Life's busy and it's a challenge not only finding time to write, but finding time to catch up on all these shows! I just decided to throw out some thoughts I'm having on a few shows I've been watching. I wanted to write about "Mor Mahal," but unfortunately, I have not seen more than the first episode, which somehow struck me as awkward and uncomfortable. I am going to give it another try and write about it soon! But here are some shows that made an impact in one way or another while watching this week.
Tere Mere Beech
There are some shows that tell stories of dignity and reality. There are other shows that hint fairly early on towards which direction they are headed in. Tere Mere Beech hinted fairly early that Hareem would somehow work her differences out with her good-for-nothing, responsible-for-her-mother's-death, crook-and-diehard-kameena husband. And you know what? That. Is. A. Shame. The writers attempt to show Tanya as selfish and self-serving, because she rightly decides to kick Fahad to the curb....you know, because he tried to marry her for her wealth? Hareem tries to persuade her to get back together with him, because that's where Fahad's happiness lies. Um. What? Hareem....the same Hareem who Fahad tried to strangle to death. Yup. This is what Pakistani dramas are promoting these days - love and forgive your husband, no matter what. Why? Because he's your husband. If you made a mistake and married for wealth then you deserve to continue to stay married to a self-serving, murderous, will-do-whatever-it-takes type of person. This show is sending out the WORST message ever. I honestly don't know why I'm still watching. Don't watch this. Spare yourself.
Tere Mere Beech
There are some shows that tell stories of dignity and reality. There are other shows that hint fairly early on towards which direction they are headed in. Tere Mere Beech hinted fairly early that Hareem would somehow work her differences out with her good-for-nothing, responsible-for-her-mother's-death, crook-and-diehard-kameena husband. And you know what? That. Is. A. Shame. The writers attempt to show Tanya as selfish and self-serving, because she rightly decides to kick Fahad to the curb....you know, because he tried to marry her for her wealth? Hareem tries to persuade her to get back together with him, because that's where Fahad's happiness lies. Um. What? Hareem....the same Hareem who Fahad tried to strangle to death. Yup. This is what Pakistani dramas are promoting these days - love and forgive your husband, no matter what. Why? Because he's your husband. If you made a mistake and married for wealth then you deserve to continue to stay married to a self-serving, murderous, will-do-whatever-it-takes type of person. This show is sending out the WORST message ever. I honestly don't know why I'm still watching. Don't watch this. Spare yourself.
Main Kaisay Kahoon
There is something so refreshing about this show. The story is different and even the "vamps" of the show are humorously so, never really succeeding in their villainous ways. Junaid Khan and Sara Khan make a nice couple - and the circumstances of the show really make you root for their characters to get together. The best part? The show is progressing realistically and even though the show has reached a point that would typically be your "the end," the story is continuing to show the after-marriage struggle and clash of egos. I have nothing particularly negative to say about this show (though the initial misunderstanding between Junaid & Sara's characters was pretty far-fetched). I would recommend it.
There is something so refreshing about this show. The story is different and even the "vamps" of the show are humorously so, never really succeeding in their villainous ways. Junaid Khan and Sara Khan make a nice couple - and the circumstances of the show really make you root for their characters to get together. The best part? The show is progressing realistically and even though the show has reached a point that would typically be your "the end," the story is continuing to show the after-marriage struggle and clash of egos. I have nothing particularly negative to say about this show (though the initial misunderstanding between Junaid & Sara's characters was pretty far-fetched). I would recommend it.
Sehra Mein Safar
Yet another underrated gem! Like Main Kaisay Kahoon, Sehra Mein Safar touches upon a new topic - women in the workforce. Our main character, Iqra, is thrust into the workforce against her own wishes due to circumstances and somehow, those circumstances never seem to allow her to quit. The story began at that point and has reached a really great point in the story. Where it goes from here, I'm not sure. However, I will say that it's nice to see Ali Kazmi in such a great role. Sehra Mein Safar is one of those shows that I eagerly wait for each week and boasts of really natural acting from the entire cast. This is another show that I would recommend.
Yet another underrated gem! Like Main Kaisay Kahoon, Sehra Mein Safar touches upon a new topic - women in the workforce. Our main character, Iqra, is thrust into the workforce against her own wishes due to circumstances and somehow, those circumstances never seem to allow her to quit. The story began at that point and has reached a really great point in the story. Where it goes from here, I'm not sure. However, I will say that it's nice to see Ali Kazmi in such a great role. Sehra Mein Safar is one of those shows that I eagerly wait for each week and boasts of really natural acting from the entire cast. This is another show that I would recommend.
Tum Meri Ho
So I have mixed feelings about this show. Here, we fall AGAIN into that horrible pattern Faisal Qureshi has been following - the pattern of playing characters TOO YOUNG for his age. But here, it gets even worse.....Aijaz Aslam is playing his older brother.....an older brother who just got on his feet in his business and is now "prime" for marriage. HUH? Oh my jeez, it's literally excruciating to watch this ridiculousness on screen. Two old men pretending to be young is enough to make me want to bash my head in. But wait! SURPRISE! The story is actually interesting. While there are a lot of cliches involved, the story provides so much scope for great acting that the viewer is almost instantly pulled in, despite the "What the hell?" reaction on the age of the actors. Faisal's character was mistreated by his father when young, which has left him slightly unstable and disturbed. He has grown up feeling that his parents love his older brother more (Aijaz Aslam). With that thought in mind, he constantly tries to copy or outdo his older brother. Despite this, the two brothers share a loving relationship with Aijaz doting on Faisal and encouraging him to be successful in life. The problem arises when Aijaz's new young wife ends up being the woman Faisal was in love with. This is the crux of the story, but what could've been just another love triangle is working really well (so far) with the eccentricities of Faisal's character. There is a lot of promise for great acting in this show and I hope it lives up to the expectations that have now formed in my mind.
That's all for now! I'll be catching up on the other shows I've fallen behind on this past week and will write again soon! Happy watching!
So I have mixed feelings about this show. Here, we fall AGAIN into that horrible pattern Faisal Qureshi has been following - the pattern of playing characters TOO YOUNG for his age. But here, it gets even worse.....Aijaz Aslam is playing his older brother.....an older brother who just got on his feet in his business and is now "prime" for marriage. HUH? Oh my jeez, it's literally excruciating to watch this ridiculousness on screen. Two old men pretending to be young is enough to make me want to bash my head in. But wait! SURPRISE! The story is actually interesting. While there are a lot of cliches involved, the story provides so much scope for great acting that the viewer is almost instantly pulled in, despite the "What the hell?" reaction on the age of the actors. Faisal's character was mistreated by his father when young, which has left him slightly unstable and disturbed. He has grown up feeling that his parents love his older brother more (Aijaz Aslam). With that thought in mind, he constantly tries to copy or outdo his older brother. Despite this, the two brothers share a loving relationship with Aijaz doting on Faisal and encouraging him to be successful in life. The problem arises when Aijaz's new young wife ends up being the woman Faisal was in love with. This is the crux of the story, but what could've been just another love triangle is working really well (so far) with the eccentricities of Faisal's character. There is a lot of promise for great acting in this show and I hope it lives up to the expectations that have now formed in my mind.
That's all for now! I'll be catching up on the other shows I've fallen behind on this past week and will write again soon! Happy watching!
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