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Ye Dil Mera Episode 32: Aina Discovers the Truth About Farooq
Sajal Aly continues to steal the show in “Ye Dil Mera” as Aina discovers her mother’s dead body and realizes the harsh truth about her own father’s involvement in her death
With each episode, “Ye Dil Mera” brings its share of criticism. Each week, viewers notice problems with editing, problems with direction and even issues with props. However, one place the show never falters is in the performances of its three main leads. Ahad Raza Mir, Adnan Siddiqui and Sajal Aly have given stellar performances consistently from beginning and now leading into the end. While episode 32 is also not a perfect episode and does have its share of flaws, once again, the performances continue to garner the show rave reviews.
Episode 32 sees Aina (Sajal Aly) weighing on the realization that Ali Baksh (Paras Masroor) murdered her mother – but who commanded him to do so? Heading back to Farhana and Bua, the dream-team duo without any answers or plan of action, Aina questions them about her mother’s death as both stare on. Angry, Aina begins her own sleuthing before being overcome by memories of watching her mother’s burial. She eventually does uncover her mother’s “remains” (a bracelet) and is overcome with grief while Farhana Khala and Bua console and mourn with her.
Meanwhile Farooq (Adnan Siddiqui) reaches Amaan’s (Ahad Raza Mir) home and the two face off. While one would ordinarily imagine a character like Farooq would back down, his desperation does not stop him from telling Amaan that he wishes he had managed to murder him too along with his family. Amaan tells Farooq where Aina is and Farooq, shocked, makes his way to his old Darya Baagh home. This scene has Ahad Raza Mir and Adnan Siddiqui giving incredible performances, both men strong and unwilling to back down. Again, the editing/direction falters here because we never witness Farooq actually leave Amaan’s house and is suddenly in his car while Amaan leaves shortly after in his own car – and that transition could have been more effectively executed.
Of course, the most powerful scene is the confrontation scene between Aina and Farooq as Farooq tries to console Aina and explain himself, but is unable to do so. Farhana confronts Farooq and calls him out for being her sister’s murderer. Aina is no longer willing to accept lies and holds a gun to her own head in order to pull a confession from Farooq, but it’s a confession she didn’t really want to hear. Unable to wrap her mind around the lie of a life she has been leading, Aina yells, screams and pleads, trying to process the fact that Amaan’s words have been the truth all along. Farooq, for his part, only wants the best for his daughter – and if he’s loved any person in his life, it’s been his daughter. Witnessing her slip out of his hands, Farooq breaks down in front of Ali Baksh after Aina abandons him.
What I love most about this episode is that each fan base is given enough solid material where Ahad Raza Mir fans can rave about his performance, Adnan Siddiqui fans can rave about his performance and, of course, Sajal Aly simply steals the show. Sajal’s performance as Aina is on a different level this week as she carries the episode on her shoulders, holding the secrets to Neelofar’s death in her own memory. As these memories come tumbling out, so do the horrors in Aina’s life and the lies Farooq has been concealing from her. For much of “Ye Dil Mera,” viewers wondered why Sajal Aly took a character like Aina, a character that had not been given much scope to act. However, within the past few episodes, the answer has become clear and Sajal has given an amazing performance simply in the last two episodes, bringing viewers to tears.
As the finale rolls closer, the preview for the next episode (is it the last?) seems to be yet another great one to look out for with promises of romantic confessions from Amaan for Aina. With another hospital scene in the previews, viewers are comparing the scene to “Yakeen Ka Safar.” Will the show end on a happy note or is there more turmoil in store for Amaan and Aina?
Episode Rating: 4/5
