The story so far has been interesting. The Faltu Larki of the title is an orphan from India called Jahan Ara. She is now the central to the conflict raging within the household. While Bhai Jaan and his cousin have fallen head over heels with her, Paro is infuriated at her for having won over Bhai Jaan. Underneath her bitchy exterior, Paro is well
a bitch of the highest order. It hasn't yet been explained how or when she fell in love with Bhai Jaan. Did she fall in love with him after she met his father, the man she eventually married? But then, we are told that her late father was BhaiJann's dad's family friend. That seems to support the view that she knew Bhai Jaan from before her own second marriage. But then, what sort of twisted thinking led her to marry the father of the man who spurned her advances? Did she think this would lead her to Bhai Jaan? Surely she knew how much this would affect BhaiJaan's mother, and as a result, Bhai Jaan himself who is clearly devoted to his mother?
Moving on, there is Jahan Ara who is every bit as inscrutable as Paro. But unlike Paro, we see no tangential hints about her inner thoughts. All we see are slightly expressionless, glazed looks, or at other times, a certain sly look in her eyes. I haven't figured out if this is a figment of my imagination, a result of the performer's ineptitude (the actress playing Jahan Ara is relatively new to the acting scene), or a part of her personality that will slowly be revealed to us, or a mix of all three. It would be nice to know, for example, why did she appear to like Bhai Jaan's cousin in the earlier episodes, only to spurn his advances later on? In the earlier episodes itself, the said cousin had started to behave in a financially responsible manner, taking up teaching gigs to pay for his MBA lessons. He even attributed this change to his love for Jahan Ara. Why then did she change her mind once Bhai Jaan started to show an interest in her? Considering her dire straits and previous harsh experiences, I would have thought she would be only too happy to be with her mother's friend's son.
Finally, Bhai Jaan. He is relatively straightforward as a character but in this latest episode, his refusal to go against his father's wishes to marry Jahan Ara even when his mother was offering her support, suggests a certain spinelessness which was distasteful to me. Otherwise, I do like his character and the actor playing him. In fact, this show is a welcome change for me because, among other things, I am finally seeing a love-triangle where I like both the male characters, and the woman at the centre seems conflicted about them both.
The only story that is a bit less interesting is the one involving Imran Ashraf and his wife, and the one involving Anum's younger sister although that latter story seems to headed towards an intersection with Jahan Ara's story.
Anyhow, so far, this show has been quite engaging. Kudos to the team!
Edited by JNam - 7 years ago
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