Vidya Balan in love with Pakistani dramas - Page 2

Originally posted by: kabeeraspeaking

For people who may like Kankar, I'd recommend a show called Doraha next. It was filmed years earlier, but same writer, same-ish theme, even better screenplay and treatment...and amusingly enough, Sanam Baloch plays a diametrically different role in it which will blow your mind 😆

Originally posted by: kabeeraspeaking

For people who may like Kankar, I'd recommend a show called Doraha next. It was filmed years earlier, but same writer, same-ish theme, even better screenplay and treatment...and amusingly enough, Sanam Baloch plays a diametrically different role in it which will blow your mind 😆

Originally posted by: Faberica

My mom and sis likes to watch Pakistani dramas and Kankar is a good show. Nowadays the shows they are showing in India seems to be having the same concept, 1 guy 2 women. It's good to know there are other shows like it.

Originally posted by: kabeeraspeaking

Couldn't agree more on this with you! I know I'm extremely hard on Umera Ahmed out of my love for what she's really capable of, but truthfully Kankar is one of her least well made shows and if even that can get so much traction...the others really are masterpieces that deserve to be seen by a very, very wide audience 😆 IMO, the tight screenplay and sophisticated treatment of Doraha is almost a landmark when it comes to this issue.

Originally posted by: kabeeraspeaking

There are a lot of Pakistani shows that are redundant and regressive too...TV everywhere has majority of crap running but 1-2 good shows come every few years. This particular writer is something of an anomaly and is responsible for ushering in this perception of 'good, socially relevant and meaningful TV' coming out of Pakistan even though ironically the most popular TV show in recent times (Humsafar) is not her work or even a patch on what she has given to TV. If your family is interested or has time, they should pursue watching more shows by her (Umera Ahmed)...and they will love it without doubt. Some of the best: Malaal, Daam, Doraha, Durr-e-Shehwar, Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishaan and Maat.

Originally posted by: starstruckk

I really do get where you're coming from about Kankar. I personally feel the execution/treatment had room for improvement. When one has benchmarks such as Daam, Malaal or Doraha..everything else doesn't seem as overwhelming to be honest. To be fair though, when you have MJ AND Umera on board, it's really hard to surpass that combination. MJ seems to effortlessly understand where Umera comes from..she only adds to illustrating her stories onscreen. Truthfully, I doubt the three shows above would be as wonderfully shown if it weren't for the way MJ handled them.

Going back to Kankar, I personally did like it. I feel the show had a soul and Umera tried her best to get back to her usual way of storytelling. At a time when some people have tried commercializing her work for their own gain - Kankar was the closest to what I'm used to seeing Umera do. If that makes any sense? The execution and treatment could've been better but then again, the director of Kankar is hardly experienced and whatever I did see was still far more commendable than what others have been unfolding with her work as of late. Generally speaking, it's one of the better shows to come out on Pak tv in the past few years...but, compare it to some of Umera's earlier work..yeah I completely understand what you mean.

Try watching Subh Ka Sitara by the way. That show doesn't even seem like a show written by Umera (yet it is), let alone the awful treatment it was given. Arguably her worst show ever..very cringeworthy. Goes back to why, I'd take Kankar over any of her recent works. Not to mention, I do think Baloch was genuinely very good as Kiran. I may be biased...😆..but I feel she tried her best to go above and beyond with whatever was given to her without much help from other contributing factors that make Umera's shows usually hers.