10 things I hate about the humsafar finale
2. The wonderful son Asher. Despite all that mother dearest did — from ruining her son’s marriage to indirectly killing a girl — he STILL does not kick her to the curb. Instead, to the dismay of millions of Pakistani girls, he gives her a hug and a kiss!
3. Khirad’s intelligence. If your daughter’s back to normal after heart surgery and you know your in-laws are direct descendants of the devil himself, you’re going to take her to a better place … NOT decide to leave her with them forever and ever. How stupid are you?
4. The repetitive song. WOoooooooooooh HUmsaaaaaaaaaaafar thaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Repeat 500 times until you want to say: “Haan thaa humsafar, but he turned out to be a wimpy loser tied to his mother’s apron strings, so stop rubbing it in QB.”
5. The well-written dialogues. Fareeda Aunty: “Sara ‘MARR’ gaye.” For god’s sake, I wouldn’t say that even about my pet gerbil. Wafaat hogaye, death hogaye, iss duniya se chali gaye, but NOT marr gaye!
6. Saroo or Stalker Sara. Couldn’t she just have moved on? Like, really, he’s cute and all but really? Suicide? It’s not like hell will be filled with Asher lookalikes!
7. Fareeda Aunty’s impossible challenge: “Agar tum meri zindagi mein sabit kerdo, yeh bacha meray Asher ka hay, tou tum jeetein mein haari.” Hello, DNA testing anyone? You know that thing called science, which figures it all out, how about we use that right about now?
8. After calling Khirad every ugly name in the book, all it took to turn her into a ‘bakirdaar aurat’ in Asher’s opinion once again, was one hell of a persuasive letter and some eavesdropping. Why didn’t he stumble upon the letter before? Why didn’t he eavesdrop before?
9. Khirad’s hypocrisy. From strong statements like “Yeh aik waqti samjhota hay” and “Aap ka beta meray liye mar gaya hay” to her sheepish admission in the last episode, “Mohabbat mari tou naheen, kho gaye hay” in barely three episodes? So basically Fareeda aunty was right, Khirad was out to make her way into Asher’s heart, that witch!
10. The lack of a real apology from Ushaaa Ushaaa. Come to think of it, did he ever really apologise-apologise to her? Did he actually get down on his knees and say the words “I’m sorry, maaf kerdo?” If you call that contorted face, hitting head against some random pole on the street an apology, I don’t buy that. Had I been Khirad, he could’ve bled to death and I’d still not take him back.
Published in The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, March 11th, 2012.
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I agree to certain points, but then afterall it was a entertaining drama.
Lol , a pretty good list! Especially # 5. I totally thought that! Who says that about their own daughter? Marr gayee hai? But to be honest, looking at it from a perspective that it is a DESI drama, you will understand why it is the way it was :P There has to be some cheesy unrealistic stuff.
Nice writing power, saba! But u know i think the drama was seriously gr8 no matter wat!!! :)
First of all...hats off! I totally agree with you.As a matter of fact,I didn't even watch Humsafar.Everyone was gone crazy for it..hello?
Didn't catch the last episode, but now that I know what happened, won't bother youtubing it. Hilarious article though! Soo agree with you! hahaha!!
So when it's all religiously Tribunish to follow the Tribune subculture once again, we get yet another read on prevalent social mayhem. As if perpetual bickering on all media had not made the average writer sick of it. That aside, the list format really does attract a lot of readers, myself included. Good job, regardless.
Well i think the last three episode wa a total failure....infact the line asher told to his mom"Ap ko khirad passand nai thi tu mai useey chor daita(i dont remember the exact words).....
I dont get it how a writer can give such a messgae to her viewers...If a mother is not happy with her daughter in law ,the son can leave his wife just because his mother dont like his wife....Well we talk too often about our religious teachings ...so nobody tell Farhat Ishtiaque its not gud to leave one's wife because of sum minor issues....
Atleast writer,director and producer have the social repsosibility to teach the audience in a way that is appropriate for our society....
I hope next time atleast media would take repsoibiliy of what shud be aired on media.
Love the article! I totally AGREE! Ashar doesn't deserve forgiveness. He is a loser but we all take solace in the fact that this was just a story and not real life. Otherwise him and his mommy dearest need to be locked together in an asylum forever!
they just killed it in the last episode. this cud have gone down as a classic. it didnt cuz of stupid ending and bad acting in the last one.
@sallu: Oh wow what an epiphany that the dramas are based in novels... Err we kindaknow thatn I'm sure so does Saba. The monogamy n thecontinois women woes were not soared in this serial either ... N plx being a happy trooper parading around this very known factor os pretty disturbing . Moreover please recheck that any thing when translated into English or another language will never bring that magic to the originality. Hence it's about time apropos wrotescripts instead of plagiarizing off books. It's absurd. DVDs are available all u humsafar fanatics go get it n spare us!
@Maheen Khan: I agree!!!!!! Completely please one article on star plus soap operas Saba!!!!! Please!!!
Dear saba! actually this all drama is based on the novel written by Farhat Ishtiaq.It is a good effort but if u read that novel ,OMG that is extra ordinary wonderful novel and full of emotions,specially the emotions are presented beautilfully and completely that ur all 10 abjections will be removed automatically i m dead sure.
hahahahah...agree...absolutely..made me laugh out loud....:-D
LOOSE ENDS IN HUMSAFAR FINALE
Who put THAT letter in the box? "SARA MAR GAYI" is quite RUDE. Ashar didn't mourn about his BEST FRIEND's DEATH even for a second.Lol :)) take a look at hate # 8 about DNA test simply brilliant !
let it go....drama khatam ho gaya!
Agree with no. 4, 5 & 10
hats offf!!!..
@TMohsin: after his best friend moved heaven and earth to destroy his marriage, tarnish his wife’s repute, be complicit in the plot to banish his pregnant wife from his life and then stalk him for the ensuing 4,5 years and then kill herself because her plans failed, he was supposed to mourn their ‘friendship’?seriously?
-_-
About the few points which are expected to have obvious solutions - please note that the drama is based on an Urdu novel, which portrayed a story of a time which was was perhaps at least two decades old (please correct me if I'm wrong). In those days, there were no cell phones, there was no DNA testing, and even foreign educated guys were still back to their home land mentality because of how we raise our kids and the culture we live in. In that time, if a psychotic girl who has already attempted suicide once, commits suicide once and for all after 4.5 years of waiting and trying and having done what not to get the wife kicked out, and fails, it makes total sense. The drama tried to adapt the novel to recent times by introducing technology and reference that the viewer could relate to more easily. In that, there are bound to be a few gaps. Give the team some credit. They managed captive audience, brand objectives achieved, money made, what more do they want? ;) If you cant stand it, change channels, or admit the eye candy is worth it :p
My hate for "10 things i hate about" of express tribune goes to animation.
Check out how i feel on each sunday on reading the article on this series http://fazoolstuff.blogspot.com/2012/03/hate-goes-to-animation.html
@simmering, get your facts right. firstly, after the fathers death, the wife inherits 1/8th of the property ONLY , the rest goes to the child(ren). secondly, after his best friend moved heaven and earth to destroy his marriage, tarnish his wife's repute, be complicit in the plot to banish his pregnant wife from his life and then stalk him for the ensuing 4,5 years and then kill herself because her plans failed, he was supposed to mourn their 'friendship'?seriously?
Think positive and stop criticizing just to criticize it .we must be proud of being a Pakistani drama viewer as every ones who speaks Urdu around the world is talking about this drama in their drawing rooms. If you have 10 bad things I know 100 grid things about this drama.
well like someone said above... as we wasted time at the gatherings and on the phone talking and discussing "humsafar" , same we are doing here, writing, reading and then commenting about it. this surely Does Identify tht THE DRAMa had some pulling force to it. the actors or the writing or the direction.... u have to admit we all watched atleast two episodes of it waiting to see what unfolds next.... so it had been a well spent span of 4 months at home in front of the tv on sats at 8 :) good writing :)
These ''10 things I hate'' articles are becoming lame and lame everytime.ET should stop them and think of something new to put in.
what nonsense
Agree with point # 9! All well written ...
thanks for sharing!
Buhat hi aala yaar !! very well written (Y) lol ...
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I personally think that the writer was just having a personal thought about this. I'm pretty sure everyone had SOME kind of problem with the ending and ranted about it after they saw the final. So I really don't think it's that big of a deal to argue about. I agree with many views of the writer's. I also agree that it's not that necessary to create an argument on the internet over a drama that has ended already. I'm just satisfied that this drama is over and we can all have some other topic to discuss in future social gatherings. This drama was pretty stretched...but overall it was good. And that's the reason we're even discussing it...otherwise we would have stopped watching ages ago.
Nothing in the world is lawless. Apart from that, is it not enough that Humsafar, and eventually the Pakistani stars, got popularity all over the world? People here have problems with everything that becomes popular among the public.
iam in love with the drama characters n song superb
Great article!
strong textI never watched even a single episode... Waste of time... Wake up Pakistan do something Productive...
I agree with all points but 5 and 6
Its just unbelievable to see how can a foreign returned businesswomen, stylish and modern, is unaware of the latest medical research called DNA?
Haters gonna hate. Good drama with superb acting and direction. Don't care about the script's flaws.
AWWWSOME That is my thinking too. The drama had some serious flaws in it and people should not compare it to classics like dhoop kinaray, boota from toba tek singh.
Time wasted.
I knew that "10 things I hate .... " is going to be bad, but still like all forbidden things I couldn't resist reading this piece of crab* !
Am just fed-up of these "10 things....." titled articles. Have Express Tribune writers completely lost their creativity/originality? I say, borrow it, rather than borrowing the titles, over and over again. Disappointing. But keep writing :)
hahaha Lmao !! witty Saba! it was worth reading.! keep up the good work gal
after reading this....I wanna say BAMM! That's how its done. You've got a writing flair and an unbeleivable sense of humour
Awesome!
It is fantastic that this particular TV show has become the talk of the town.
Oh drop it. So what if the characters didn't do exactly what YOU wanted them to do?
"Had I been Khirad, he could’ve bled to death and I’d still not take him back" ... thats why your r not khirad
I wish there was a "dislike" button... for this blog!! You might have to watch the drama from very start... or understand human nature!!
Blah! Blah! Blah! Get over it girls, it was just a drama and is over too now. Why give so much importance? Ab tou khatam hou gaya, qabar mein utar gaya, ab tou jaan chor dou pleaseeeeee!!! And ET you too, stop posting opinions/blogs about this drama. Enough yaar!
Leave me alone !
Foolish....Article was written just to gain maximum reads and attention by HUMSAFAR title...though I agree "SARA MAR GAIE" and a bit with another point...room of improvement can always be there but verdict of millions of fans shows it was good..and for GOD sack leave everything ....wasn't it enough that a Pakistani product made viewers to flip back their desi channel after so long...so whatever it was...It was Good...!
the author has humsafar obsession for sure. I guess she is still missing the drama badly
you forgot the punjabi accent of farida auntie.. in the last go go mad scene "sara aye the usay GHAAAR nai anay dena" lmao that was one hilarious moment
I want to know why the spineless and brainless Ashar didn't believe a word Khirad said to him for 4 years but one letter managed to convince him what an awful husband he was and how he was played by his own mother...Was the letter sprinkled with something that made him finally come to his senses?
LOL =P
absolutely right!
After Fareeda Aunty’s mental breakdown...I seriously thought She will kill either Khirad or that Parii ..That would be an interesting ending ...But No ..The same Lame Game...:(
other things aside, i really can't ignore these two points:
No.2: seriously? have you not read another reasonably argued blogpost on this very site about the imagery used in the drama especially of the house? How in the WORLD did the house become Ashar's after Farida's husband's death? Doesn't the Mr's death make her the matriarch of her family? Ashar could have left the house if he wanted, but he did not have a right to kick his mother out of her own house. Get over your patriarchal mindset please.
No.6. you have a problem that Sara killed herself in the final episode but are apparently okay with the fact that Ashar didn't mourn his "best friend" even for ONE MIN? that is a HUGE flaw in the script.
The drama was average at best. I still can't believe people are comparing it to our classics.
Isi lie you were not khirad, you would have had him bled to death!!! Nicely put btw!
Let it Go ..For GOD sake .let it go....