Awwww!!! For the first time EVER I watched an episode of KPKP with a silly smile on my face. The panga bolo scene, between Daneez and Mujtaba, while they were eating dinner, was so goofy and sweet :) This is the kind of tender repartee that I had been waiting for ever since I first saw the promos go on air.
This serial had begun with a bang. The first episode was brilliant in setting up the premise, but then after the first couple of episodes the story appeared to have lost focus, making some strange twists and turns that defied all logic. But, then last week’s episode, followed by this week’s, seems to have set the story back on track. Now it seems that Kiran and Shimraiz are plotting to set the scene for a showdown between Daneez and Mujtaba, one that will test the shaky foundations of this newly marrried couple’s burgeoning relationship.
So, in this week’s episode we saw Mujtaba making a gradual transition from being an immature, selfish person to one who was maturing and making a sincere effort at making his marriage work. Daneez also seemed to have calmed down and appeared so much more mature (almost normal!!) in her interactions with Mujtaba. Shimraiz remains committed to destroying Mujtaba and Daneez’s relationship. As for Kiran, well, well, that girl seems to have insane amounts of mental energy that she expends on plotting ways to punish Mujtaba. After Mujtaba shows her a no-lift sign, Kiran, now aka Roshni, shows up at Daneez’s door, pretending to be a caterer???!!! Aisha Khan was absolutely brilliant today. Particularly, in her expressions after crazy Kiran left her house the first time around. Aisha, looking absolutely bewildered, muttered to herself: “ab yeh bartan lene phir ayegi !!!”
Given that the serial has 20 episodes (as per Samira ji), out of which 18 have now aired, I keep wondering why it took so long to get to the main point, if Daneez and Mujtaba’s relationship indeed is the central track of this serial. This is so unfortunate. Now that the story is finally coming together, and the characters are getting more defined, I want to see more of Daneez and Mujtaba’s relationship and know if Kiran and Shimraiz can ever get together. Instead it seems that everything will be rushed and sorted out in the next two episodes. Sigh! I so wish the story had been streamlined much earlier.
On the production side, the episode continued to be dogged by continuity and editing problems: Kiran’s hairstlye changes with every breath she takes. Mujtaba walked away from his meeting with Kiran wearing a jacket, but when he shows up at his house for lunch he’s without his jacket. The sound although much better, still remains muffled at times. When Kiran comes to Daneez’s house the second time around, Daneez responds to a question that was never asked. And, Meekal gets away with swearing again. I wonder if the editorial team needs to sit down and agree on a given list of swear words that should be bleeped out routinely.
Overall, this was by far the best episode we’ve seen since the early days of this serial. The highly anticipated romance between Mujtaba and Daneeez finally made its much awaited debut, and I for one am definitely waiting to see more of this couple in the next episode.
Written By SZ ……..
