I think we can all agree that the script is disjointed and not great, but Zahid is the best part of it by far. I love his sheer force of will. He knows how to make some passable lemonade out of some really bad lemons lol. I agree he shouldn't have signed MTA or MNJ but let's not forget that there are times when an actor doesn't sign a project for the script but for money. There are a lot of actors and actresses who are known for being choosy but most of their careers are also beset with lousy projects, some of them so bad we have to wonder what possessed them to agree to the project in the first place. Even Mahira and Fawad Khan have made poor choices throughout their career. So can we please give Zahid the benefit of the doubt and say he had to do it for some other reasons and not because he loved the script? I think it was Michael Caine who famously said, when asked about his movie Jaws IV, that he'd never seen it, but he had seen the house it paid for, and it's lovely.
Also, I don't agree when critics say Zahid's performance in MTA isn't convincing at all. And no, I'm not just being a blind fan here lol. It's just that he's character isn't multidimensional like it was in IZN so people think it's bland. It maybe his least interesting role but ab aesa bhi nai hai that the sight of his face puts you off. It's not easy to act in an underwhelming project and ridiculous premise that doesn't have a great story arc. The plot and dialogues are downright cringey, but Zahid did his very best with his role and also he and Sonya have believable chemistry as a married couple. I just wish the actual drama was on par with his acting skills. I'm not saying that he should win an award for MTA or that this is the greatest acting performance of all time but it's a fact that this drama would have been completely 'meh' if not for him. It still could be meh but whenever he's on-screen it doesn't seem so bad. He has great comedic moments in the drama, but the way his eyes well up when Ulfat says something awful, it almost makes up for all the drama's terrible, cheesy moments. If it is one of the top most rated dramas on YouTube today, that's because of him and him only. Or his super good chemistry with Sonya.
P.S: Zahid's shoulders must have hurt from carrying so many dramas all by himself lol.
And also, why don't I see this exact outrage towards dramas like Jalan or Deewangi that in fact perpetuates toxic relationships? And also glorify it?
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