-HUMSAFAR-

[Twinklestar]

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There is not much of the story left. They should wrap it quickly and avoid the drag episodes. In last episode nothing happened except he brought them home. And I hate how Khirad just takes Asher's nonsense...Its not self respect and khuddari, its called being a door mat.

Actually there are is certain imp. things that need to take place (below everything is not necessarily in proper order)

1) Asher needs to find out the truth from Khizr and servant staff and confront his evil mother, Farida.

2) Asher needs to realize that it was hell for Khirad to raise Hareem (esp. since she has medical issues) as a single mother
3) Hareem nees to get well and have her open heart surgery
4) Asher needs to apologize to Khirad for being an idiot blinded by jealousy and rage
5) Khirad heart needs to melt and forgive Asher
6) Both Asher, Khirad, and Hareem need to live happily ever after. Actually it would nice to show that they eventually have another child and live happily ever after........

[Meem]

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Actually there are is certain imp. things that need to take place (below everything is not necessarily in proper order)

1) Asher needs to find out the truth from Khizr and servant staff and confront his evil mother, Farida. 2) Asher needs to realize that it was hell for Khirad to raise Hareem (esp. since she has medical issues) as a single mother 3) Hareem nees to get well and have her open heart surgery 4) Asher needs to apologize to Khirad for being an idiot blinded by jealousy and rage 5) Khirad heart needs to melt and forgive Asher 6) Both Asher, Khirad, and Hareem need to live happily ever after. Actually it would nice to show that they eventually have another child and live happily ever after........

Right on!

[bebo]

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Actually there are is certain imp. things that need to take place (below everything is not necessarily in proper order)

1) Asher needs to find out the truth from Khizr and servant staff and confront his evil mother, Farida. 2) Asher needs to realize that it was hell for Khirad to raise Hareem (esp. since she has medical issues) as a single mother 3) Hareem nees to get well and have her open heart surgery 4) Asher needs to apologize to Khirad for being an idiot blinded by jealousy and rage 5) Khirad heart needs to melt and forgive Asher 6) Both Asher, Khirad, and Hareem need to live happily ever after. Actually it would nice to show that they eventually have another child and live happily ever after........

I know and that's why I said it all can be wrapped up without useless drag episodes.

[devilish_angel]

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Twinkles yar loved the 6 th point

[soconfused]

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lol am i the only one that has a weird feeling that Hareem's gonna die (clearly I watch too much Bollywood)...

[devilish_angel]

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check spoiler :)

[rida2011]

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@Rukhsarbibi

Ajeeb hoti hai yeh rah-e-sukhan bhi aye naseer wahan bhi aa gaaye jahan taak rasaayee na thi

finally Fareeda aunty got her share of dialogues :D I liked how they did it slightly different than the novel and really showed Khirad's gullibility. Even after being so harshly treated by her MIL she still comes to the house and calls her Mummy!! I would have chosen a few choice words instead of mummy ;-)

I was expecting that Mahira might overact in these scenes but thankfully she kept it pretty credible. I won't call it a fabulous performance - she has ways to go before that happens; but decent enough.

I am sure people are going to compare the Khizar house scene with Meri Zaat Zara... but I remember how how in MZZB everything was so loud! Here I would have to say that they kept the theatrics to a minimum.

Looking forward to the next episode. Wonder what excuse Fareeda is going to come up with so that Asher doesn't even talk to Khirad.

MZZB was about a modern and liberal girl among orthodox and conservative family members. The reaction you saw was of an uncivilized family. In Humsafar you have an elite, educated family. Thus Khirad was not treated in a similar way.

I hear many people saying that the stories of Humsafar and Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan are similar. I disagree. Reasons are given below:

1) Humsafar is about husband wife relationship and class-culture. MZZB is about religious hypocrisy and the misuse of Holy Quran to pass verdict and ruin people's lives.

2) Humsafar is mainly a love story. MZZB is about the problems women face in our society and what they have to go through if they are bold (beating, false accusation, forced marriage, marital rape, etc)

3) Humsafar has younger and newer actors. MZZB has respectable and seasoned actors.

There in only one similarity: MIL accuses the heroine of being unfaithful and separates the leads. But on the whole the stories are very different.

Plus, I am surprised that people are making fun of Samia Mumtaz and Faisal Qureshi and comparing them to Mahira and Fawad. That is UNFAIR!!

Samia and Faisal are seasoned and experienced actors. They have contributed immensely to the Pakistan TV industry. Fawad and Mahira are newcomers and have to learn a lot. We should learn to respect our senior actors.

Also, the female lead in MZZB was not weak. She was strong.

She went against her elders to attend university. She refused to wear burqa. When Arfeen asked her marry him again, she refused as it was against her self-respect. She was strong from beginning to the end.

MZZB was a very strong story.

Humsafar is good. But we should respect our senior actors and their praiseworthy work.

[rida2011]

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@Sweetmoi

Really good episode, very nice acting by Fawad and Mahira!

I however, **dont think one can compare it to MZZB, because in that drama everything had to be loud. The family portrayed was nor civilised nor softspoken. They were uneducated bond to their own traditions so the scene where Samina Mumtaz is beaten was very well played, dramatic, but in sense of the drama. Just like the scene in Humsafar, which is a drama of an opposite family class. **You cannot suddenly turn Fawad into a character beating up his wife infront of everyone. I think the next part of the drama is gonna be very much like Qaid-e-tanhai.

Spot on!

[dooree]

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love OB, he’s so creative

[ashykh]

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It has 21 epi i guess i think 4 more 2 go

no there is 22 episodes and 16 aired so we have 6 more to go....feb 22 would be the last one

[ashykh]

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I haven't watched Dastaan yet Mzzb was epic. Baber Javed was excellent....just hated the end and last 2 episodes. Otherwise there weren't too many holes in the story. I am surprised BJ didnt win best director. Sumaiyya mumtaz's should have won for best actress.....again I have to watch Dastaan ? How many episode in Dastaan?

babar jawed is the worse director of pakistan...dramay ka us ne satiya naas kar diya.....he streteched it insanely and made it way to melloooo!!! all his dramas are the same.......

[Rukhsarbibi]

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@Rida - I wasn't comparing it to MZZB. I was just saying how a lot of people would. Just like they are comparing it with QeT as well which again had a completely different story.

[Rukhsarbibi]

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There is not much of the story left. They should wrap it quickly and avoid the drag episodes. In last episode nothing happened except he brought them home. And I hate how Khirad just takes Asher's nonsense...Its not self respect and khuddari, its called being a door mat.

there are only 5 epiodes left Bebo Khala - audience ko enjoy karnay do Sara, Farida, and Khizer ki pitaayee ;-)

I disagree with the doormat comment. If Khirad was a doormat, we would have seen her crying her eyes out at Asher's insults. There are enough of those characters floating on the tv screen. She is extremely reluctant to go to Asher's house but goes because of her daughter only. Sometimes silence is Golden. She doesn't want to stoop to his level and be obnoxious to him because we know she's not built that way. Once her daughter is well, she wants to leave Asher's house asap. You can call her selfish because of her child but not someone begging for Asher's attention or love.

[sweetNsour]

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^ Ditto! It requires a lot of self-control to be the way Khirad is acting, it's not easy to ignore especially when one is constantly being put down by others. I don't see her acting like a doormat, rather a classy woman who knows what to say and how to say it.

[diamond321]

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Khirad is keeping her daughter's well being over and above her self respect. She is literally willing to compromise on and sacrifice everything for her daughter.

Ashar should get a nice hard chapaair once he gets to know the truth for putting his wife and daughter through so much.

[ashykh]

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@Rukhsarbibi

there are only 5 epiodes left Bebo Khala - audience ko enjoy karnay do Sara, Farida, and Khizer ki pitaayee ;-)

I disagree with the doormat comment. If Khirad was a doormat, we would have seen her crying her eyes out at Asher's insults. There are enough of those characters floating on the tv screen. She is extremely reluctant to go to Asher's house but goes because of her daughter only. Sometimes silence is Golden. She doesn't want to stoop to his level and be obnoxious to him because we know she's not built that way. Once her daughter is well, she wants to leave Asher's house asap. You can call her selfish because of her child but not someone begging for Asher's attention or love.

@sweetNsour

^ Ditto! It requires a lot of self-control to be the way Khirad is acting, it's not easy to ignore especially when one is constantly being put down by others. I don't see her acting like a doormat, rather a classy woman who knows what to say and how to say it.

@diamond321

Khirad is keeping her daughter's well being over and above her self respect. She is literally willing to compromise on and sacrifice everything for her daughter.

Ashar should get a nice hard chapaair once he gets to know the truth for putting his wife and daughter through so much.

totally agreee! wish people would stop comparing it to other dramas and think that khirad is gonna go running back to her hubby

[rida2011]

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babar jawed is the worse director of pakistan...dramay ka us ne satiya naas kar diya.....he streteched it insanely and made it way to melloooo!!! all his dramas are the same.......

I agree. Babar Jawed did not do justice to the story. But the story by Umera Ahmed was very strong. A woman who stands up to her hypocritical elders, attends university and refuses to wear the burqa. And when the hero asks her to come back into his life, she flatly refuses. Samia, Faisal, Khayam and Samina were very good. I watched the show for the dialogues by Umera and the wonderful acting. But Babar could have done better. However, it wasn't too melo. That is a sad reality of how women are treated in our society. And truth is bitter.

[Just_Some_Girl]

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Its like any other saas bahu, saas turns bad or is bad and or girl gets arranged marriage and there is another girl who wants the man. The acting in this drama is what makes it. Or else there is nothing new to the script... Great time pass indeed.

[UZ]

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@dooree

love OB, he’s so creative

LOL funny

[Krypton]

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Agree with the post on mzzb, there's no comparison.