After watching this week’s episode of Sadqay Tumharey I am quite willing to forgive and forget last week’s. Without doubt this was a classic filler episode in which the story really did not move forward but what a pleasure it was to watch. This is pure entertainment, I felt lost in Khalil or Shanno’s happy little bubble. I even forget to be upset over the brutal way Shanno had been beaten by her mother only after the episode was over did I ask myself: should such a callous beating be treated so lightly?
After swearing by her father that she could not love anyone but Khalil, Shanno is not surprisingly beaten black and blue by her vindictive mother Rasheeda. The marks are so obvious that she cannot go to college, which leads her friend Humaira to become suspicious. Again Khalil Saheb presents us with a sympathetic rather than authoritarian Molvie, who on Humaira’s instigation comes to check up on his dars student Shanno. After giving her Dum wala Paani he gently reminds both Shanno and Humaira of their duty to their parents , that such engagements come and go . In his previous interview with DramaPakistani the writer has said that he writes such religious ‘Molvie” characters in such loving and kind vein because he wants them to be inspirational rather than unyielding and dominant figures they are often seen as.
Meanwhile Khalil’s parents return with the news of the rejection he was expecting and warn him not to visit Shanno’s village. Like most people their age Khalil and Shanno think they know better and neither is deterred. If anything both takes all the opposition as a challenge they must rise to. Again one of the best scenes this episode was between Dr Maqsood and Khalil…….I would say pure magic…
“ Jinno key Sheher main Shehzadi ka haal bura hai…”
“koi Khaab ayya hai kiya”
“ nahi aik Khayal ayya hai………….. Vo Mohabbat hi kiya jiss mai ilhaam nahi aathi “
Khalil claims Khalu Amin is jealous because Khalil loves Shanno more than Khalu Amin loves her, his own daughter. It is a testament to the blind passion and bravado born of inexperience and the swirl of feelings that only a first, innocent love can bring. This whole episode was a sweet tribute to the patience, the courage and the strength that only such pure feelings can bring. There is no doubt in Shanno or Khalil’s mind as to their course of action; they just need the confirmation of each other’s feelings to risk everything. Kahlil, just like Afzal, is full of full of threats and promises and willing to stand up to anything verbal or physical. Bha ji Fayaz is waiting with a gun and Khalil is not afraid, though perhaps a wiser man should be.
This episode was simply fabulous, both Mahira and Adnan were a pleasure to watch. Mahira is truly the powerhouse of this drama; her scenes keep my eyes glued to the screen, her expressions perfect; each nuance caught with ease. Adnan Malik and Shamil Khan are excellent. There is such a wonderful chemistry between all the characters and which is not always easily achieved. Khalil and the post man , Khalil reading Shanno’s letter were both sweet and had just the right touch of reality. Even Rasheeda and Amin seemed human this week. Khalu Amin actually defends his eldest daughter’s character and Rasheeda is shamed into some semblance of introspection a couple of times. I almost thought Rasheeda would sit down and talk to her daughter, woman to woman after catching Shanno singing about the “ zalim Samaj” to her mirror. The way she slowed down and almost seemed to open up could have been a great beginning and I am still holding on to a slim hope that the story behind Rasheeda’s animosity will turn out to be a little more nuanced than it has been so far. Take a bow Team Sadqay Tumharey , Director Ehtashamuddin , the Dop and have all made up for the mess of last week !
written by Sadaf Haider
