Zindagi Gulzar Hai – Episode 19 – Of Rings and Roses

zghp — waisay I am loving the safar from leechar and churail to husband and wife…phew!

In our TV dramas airing, all we hear and see our bad marriages, we hear about divorces, extra marital affairs, the saas-bahu conspiracies and God knows what else that one watching is left wondering that is that all to marriage and relationships? Rarely we see on our screens the idea of love after marriage, love being a great power to look past beyond people’s imperfections and accepting them for who they are. Our writers forgot that these stories exist as well, these people exist as well..two people who come from different walks of life, grow up, mature, see each other in different lights, have differences, arguments, yet they can accept each other and make life incredibly beautiful…and these essences and discoveries, life is truly gulzar or beautiful. thank you Zindagi Gulzar Hai team, starting from Umera Ahmad’s beautiful dialogues, to superb direction and incredible acting by Mansha Pasha, Sanam Saeed and Fawad Khan. I truly felt the power of love today, the subtle romance and how beautiful a relationship between husband and wife could be without making it seem like a fantasy : )

I came across a poem many years ago whose last couplet ended with:

Love is blind – I disagree

I do not feel that way

Love sees each and every fault

And Love loves anyway

In medieval times, a single rose stood for simplicity. In full bloom, red rose meant, “I love you,” and also stood for respect and courage. One can’t deny the significance of Zaroon giving a symbolic way of ensuring that in every gesture, every conversation, he wants to tell Kashaf “ I love you.” A love to a woman who is his center of gravity, as he so aptly puts it. Today Zaroon buys a single rose for Kashaf, not a bouquet and Kashaf looks through the past, remembers the flirt who she has married, that she is probably not the only one who has received these flowers, yet despite knowing all of Zaroon’s past, his nature, his flaws, his faults, Kashaf can’t help but fall in love with Zaroon- or as they say Love sees each and every fault and Love loves anyway… but she is not going to let Zaroon know so easily, now will she?

Surprisingly for me the highlight of the episode has to be when Kashaf and Zaroon are trying their best to test each other by checking who will break down first and admit they were missing each other. The painful thinking expression on Zaroon’s face when he is driving back home and thinks “accident ho sakta hai mera, koi pata hot hai ajj kaal..kiya main usay phone kar loon.. nahi intezar karna chahiye… dekhta hoon kay miss karti hai kay nahi…” and on the other hand Kashaf is feeling pangs of “ahesasay juram” for not being able to stop Zaroon from leaving. For me these moments were very enjoyable and very heart lifting. I really like how Kashaf isn’t just ready to quickly say “I love you” back to Zaroon. Kashaf understands the enormity of what it means to say this phrase as she knows that she is still insecure, even though she feels the change in her and around her she knows these are very powerful words that shouldn’t be treated lightly – they come with promise and faith. And for Kashaf to understand and completely accept this form of love, she needs to completely build a very powerful trust and commitment with that person. Although she doesn’t minds Zaroon flirting with her…oh boy! :P

There were way to many beautiful moments in today’s episode and if I discussed every single one of them, i would be here all day so I want you all to tell me what was your moment? What dialogue moved you the most?

Funny things I took notice of:

-Kashaf ki Mendhi change ho gai do din kay baad …:\

-Yeh nazmabaad to koh kaaf kay pahar say bhi door hai …akhir Zaroon ko pohanctay pohanchtay raat ho gai!

-Why are Kashaf and Zaroon spending more time at Rafia’s home then their own home?

–Kashaf is a government official and so is zaroon, people where are your blackberries ? :D

-Sidra i never want you to leave but but how is your husband in America? :D

An accolade to Fawad Khan

There was once a long time ago when we fell in love with Hassan, then there was Ashar and then I look at Zaroon and one has to wonder, how does Fawad Khan do it? Every gesture of love, every expression, his smile and one has to wonder how on the earth is Kashaf resisting all this charm and energy. My vocabulary falls short in praising your acting Fawad Khan. You are an incredible actor and performer and no one could have made a better Zaroon on this planet.

Next Episode: I had this strange vision that if Zindagi Gulzar Hai was a Bollywood movie, we would have one song where Kashaf is wearing a green suit and dances and sings on “mar dala…mar dalllllla” you know because Zaroon nay kashaf koo apni muhabaat main mar dalla ;) :D BUT BUT that all being said how will Zaroon and Kashaf deal with all the troubles that harbour deep inside of them, Zaroon’s conservativeness and chauvinism and Kashaf’s insecurities and lack of trust.

Poll:

So in terms of being on Team Z or K, think about the last scene where Kashaf and Zaroon talk about role of wife and husband and their responsibilities to each other and in life…who do you think had a better argument? Z or K. don’t forget to vote and comment :D
until next time dostoon…zindagi gulzar hai…gulzar hai :D

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