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Hello everyone😊.
My first post on this forum, though I had been wanting to pen down my thoughts about the show for quite some time.Finally found time!
This is by far the most promising show amongst the crop of the newly launched shows.
The writing is crisp and all characters are fleshed out really well. So well that you can almost predict how each would react in a given situation. But the best part is the human drama is laced with realism. Nasima is not your daily soap vamp-she is as real as any insensitive, opportunist and authoritative women would be. Younis too has his rigid and rude outbursts but at least he has the magnanimity to ask Maryam to buy a dress for Najma or Sabah to behave well with her younger sister. It is these small touches which contribute to the various layers of characters. Also the tragedy here is sublime. A widow and an orphan coping with a massive loss are stuck in a not so favourable environment. There is no overt torture here-no physical torment-no inhuman verbal attack. Just a very subtle display of being unwanted and deprived. And Tauseef's absence is affirmed every time he shows up in a well integrated flashback. His family has moved on but still throbbing with pain of his loss.
And loss extends across the window as well. I must applaud the makers as Imran is an outstanding piece of writing. Also,Hasan breathes life into a character which could have become a caricature of 'angry-young man' heroes with a customary dark past filling up the screen in every other show nowadays. What makes him different is his genuine nonchalance. He does not impose himself upon people, does not confront them, does not even try to clear airs about himself-he REALLY wants to be left alone. The disinterest in his eyes for everything the world has to offer is well evident. But the masterstroke of writing is Imran is no self proclaimed saviour of his poor neighbours. He knows his limits and does not try to engage with the lives of Najma or Mariyam, unless circumstances force him. He helps Maryan on two occasions but does not treat her as an object of sympathy. He feels a pinch of worry for Najma after he witnesses Younis publicly scolding her but immediately shrugs off the care. He understands that there is some issue when Najma does not bring the tennis form the next day but shows no interest in delving deeper. It took time (a lot of it)and her tears to finally move him from his indifference. Things such as these are a proof of nuanced writing. A broken man does not just randomly jump into a saving act. Also the way he looks and does not look at Maryam. There is genuine respect and a sense of hesitation in those expressive eyes.
Najma is another star performer-both character and actor. I cannot wait to see her developing a rapport with Imran. Their chemistry looks very promising. At present, I would not type cast Imran-Maryam equation into a love story. But with Najma he can surely regain a lot of what he has lost. At least the hardened heart and dried up soul can find some redemption here.
Looking forward to the future episodes😊
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