Re: Durr-e- Shawar - A play by Umera Ahmed
Both are pretty good watch- but it depends what you are looking for. Mata e jaan deals with issues such as loss of parents, domestic abuse, but it’s packaged along with a “love story” and has a very light hearted feel to it. As cheesy as I find the romance of ibad and haniya, I still enjoy it. Makes me happy and doesn’t drain me out. I also love the colors and background and basically everything about it… except the glaring loopholes in the story, which I’ve learned to look past.
Right now I am finding most scenes in Durr e Shahwar very tedious - Qavi screaming, Shandana constantly bickering with her hubby (over and over and over again), shadana’s hubby and the daughter’s annoying scenes (yeah we get it daddy misses his little angel- quit showing it 5 times in every episode) and samina peerzada CONSTANTLY trying to tell her daughter what a douche her dad was(but daughter not believing her :s) . BUT this is Umera Ahmed and i know she will suck us all into this story just as she managed to suck us all into Maat. To me, Umera’s biggest strength is her emotional intelligence and her insight into personalities. It’s a remarkable gift which coupled with her eloquence and good storytelling brings deep characters to screen. As painful, annoying and repetitive some of her stories have been, the strength of the characters and the relationship dynamics between them keep you hooked…also the direction is great. everything is beautifully pictured. background music is nice (though excessive )
Incidently after Dastaan, I SOO wished that Umera and Haissam would work together, it was almost like a dream…of course that changed after i saw the pathetic Akbari, Asghari and Kuch Pyar ka Pagalpun bhi tha…