India is in love with Pyaare Afzal

Fans across the border excitedly tweeted their love for the drama

Rarely does Hamza Ali Abbasi manage to steal hearts, but his drama Pyaare Afzal has garnered much love from audiences across the border with his inimitable performance.
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The Pakistani drama -- a huge hit in Pakistan -- is currently being aired on Indian TV channel Zindagi TV. India seems to be smitten by Afzal played by Hamza, as they pour their love for him on Twitter.

Written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar and directed by Nadeem Baig -- the story revolves around a carefree man Afzal Subhanallah who is the only son of Maulvi Subhanallah.

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He falls in love with Farah (Ayeza Khan), a rich mill owner's daughter, and asks for her hand in marriage. Considering his carefree attitude, the parents refused and a heartbroken Afzal leaves Hyderabad and moves to Karachi. Soon, he becomes caught up with the wrong people and becomes an infamous gangster working for the government.



Due to its immense popularity, the last episode of the romantic drama was screened in various cinemas across the country and became the first TV serial to hit the big screen.

Read: Indian channel served legal notice for airing Pakistani drama

First it was Mahira and Fawad's hit romantic drama Humsafar, then Fawad Khan's Daastan (renamed Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam) and now Hamza Ali Abbasi's Pyaare Afzal. India is loving every show that Pakistanis are producing and it doesn't seem to be because of the actors per say, the scripts have fans wanting more.

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The script, dialogue delivery, background score and overall finesse of the drama won Indian over and they couldn't stop gushing about it

Here are some of the reactions:

@zindagi dis engagement scene is just amazng n d background music #killer

— Diya malik (@Diyamalik23) August 21, 2015

Today's episode #PyaareAfzal brought tears.
Afzal finally meets his mother and sister.
Can't wait when he meets his farher.

— Sharanu (@shHarranu) August 22, 2015

Maa aur beti ka kamra adab ka hota hai..Wahan aise hi nahi jaaya jaata..#PyaareAfzal #SuchDignifiedWords

— Rita Puri (@puririta) August 18, 2015

@AyezaDanish #Pyaareafzal Love it. One of the finest story on tv...awesome actors @Zindagi

— nk (@MishraJeee) August 15, 2015

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I can't deny the fact that #PyaareAfzal is way better than rubbish saas bahu serials with over the top acting!

— Sharanu (@shHarranu) August 3, 2015

I hardly like anything which is Pakistani but there's an exception. That is Pyare Afzal Pyaare Afzal. #PyareAfzal #PyaareAfzal
Love it.

— Sharanu (@shHarranu) August 11, 2015

Applause to #pyaareAfzal on @Zindagi for it's sheer writing and portrayal of inter personal relationships between each caste! #MustWatch

— NFT META ⚡ (@nft_meta_v) August 11, 2015

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@ZeeZindagiTV #PyaareAfzal 's dialogues are just love ❤❤❤🙌

— S (@Shreyasisinha_) July 30, 2015

Their love did not go unnoticed. Khalil-ur-Rehman saw the positive response his show garnered and took to Facebook to express his gratitude to all Pyaare Afzal fans in India.