Originally posted by: hypnotoad
yahan to e1-5 main bhi scenes nahi the, or na hi e20 ke baad bhi mile hain.
this is mann mayal without the sallu track and mannu-sallu falling in love.
in mann mayal, sallu had his own journey and tracks which had nothing to do with mannu. he was more than just ek nakaam aashiq of mannu. sallu had his whole separate karachi track with his friend and friend's family, how he became rich. even with jeena, he had conversations that did not revolve around mannu. uske parents wala bhi mini subplot tha. sallu was a fully realized character at least who had his own journey, relationships and tracks that did not revolve around mannu. BA doesn't get any of that. His traumas do not get explored. His sobriety struggle happened offscreen. Him as a competent hotelier they don't even care to show. How his feelings for Sadaf evolved from attraction to aqeedat/ibadat - no need. All we got were the magic words "peete huey meri beti ka naam mat leejiye" in guise of a cktr "arc". Bilal mostly reacts to situations and rarely drives the action in the story (other than bone marrow operation and rishta le jaana). Bilal has not had any single conversation with Humsha that is not about Sadaf. His only dimension is to be toota hua selfless one sided lover. Woh bhi kitna dikhayenge. Log tang aajayenge. Sallu at least had his own life and lots to do even during the first 20 episodes.
Also, in mann mayal, at least you saw them how they fell in love. you understood it. ppl were rooting for them to be together. as a result ppl could put up with 15 episodes of separation. devdas or hdccs main we cared about the separation (judai) because we were made to invest in the couple's bond in the first part. you cannot not develop any relationship or bond between leads and then introduce long separation and then expect viewers to remain invested.
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