Sunn Mere Dil (GEO) #11 - Wahaj Ali, Maya Ali, Hira Mani - Page 34

Originally posted by: 2RsFan

I have stopped watching the show and only watch the Bilal- Humsha scenes . Their dynamic is the only thing which has been constant since the start and I am liking Wahaj-Hira together .

i like whatever is being shown. i am not interested in wahaj-maya chemistry. i like the dynamics between different characters of the show.

i am curious to know what will happen next and all.

Originally posted by: hypnotoad

The drama was made to cash on Wahaj's hype after TB quickly. The KDH ladies said this, and I agree. Kaddu wanted to lock in Wahaj for a project asap. TB2 was not happening soon, so Kaddu retrieved this dead script from the grave where it was buried. Wahaj doesn't care about the script, but why Haseeb or Maya signed this is beyond me. Haseeb seemed desperate to have a commercial hit and thought having Wahaj and replicating Mann Mayal 2.0 with Maya (minus Sallu's arc) would be his lottery.

The screenplay does not have enough situations or plots to constitute so many episodes. Even before Haseeb's stretching, there are too many repetitions in the script and useless meandering dialogue that dilutes the scene. This might have worked as a film or a miniseries of 10-12 episodes at best, but the content isn't there for 40 episodes. Just count # of scenes here with # of scenes in other dramas. Even compare this with # of scenes in KRQ's other dramas. KRQ writes long scenes, but I've never seen a KRQ drama where a single episode has only four scenes.

The writer has written something else, but instead of telling the story the writer wrote, the makers and marketers have tried to make it into something else without making any required changes to the script. If I focus on the writing alone, this is a commentary on love. It is not a love story, it is not a romance, it is not about chemistry, it is not a story of Bilal's one-sided love, nor is it a story of Bilal and Sadaf. This is a story of how different philosophies of love impact Sadaf's life and journey. Our main protagonist and pov character is Sadaf. The love philosophies of other characters around Sadaf (B, A, H, D) are the push and pull factors that shape her life and journey toward understanding the meaning of love. The Ammar, Dania, and Humsha dynamics are as important to determining Sadaf's trajectory as the Bilsad dynamic. That is why they get equal space in the script.

Bilal's role was never meant for someone like Wahaj. Ammar and Bilal are intended to be played by actors of equal standing (but not at the level of Wahaj), while Sadaf is designed to be played by a star of Wahaj's standing. SMD is similar to Mannjali, which KRQ also wrote. In it, Mehwish Hayat played the Sadaf character. Mikaal played the Ammar character, and Faris Shafi played the Bilal character. That's the casting SMD's script needed. And for the director to act like he made some masterpiece and is some SLB is enough to make me want to punch him in the face.

Execution and direction are pathetic. If the writing is terrible, the director made it ten times worse. This script needed a restrained and contemporary execution, but instead, Haseeb went OTT, sensationalistic, dated melodrama. Instead of emotions coming out and hitting us on the head with their authenticity, we get overwhelmed by flimsy nighties, alcohol, cringe intimacies, eye locks, nibba-nibbi staring, and beauty shots. There is forced Hitchcockian air with the BGM when neither the situation nor the dialogues call for it. The long, drawn-out scenes with so many mundane details that are over-emphasized just kill the scene's impact. The slo-mo dialogue delivery, where everyone says every word slowly and with breaks in between, is unbearable. No one can connect with the emotion with such a pathetic delivery. The long pauses, the zooms, the useless, irrelevant filler scenes, the slow pace, the poor editing, the dull, gloomy, and ugly filters, the lighting, etc. - none makes the show palatable to watch.

Huge performance issues. Even Wahaj overacts in several scenes. Maya was good in scenes with her dad and brother, but her dialogue delivery has been the worst. No one speaks as slowly and breaks up her sentences as much as she does. The way Maya played Sadaf and some poor editing choices made Sadaf look bipolar instead of conflicted and ambivalent. Wahaj's depiction of alcoholism never rose above that of a caricature. Whereas 2-to-3 scenes of BA sulking and brooding would have been impactful, having 20 to 30 scenes with the same three expressions that rarely serve any narrative purpose brings down Wahaj's performance—Ammar and Dania - the less said, the better. Neither the director nor the actors could understand or get in the character's skin.

Sorry to say, but this whole project from A to Z smacks of insincerity. No one wanted to tell a good story or the story they had on paper. Everybody wanted to get something else out of it.

Totally agreed with this...the kind of script it is...its basically a commentary on true love at its core...how Sadaf realises it and how BilSad dynamics shape up towards the climax... that's what I have been saying since a long time..the story on the paper is not bad but the way they have executed is a total mess...directors like Nadeem Baig would have done justice to this kind of script.... All the flaws people have been pointing out could have been overshadowed if the chemistry clicked with the audience...since 29 episodes,that's also ABSENT because of lack of scenes..

The main target of makers and director was to sensationalize everything instead of a good storytelling. Before the show was on air,Haseeb called it classic..but after the backlash he is saying its writing fault.

I am all ready for a slow burn love story but here,they have diluted everything...!!

Originally posted by: chai_chatter

Thanks! So we are heading toward end of Ammar and Sadaf track. Btw, director is just too proud to accept his fault. I mean the guy thinks all negative reviews are paid. If they are showing Bilal and Sadaf in end, it will most likely be rushed.

ammar-sadaf will end only when the show ends, if it ever ends.

bcoz there will be nothing left to be shown after their divorce. whole dynamics of the show is revolving around that troubled marriage.

Originally posted by: NutellaWaffle

promoted nahi still promoting using wahaj maya names. Most of smd related questions to haseeb are about bilsad story , uska confession , happy ending, etc which audiences are waiting that story will start. Some even asked marriage ke baad scenes lmao .. they don’t know marriage itself will happen in last episode.

SMD is Maya's show. This is Sadaf's story. She is the pov character. She has the most screen space. All characters revolve around her, and their plots serve only to advance Sadaf's arc. Bilal's backstory and trauma are not explored beyond a plot device to make Sadaf think Bilal is a bad guy because exploring it is not related to Sadaf's arc. Bilal's career as a hotelier gets no attention because it doesn't advance Sadaf's arc. All his professional decisions are only related to Sadaf. He has no friends, no family. Even his conversations with Humsha are about Sadaf. 40% of Wahaj's scenes are filler, where he only sulks, broods, and cries as the BGM plays. I'm 100% sure they are added by Haseeb and not in the script. No equal male lead is written like that because he is secondary to Sadaf.

Look at the way the story is structured. Sadaf is primary throughout, but every few episodes, another 1-2 character steps up as her co-primary.

Producers ki himmat hai toh they should sell it in Maya's name. Wahaj, Usama and Hira are equal characters here in the ensemble. This is an ensemble led by Maya (not Wahaj, not Wahaj and Maya).

Originally posted by: wildflower9

i still don't think this show will have a typical ending. it will be something unusual and unexpected.

haseeb just wants to cash wahaj's popularity. don't believe everything he says. 75% of the show has already been telecasted.

Originally posted by: chai_chatter

Why are we dancing ???

Zaviyar has finally posted an BTS Of KKP that drama Stars Ameer Gilani and Mawra Hocane

https://x.com/ameerzingilani/status/1878850969565569240?t=DQZKASDQLAjTbKid4JiA5A&s=19

Originally posted by: NutellaWaffle

I’m not believing what haseeb says I trusted what the team said which they already completed shoot. Haseeb se zyada honest and accepting negative feedback hai team mein

what team you are talking about? assistant director? editor? cameraman? spotboy?

i mean who told you the whole story?

Is Marie khan content head of 7th sky? If so sab se zyada usiko bash karna padega

I dnk why Wahaj even signed this show. Was it a favor for a friend or the producers. Anyways, he and Maya got plenty of feedback , hopefully they work on that.

Originally posted by: chai_chatter

I dnk why Wahaj even signed this show. Was it a favor for a friend or the producers. Anyways, he and Maya got plenty of feedback , hopefully they work on that.

This is their 2nd flop show. It’s pretty much the end of their onscreen pairing if you ask me.