Wah! Saima Chaudhry ji, the young at heart designer from Faisalabad, kya baat hai aap ki! Once you set your sights on a goal then nothing can faze you – be it the setting up of your fashion house, or the launch of your designer lawn, or getting that young twit of a second wife out of your husband’s life. Stamping out all opposition like a bulldozer you almost always succeed in your mission – and now that you’ve set your heart and mind on making Annie your bahu, God help both Annie and her mom Arfa!
So yes, this episode revolved around Saima Chaudhry’s endearing and absolutely hilarious whole-hearted pursuit of Annie, which basically meant that poor Arfa found herself roped into designing the interiors of Saima’s fashion outlet, and Annie found herself invited to a movie night with Saima Chaudhry. Here, I have to confess to being a closet admirer of Saima Chaudhry, for her single-minded devotion to the achievement of her dreams. She makes me believe that nothing is impossible in this world – truly a role model for the many of us who give up on their dreams so very easily.
Even as Saima Chaudhry’s track was the central attraction, there were a couple of other very well addressed issues that deserve mention as well. Just as we had suspected last week, Sila’s desire to work, did not go down well with Azar at all. The crass manner with which Sila handled this whole situation, and the way Azar reacted to it, showed their immaturity and insecurity. Here, we saw Rabia coming into her own as a mother and handling the whole issue ever so maturely. Rather than stirring the pot further, she talked separately to both Sila and Azar. These conversations, though laced with humor, were handled very sensitively, no lecturing or pointing fingers. How I wish our other TV land mothers and mothers-in-law would take a leaf out of Rabia’s playbook. Similarly we saw Rabia and Faraz telling Arfa to relax and take it easy with Annie, regarding the issue of her marriage. Valid advice there!
Sukhi and Taka’s track provided the “awww” moments in the episode; physically mismatched as they are, they make such an adorable couple. I absolutely love the fact that Sukhi is so secure in her self, she is not bothered by her weight, and that nobody else around her seems so to care either. She is beautiful and lovely just the way she is, there is no need to change to please the society at large. Yet another valuable lesson taught.
This was another fabulous episode from Marina Khan, Nadeem Baig & Co. Vasay Chaudhry deserves special mention for his humorous but purposeful script. The actors, led by the inimitable Bushra Ansari, were in great form. Among these, for me, Saba Hamid, Ahsan Khan, Uroosa Siddiqui, and Navin Waqar were the standouts today. Eagerly looking forward to the next installment from these Baraatis.
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