Originally posted by: Ashley.Tisdale
There was a scene in Episode 7 where Alam is drinking by himself and Malik is in the room. Alam commands Mallik to go give Mariam an ultimatum to either pay up or sleep with the Minister. Mallik is visibly upset because his conscience has started to scream at him and his wife had left him some days ago.
Alam looks at Mallik, mistakes that emotion for something entirely different and what he said sent chills down my spine: "Chahiye kya? Arey kya nahi sir darrta kyu hai?! Jaan-e-Alam ke khaas aadmi ho tum...tumhe bhi mauka diya jayega, lekin kaam ka ek usool hai...Minister sahab ke baad."
I have to give it to the screenplay and script writer, the director and the costume designer for keeping it all so real. They made everyone in the show look like regular people, whom you would cross paths every single day. There was no escapist fantasy. Despite Alam being filthy rich, I am glad he did not have the larger-than-life persona like Sultan Durrani- thanks to Danish. He knew where to draw the line.
I must mention here that its not just his looks and sex appeal (which he had in plenty, all he wanted to do was bang and exploit naïve women) that got me attracted to him. It was his charisma and persona. Even after seeing his entire story, I felt like there was a lot more to him we didn't know. And the character was so well crafted and portrayed that the sense of mystery still lingered. This mainly has to do with Danish, because there are many such criminals in the real world who I loathe to the core and don't feel an ounce of attraction (like a normal person lol).
Agreed about the post-leap scenario. I wanted to know how come Alam fell in love with Mariam. That came out of nowhere, and was the only part of the show that did not make any sense to me. Alam wanted her to sleep with the minister and was handing her as a gift, later he married and took her innocence as a part of his revenge. There was nowhere even the hint of a love story, and all of a sudden he was in love with her.
But I do think Alam not trying to make a last attempt makes sense. He knew what he did, to what extent he had traumatised and harassed the girl. He literally snatched everything and everyone she loved from her and left her to fend for herself. That was realism right there, when Mariam forgave him because she wanted to move on, and Alam did not try to woo her.
Ab Dekh has to be Danish's best portrayal ever. I know Sultan Durrani will be his breakthrough character, but the way he lived Alam and made us live through this entire rollercoaster of emotions and anxiety was sheer brilliance. I am hoping 7thSky gets him on board for another show after KTK, something more script-oriented and with scope of performing. Waise, scope ho ya na ho, Danish bana hi leta hai.
Sanam retiring is a real loss because she is such a great performer and I find her very beautiful. She looked like a princess in the Walima look in Ab Dekh. There's no chance of her returning for even a single show now. She's taken up a religious path, according to articles, and has delted all her pictures from her social media, except her wedding photos.
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