Originally posted by: columbia
Just reading this at the airport… made me laugh. Have not had a chance to watch the episode. Am traveling on work again…maybe will catch up next week. But something I have been wondering…
One thing I fervently hope for is for Syed Mohammad Saab to write more romances … this is one writer who will only get better! It’s obvious he wrote Aliya very driven when it comes to work and confused when it comes to personal decisions- often a trait in male characters in stories. So many questionable actions by Aliya makes female audience almost unforgiving toward her. I am super curious if male audience react to her the same way? Or her innocent eyes and beauty make her forgiving…. just like hot male leads get excused for questionable characters they play!
I also wonder if Syed Saab wrote her more nuanced but Nadeem directed this character in a limited fashion.
As for Nadeem Baig, while I cannot fault his direction for most of the show, the fact that his next venture (he has worked with him before) is written by Khalil Rehman makes me wonder if he has understood the complexity of a balanced woman at all. A man who finds no problem directing a show written by a misogynist imho cannot really dig deep into the many layers of a woman trying to balance it all. Because the starting point of misogynistic writers with respect to women is “selfish” and “manipulative”. These traits often form the base of the women characters.So I do wonder if Syed Saab actually wrote her more nuanced and Baig was unsuccessful in giving us that through his direction. Just a thought. Of course one only has to see Samiya and Shagufta characters to understand perspectives of strength in women which both Syed Saab and Baig nailed.
To me, Samiya represented quiet strength and Taniya outspoken strength.. Aliya should have been somewhere in between. I want to think that’s how she was written, but somewhere along the way Baig directed her like a typical male character… good looking and heavily flawed!
I think Nadeem baig screwed up Aaliya esp when it comes to asfar.
I think guys will forgive Aaliya for her big dovey eyes and beautiful looks. She does have the ideal physical appearance guys like in a girl. Extremely beautiful, cute and petite.