If there was one drama with which I was deeply in love the entire time it was on air, it was Aansoo. I loved it; I counted days till the fresh episode was aired, AND I even watched repeat telecasts. Yes, I really was that crazy about it.
Written by Haseena Moin and directed by Ali Rizvi, the cast was a mixture of new and veteran. Talat Hussain, Sakima Sammo, Shagufta Ejaz, Asad, Nabeel and Noman Ejaz formed the experienced cast while the relatively newer faces were those of Maheen, Zulfikar Sheikh and Tasmina Sheikh.
The story was deep and poignant. It followed the life of the two generations of two families. The decisions taken by one generation affected them as well as their next generation. Two sisters grew up separately, two mothers grieved for the sons they had lost and two step-brothers who had no idea they were related to each other became best friends.
The best part of the drama was its script. There is absolutely no doubt about it. The dialogues were the right blend of serious and humourous. While you could cry buckets over a distraught Eeman who could not understand why “mummy” had left and taken Eesha with her, you could laugh yourselves silly over Eesha’s tricks on Daniyal (played excellently by Nabeel).
Maheen and Zulfikar Sheikh had a great on-screen chemistry as the serious Dr. Aaliyan and the fun-loving law student Eesha. Their romance blossomed throughout the entire serial, even as emotional turmoil was going on in their lives, with Aaliyan’s father showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and Eesha reuniting with her elder sister after so many years. Eeman and her cousin, Sarim, too, found true love after a roller-coaster journey, in which Eeman consulted a psychologist, was sent to her phuppo abroad and finally, reunited with her mother and sister.
The only two cons of this drama: the acting of certain characters that fell totally apart in the crucial emotional scenes. This included Tasmina Sheikh and the ladywho played her mother. Also, the drama stretched over 18 episodes, where it could easily have been wrapped up in 15 episodes. However, credit must go to the production team for leaving us guessing till the very last minute how Daniyal-Eesha-Aaliyan love triangle will turn out.
There were many, many tracks of the story, each more gripping than the rest. The ending, too, was more realistic as there was happiness for some and sadness for others. However, Haseena Moin sent out a very strong message that if you do something negative, you will face its consequences later in life. The “villains” interestingly were the male figures. However, overall, it was a worth-watching serial, and will definitely go down in history as one of the mega-hits of Elysee Productions.
Written by Drama Buff ([email protected])
PS: The OST by Waqar Ali – both slow and ultra slow versions – rocked.
