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Wow.
You guys had some real good discussion in this thread.
I'm gonna give ZGH a try maybe later on...but, till then MZZB tops my list for Umera's book adaptations to drama. It really managed to get the viewers' hearts. I don't have enough words to describe my love for Saba's character... the drama made me believe that Saba actually existed in real life. I sympathized with her, cried for her, but then, I was very proud of her too for the way she stuck to her beliefs! Umera Ahmed is a genius, her characters are deep but never fail to touch base with reality!
So, after liking Mahira from Humsafar, I was too excited for Shehr-e-Zaat and then decided to read the actual story. And, boy, I got so engrossed in it that I didn't even realize when the story finished. It made me reassess so many aspects of my own life. In just a couple of pages, Umera introduced a whole new way of looking at things... So, after such a heavy and engraving impact from the novel, I was a bit turned off with SeZ, the drama. I watched till a couple of episodes, but then I felt it wasn't doing as much justice to the novel and I left it midway to avoid spoiling that impact of the novel/story.
I've watched Man-O-Salwa too. I don't have much complaints with the actors, rather than the way the director portrayed the story. It felt too dramatic at times, unlike what Umera's novel usually aim for. To put it simply, I felt it didn't have much of 'heart' in it! Maybe if they kept things a bit more simpler, it would have been more effective. However, I really liked the whole aspect of Resham's character's relationship with her dad. It was quite touching.
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