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Not another Humsafar episode

Not another Humsafar episode

My very own Khirad, Fawad and the infamous Mummy Jee - watch my take on the popular drama Humsafar.

Osman Khalid Butt January 10, 2012

You know you need a parody on Humsafar when everyone and their mother's great grandkhala is talking about it. So here it is!

The video begins with a tongue-in-cheek comparison of sorts between the Twilight saga and Humsafar. It then moves on to a sketch piece featuring Karachi-based model and actress Rubya Chaudhry, and local theatre actors Mustafa Ali Khan, Sundus Jamil (also a model and local television actress) Haris Shahbaz and myself.

The sketch is a comedic 'recap' of the initial 11-12 episodes of the drama serial, highlighting the key moments in a not-so-dramatic interpretation. The video also features a parody of Ke$ha's wildly popular 'Tik Tok' - written, sung and edited by me - interspersed into the plot of Humsafar as the theme song of the character 'Sara'. I plan to release the track on soundcloud (for download) soon, as I did with Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' parody from my previous v-log.

Cast/Credits (Humsafar... only it's not):

Sundus Jamil as Khirad
Rubya Chaudhry as Sara
Mustafa Ali Khan as Farida
Osman Khalid Butt as Ashar
Haris Shahbaz as Khizar
Special shout-out: Aashir Rayyan Khan & Sardar Junaid Khan

Written and directed by Osman Khalid Butt (Yes, even the Tik Tok spoof)

WRITTEN BY:
Osman Khalid Butt A writer, actor and theatre-director.

The views expressed by the writer and the reader comments do not necassarily reflect the views and policies of the Express Tribune.

COMMENTS (36)

Ali | 12 years ago | Reply I think I am in love with Rubiya Chaudhary. Come to think about it, chaudhary is a funny last name.

kiran aftab | 12 years ago | Reply @emmas: yaa exactly

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kiran aftab | 12 years ago | Reply @Sonya Anjum Saba: i toooo love the showw

rabya saleem | 12 years ago | Reply Ahhhhhhh this izzzz sumfnk mind blowin =) Hats off to osman for his grrreeeeaaatttt work Ths z really sumthng to be appreciatddd =)

Sober | 12 years ago | Reply Awesome humor. I just love it. Keep it going guys and gals.

Hammad Attaullah | 12 years ago | Reply Sara's character was fun...!! :P Nicely put together.. hats off..!!! A bit adult, couldn't share with my family :(

Sami Saayer | 12 years ago | Reply rubya chadhry!!!

ana | 12 years ago | Reply o btw your sponsor was Ariel washing powder...i love the parodybut ill still not buy ariel...organic washing powder is still cheaper

Aaliyah | 12 years ago | Reply OB i have been watching these productions of yours and reading the oodles of praises and applause....but to be honest ( and someone has to be honest to you)..these are tasteless, senseless and quite bland. I know you are talented.. perhaps you should look in to how u can capture humour cause these are ...not funny. seriously.

Tinni | 12 years ago | Reply OB you are very talented.. period. Yesterday just before leaving office when I logged into the forum I run with my friends, http://alliswell.express-forum.net, a forum meant for fun and creativity, I laughed myself off making my colleagues wonder what I was upto. I have already watched this 4-5 times and specially loved the term 'slutty savitri' being Indian woman and so used to hearing this the other way it was a refreshing change. Now coming to HUMSAFAR the serial. I must confess I am in love with it, not for its storyline for it is quite predictable but the presentation and the good acting done by various members sply Fawad and Naveen...Indian soap makers need to learn a few things from the way serials are made in Pakistan...About Sara and Khirad, well at times I relate more to Sara as an urban working woman wanting to settle down with the man she dreamt about since childhood or encouraged to dream about for a future together...Khirad is also not exactly a doormat or dehati, infact she breaks all preset notions Ashar had about her...I see no wrong in the style the director decided to give the two characters, let us look beyond their style of dressing and instead take it as a way to set up the difference between the female leads...

HK | 12 years ago | Reply LMAO!! Great job Osman and co :D So proud to be a Pakistani at this moment in time and claim Humsafar/Sarmad Khoosat (alongwith the tool Ashar/Fawad) and the Humsafar Parody/Osman Khalid Butt as our very own.... Keep it coming!! You guys rock!

bigsaf | 12 years ago | Reply I hate the socio-political situation in Uganda! Rumour has it that it was written by the same Mormon author for Twilight......./s

Farheen Niazi | 12 years ago | Reply Guess what,, my nutty hubby loves this drama more than i do...:)

Anon | 12 years ago | Reply Haha worth a watch! Well done! :D

Amna | 12 years ago | Reply sooo funny. I laughed my head off.

atika | 12 years ago | Reply To everyone going on and on and on about the modern, jean-wearing, career woman being portrayed as evil or immoral.....RELAX. Whether you consider Sara's character evil or pitiable is totally your decision. someone who relates to Sara might consider Khirad's character evil. It's only a matter of perspective. Sara's character doesn't dress the way she does to portray evilness. She just dresses that way because she is portrayed as a stereotypical big city girl. the clothing is there just to create more of a contrast between her and Khirad. And yes, it is not right to stereotype but everyone does it. Has anyone noticed the number of stereotypical characters they've employed on the show GLEE??? the stereotypical cheerleader, stereotypical jock, stereotypical black girl, etc, etc, etc. So, seriously, enjoy the show for what it is - a show - and let's not get all worked up about institutionalizing stereotypes and evil temptresses in jeans. we all know not all jean-wearing, confident women are cut-throat and that wearing a dupatta over your head doesn't make you sinless. It is a simple story of good vs. evil and big city vs. small city girl. the characters HAD to be stark to make it work.

ramsha | 12 years ago | Reply thats all was over acting how dare u make a perody of such a wonderful drama

Maria | 12 years ago | Reply Must watch!! :)

misty | 12 years ago | Reply Excellent parody and yes i laughed really really hard (and i am a huge humsafar fan), however i am astounded by the fact that people are putting the drama under the usual stereotype banner. Yes its a old classic story of mother in law turning evil and ruining everyone's life. what makes it beautiful is the way human emotions have been presented. You can't just call a story being a typical one if the saas has a negative role. There are many parameters to differentiate one play from another. If its getting so much fame then it means there is something in it worth appreciating. what drives the story are its characters and thats where humsafar scores big times. its characters; i think the characters are much different and not so stereotypical specifically i think khirad is farrrrrrr from chadar main lipti wii aurtat. Where have you seen girls being more concerned about their self-respect when the person they are getting married to are highly educated, affluent and belonging to an ultra rich background? if she was the typical "stereotypical" character she would have fallen at Ashers’ feet after a romantic moment that would have occurred at frequent intervals when those two chose to stay apart…but in Humsafar for once the girl has enough self esteem to not fall in Ashers’ arms in an instant…his money, status etc doesn’t sway the woman that easily and that the woman cares about more than only how the husband looks… things like how he treats her are important in the show making it an essential feature of its appeal to the masses.

Sonya Anjum Saba | 12 years ago | Reply So many comments... and majority is busy in begairat, paindu jhali commentary instead of NJOYING the show... :DDDDD Hatssss Offf the entire team!!!

ana | 12 years ago | Reply and why do Pk dramas always show women working in NGOs or human rights department as being evil and destructive to another women's life? Atiqa odho is shown to be associated with some NGO...

ana | 12 years ago | Reply this is hilarious....i agree that HUMSAFAR is misogynist....and ASHAR is too dumb for someone who has gone to Yale...

amrita | 12 years ago | Reply all the criticism I have come across so far is about women stereotypes - the chooridar wearing innocent girl and the jeans wearing witch. Funny on how no one mentions the upper class/lower class divide mentality that is also very central to the story. Is it because even though it's a recurring theme this mentality still exists in the different socio-economic strata of our society?

The Only Normal Person Here. | 12 years ago | Reply Awesome stuff. Now that's the kind of entertainment we need and want. Keep up the good work guys.

K | 12 years ago | Reply Haha I love it, needs to be shared on FB

noor | 12 years ago | Reply DISLIKED

Farooqenator | 12 years ago | Reply It is teh epic kism ka Lolz!!!!

lalaland | 12 years ago | Reply @saima khan: woah woah woah! Woman it's just a Drama, calm down! you need to take things lightly. :/

Kafka | 12 years ago | Reply Butt! you rock!

emmas | 12 years ago | Reply @ Abdul Moize & Irfan Khan Its based on a novel. I can name a million novels written by international writers with similar stories. Only Kurta shalwar character will be replaced by less revealing clothes and jeans by mini skirt. Such funny people here, trying extra hard to be liberal.

abdul moiz | 12 years ago | Reply odious portrayal of women in this sorry excuse for a serial.the fact that not many women have protested at such a misogynistic display is highly disappointing.this serial draws on archaic values in which the ''achi'' and the ''buri'' larkiyan are clearly shown in a very Dark ages way.The tshirt jeans girl is always shown in our dramas and films as the bad one,the evil one,while the shalwar kameez,dupatta clad damsel in perpetual distress is always the naik,shareef one. 24 ghantay ronay dhonay say koi larki achi aur jeans t-shirt pehannay say koi girl evil nai hojati.

irfan khan | 12 years ago | Reply Excellent parody!! why so many girls would admiringly watch such a blatant advertisement for patriarchy and male domination is beyond me.and when will our media get beyond portraying the english speaking,self earning,self respecting girls as bad and morally corrupt? why does the media deal in such offensive stereotypes and gender roles? the girl from a poor background,with her head covered and praying always has to be the bichari victim,why does she always have to be the one being portrayed as positive? just because the other girl wears western clothes or has a job doesn't make her bad or loose charactered. i wish our media would stop portraying women in such pathetic ways.

saima khan | 12 years ago | Reply this drama is misogyny central.the gareeb,masoom,bholi bhali khirad with the head covered and deep in prayers always, the evil,jeans wearing,english speaking,professing her love for a man ,career girl sara,the evil NGO owning aunty who dares not worship her majazi khuda. to top it off the bichara man stuck in between two evil women because let's face it,to our society women are evil temptresses that lead masoom,full of imaan young men astray. this drama perpetuates patriarchy in a society built on partriarchy and misogyny,that so many people watch this drama is indicative of how our women have internalised patriarchy and work to perpetuate it further. this is like the best dream of a caveman,where the guy is portrayed as pure and innocent,while the self confident women wearing jeans and having jobs are portrayed as the vamps.Disgusting steorotypes being institutionalised even further.

Asad Zaidi | 12 years ago | Reply Best thing I've seen in a while! Kudos, Obi!

Umair Maqsood | 12 years ago | Reply I feel so proud to have such a versatile talent in my part of the world. Osman khalid is a great guy with great sense of humor. The best thing is that he never tries to overdo and he does it with such ease. Great work. I am your official fan!

Talha | 12 years ago | Reply This is awesome! great job. This guy always come up with new ideas :)

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