Originally posted by: hypnotoad
I am not denying the Maya hate. But after SMD aired, it would be naive to say that all criticism is due to hate. Maya's acting in this has been criticized by neutrals too. I know tons of people who like Maya and have enjoyed her old dramas, who said Maya ki acting ko ab kya hogaya hai. Part of the blame is Haseeb. He made all actors overact. The way he would stretch scenes was criminal. After Ammar woke up Sadaf by yelling her name, the scene of Sadaf breathing heavily went on for 35 seconds. If this was a 5 second reaction shot, it would have been impactful. But to have Maya breathe heavily for 35 straight seconds made her performance into a joke. But Maya shoulders some of the blame herself. She has had some good scenes, no doubt. But her dialogue delivery was the slowest and worst among the whole lot in so many episodes. The way she would break up simple sentences while speaking was just awful. Also, I just don't think she was able to depict Sadaf's ambivalence in many episodes (communicating two opposite emotions at same time), and instead came across as bipolar (flipping between two opposite emotional states).
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