re: -HUMSAFAR-
Yes i thats how they would have cast it. It definitely Would not have had the same appeal…no way…this was the first time i saw the 3 main characters in a play. Thats what made it work. Saba Hameed has done the evil saus role so many times. Everyone looked the part. Casting was spot on…the characters should look the part. Love the fact they chose Suhee Abroo for Sanja. She is suppose to be a dark below average looking girl. Another example hate the fact that they cast Sammiya mumtaz in Main chand to play an older woman…i am also having a issue with amma jaani in Matae jan hai tu…she is supposed to be in her 70’s and she looks like she is in her 50’s or 60 at most. The only thing we had to use our imagination in Humsafar is for Hareem who just tunrs 7 to look like a 4.5 year old. But it is understandable that a 4.5 yr could not deliver some of the lines and play that role because it is not feasible for a child that age. I was bothered by the girl who was supposed to be drop dead gorgeous in Mera Naseeb but as just an attractive girl. There is so much of a pool to cast from nowadays so why make the viewer imagine that a 35 yr old actress is supposed to be 18…one can stretch the imagination so much.