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The sad irony is that Haseena’s heroines challenged the status quo by being their bubbly, independent, if hopelessly romantic selves in comparison, the Khirads and Sarahs of today are a firm step backward. If Haseena Moin was the benchmark of mass popularity back then, then Humsafar is an indicator of our endemic regressiveness. Humsafar’s popularity is sad evidence of the systemic erosion of Pakistan’s social consciousness since the enforced piety of Zia’s days. Suffering women in particular seem to be placed on a pedestal by men because they are the ultimate romantic symbols of womanly sacrifice, by women because it is nice to be validated on screen for life choices that have them personally unfulfilled but socially approved.

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It is possible that the main reason for it is the charisma of Fawad Khan and the dewy faced Mahira, at least if my class full of 15-year-old girls is any proof, but our perverse obsession with suffering is also another plausible reason for its success. The play’s popularity amongst the well-to-do, private school-educated classes is the most fascinating aspect of this phenomenon. This is their idea of what people want, and with the unprecedented success of Humsafar, it seems like they’ve got it right. That there are women who might choose to behave like Sarah when they find out that the love of their life is betrothed to another is not under doubt, neither is the fact that there are women like Khirad who could be led into marrying a stranger because they have no other option the problematic bit is that all Pakistani plays across the board depict most ‘lovable’ female characters in this light. Sarah, who in the first 15 minutes is presented as the demure sidekick in Asher’s business, suddenly discovers a histrionic streak that would put Malka-e-Jazbaat, Bahaar to shame. While the female characters are painted through a Nazeer Ahmed-esque moral lens of angelic goodness and devilish design, the man’s agreeableness remains superfluous to his desirability, perhaps even detrimental to it his unreasonable suspicions being proof of his virile masculinity. The women orbiting in their pre-determined paths around the intense and manly object of desire whose taut face and pregnant pauses helped drive the contrived ‘plot’. These said characters then proceeded to act in the way the middle class writer’s imagination perceives poor people act, or equally rich ones. Add to that the poverty-stricken but upright mother on her death bed and (the soon to turn into) evil NGO-aunty mother-in-law, and every tired old cliché in the Pakistani moral universe begins to gnaw at whatever little substance the play had to begin with. The principal characters were immediately defined through tired old tropes of class - poor girl with chadar equal to good and chaste rich girl in jeans, spoilt and forward.

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Closing the dozen or so windows that are usually open on my Chrome at any given time to allow my computer optimum performance and speed, I settled down to plug into the pop-culture rhythm of modern Pakistan. So, to bring myself up to speed, I decided to spend one weekend on YouTube catching up on the Pakistani zeitgeist. It is the kind of all-encompassing popularity that legends are made of, and who but the shallowest snob would begrudge such a culturally defining moment? Pakistani drama had been witnessing a revival for a couple of years now, but not until Humsafar did that scattered babble converge to a deafening roar confronting the unsuspecting on every corner regardless of consent.

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Zoya Nasir as Sameen is the Talented and well-educated daughter of Jalees and Sofia.A Pakistani drama serial has brought the nation together once again, reminding people of the ‘80’s when ‘ Waris’ and ‘ Tanhaiyaan’ are fabled to have left the streets of Lahore deserted. Waseem Abbas as Raees is the Elder brother of Nafees who agrees to keep Hala and raise her in greed of money. Saba Hameed as Shah Jahan is the Wife of Raees, who supports her husband and looks after the house. She does not want Hala to stay in Pakistan. Samina Ahmed as Rifat (Dadi) is the Strong headed mother of Raees, Jalees, and Nafees.

Hania Aamir as Hala is a simple and loving daughter of Nafees who lives with her Uncle Raees and family.įarhan Saeed as Hamza is an educated and caring elder son of Raees.Īfter hardship Hala gets Hamza, and the latter finally achieves his true love. Now Hala is in the hands of a greedy uncle and aunt who are taking hefty compensation for Hala’s upbringing. Hala’s father brings her to Pakistan to be brought up by his elder brother’s family and grandmother. A post shared by ? serial Mere Hamsafar is the life story of Hala, born to a Pakistani father and foreign mother who leaves them after her birth.