for Neelam & now seeks her support whenever she can.

Firdous on her own was furious at how easily Ghazanfar has forgotten about her. I guess Ghazanfar at least should have made a move because it’s the first time that Firdous took such sort of a step. He can not ignore all the sacrifices she has made & how happily she has accepted whatever she was given by him. I hate to see Ghazanfar acting all mean at this point especially. Sharmeen, who has no wisdom is still trying to handle the situation but little does she know that it won’t make a difference because she is the one who caused all the chaos in Firdous’s life.

Farmaan’s awakening was dreadful once again & came as a thunder bolt to Neelam. After all that she has done for him & his extended family, this was the least that she expected. She still made her point very clear that money is the last thing she needs from Farmaan because all this while she only has waited for his company, his presence & his role in their son’s life. Farmaan’s realization which was obviously in the favor of Zubaida came after her rant in the morning after she confronted Sharmeen. I couldn’t stop wondering that how easily Zubaida claimed that she has a lot of people who still look up to her & who can look after her but she is definitely unaware that these sort of sweeping statements look perfect hypothetically & when it comes as a reality it is as harsh as let’s say her husband’s second marriage. Farmaan’s claim that he was at fault when he got married to Neelam took her down to the shambles. He could’ve said anything but this that too after seeing how patiently she has been dealing with the situation where she sees that he can not utter a word in front of Zubaida & she keeps him on the edge.

Zubaida once again in order to take care of Ghanzanfar forgot that she left Farmaan & Neelam alone in the house. She never misses a chance to hound them but as usual when it came to Ghazanfar everything became secondary for her. She left the house & knowing that no one can call her or keep a track of her, she posed that no one is calling her or is worried about her just to gain more sympathy. It is obviously crystal clear that she still has some strong feelings for Ghazanfar & this time in clear words she admitted that she regrets not getting married to him as she said she didn’t like big bungalows. Definitely she got money that she wanted so that she could support her family but she couldn’t come to the stage where she could forget her fiancé. That is the reason she has always detested Firdous because she got what Zubaida wanted. Even though she had no such money that Zubaida had but Firdous had what Zubaida wished for & to some extent still wishes for.

Essa-Sharmeen-Adeel trio was boring to the core. I didn’t find even a single scene of them interesting nor I wanted to know what they were up to or what they are planning. Once again Sharmeen lied & sneaked so that she could meet Essa. Adeel swooped in at the right time & saw what he wished he had not. Essa has bid his final good bye to Sharmeen but we still got to see what is going to be the next move in the scenario of this trio.

The preview of next episode was engaging & Farmaan is finally going to make some move. Seems like he is coming to a stage where he will sternly make his point clear to Zubaida. Can’t wait to see more of this.

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Zahra Mirza.

Bari Appa Episode 19 – Too Good!

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This episode in literal sense was like a roller-coaster ride. It was to the point & didn’t drag much. I absolutely enjoyed watching it.

The first scene came as a relief where Firdous just left the house & nothing too major or serious happened to them. She, on her own, is right & has been consistent when it comes to Sharmeen. Ghazanfar is again going over-board in making a mismatch. While watching this episode I was wondering about the only two dialogues Adeel has been saying through out the drama like ‘mai Sharmeen se shadi karoonga’ ‘mai Sharmeen se shadi nahi karoonga’. Ohkay, we get it, he likes her but I guess he shouldn’t have been so dumb that whenever Sharmeen wants, she uses him. Firdous has gone to her mother & her rant was right. She is frustrated seeing how the two men in her lives are smitten by Zubaida & now her daughter Sharmeen. At this point I dislike Sharmeen’s character the most.

Ghazanfar tells Adeel that ‘Firdous khush kismat hai k usay tum jaisa beta mila’ but he forgot to mention that I am lucky to have Firdous as a wife & you are to have her as a mother because her life revolves around us only. It shows how properly she has raised Adeel that he turned out to be such a caring son & to some extent an innocent person as well unlike Sharmeen who takes all the cunningness after Zubaida.

Zubaida once again got a chance to let down Neelam after Essa & Sharmeen’s phone conversation. It was heart-touching & Essa’s confession was really sweet but poor Sharmeen has fallen under her own trap that she set for Essa. She seems like a shuttle who is ready to fly between the two guys, she goes to Essa when she wants to love him & bounces back to Adeel when she wants to take revenge on Essa. Zubaida never leaves a single opportunity to degrade others. She told Farmaan & Neelam that ‘Firdous apne ghar ko hi sambhal le to bari baat hai’. Which I found really weird because in front of Neelam she was underestimating her own sister. Even if Firdous hasn’t done much for the rest of the family financially but she is a better wife & a better mother as compared to Zubaida. At least, she didn’t go around poking noses into other’s matters, she was happy in her own bliss unlike Zubaida who gave priority to every other person except her husband & daughter.

By now I feel it should have been understood by Farmaan that whenever Zubaida asks him to go out she is about to meet Ghazanfar. Every time he obeys her orders & goes out she calls him & tells ‘Mubarik ho Sharmeen ki baat pakki kar di hai, Ghazanfar aye the’. Which should be clear to Farmaan by now that she likes to meet her ex-fiancé in seclusion, which in every sense is ODD.

It was a much needed reality check that Shakeel gave to Zubaida. He was spot on & said the right thing when found Zubaida saying all the obvious things which Firdous was not. It is good to see his character building up in a sense that he can now take stand for the right things & can say no to the wrong. Even then Zubaida asked Shakeel ‘koi paisay reh gaye the kya dene k liye?’. Why does she need to say such things when she knows he just met her & there was nothing to be discussed in regards to the money. I am kind of unable to understand her character that at one point she claims that she can spare her life for her family but at the same time she taunts them & hounds them literally.

I hope things sort out a bit as soon as possible because the preview of the next episode looked interesting. I am totally satisfied with the pace of the drama now because seems like they are winding things up with exactly the speed that was needed.

Even if Zubaida’s character has taken a bad turn but still I must say that Savera Nadeem has done justice to the character she opted for. Zubaida’s character is still what we can not hate because she brings in so much reality to what the nature of most of us human beings are. We, at one point are sweet but we may become mean & selfish when in a situation. I absolutely salute the writer for writing up such a beautiful character which is so relate-able  Even though from last a lot of episodes we haven’t seen anything positive in Zubaida’s character but still it’s justified that it is how she is, her dignity means the world to him & she can even lie when she deems fit in order to protect herself from the sympathy. Kudos to the rest of the cast too for making what Bari Appa is now because almost every other person is following this drama keenly. :)

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Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Bari Appa Episode 18 – Best one so far

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So far so good. This has to be my favourite episode from the whole series till now. The direction was flawless & the acting was beyond perfection. I absolutely enjoyed the whole episode, each & every scene & the dialogues as well. I have liked the drama so far but this is now turning out to be my favourite.

The best thing today was lesser taunting of Zubaida & more scenes of the rest of the family members. It is finally good to see Farmaan coming out of his shell & doing what Neelam deserves. I absolutely enjoyed watching them together after Fajr namaz. I thought Ayesha Khan looked flawlessly beautiful in the whole Islamic attire, she looked perfect & so was her acting. It’s a sigh of fresh air that finally Essa’s intervention has taken it’s toll on Farmaan & he has started acted accordingly. Sharmeen has broken the ice & has actually started to like Neelam. From all the past episodes, I liked Sharmeen & her politeness for the first time today may be just because she wasn’t being irrational & showed that she is a mature person too with some abilities to differentiate between right & wrong. She has understood it completely that what her mother talks about Neelam is mostly wrong because Neelam is everything but that.

Farmaan, after so many days has started to show his soft side while realizing completely that what he has been doing was totally wrong & unfair to his second wife. Zubaida had to put a black mark on the sweet time they both had after so many days but it was good that Farmaan did not pay so much of a heed to it. He was worried a bit because that’s his nature but Neelam tackled it brilliantly saying she is ready to take the blame for Farmaan because she can’t see him suffering. After seeing Neelam’s respect, love & concern for her husband, I thought to myself what good Farmaan must’ve done that he was rewarded with a wife like her. May be his tolerance in dealing with Zubaida paid off in terms of Neelam.

Sharmeen tried to reconcile her differences with Essa & took a first step in meeting him but Essa was rigid. He couldn’t understand Sharmeen’s gesture & blamed her once again. I thought he would react differently with much more wisdom but his reaction was clouded by his anger & he let Sharmeen down. I don’t really understand that after being in a relationship for around 6 years why do they have to play the riddles with one another? Why can’t they be up front & be more precise in dealing with one another, especially when they know about the rocky track their relationship is at? I guess they need to open up a lot more so that they can understand eachother well. They both expect a lot from eachother but do not understand, they expect that the other might listen to the silence but they fail. I hope they wind this relation quickly without any further delay or dragging.

& at last Firdous had to face what she dreaded & Adeel confessed of marrying Sharmeen. Like I said before that Adeel has no sanity of his own & acts according to Sharmeen’s suggestion. Same was the case today where he came & talked to his parents just a moment after Sharmeen told him. She should be sane enough to understand that she is kind of furious at Essa & that’s why she is using Adeel as a scapegoat. Ghazanfar, being a gentleman dealt with Firdous with patience & assured her that he will not let Sharmeen agree to marry Adeel but he was deceptive because he spoke to Sharmeen with much softness & a bit too in a convincing manner.

He can not, every time let someone else take a front seat & keep Firdous as his last priority. This is much evident now that he still has some feelings for Zubaida & a bit more soft corner for her than he has for Firdous. No doubt he has given her all the rights of being his wife but he gets carried away whenever Zubaida is in a situation. Firdous’s rant was justified because she is not happy with Sharmeen & is not ready to accept her as a daughter in law from day one that too because of Zubaida, their history, Zubaida’s behaviour & dominance. She has always been honest about how she feels about Sharmeen, so there is no point in convincing her of something which she doesn’t approve of.

Firdous did go overboard in whatever she said to Ghazanfar. The preview of next episode suggests something horrible when it comes to Firdous. I so do not want to see anything happen to her because she doesn’t deserve it as she has whole-heartedly accepted Ghazanfar as her husband & loves him a lot. I so do not want to see her dream come true where the main cause of disruption is Zubaida. I’m keeping my fingers crossed as I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next.

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Zahra Mirza.

Bari Appa Episode 17 – Move On Please!

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Today’s episode was again on the similar pace & I am kind of disappointed by seeing no such progress in the story. It seems the story is stuck from the last 4 episodes now. Few of the scenes seemed unnecessarily stretched. The end of the episode was interesting with something to look forward to.

Zubaida; as usual, is against Neelam. She is not entertaining the fact that Sharmeen took sides with Neelam too. Sharmeen is the only one till now who has felt some pity for Neelam because of her diligence when it comes to their family & her tolerance when she is being cussed. But Zubaida was not at all amused by the fact that Sharmeen mentioned it all in front of her. I guess seeing it all happening again & again is monotonous & one can’t say much about it because Zubaida has shown all her weaknesses which she carried behind the façade of being a head-strong & ‘honest’ woman. She is equally good at scheming & plotting too.

I thought it would be the limit for Neelam to see Farmaan indirectly taunting her for not taking care of Zubaida, Sharmeen taunting her about the home & the property, Zubaida trying to tell her indirectly that there is no need of any other person when she & her husband are together. Neelam took a good step in talking her heart out to Essa because at the moment he is the only sane person who can understand what she is going through & actually feels for her. But I guess Neelam should take a stand as well either politely or strongly, but she must do something on her own because weeping in seclusion won’t do any good to her & she will be oppressed.

I totally didn’t enjoy the scene of Adeel & Sharmeen today as I thought it wasn’t necessary & even their encounter with Essa & Sharmeen’s confession about her affair with Adeel that too in anger. I find it odd that Sharmeen uses Adeel’s name whenever she deems fit & Adeel acts as a stooge of hers or is so blindly smitten by her that a distant green signal from Sharmeen is considered as a life-saving opportunity . Sharmeen has totally disappointed because the way her character has un-winded is shocking. I find her irrational opportunist who just wants to turn things the way she wants to whenever she finds a chance. For now I am not at all interested in seeing what happens to the trio of Adeel-Sharmeen-Essa just because of the lady in between. Plus I feel Zubaida has failed as a parent because all this while she was so busy in ruling her brother’s, sister’s & mother’s lives that she forgot she had a daughter to take care of too. I recalled what I thought after seeing the first episode that she is the one who is acting totally perfect but as the story will move on we will see she has imperfections within her house & this is exactly what we are seeing. Sharmeen can claim in front of Zubaida that Adeel is her cousin but she can not utter in front of her mother that she wants to go for an outing with her bestfriend/cousin? It shows what sort of an attention Zubaida has paid to her ONLY child.

Finally coming to something which we were all waiting for. “Essa-Zubaida confrontation”. Essa was completely spot on & precise when it came to dealing with the situation of her sister. He didn’t beat around the bush & was to the point. I absolutely enjoyed the dialogues as they were filled with mild taunts yet were sharp enough to leave a mark. Farmaan needed that reality check in what he was doing. & for the first time I felt the ice broke & Farmaan started seeing around apart from the veil of Zubaida which he had wrapped around his eyes. He was actually feeling bad for Neelam & realized what he had been doing was wrong because Neelam didn’t deserve all this after how she has taken care of Farmaan & his extended family.

The flick of Firdous was one again appeasing to see. Her unnecessary haul over the dream she saw was amusing. But right now she has to finally face what she was dreading as Adeel has declared about his feelings for Sharmeen. I can’t wait to see more of their situation & I wish Adeel improves his acting because he looks like a Robotic-Zombie who is expressionless be it terms of facial or vocal expressions.

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Zahra Mirza.

Bari Appa Episode 16 – Needs some progress.

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I found today’s episode completely interesting but a bit slow. I guess the director has slowed down the pace of the drama especially after Neelam’s shift to Farmaan’s home. We understand that Zubaida is having a hard time in accepting Neelam in her house & she is looking for ways to pick up on her but I guess it’s a high time things should move on. No doubt we all follow it but from the last three episodes I see no progress in the story.

Essa & Sharmeen have finally patched up but still their relation is on a rocky track. Sharmeen’s attitude is a bit too confusing. At one point she is smitten by Essa & on the other hand we see her flirting with Adeel & Monty. Ohkay, we understand that she is shocked at how her father has gotten married to Essa’s cousin sister but she needs a closure now. Either accept or reject Essa completely because to linger things on isn’t healthy for them both. I absolutely appreciate how patient Essa is on this matter & how he is dealing with ridiculous attitude of Sharmeen with so much of wisdom. His character no doubt deserves a lot of appreciation.

Things between Zubaida-Farmaan-Neelam trio are totally similar & we don’t see any such improvements. Zubaida is using all the methods to make Neelam look bad. Farmaan; as usual is not in a mood to understand Neelam & doesn’t want to pay heed to what she’s going through. Neelam on her own is doing everything to please Zubaida & Farmaan but all the cards are turning out to be against her. I totally despise the contrasting character of Farmaan. He is the same guy who stammers in front of Zubaida but flushes out his anger on Neelam that too unnecessarily. I guess he should act according to his age & take the situations in his own hands as Neelam is his responsibility & he needs to take care of the circumstances. I don’t really like the idea of how all the time he is telling Zubaida that she means the world to him & he can sacrifice his life for her plus also when he keeps on giving Neelam the pointers at how she should take care of Zubaida & what she should do when it comes to Sharmeen. I totally pity Neelam.

It was a treat to watch a few scenes of Firdous again. She was curious but was spot on when she found that Farmaan got married to Neelam on his own. She has played this character adorablly. It wasn’t pleasant to see Ghazanfar’s attitude with Firdous especially when it came to Zubaida. If we look at it Zubaida is the one who causes all the disruptions on everyone’s lives. Be it her mother or her brother, her sister & even now her husband & his second wife. One woman is the sole reason of all the arguements & animosity between the other members of her family. No doubt she has done a lot for them but Zubaida doesn’t really know how & when to draw a line because she believes she owns everyone & everyone owe her an explanation for even teensy bit of their moves.

Ghazanfar was unfair to Firdous because he can pay all his attention to Zubaida but if Firdous talks about her he always threatens her. The last scene seemed more like a dream sequence. I guess it’s Firdous who is imagining things. I liked the preview of next episode because I think the story is going to make some progress on certain aspects. I can’t wait to see the encounter of Essa & Zubaida.

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Zahra Mirza.

Bari Appa Episode 14 – Typicality of Zubaida revealed

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So this was the very first day of Neelam at Farman’s home & it was full of shocks for her as well as for the viewers too.

All this while I have seen the character of Zubaida as someone who’s dominant but caring at the same time & her character had so many other positive dimensions that made her likeable but to see the streak of jealousy & the negativity was not a treat to watch. It seems like now the director or the writer is trying to make Zubaida look bad in front of ‘sati savitri’ Neelam who for the sake of her husband would tolerate anything just to make her mark in the hearts of the whole family.

I thought Zubaida’s character was way too ahead of all such typicality that we see in many women dominant dramas but to see the similar actions of Zubaida made me feel like I wasn’t watching something new. Ohkay, we get it that Zubaida is hurt & can not accept the defeat in terms of Neelam but it would’ve been better if they had shown that Zubaida accepted the arrival of Neelam & her relation with Farman with all the grace & dignity with which she announced their wedding & how she whole-heartedly introduced Neelam to her family.

Zubaida really doesn’t need to stoop to such a level which is so unlike her because all this while everyone has loved the main trait of her nature & that is dignity. Just to snatch useless Farmaan from Neelam she is twisting her words which seems so uninteresting. I felt that the scene where Farman, Zubaida & Neelam are in conversation was handled so poorly with such confusing dialogues that no one could actually make out where it was going & what was the main reason of Farman calling Neelam so that Zubaida could shed off her frustration at her? Zubaida kept on blowing things out of proportion & all the things went into the thin-air because they made no sense at all. I wish the dialogues were a bit better or the direction was paid heed to because nothing seemed to be in the right place & it seemed totally unnecessary.

Sharmeen disappointed big time with her acting. She seemed so artificial & someone who really can not act. All this while I found her scenes pretty average but the scenes in this episode & her dialogue delivery were a big downer. She should at least work a bit on her emotional scenes because I really like the way she talks but in today’s episode she came as a shock to me.

I really hate to see the fact that they have brought Bari Appa to such extreme edge. Zubaida is shown as a complete devil where as Neelam is being shown as an angel who can’t do anything wrong & is way too polite. I think they should maintain a balance that Zubaida should not make a mountain out of molehill & Neelam should take a stand & Farman can go wherever he want to because he is useless.

I feel Farman actually should start to handle the conflicts a bit wisely & without the favoring Zubaida. All this while we see him as a stammerer who can not utter a single word in front of Zubaida but on the other hand we see his eyes bulging out with anger for Neelam. He has spent 25 years with Zubaida & he knows that it was her attitude which drove him towards Neelam. So, he should man-up a bit & should stop taking sides with Zubaida because it was him who approached Neelam for marriage.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

 

Bari Appa Episode 13 – Zubaida in Action.

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The scene where Neelam enters the house of Farman was really well executed & Bari Appa’s expressions were beyond perfection. At that particular moment the viewers were revealed at what she will be doing to Neelam, because at the beginning we saw how Bari Appa confessed in front of her daughter Sharmeen that she is not going to accept humility & can’t stand seeing people pitying her, now we clearly know what she was talking about.

There was a bit of confusion whether Neelam’s cousin should stay at the dinner & how Neelam should enter but Neelam’s cousin kept on insisting he would stay with Neelam just to support her so that she doesn’t feel awkward in the circle of unknown people. That was the first plot of Bari Appa against Neelam & she played it very subtly & decently where she told Neelam to come with her cousin but told Farman that she wants Neelam to enter with Farman. Now we can expect more of it in the upcoming episodes. Farman’s claim in front of Zubaida that he will shift Neelam back to her old house was a really good suggestion but Zubaida insisted & he had to agree but he actually doesn’t know right now that what he’s going to get into. Neelam would be the one who’d promise the support & accept everything that Farman will offer to her but Zubaida is going to make it really difficult for them.

Sharmeen flirt with Adeel to make Essa furious was below the belt on Sharmeen’s part. They shared such a nice bond but Sharmeen is being irrational towards Essa. She should understand that Essa had nothing to do with the marriage of Farman & his Cousin Neelam but Sharmeen’s emotions are clouded by her affection towards her mother. I hate to see Farman fixing his own things & forgetting that Essa’s proposal is still pending & he should make a move in the favour of Sharmeen & Essa as well.

I personally enjoyed the scene of Zubaida & Sharmeen & felt that Zubaida looked stunningly elegant in that very dress. She has carried herself really very well & I admire her wardrobe too. Another favourite yet funny scene was Firdous’s & Neelam’s encounter & her out of the blue comment about some past experience she had. She has played this character so beautifully that even if she acts dumb at times makes her look completely adorable.

We still have a lot more to see in this drama now especially when Zubaida is going to make it impossible for Neelam to stay with her & Farman but I feel Neelam should get a hold of herself & shouldn’t go with the flow too easily & quickly because she has been married to Farman for more than 3 years & she should have understood the nature of Zubaida by now. No doubt she must take care of whatever Farman asks her of but she legally has nothing to do with Zubaida. Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoyed the episode & can’t wait for the next one.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

 

Bari Appa Episode 12 – Intensity Personified

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Finally things & situations have started to come back to their place in Bari Appa. It was sweet to see the scene of Riffat & Shakeel & how they reconciled their differences. It was kind of relieving to see Shakeel admit that Zubaida Appa has always been at fault & this is what has driven Farman Bhai to another marriage. Indeed Riffat needed that sort of support & promise from Shakeel that he will not let her go & is pretty much happy with how things are unwinding for them both after Riffat has started earning. Now we can clearly see that after this incident everyone has started to understand the faults of Bari Appa & now she has lost her creditability & will lose her dominance as well because Shakeel himself mentions that now I have come to understand that Bari Appa has always been at fault.

The only character that fails to impress rather disappoints me the most is that of Farman. He is such a wuss I must say. He knew he had to get married & even became a father but when it came to take a stand for his legally wedded second wife & child, he took a back-track. Even now when Zubaida was out there forcing him to divorce his second wife, he stammered & looked like such a spineless person who had no guts to stand up to his act & be a man at least for once. He was begging her to drop the idea & if she does he will never meet his second family again. What sort of a man is he?

Zubaida has once again proved herself to be egoistic & someone who can not let anyone look down at her. She is always in a competition with Firdous & just to make her position awkward she took such a bold step of coming up with such a huge lie that too with her family. These traits of her character makes me dislike her because if you can’t be honest to your mother & the rest of your family then who are you going to be honest with? Even though at first place she wanted Farman to take divorce but now when the news of that affair broke out to her family she took the situation in her own hand & tried to show that she was the one behind this wedding, which was totally unnecessary & in the last moment Ghazanfar stepped in & supported Zubaida for her hideous lie.

One scene that was truly engaging was the dialogue between Firdous & Ghazanfar. At least Firdous has some guts to say what she has on her mind & whatever she said was true & commendable. I really do not like the idea how Ghazanfar looks down at her sometimes & compares her with Zubaida. Firdous might not be such an intelligent woman like Zubaida but at least I see her as someone who’s honest & does not plan things even if it involves her family. Zubaida should get in touch with her baby brother if she faces any hardships rather than running out to Ghazanfar because no matter what their past was, it’s completely over & now he is her younger sister’s husband. Firdous’s confession in front of Ghazanfar that Bari Appa detests her & has not forgiven her because she took away Ghazanfar from her was totally spot on. Indeed the competition & the animosity Zubaida has towards Firdous is obviously linked to her past with Ghazanfar. I actually do not fancy the idea of Ghazanfar running towards Zubaida whenever she is in need & taking such harsh words from her so easily. Whereas, he is the same person who snubs Firdous even when she is not at fault & only shares the happenings with her immediate family.

Anyhow, the drama even though has revealed all the aspects of the story is still going strong & has a lot of shocking twists to offer to its viewers. I like this drama a lot but I want Farman Bhai to man-up a little bit hopefully.

Keep Supporting,
Cheers,
Zahra Mirza.

Bari Aapa – An Overview.

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Kuzey Guney Episode 85 in High Quality 28th December 2013