Dear reader, I have published a short essay about the national lockdown owing to COVID-19 pandemic. I would be delighted to get any feedback. To read Urdu edition, click here. To read Hindi edition, click here.
Month: April 2020
Song Obsession | Bol Kaffara
Yep, I am back with one of these. I discovered this song sometime last week. Calling it a discovery would be wrong, because it was YouTube’s amazing algorithm that suggested this song. Although the song is supremely romantic, the lyrics have a sufi undertone and the qawwali like composition instantly attracted me to the song….
COVID-19 Diaries | National Lockdown & My Creative Writing
The original 21-days lockdown was expected to end today. It didn’t. The pandemic is still not under control. The lockdown is extended until May 3, 2020. I have a million random thoughts during this lockdown. And, I am glad to announce that I have penned down a few. Sharing a piece – my comic, satirical…
Ishqiya | Episode 11
Check out the Cast and Characters before you read the review. It won’t make much sense otherwise. And, you can read previous episodes’ reviews here. Review So, Hamza threatens that he wouldn’t bring baraat. Rumi teases Azeem. It is the only fun scene in this episode and Gauhar Rasheed is so effing good in his…
Emergency Love | Episode 74
For Cast & Characters and review of previous episodes, please read here. PLOT SUMMARY & MY COMMENTARY I stand corrected. Hassan has not forgotten about Abidin. Ehsaan and Murat catch him and take him away. Does it bother Abidin? No. He’s playing with the window glasses – slide up, slide down. Hassan questions Abidin about…
Emergency Love | Episode 73
For Cast & Characters and review of previous episodes, please read here. PLOT SUMMARY & MY COMMENTARY Goon man tells Nisan that he would ruin her life just as she did to him. He orders her to stay away from Sinan. Abidin is back to his flirty best. I wonder where Hassan, Murat and Ehsaan…
Acil Aşk Aranıyor | Emergency Love | Episode 14
For Cast & Characters and review of previous episodes, please read here. This is 66-72 of Urdu dubbed Emergency Pyar. I have reviewed these episodes separately. PLOT SUMMARY & MY COMMENTARY (Emergency Love Urdu Episode 66) Abidin is out in Nisan’s car heading to the farm house. Slow, steady and steadily ranting. Kitna bolta hai….
COVID-19 Diaries | National Lockdown | Day #21
If you had thought that the lockdown will stop people from bursting firecrackers in the middle of the night for celebrating Ambedkar Jayanti, you couldn’t be more wrong. It has been 24 minutes and people are still going at it, even howling like dogs. Some people must be wondering, who thinks about such silly details?…
Daasi | Episode 29
Hoorah! The finale episode is finally here. Rubab and Tauqeer’s showdown is so boring. Tauqeer is menacing and Rubab is overwhelmed by sheer amount of hatred coming her way. Irma is just there, like a showpiece. Hina Khwaja Bayat and Naeema both missed the mark by over-emoting. Aadil tells Aahil: Tu bahot mohabbat karta hai…
Main Ayeshagul | Episode 49
Turkish title: İlişki Durumu: Karışık English title: Relationship Status: Complicated Urdu title: Main Ayeshagul For the cast and characters and reviews of previous episodes, read here. Let’s get started. Can and Aysegul miss each other by a whisker. Can and Efe run into each other. Murat also arrives, upon Ece’s request. Wow! Do they need…