OK, I will be straightforward here. I have absolutely NO idea how and why this drama serial is so popular. Maybe it is Umera Ahmed‘s name, maybe it is the star cast (Amina Shaikh, Saba Qamar, Asad, Adnan Siddiqui, Rabia Noureen)…I have no clue. Even after eleven episodes, the drama has gotten nowhere. The last two episodes in particular have been so monotonous that I know what is going on even after watching it only sparingly.
This is not to say I am not generally a fan of Umera Ahmed. I am. I love her novels, and I LOVED Doraha and Daam. Maat is just not working out, at least for me. Maybe because I also have just one younger sister and the two sisters I am seeing on screen is something that is too hard for me to digest.
Aiman and Saman are unbelievable characters. I just hate this kind of black and white characterization (one reason why I am such a huge fan of Faiza Iftikhar and Samira Fazal – their characters are more real). Aiman is ‘terribly’ good – yes, her character is positive to the point of sickening. I don’t think half of the female viewers of this drama would even want to be like her. I know I don’t.
Call me twisted, but Saman’s character is far more intriguing and believable. Even then, I just cannot stomach that a girl would steal her friend’s cell phone, try to sweet-talk her friend’s fiance and then get after her own sisters’ fiance. There are trouble makers in every family, but heck, why put all negative qualities in one character?
And then we see that this Saman is able to twist everyone around her little finger. Somehow, she always gets what she wants. Why? Somehow, I feel dramas should teach mothers something about keeping a firm eye on their children (sons AND daughters) rather than portray the docile way in which parents end up doing whatever their children want to do.
In case any one is wondering, yes, I have read this novel – it was a complete waste of my hour and half. To give some credit to the production team, the drama serial is much better. They have added more colour to a very dry novel. But hey, even after ELEVEN episodes, all we know is that Saman and Faisal are too silly and selfish, Aiman is too sweet and the two mothers are too helpless.
I would rather watch Humsafar and Kuch Pyar ka Pagalpan anyday!
Written by HA
