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I wasn't very impressed with today's episode because there was way too much negativity in it. I spent the whole weekend (betweem studying), commenting on KSG and Surbhi's profile to increase their rank, and imagining what will happen in Monday's episode. However, what happened today was a below average episode. The last scene and song choice was heart-wrenching. KSG rocked as usual, but what is up with the wide range of negative characters on this show?!
They are making a show with a Muslim backdrop after ages on Indian TV, and they are showing only bad people with bad character like :
1. A selfish and greedy Mom- Rashid's Mother who told him to marry Shireen for moolah!
2. Haseena Bi- Another greedy woman and a bad mother who values moolah more than her son's choice which is Nikhat.
3.Razia- Another ridiculously manipulative and disguisting Mother
4. Rashid- who is apparently so helpless that he can't defend his son
5.Shireen- A brainless woman who doesn't trust her son, but only what she saw and what Razia says.
6. Nikhat- A spineless girl who can neither speak for herself nor her brother.
7.Humaira- A girl who is so weak that she is ready to harm herself, but cannot stand up for what is right because of fear!
Surbhi had once said in an interview that she is excited to the show because of the Muslim backdrop and that she saw some famous Pakistani dramas like " Dhoop Kinare", and "Humsafar" to learn how to play a Muslim character. KSG said he wouldn't show his tattoos and took urdu classes. If the actors are so into their characters, then why are the CVs bent upon messinge everything up? Gul had once said thats he will remove the stereotypes from peoples minds, but I just see her creating new ones and solidifying the old ones. Her previous shows had 1or 2 vilains. Here we have 4 . I just don't get it.
I agree that they can't show a perfect Muslim family and they need a villain, but the negativity is going overboard and the only normal people seem to be Dilshad, Najma, Asad and Zoya.
Also, what is with the uncivilized people in every wedding? We have already seen two girls, namely, Zoya and Maryam who were forced to get married. Well, if you're going to make a Muslim show and wanna show people's hypocricy then don't repeat the same idea twice. In Islam, the marriage is null and void if the girl or guy is not happy with it. Can the audience please be educated about these things without showing muslims like Akram and Mamu's family trying to kill anyone who gets in the way of their wrongdoings??
In short I just wanna say that this show was ONE of my ways of getting away from academic stress and everyday routine of life, but the storyline is getting disappointing and as a viewer, I have the right to express my opinions. There are a lot more issues that they can show, but they choose to show manipulative, weak women and fights and girls being forced to get married.
The last scene did bring tears to my eyes, I LOVE KSG and SJ and ONLY for them, I will hang on for as long as I can, but in between, I will voice my opinions because I want the show to be remembered as a piece of good quality drama and not just something that came and went because of fanaticism.
