There is a corny old song which begins “you always hurt the one you love; the one you shouldn’t hurt at all” which like most clichés rings sadly true. Danyal is confused and angry but in the process he manages to hurt not only Naina but his parents too. I felt really bad for the Maliks, after so many years they are again childless as Danyal sets of on quest of self-discovery. I really wish Danyal had been kinder to his parents ,who actually love him more than anyone else in the world.Mikaal plays Danyaal so well that it is easy for the audience to connect with his dilemma, and we all know jab khoobsoorat log rotey hain tho hamdardi thori ziyada hee hoti hai.

Talking of beautiful people , Naina did not have much to say in this episode and actually did better than last week .Her struggle deciding whether or not to keep Danyal’s Taveez and her near silent disappointment played out well. Her mother played by the wonderfully expressive Seemi Raheel could not underplay anything and managed to keep me smiling.

So Danyal is not a Malik, that veil has fallen: so who is he? The only person who might know is Naimat Khan, the stranger whom Danyal keeps bumping into. Naimat Khan invites him to Nawabshah, telling him that that it is Danyal’s Taey Amma who is his biggest enemy .She wanted Naimat Khan to kill him but instead he was given into the safekeeping of the Maliks. In the tradition of a good mystery Naimat Khan refuses to tell him why or when this happened, saying “the time will come.” Danyal also meets another stranger played by Sabreen Hasbani at the train station. From the promos it seems their relationship continues to where Danyal visits her house. Watching Sabreen Hasbani is always a treat and I am sure her role will only add to the story. At this point, just like Danyal I am not sure who to trust. Naimat Khan might easily be manipulating the truth for his own ends and was the meeting between Danyal and Sabreen Hasbani’s character really just a matter of chance?

It is always nice to watch a serial where in the hard work has been done for the audience, so just sit back and enjoy the show. The threads of the story line are deliberately scattered but seem to be slowly drawing into a nicely woven narrative which is leading the viewer forward without the usual distractions of side tracks.

Sorry this review is late and a little short but hopefully there will be more to say next week.

written by sadaf