SPM ~ My musings 15.5.19 One Plastic smile…
The human countenance apart from features also has the skill toexpress the myriad of emotions and workings of the mind upon it. The smile, a curving upwards of muscles around the mouth , itself can give various signals about what a person thinks and feels. The obvious one denotes happiness. But it can express a sneer and mischief too. It could well be an expression showing favour, kindness. A smilecould just as well show disdain or derision .This episode for me expresses a variety of smiles.
Right at the Iftari table Sultanat and Zaroon exchange, lovey dovey smiles. The throwing and picking up the gauntlet continues between them, Sultanatgives him a smile, which seems to express , that little does he know what sheis up to. To make sure this sham wedding does not go through!
Zaroon teams up with Humza to infiltrate the area of the dancingbelles/aunties and who knows grans as well! The two cheeky smiling boys are caught and shooed away! Zaroon's face lines up with giddy love torn smiles! As his goal is to check out his love interest Saltanat doing a jig a mig!
The Shah family’s faces show joy in celebrating a nuptial of two children within the family. We hear it’s been a while since wedding bells sounded in the house. So joyous smiles beam! particularly on the faces of the varied ages of women folk in the Shah family. A prenuptial celebration of song and dance is in full swing that ushers in the approaching wedding of Humza to Kainat. The bride stands out as the only one who wears a bland almost lack lustre smile.Kainat is the centre of attraction. Her mother Zainab caresses her daughters face , almost to encourage Kainat to put on a plastic smile to mark the occasion and to show appreciation for the full on celebrations that Rubina and Ghazala have orchestrated largely.
Even Mainjaan wears a content confident smile. Auspicious things are happening according to plan in his clan. The only one who has no reason to smile openly is Kainat. Culturally too, girls are expected to appear, demure, docile and subtle. But the truth of the matter is, her heart and soul are not in this alliance, so how can she stick on a smile, that shows her heart’s desire? It is noticeable when she catches Zaroon’s, what she sees as a caring smile. A shy smile from her is sent to Zaroon. Her smile I think, puts Zaroon’s mind at rest, that this wedding is still on!
A mute, almost robotic Kainat sits, surrounded with animated females fussing around her, doing the rituals.Well at least Kainat’s broken heart, brings joyful smiles on other people's faces.
One pair of sneaky busy bodies, Neelam and Saltanat play a deceptive text message games. Both see it as risky, bit nevertheless good fun. Saltanat has to understand that as part of beating Zaroon at this game of oneup man ship! This texting, swapping phones! pretending to be one which one isnot! is downright deceptive and bogus! Why was Neelam scripting? and Sultanat who I thought had her head screwed the right way ; pretending to be Kainat! This is not, all ‘s fair in love and war! As Neelam justifies flippantly! Whose love?and whose war? And where is the fairness?More like fun time meddling in two decent people’s lives. Mind you I would like to reminder this pair, that both Humza and Kainat are family members! so respect for family.
There seems to be something not quite right with this Neelam.. sheis clearly not in favour of having Kainat as her brother Humza’s wife! Sultanat and Neelam seem quite close. To me she seems to be like Sultanat’s sidekick, helping her in all the pranks theypull. I recall it was Sultanat with Neelam who went to receive Zaroon from theairport. Both seem to gel well together.Only in this distasteful texting phone call scenario.. it’s more than a prank!Makes me wonder about the good will Saltanat has towards Kainat.. especiallywhen in character Saltanat tells Humza over the phone that she’ll commit suicide! If he doesn’t say no to hismarriage to Kainat .. reject Kainat , just like Zaroon did and Mainjaan will accept his right to choose his bride.
Only Humza takes the test of love seriously.. assures the in roleKainat that he will say no to the alliance, just to prove his love for Kainat!Both Neelam and Saltanat smile broadly from cheek to cheek! Seeing that theirmission of blocking this marriage has succeeded! The matter to give thought tois , that were both these girls telling fibs, to expose the truth that Kainat is not smiling about marrying Humza? Allowing Humza on the other hand to prove his worth to Kainat.. by undergoing any test to keep her happy!
But the truth as I see it, is all this scheming and plotting Saltanat and Neelam are involved in, is happening behind the backs of Kainat and Humza.Imagine what will happen when Kainat discovers that she was in conversation with Humza abouttheir marriage? what will her reaction be? Will she be smiling to show her happiness, as her mother Zainab thinks itto be..
Frankly this episode did my head in! was not sure what was thepurpose of this foul play? Neelam andSultanat seem to be ganging up against Kainat .. mind you I did notice that thecvs played soulful music ,when Kainat was portrayed as a girl forced into amarriage she did not want.. so were Neelam and Saltanat acting as two blessings in disguise for Kainat ? .16.5.19Hamlet53.
Mishfan,Nusi, madz, irshita,Jenelle, thanks for your likes..lovehammie
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