Introduction

Band Toh Baje Ga (Previously titled: Go To Hell) is a Pakistani telefilm released on Eid-ul-Fitr 2018. The telefilm being made under Moomal Productions and stars Hania Amir and Yasir Hussain in lead.

Cast and Characters

Haniya Amir as Mariyam aka Momi

The heroine

Zainab Qayyum as Nayla

Momi’s mother

 

Yasir Hussain as Amir

The hero

 

Jahanzeb

Momi’s father

Malik Raza as Allah Datta

Amir’s father, pakka Punjabi at heart who isn’t happy to see a shehr ki ladki as a daughter-in-law

Nazli Soomro

Amir’s mother

Plot Summary

This telefilm is a hilarious sitcom-ish take on a marriage between Amir and Mariyam. Their parents are from the opposite end of the social spectrum. Mariyam’s parents are rich and urban. Amir’s parents are also rich but belong to a Punjabi dehati family.

The first time the two families meet is quite hilarious.

The parents have their own problems. His parents aren’t happy that he has chosen an urban girl as their daughter-in-law, and his mother tries every trick in the book to dissuade Mariyam from the marriage.

On the other hand, Mariyam’s parents are already divorced and are hardly on talking terms. But for Mariyam’s sake, they pretend to be cordial with each other. To make things worse, her mother Nayla invites her boyfriend to the wedding. Bravo!

Amidst all chaos, things get bitter between the bride-to-be and the groom-to-be. And, they call off the wedding… And then you know the deal with romcoms. Things are sorted out.

Review

The telefilm has a touch of western lifestyle, that Amir throws a bachelorette party for Mariyam. The family meets in a hotel and the situations are made for laughs. Sometimes, it works; sometimes it doesn’t.

The location is given more importance than the characters, so it seemed.

Performances

I have a general problem for all things Yasir Hussain. He is always himself – the way he delivers his lines and punches are always as if he is hosting a show and cracking joke.

Hania is pretty, oh so pretty.

And Zainab Q, OMG! Gorgeous!!!

Other characters do justice to their role, but nobody is outstanding as such.

Parting Thoughts

I have learned that not all telefilms should be watched. This wasn’t bad, but didn’t impress me, either.

Anyways! Thanks for reading the review. Please leave comments below.

Shabana Mukhtar