Introduction

The story of #PyariMona revolves around the main lead Mona, an overachiever, strong and courageous girl who excels in everything she does but, being a plus-sized person, Mona has to face challenges, problems, provocations and taunts just because she doesn’t meet the conventional standards of beauty set by our society. The serial highlights body shamming, bullying, harassment and its social and mental implications on the victim in a society with unrealistic expectations from women and stringent standards of beauty. Pyari Mona is an unconventional and interesting story of Mona as she navigates through her life. Written by Haseeb Ahmed, directed by Ali Hassan and produced under the banner of Momina Duraid Productions, the serial also features Mashal Khan, Adnan Jafer, Muhammad Hunbal, Naureen Mumtaz, Uzma Baig, Shaheen Khan and others.

Will Mona conquer the hurdles or succumb to the rules and standards set by society? Follow the story of Mona every Thursday at 8 pm on HUM TV to find out.

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Pyari Mona Episode 18  Written Update and Review

The inevitable has happened; Kinza has a miscarriage. As we have seen before, this team doesn’t try to drag the scene longer (Samia’s death, Babar and Mona’s nikaah), and the news is conveyed in one line. After that, Irfan is shown talking to his mother over phone, and that’s all.

Irfan goes back to Lahore. He is so caring of Kinza. That scene was shot beautifully. Hanbal and Naureen were simply superb in that scene. I know, I am biased towards Naureen, but she was good, really.

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Before goingback to Lahore, Irfan suggests that Mona should fight for her right, meet Z and ask her to backoff. I was like, how is that going to help? Shouldn’t Mona talk to Babar first? Z isn’t stealing Babar (I say that in a loose sense). It is Babar who is going away from Mona. I don’t understand the logic. What surprised me more was that Mona does listen to her friend and goes to talk to Z. Boy, what an awkward conversation that was.

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Z and Babar continue to argue; Babar continues to be suspicious of Z and her (ex) boyfriends. While Z is still being sincere in the relationship, she doesn’t take Babar’s shit seriously. I think she is right. I mean, she might have had several boyfriends in the past, but she seems sincere now. 

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We see another uncomfortable and almost-cringy conversation between Shaista and Khalid. Shaista does what she is hired to do: blame things on Mona. Thankfully, Khalid is fully supportive of Mona. On the contrary, I may not agree with what this drama is trying to say. Mona is obese; she might be healthy, but her weight will eventually become a problem. I know this because it’s my personal experience. I am still trying to control my eating habits and reduce me weight.
Also, even if it wasn’t for the wordly “standards of beauty”, Mona must try to control/reduce her weight. Sayyad-ul-anbiya Mohammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam has shown his dislike for obese people. That was what promopted me to watch my weight.

Anywho, let’s come back to the show.

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If there is one thing that makes this drama sweet-it’s Kinza and Mona’s relationship with Ayaan. Mona has had some success with her company, and takes Ayaan out for celebration. Babar also comes there to eat. He talks to Ayaan first, and then to Mona. Mona and Babar’s tête-à-tête was so beautifully written. Later, Babar sits at the table watching Mona and Ayaan eat. I like the scene and all, and the impact it (Mona’s affection for Ayaan) had on Babar, but couldn’t he order something and eat? Kaise un ka munh dekh raha thha. Pagal nahin toh.

Overall, I liked this episode.

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