Finally an entertaining family drama with interesting characters which addresses social issues without rubbing our noses in the sermon. Suffice to say I really enjoyed this week’s episode of LAA and any reservations I had last week are happily cast aside now all we need is a Taveez which makes sure that the quality of this serial and story are maintained and perhaps even taken up a notch or two to give it that sheen reserved for serial which we love enough to recommend to our friends or better still want to watch again and again just to relive the pleasure of a good scene.
Mikaal the actor is back, he is perfect as Danyal Malik. The first half of the drama showed us the slick city boy taking full advantage of Naina’s sudden attraction for him,playing her along to win a bet with his other talangey type friends. I simply adored the scenes of Danyal and Naina wandering around the back streets of Lahore’s famed Liberty market (which may well by my most favourite place in the world too). As usual Mikaal adds his own brand of easy charm to character which might come over as a little mean and carries the whole premise of the film ….oops did I say film ? Well it seems like one, with beautifully shot scenes, great production values and a story which has depth. In a few scenes that, flippant laidback Danyal Malik is gone forever when he overhears his and Naina’s father discussing the fact that he is adopted. Mikaal again brings the gravity necessary for such a life changing event without losing the essence of the main narrative
Naina’s character is simply wonderful, Sarmad Sehbai has written a woman of substance who is strong and outspoken but does not cross the line to rudeness or vulgarity. Real women are like this because honourable women are not afraid to speak their minds or make decisions because they have their moral compass well set from the beginning. Sadia Khan is no doubt beautiful and her character has just the right chemistry with Danyal. She is playing Naina very well but here and there she does fall a bit flat.
We see flashes of the mysterious stranger and in the coming episodes we will probably find out who Danyal Malik really is. In the meanwhile a disappointed Naina must return home.
Will the real Faruq Rind please stand up and take a bow for this great episode and tell the guys who is directing Mere Mehrban to come and learn from him. I have to give a shout out to the Dop for a job well done and the person who did such an excellent job of=n the background music too. Qavi Khan , and especially Seemi Raheel just added more great flavour to the mix. Loved the exchange of looks between Mikaal and Seemi Raheel …simply brilliant! Well done team Laa, you have me at least waiting with excitement for next week’s episode
written bySADAF
