I promised in some recent post about “Tum Ne Mujhe Bahot Mayoos Kiya Hai”. And this one is just that.
Tum Ne Mujhe Bahot Mayoos Kiya Hai
Before I begin, this was more than a decade ago, so some memories have faded, and I won’t dive deep into the story, just the surface-level recap.
The drama was “Mere Harjai” meaning “my disloyal”, which sounded like an irony in itself. In retrospect, the title seemed to be a direction inspiration from Parveen Shakir’s verse:
Woh Kahin Bhi Gaya Lauta Toh Mere Paas Aaya
Bas Yahi Baat Hai Achi Mere Harjai Ki
Durab feels completely effortless in this role. So natural, so immersed, and so deeply in sync with his character.
Quick Recap of Cast
Mawra Hocane as Maha: Younger sister
Soniya Hussain as Maheen: Older sister
Sami Khan as Moeed: Younger brother, Maha and Maheen’s cousin
Hassan Ahmed as Saad: Older brother, Maha and Maheen’s cousin
Recap
Maha is a selfish person and a jealous sister. She’s kinda like: I want what Maheen has. Maha liked Moeed and Moeed liked Maheen and even got engaged. So, Maha traps Moeed by insinuating that he tried to…y’know… Both set of parents condemn Moeed, not paying heed to a word he says in his defense. They’re all like:
“Tum Ne Mujhe Bahot Mayoos Kiya Hai”
And then, later, when they reminisce the sad event, they keep telling each other. Moeed Ne Mujhe Bahot Mayoos Kiya Hai. Mujhe uss se yeh ummeed nahin thhi.
Long story short, Moeed is forced to marry Maha, and Maheen marries Saad. Saad is not nice to Maheen, because he was supposed to marry Maha. This cross wedding, the complicated relationship forms the basic premise of the story. These characters are conflicted, and even the seemingly best person often did something disappointing. Maheen being the devoted, dedicated nice sister who wins everyone at the end, and Maha being the one who realizes what a loser she was to force things to come her way.
In every episode, the line “Tum Ne Mujhe Bahot Mayoos Kiya Hai” was repeated in various contexts, for different characters, kabhi Saad, mostly Moeed, many a times Maha and occasionally Maheen as well. It became such a motif that we’d start laughing and uttering those words the moment something wrong happened, and inevitably, the next dialogue would be “Tum Ne Mujhe Bahot Mayoos Kiya Hai“.
And it continues to be a running joke in our family.
So, that’s one of the many stories from my past. Do you have any such stories?
If you’re interested read here on how Pakistani dramas and I had started just watching out of curiosity and got addicted.
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