The writing expectations are always high with the pen in Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar's qualified hand. But was I expecting such an incredible show from this underrated show? No way. If there is a black horse currently on television, this is it. The power each dialogue has, the hold each scene takes on the viewer....it's simply amazing.
This week, we saw Hadi trying to do the right thing by giving Mahnoor a divorce. We see that Hadi is fed up of trying to make Mahnoor understand her fault, tired of being wrongly accused of straying, tired of loving so completely without being loved in return and, most of all, tired of the sheer betrayal he has been slapped with. Zahid Ahmed has been a favorite since he emerged on the scene with Mehram and since then, he had only gotten better with each show, leaving other actors in the dust with his talent. But with this show, he has proved to be a real powerhouse of talent! Hadi's excruciating pain, depicted in his eyes, hidden behind his feeble smile in an attempt to hide his feelings from Uzma, her father and the world.....any lesser actor would have failed miserably. But not Zahid Ahmed - he gets it just right and hauntingly so!
Sana Javed as Mahnoor is great in a role she's never played before, the role of a perfect witch who will not realize her fault until it is seriously too late and she's left with nothing. It's hard to play such q role without resorting to vamp-like behaviors, but Sana plays this character so naturally, you feel like anyone could stray and become this person.
Yumna Zaidi as Uzma is love and a character you want to root for completely with her beautiful, clean heart.
Special mention to Rashid Farooqui as Uzma's father and Saba Faisal as Mahnoor's mother. Both play very different, yet equally beautiful roles.
Yasir Mazhar as Waqar plays a role that will be the game changer and I am waiting to see how he betrays Mahnoor for his "Urdu student."
While shows like Udaari are so necessary for Pakistani society and tells an amazing story, shows like Zara Yaad Kar are refreshingly beautiful forms of entertainment with strong writing, performances, direction and great story. I hope it continues on this path and doesn't let the audience down (ex: Mann Mayal).
Highly recommended! Happy watching!
YOu've echoed my thoughts in this post. In fact, this show made me realize the importance of good dialogue (and this realization helped me appreciate the few good moments that were shown between Dr. Raza and Bano in Bheegi Palkein). I recall one of the episodes of this show had the hero telling his errant wife about the futility of vanity. I re-played that bit innumerable times just to hear that bit of brilliant, wise dialogue! And I like that the guy misleading Mahnoor is actually shown to be, at least for now, interested in improving the lot of the downtrodden even though in his personal life, he seems to come across as a selfish user. This bit anchors his character, and makes him seem less demonic (for lack of a better word). And does mirror a view I've come across before- of the marked difference in the professional and personal lives of certain admirable leaders who go all out for the greater common good but fall woefully short in their own lives. For example, a movie on Mahatma Gandhi suggested he was, in spite of being a remarkable, unconventional and wise man, a father who fell short of his son's expectations.
ReplyDeleteAnd I forgot to add: how amazing is Zahid? He was appropriately creepy in Alvida, and likeable in this show. I think he has the acting chops of someone like FQ and the youthful vigour needed to be a leading man opposite younger actresses like Maya, Sanam (S,J,B), or Ushna. So I am hoping he gets cast in the right shows. And I also noticed that Waqar is quite handsome in a conventional way and a decent performer. He too could do well as a conventional leading man. He was a supporting player in Basher Momin, but he does quite well here and his build and looks definitely made me wonder why he hadn't been cast as a leading man in "proper" shows. BTW have you been watching Deewana? It, along with Dillagi, is my new favourite and the boy playing the jeanie is so adorable. I hope he gets the girl; I really do :-)
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