I did not like this episode very much.

With that, let’s quickly recap.

Shabana gave Mannu some money to open his own bakery, right? And she gave Bilal 3 lakhs for… She doesn’t take the money back. And this gives, Bilal and Mannu a chance to bond. Mannu is not able to find a good shop for his bakery. Bilal suggests that Mannu can use the paan shop, without rent, and they can split up the profit. I guess he’s trying to be kind to someone because Shabana indirectly taught him that. Nice, waise bhi seeing Bilal is one thing that would keep this drama interesting.

On side note, I also liked how he confronted a nosy neighbour and sternly told him off:

She goes out, looks for Salaat, finds him, misses him by a whisker. I guess she deserves closure. While she’s out, at one point, she’s right outside Kabeer’s office (she doesn’t know that, of course) and he sees her.

Again, on a side note, I liked that Kabeer’s work related scene wasn’t vague like: call the client, setup a meeting. He spoke concretely about designs, colours, why the given design is not working.

Kabeer is being the kindest person ever. He brings home some food, and asks about Shabana’s phone (which he lent her earlier, I may have forgotten to mention that). It’s not working. While he offers to help, suddenly, Shabana flips. Main akeli hoon toh…

And Kabeer flips as well. For some reason, I ejjoyed that very much. Both are like very polite, soft-spoken and then they show their true self and lose their temper. Reminds me of someone I know very well. No, it’s not me. It’s NOT ME.

It felt funny. So, she really is sick. I remmeber, in the first episode, when Kabeer had rushed home to find Dadi fit-n-fine, he said: Kisi din sach mein hoga.

Aur ho gaya.

Tauqeer is there. And this father-son duo doesn’t hesitate from arguing in the hospital, either. Tauqeer responds to Shabana, though, when she asks. So it’s like: I have a problem only with Kabeer. I liked how he stood up when he noticed Shabana. Aly is looking so handsome, and I think it’s unfair for Adeel. He’s a nice fella, but abba ke saamne pheeka lagta hai.

Coming back to my opening statement: I did not like this episode very much.

The plot has completely shifted from the title: Sirf Shabana. Shabana wanted to get rid of her father’s name, right? Where are we on that? Now, it has become about shaadi, and new city, and finding Salaar. I understand, it’s still all relevant, and Shabana probably has no backing of Murtaza for her request to be sirf Shabana. But it feels off.

I can’t end this post without ranting about dadi. This dadi is…well… kinda… I don’t want to say the word that just popped up in my mind. She isn’t respecting her stature as dadi, is all I’m saying. She was so unwell, and she pried about Shabana’s presence at the hospital. She doesn’t know Shabana’s wedding is off, and still teasing Kabeer about Shabana. Kya aurat hai bhai yeh?