Bari Apa yeh candle light dinner tu aap ko buhat mehnga pare ga! I am actually glad that Zubeida showed her true colors today and any reservations or doubts about her feelings for Ghazanfar are clearly gone. Firdous stepped in at the right time and I can hardly wait for her to speak her heart out to Farman, it is about time that someone told Farman the truth about his wife. The way Zubeida/Ghazanfar/Firdous story moved forward today was absolutely thrilling and we know for sure now that Zubeida is the kind of woman who would happily get her sister divorced and live happily ever after with her husband. It seemed like Zubeida had been waiting for this opportunity all along and although before Zubeida always wanted to be in the house to monitor what Farman was doing but now that she has Ghazanfar all to herself she could not care less. As far as Zubeida is concerned Neelam can have Farman and his wealth if Zubeida can have Ghazanfar in return! Now we know where Sharmeen gets her twisted thinking from! I really felt for Adeel today but if he is wise he will walk out of this relationship and save himself from becoming another “Farman”!
So Neelam has enough money to live a comfortable life, which would mean that the only reason Neelam continues to live with Farman is because she loves him…well Neelam’s love for Farman gives the phrase “love is blind’ a whole new meaning! After what Farman said to Neelam today she really should go to her relatives because if she continues living with Farman it will only go to show that she has absolutely no self-respect. Farman may change his opinion about his wife though once he sees Ghazanfar and Zubeida together but even then Neelam deserves someone who would value her…well every woman does!
The ‘excuses’ Zubeida gives for taking care of Ghazanfar were very lame and both of them knew it only too well that Zubeida was not doing all this because she thought she owed it to Firdous.
Sharmeen’s personality is just as complicated as her mother’s; on one hand she says she is getting married to Adeel so that the family will be united again and on the other hand she will do anything to convince her mother to break the engagement! She is after all Bari Apa’s daughter and feels no shame in taking credit where there is no credit due!
The entire episode was beautifully directed but I liked one scene in particular where Eesa says goodbye to Sharmeen; the part where he walks away and Sharmeen drives away in her car. The location was beautiful and it was perfectly timed. Savera Nadeem, Waqas Khan, Arjumand Rahim, Nauman Ijaz and Ayesha Khan in particular were superb today and their acting makes this show a treat to watch. Syed Jibran is also doing a great as Shakeel. I am eagerly looking forward to the next episode since it should be very action packed.
Fatima Awan.
