Ok…so Yumna was told to make her an inconsistent character, and that she definitely did. They just failed to make it look a little more logical, organic b/c they didn’t alter the script or editing to adjust for the multiple slaps they took out. (Thank goodness they took them out.) But she was meant to be that way.
To be honest, most of my “annoyance” with Meerab actually comes from Yumna’s words herself. Yumna said that even she would get annoyed when she saw her character on screen, because she’s not like that in real life, she balances family and her work goals, and she didn’t seem to think that her character was approaching the situation the right way. So, if Yumna was taking that perspective with the Meerab character, then she is going to bring that to the screen, and for many of us, she did. I am very up and down with my feelings for Meerab regarding her actions. And I guess it was meant to be that way from a script perspective and also from Yumna’s take on the character itself.
Originally posted by: hypnotoad
Go to 39:30 mark in the video and listen.
This is uncut version of latest Tere Bin review on Drama Kya Hai.
The host mentions talking to Bushra Ansari and Wahaj about Merub's character.
He said these people told him that in the script Merub had these mood fluctuations and was still so resistant because all throughout she was getting a lot of slaps (thappads) - that is why she would be more responsive to Murtasim in one episode and then act angry or withdrawn in the next, and was still so resistant 40 episodes later.
But Wahaj refused to perform any other thappads.
However, once the thappads were removed, they made no changes to the script and did not tone down Merub's responses.
That is why Merub's character had seemed so inconsistent and her continued resistance baffling for some viewers.
Honestly, I would rather take a bipolar Merub than a Merub whose reactions are justfied by a continuous barrage of thappads.
Any dreg of respect I had about Nooran after hearing this is gone. It also makes me wonder if NM was really writing a love story or has a very perverse view of romance/love.
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