Sunn Mere Dil (GEO) #7 - Wahaj Ali, Maya Ali, Usama Khan, Hira M - Page 48

I didn't find his gaze lustful in these two episodes except for MAYBE that one look at the airport e13 (even then, it wasn't 100% lustful but it was sharmeela with a little bit of tharkeela). I remember the camera cutting to Sadaf's mother after Wahaj gave this look so it stood out as unintentionally funny

What I did have an issue with was the sharmeelapan, the wide-eyed stares, the blushes, the giggles. It was too overdone, especially when BA was giving these expressions in front of people, and not in a private unguarded moment.

To clarify, the issue was not that he shouldn't be sharmeela or giddy or look awed but how it was performed (and how it was shot) just omitted all the nuances and did not fit the character.

If it was more toned down or shown in a more fleeting way, it would definitely have worked better, and would have been more in keeping with BA's character. Or the overt expressions could have been limited to private moments but more toned down/suppressed in front of others. Like in the poolside scene with Z in e13, BA ka sharmana was fleeting and he tried to suppress his excitement, which seemed in keeping with the character.

Remember that BA has been running a multinational empire while he has had a drinking problem and unhealed trauma. His job requires him to meet with dignitaries and investors and show decorum. He very likely has developed ways to process his traumas and suppress his emotions in front of people. We saw him doing that before. If it was suppressed excitement and the giddiness was something that slipped out fleetingly, it would have fit the character of BA more. Also, the BA we saw would also have been nervous. In the golfing scene, we learned that he has a dark grim outlook of how things will turn out for him, so we should have gotten some nervousness and creeping doubt mixed with suppressed excitement and giddiness. Even Rabia who likes SMD more than most reviewers pointed out that she thinks BA would show jhijhak and not this overt sharmeelapan based on his character. Like the eyelock in E5. That was jhijhak in his eyes and it felt real. Moreover, just few seconds of that eyelock scene in E5 had so much nuance in the expressions and conveyed so much detail, whereas the eyelock in E14 lacked that nuance and depth.

It's not about this being a melodrama. Even in melodramas, the underlying expression has to be authentic to the character and context and then it gets heightened/amplified. At the end of the day, a 35+ year old multi-billionaire businessman and man of the world with trauma in his past who falls in love for the first time just won't act like a 14-year old teenager in love for the first-time. Both will be excited, giddy, shy, nervous but they way they would express these emotions will look different.

On his defence, it was supposed to look weird. Even Humsha pointed it out that she has never seen him like this.

I feel we see two Bilal Abdullahs. One is the OTT lover boy when he thinks about or interacts with Sadaf. The other one is the brooding businessman when he interacts with other characters such Zaviyar, Humsha, Namdaar or Farzana. Majority are preferring Wahaj as the latter cos IMO the love story is very poorly built up.

Originally posted by: 2RsFan

On his defence, it was supposed to look weird. Even Humsha pointed it out that she has never seen him like this.

Like I have said, suppressed excitement where his giddiness slips out in some moments would still have gotten the same point across but more in keeping the character. Wahaj does multi-layered emotions so well where just his changing microexpressions over a few seconds can reveal a range of emotions. Instead of emoting one-tone giddiness and excitement, a more layered portrayal could have still gotten the same point across but also felt more authentic to BA.

Originally posted by: hypnotoad

Like I have said, suppressed excitement where his giddiness slips out in some moments would still have gotten the same point across but more in keeping the character. Wahaj does multi-layered emotions so well where just his changing microexpressions over a few seconds can reveal a range of emotions. Instead of emoting one-tone giddiness and excitement, a more layered portrayal could have still gotten the same point across but also felt more authentic to BA.

I feel he was fine in that office and car scene with Humsha. It turned OTT only when they arrived at Mirza house esp the sequence when Humsha says ‘ I know who is that girl ‘

Those who have a problem with shy and awkward Bilal can rest now cos we are finally getting some angst from today . Look at that intensity in the eye lock .

Originally posted by: 2RsFan

I feel we see two Bilal Abdullahs. One is the OTT lover boy when he thinks about or interacts with Sadaf. The other one is the brooding businessman when he interacts with other characters such Zaviyar, Humsha, Namdaar or Farzana. Majority are preferring Wahaj as the latter cos IMO the love story is very poorly built up.

Unless BA has been diagnosed with a split personality disorder, how the lover boy behaves, moves, emotes will carry the imprint of his life and past experiences. A person with a broody temperament when they feel excited or giddy would not express it the same way as someone with a sunshine jovial personality.

Everyone has a problem with Maya's English but even Hira's isn't that good tbh . KRQ is such a good writer of Urdu but why did he have to insert these English sentences out of nowhere.

Originally posted by: hypnotoad

Unless BA has been diagnosed with a split personality disorder, how the lover boy behaves, moves, emotes will carry the imprint of his life and past experiences. A person with a broody temperament when they feel excited or giddy would not express it the same way as someone with a sunshine jovial personality.

Ya there is some inconsistency which is more Haseeb's fault than Wahaj's .