Author: Shabana Mukhtar

Daasi | Episode 12 | Drowning Yourself In Work Is The Way To Be Sane

Let’s review the 12th episode of Daasi.  Before you proceed, please read my review of previous episodes. Because, how else would you know the characters? Let’s know them, their backstories and how they are related. 1st episode review 2nd episode review 3rd episode review 4th episode review 5th episode review 6th episode review 7th episode…

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Most Searched On The Other Me Unfolded | Nov 2019

Lately, I have started to observe a pattern in search terms that people enter on my website. These are some of the questions I get on my blog. I thought it would be interesting to answer them once or twice a month. Alif Novel Ending, Summary, Spoilers Obviously! The most anticipated drama has caused quite…

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Qismat | Episode 14 | Soha Is Thrown Out Of Her House

Qismat Cast and Characters and Review of Episode 1 through 13 PLOT SUMMARY After Waleed’s tamasha, Soha’s parents are extremely upset with her. She tries to explain, but they don’t listen. Waleed arrives home to see Sara and Bilquis eating and happily discussing their shopping. Bilquis is determined to get him married as she pleases….

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Qismat | Episode 1-13 | As Predictable As It Gets

Generally speaking, all women fiction stories in Urdu rely on age-old tropes. I have read billions of stories where one or more of these tropes are at play. Especially, #2 is almost in all stories. However, Qismat is different. It is that one drama where ALL OF THEM apply.

NaNoWriMo 2019 | Was It Worth It?

NaNoWriMo is over and I am happy to have a 50K draft ready- for an untitled book. I find giving title is the most difficult part of the writing journey. This draft is far from complete but it is a good first draft nonetheless. So, how was the journey? What did I learn from this…

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November 2019 Roundup

NaNoWriMo is over and I am happy to have a 50K draft ready. I am readying to publish one book in December 2019. Nope, it is not what I wrote in NaNoWriMo. I have something shorter sitting in my drive for a long time. Just trying, nothing promising. This month was crazy and a record…

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NaNoWriMo 2019: Day 30

One last push, the last day and thankfully a weekend. Current Word Count: ~51,000 Shabana Mukhtar  

Deewar-e-Shab | Episode 25 | Salaar Slaps Nabeel

Welcome to ‘The Other Me Unfolded’. Let’s review Deewar-e-Shab episode 25. Please read about the cast and characters. 1st Episode Review 2nd Episode Review 3rd Episode Review 4th Episode Review 5th Episode review 6th Episode Review 7th Episode Review 8th Episode Review 9th Episode Review 10th Episode Review 11th Episode Review 12th Episode Review 13th…

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