I like this Abdul Qadir guy; there is nothing not to like about him. He likes Harry Potter for crying out loud :)

I’ll be honest. There was no magic in the first episode that would make me want to watch the next episode. The attraction just wasn’t there.

Basic storyline: Rich woman, Meera (Saba Hameed) marries a middle class man, Mr Siddiqui (Asif Raza) and have a child, Abdul Qadir who just isn’t all “normal”. Meera is a headstrong, self-centered working woman who has always given more priority to her career and not to her family. The parents are in a continuous conflict over personal issues, matters of the past, and the upbringing of their child. They are not at all in agreement over the way their adult son should behave. The mother insists on dictating what kind of workout her son is to do, who can be his friends, how he should behave and even when he should sleep.

How is any different than the regular mix of dramas that are produced in Pakistan each year.  To me, the power of a drama is in its message. Episode 1 was just plain boring. I have a headache just listening to Meera dictate the lives of her husband and son.

There are 2 points that stood out for me in this episode. Firstly, the name itself – Abdul Qadir. It was very casually called an old fashioned name. Meera took hurt when her in-laws gave her son this name. Yet there was a huge disconnect in her understanding the meaning, the character and the importance of this name. Why am I not surprised???  Abdul Qadir stressing that his name is not Qadir but Abdul Qadir made me smile. The second thing that stood out for me was the whole “status” issue. Abdul Qadir, being the caring and generous person that he is, wanted to take the maali’s son to the hospital and was stopped by his mother because according to her, he has to learn to live according to his status and “ghareeboon ko apnay auqad mein rakho”. Yeah I’ve seen this in so many dramas, but each time I see it, it hurts!

Parents fighting – irrelevant of the age of their children isdetrimental to the well-being and upbringing of their children. Abdul Qadir, unfortunately is the result of this strange chemistry. He has no “true” friends and has been deprived of the joys of life because of a selfish mother and a father who’s objections do not matter as he doesn’t have any authority.

I may have trashed the drama but I liked Fahad Mustafa’s acting. It was good, not great but nevertheless one that deserves mentioning. I’m not sure if I have the patience to see more of this drama in the future, but for those who do… good luck and enjoy!

And to end, I wanted to quote a line that made me laugh out loud,

Jawad (Abdul Qadir’s friend- yeah the one who had whiskey from his dad’s almari that same morning):  “Fazool larkiyoon kay peechay hi to time zaya kiya jata hai, achi larkiyoon say to shadi ki jati hai”.

Desigirl