

I must say that I felt for Fahad since he came across as such a likable person. Therefore, all of this made this proposal unlike any other. She also wanted to understand his reasons. Shanaya’s response also came as a pleasant surprise even though it was quite apparent that she desperately wanted to get married to Azlaan but she did not say yes instantly. He told her the actual reason why he was proposing and he was willing to go ahead with discovering Shanaya’s world with her. This entire situation was actually interesting because unexpectedly Azlaan was more than honest with Shanaya. This was his way of making sure that Shanaya was always there with him, for him. Even though Azlaan went out of his way to make Shanaya say yes to the marriage proposal, I do feel that he made this decision only because he did not want to take a chance! When his mother made him realize that Shanaya might not be a friend to him anymore and would certainly not be as available as she was right now, he decided to propose to her. The most important development in this episode had to be Azlaan’s change of mind mainly because of his mother! I am tired of watching these seemingly well-educated and open-minded mothers forcing their sons to marry girls they wish to see as bahus without thinking about the consequences. I must say that Seemi Raheal always makes her scenes a treat to watch and I do feel that even some of the best actors in this drama do not appear as ‘natural’ on screen as they often do.

She is a wise and level-headed woman who always gives her bahu the benefit of the doubt even though she does not deserve it. In fact, her mother stands out more than any other character in that family. Perhaps because the dialogues and situations are not impactful enough. Her character or her track, does not give you a lot to talk about though.

The scene we watched tonight, yet again, showed just that. She is the kind of girl who can stand up for herself and will not allow anyone to humiliate her in any way. I am glad Azka is finally over that incident with Azlaan. I hope there is a good reason why these scenes are being shown in such detail! The dynamics in Azka’s house have been pretty much the same since the beginning, there is little to ‘explore’ there. This episode opened with Azka’s brother Sultan selling his bike and later on the viewers were shown how Kanwal continued to have issues with Azka and her mother.
