All hell broke loose when Sajeela found out about Mazhar’s deception. Her father’s “I told you so” ripped through her like a knife. Her father had hoped to marry her off to his nephew, Haider but Sajeela couldn’t think beyond Mazhar- Mere liye jannat dhoond rahey theh aur maine jannat ko thukk raakey jahannum ka intikhaab kar liya! Realizations of our mistakes continue to haunt us, especially those that we make under the subtext of being right. Sajeela’s blind devotion turns to disgust in a matter of seconds and she resorts to taunts reminding Mazhar how his family is living off of her wealth. This man clearly has no self-respect whatsoever. He continued trying to sweeten her up by buying her gifts- something he knows won’t affect her in the least. His excuses were falling on deaf ears- Ussey kya nafrat mein shaadi ki thee? But even though she knows he married her for her money- sachey dil se tumney sirf mere paise ko chacha hai, she is determined to staying married provided he divorces his first wife, Saima. Is this her attempt at putting up a facade because she doesn’t want to own up to her bad choices? Sahir’s facebooking leads us to another link- Sajeela and Almas are sisters. I hope now that we’ve uncovered their story and connection to the rest of the characters, we will see less of them and more of the main ones.
Haider and Aimen, though poles apart have some common interests- she’s a smart cookie this one, unfortunately she comes across as bewaqoof aur duffer as Haider aptly phrases it. He questions her lack of confidence since he can’t imagine why she prefers to undersell herself. But Aimen apni ammi ki beti hai- bohut aam…Her mother’s lack of self-esteem has rubbed off and Aimen grew up thinking of herself as unworthy and ordinary. She fears her father will reject her since she is a mirror-image of her mother- a woman he had rejected years ago. Aimen considers herself a misfit around Haider- a qualified MBA from Harvard Business School who attributes his achievements to his ideal, Taufeeq. Given the opportunity, Aimen can grow and bloom but the question is, will she be given the opportunity? This is a girl who lacks ambition- because she feels she can’t achieve anything as is evident when she has her mind made up that she will lose at any game- even something as relatively simple as X and O!
Next week we’ll see Taufeeq return and how he reacts to a daughter he hasn’t seen in years. The pace could be a little quicker and I would really like if they stop focusing on Sajeela and Mazhar since that takes away more than half the episode. Having said that, I still maintain that I liked this episode for the sweet moments shared between Aimen and Taufeeq- for his genuine attempt at having her speak her mind, consoling her without being overly dominating and providing subtle little doses to boost her confidence. Have you had a chance to catch up? What do you think?
Kanwal Murtaza
