Dil Mom Ka Diya, drama directed by Shahid Shafat, airing on ARY Digital. The drama has been written by our very own Saira Raza. I have not read much written by her. But whatever I have, I have been immensely entertained. Below is a character by character breakdown of the drama so far. Ulfat (Played…
Category: Pakistani Content
This category will group my reviews for pakistani dramas, movies, telefilms, etc.
Attempting to refactor the blog
My first thought was that I’m revamping / restructuring the blog. But I thought let’s use the term we use in our official meeting when we intend to say ‘move things around and most certainly break it’. Haha. It was really hard to gather all the million categories under one roof – ‘Blog’. The ‘Books’…
Drama Review: Suno Chanda
This is a ramzan special drama. Written by awesome Saima Akram Chaudhary, and directed by Ahsun Talish. The drama was aired on HUM TV. The main storyline is clichéd forced marriage (like millions of other dramas and books). And over a course of thirty episodes, and almost just as many days in the drama world,…
Book Review: Mohabbat Dil Pe Dastak
I am on a reading spree for past two weeks, and hence not so much of blogging. Last week was a little draining. It was physically exhausting, and left me emotionally vulnerable. I therefore opted for the good old therapy – reading. I don’t recall correctly and I have not kept track. Roughly, I’ve read…
Book Review: Wo Jo Qarz Thha – episode 1
I just read the first episode of “Wo Jo Qarz Thha” by Syeda Ghazal Zaidi on naisochdigest.com First thing first, the idea of online digest is awesome. It has crossed my mind so many times. In fact, my publisher Sarbakaf Publications and myself have been working on similar lines for Islamic magazine. We would soon…
Drama Review: Aakhri Station
Written by Amna Mufti, and directed by Sarmad Khoosat, this mini series is a narration of seven different stories of women from various walk of lives and their struggles. Episode 1: Yasmeen – A Protective Mother First story focuses on Yasmeen, her unemployeed-gambler-drinking husband who eventually bets his wife. She is broke after the incident,…
Review: The revenant – Remembering the movie
There are two types of movies. Good ones and bad ones, obviously. Wait, there is another way I categorise the movies. The ones that stay with you, and others that don’t. There are movies that people like, and remember nothing about. There are movies that people hate, but it stays with them, one way or…
“Paras” By Rukhsana Nigar Adnan
My review of Rukhsana Nigar Adnan’s “Paras”
Favorite Quote #2
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.” ― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“Paras” by Nemrah Ahmed
My review of Nimra Ahmad’s “Paras”