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^^ I can definitely relate. It chokes me every time I see it too. It's the treatment of the story and the powerful dialogues, but mostly it's Hamza. He has this quality that when he is in pain, you automatically feel it.
You know in today's interview, he said a lot of people know him as Pyaray Afzal and not by his real name. It just shows us how impactful and powerful his part in that role was. He is going to be known as Pyaray Afzal no matter what he does next or how many successes he has. THAT's how well he played it and masterfully he owned it.
He has that rare quality in an actor where people instantly connect to their pain. I know he prefers action stuff but the man is made for dramatic, tragic and romantic roles. No matter how many mistakes Afzal was making in his life, Hamza brought him a lot of sympathy and empathy from the audience. He could kill a man in one scene and in the next, as soon as a tear rolled down his cheek, the audience would instantly forget whatever wrong he did and connect with his pain. He has a gift.
So no, I don't think it's weird for you to feel that way. Actually, this isn't the first time I'm seeing someone react like this to the drama. I myself didn't see it when it actually aired and saw it a few months later to see what all the commotion was about. And to be honest, I found it very slow in the beginning. Had it not been Hamza's engaging screen presence from his very first scene in the cricket ground, I would've never finished it. And thank God I didn't give up because it totally won me over by the time I finished it. Every character is beautifully sketched by the writer and portrayed by the actors, the direction is perfect, OST hits the bull's eye, and the main lead is to die for. This drama is a master class. Some people would never understand the craze about it but luckily for us, a lot of people who watch it do 😊
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