I thought Seher aimed Muslim viewers. It is a remake of a Turkish show. So it has to follow the same plot. They made changes, but the plot is the same.
I agree on the lack of chemistry between Apurva and Mahi. But I like them separately. They do good job.
Also agree that violence and maybe underage marriage (romance) might have been the reason behind its low TRPs.
But there are many good shows which are good and liked by fans, but lost TRPs game because of tough competition.
Last year Star Plus dramas dominated. This year Zee TV is competing with it, and winning some slots. So Colors dramas have to compete with both the channels.
From what I seen Muslim audience actually liked this show, especially the ones from Muslim countries. I watched some clips and Epi of the Turkish version, rare case where I liked the remake version more. OG version was too dark I feel and even more controversial. Also they kinda ruined it in S2 I felt with cliche tracks. They showed more bold stuff there, Indian audience won't have accepted it.
However, there Mahid/Cunayed character was more soulful, I love both versions of Mahid for diff reasons. Yeah they made some changes like in OG version Seher and Amaal were twins, and Mahid’s father was alive and a very disgusting character. Sultana’s character didn't exist there. Safia was more serious than comical.
Honestly as for Apurva and Mahii I feel their chemistry had potential but they didn't have much scenes together. Plus with Sultana still in the picture very very weird to root for Dr Fareed and Kausar.
If I am not wrong in the Turkish version initially the main couple was supposedly Kausar and Dr Fareed (Meryem-Levent) but then Cunayed and Zeynep became the main couple (Mahid-Seher)
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