A new drama directed by Abis Raza and written by Rahat Jabeen, Zard Mausam has not failed to impress me, at the least. The straight and simple story line compelled me to view further of the first episode. The cast includes Sania Saeed, Faisal Rehman, Aiza Khan, Mohib Mirza, Rija Ali (Senior) and many others. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this director, but it’s a really good serial from what can be seen from this first part.
The storyline basically consists of two tracks from what has been seen so far. Mehru-Nisa has been living at her parent’s house ever since her husband left her, and she constantly gets into arguments and fights with her brother’s wife. The situation gets so worse that it leads to Mehru’s kids believing that their Mami is evil and compels her daughter, Momo, to ruin a brand new suit that Hina, her mami, made for herself. No one knows of this until later, and Mehru is unwillingly forced to take the blame. She later finds out and goes absolutely crazy. Her mother and sister are constantly telling her to stop making her sarcastic comments and picking fights, but regardless, she doesn’t comply. These types of fights continue on and on till the end of the episode, leading to a huge catastrophe that will be unfolded next week.
This is one of those dramas where just about every character is justified. They have a reason for their behavior. At times, I felt so bad for Mehru, but at times she annoyed me. Same goes with Hina and her actions. And when the little girl, Momo, did what she did, I couldn’t help but wince at her naive behavior. You can’t really decide who’s wrong and who’s right, because again, every character’s actions are justified from what ever point you’re looking at it.
Furthermore, we get to see the story with Waqar and Aiman. From what has been told, Waqar recently moved to a new house leaving his wife behind, and he is doing everything in his power to keep his daughter happy. This includes getting her a nanny/housekeeper who just about takes care of the whole entire house. Later on, Aiman starts to get spoiled and keeps needing attention to keep her under control. Her last scene while she’s playing outside was kind of scary in a way because the thought of a little girl in that situation just made me shudder.
A little tid-bit: Finally, I liked how everything was smoothly transitioned, and easily captivating. The sound wasn’t poor, as some of the dramas on air have background music higher than the actual dialogues. Also, I really liked the father and daughter relationship between the dad and Aiman; it was a cute addition to the episode.
Recently, I’ve kind of been on and off when it comes to dramas because some just haven’t really clicked with me. This has been kind of my “Look-forward-to-Thursdays” kind of thing. Hopefully this will keep me hooked – waiting for next week!
