Meri izzat ki dhajjiyaan uraadi usney! Sajeela walked off shortly after her father’s death and spent the night out. Upon her return, she instigated Haider by flaunting her love for Mazhar and that was the end of their marriage. A marriage is a scared bond that is chaste and supposedly meant to last till the end of time. For Sajeela, it was her ticket back into the arms of her lover. She married Haider with the intention of leaving him- but not by herself. She wanted him to divorce her so she could live with the label of being the innocent victim while he would forever be remembered as the man who ruined her. That would pave the way for her to convince her family of Mazhar. Fortunately or unfortunately, that was not meant to be as her game was soon uncovered. Sajeela shamelessly admitted that she never loved any man except Mazhar and she wanted out of her hopeless marriage.
Ek rishtey ke khatam honay se tum tamaam rishtey khatam kar rahe ho– Almas is concerned that Haider will severe all ties with her family but Haider reassures her that their parents respected each other and he would never throw away their association even though his marriage is over. On the outside, Haider seems to be healing but deep down he continues fighting the demons of his past which explains why he never remarried. Bibi has raised him like her son and desperately wants to see him hashaash bashaash and she’s relieved to hear Haider has now started to at least consider the prospect of marriage. However, since he has been hurt, it remains to be seen whether he will learn to completely trust someone again. A break-up takes a toll on a person and tends to alter their behavior- especially one that is a result of such treachery.
Finally the last few minutes brought us back to the present- remember Aiman? The girl whose story this is supposed to be? Yeah, nothing much has changed in her life- ek aur farigh aur bemaqsad din, ek aur din jismein Umm-e-Aiman ki kisi ko zaroorat nahin! Yes, she’s still pretty much the same- she’s still dressing up like the house-help. Haider comes by and they exchange a few brief words but the magic of those first few episodes was missing. Tauseef Kamal is still cold and indifferent- he’s definitely not your best bet for people skills. I think this drama got off to a pretty decent start and the first few episodes were engaging. However, the story has side-tracked with too many episodes dedicated to explaining the past- Sajeela/ Mazhar, Sajeela/ Haider, and next week again we will get to see more of Sajeela/ Mazhar. It seems as though the team of Mere Humdum Mere Dost was suffering from ADHD and simply couldn’t stay focused! I can imagine this is one reason why many people would have quit watching and will probably get back once we’re back to the main story. What do you think?
Kanwal Murtaza