Indra: "You and I always agree . .except this time. Sahir has chosen to bear the burden he's bearing. Saayara is successful and doesn't need the infusion of cash. He just wants it to be bigger to prove something to a woman who won't know the difference. . . He's living in the past and is unable and unwilling to let go. . and while I like SAC's character - you can't blame others for the choices you have made which is what he's doing in his monologue . . if I heard him correctly he asks why is life playing this game with him? Why must he suffer or something to that effect. The answer is simple: he's chosen the path he's on . .. sometimes life deals us a bad hand. . .and sometimes we are the authors of our own misery. ." .
And on a totally frivolous note - I'm glad Arzoo and Sahir aren't
getting married at the moment because who the heck calls their future husband "Sir"? Seriously.😉
Sush: "Hi Indra...perhaps I missed some dialogues that indicated he was indulging in self pity...? But the self pity angle comes across
not by Sahirs action...which actually make sense to me...but sometimes the explanation of why they should make sense...😆.
To me what came across was that he was very sad...after breaking up with Arzoo...and was resolving to accept this ..."
Indra: "I couldn't agree more!! He was sad yes, but I had a harder time feeling sorry for him than the majority; I think I'm with Lee when she basically told him to "suck it up" 😆"
Leesan: You girls are gonna get me in chubble! 😆 But never one to resist...here goes! 😉
Without doubt, HC is doing a fab job in his portrayal of SAC, he's a very nuanced actor, and manages to dominate any scene in which he appears, very captivating indeed.
It's just the characterization of Sahir that I sometimes have difficulty with . As a suave ,successful,demanding at times businessman, with a sense of fairness in his dealings...no problem. As a devoted ,dedicated son and brother...no problem. As a concerned yet wounded husband awaiting the fate of his errant (?) comatose wife...I get it. I actually admire his loyalty as many men would have moved on already. Falling hard for Arzoo, understandable. He's lonely,starved for affection and acceptance , it's only natural.His conflict re his feelings and response to Arzoo, I get that too, after all he's still married and affected by Zeenat's present circumstance. So far...so good.
What I have difficulty with is his inability, or refusal to move forward with his life and in so doing punishing and torturing himself ( and others?) so severely. And for what, a deal? To prove a point to someone in a coma, re a promise made 7+ years ago ? This characterization of a deep dark tormented soul just doesn't gel with a promise made ,even if the 22 yr old wife cheated,lied,insulted whatever!! There better be something more insidious or else this dark obsessive behavior rings hollow to me, especially if Zeenat was just a harridan!
Not to belabor the point,but many people endure extreme hardships everyday, harsh, life threatening , horrific things . In the scheme of life, a cruel uncaring partner should not produce such obsessive,destructive behavior after so long. If he was a friend, we might recommend him to get professional help,deal with it, move on etc. Something is just not adding up IMO, yes he's in pain but so are other characters, and pain is pain! We can't quantify it as being more than another's pain, we may handle if differently, but...it's still pain. The reason for his tormented life seems to be the basis of this show, let's hope that his dark characterization will be justified by the eventual back story...and soon! It's just not that convincing to me at this point.
