Re: Seema Ghazal
This woman is responsible for the decline of our tv drama. seriously, she's untalented copycat . To top that, she's such a loud character with oodles of arrogance.** In every interview of hers she criticizes great writers like haseena moin and amjad islam amjad. **Who the heck is she to talk ill of them? they were the pioneers of pakistani drama and the fact that their dramas are being watched even today is a proof of their greatness.
Anybody who has watched her dramas would know they're mostly ripped from indian films.** Just to expose her limitations, I would give an example of her recent soap "Khandaan"** .
1)Now, it's a rip-off of several b -grade indian flicks; same old story of a khandaan ka jhagra over a billionaire dead father's property.
2) It's full of typical filmi characters scheming step mom, spoilt younger brother and hardworking elder brother etc. etc.
3)She has used c grade devices of creating suspense which even lollywood *doesn't use anymore. Because, the drama doesn't have any content, they have tried to cover that up with designer dresses and glamorous houses and to keep you hooked they have used gimmicks like showing characters actions but not revealing the intention*(YAAAAWN).
The problem with this technique is usually the revelations are a let down and the viewer feels 'cheated' that he was promised something bigger but what he got at the end was inconsequential.
4)By the way, the *khandaan *lives in scotland and the director has made sure you never miss that! Which seems quite irritating because the location has no relevance to the story being told.
5) the characters are so stereotypical and over-simplified. you don't even need a writer to create them. waste of money!
6) again, seema ghazal being technically inept , can never ever write comedy. here she fails again. It's not a comedy serial(though it's laughworthy) but humor is part of everyday life and no drama can be written without it.
People like Seema are not **technically and **mentally equipped to write scripts. has anybody ever read a novel, novelette, or even a short story written by her ? it's funny how she can claim to be a writer when she has no proof to back it up!