The second episode shows Noori yelling at Sahir as she pays for her tea and biscuits. Sahir is smitten, and he likes her more in the next meeting. Noori goes to her village to meet her family over the weekend. She meets Bhola in the bus. Bhola… The heart of this story. Bhola is the…
Drama Review: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Episode #1
The episode begins with two parallel tracks in present and past, introducing Noori, her family and her teacher Amma Jannate. In the first episode itself, we see a glimpse of the arrogant side of Noori, her mother works as a maid and her siblings collect garbage to sell. She doesn’t eat someone’s jhoota, doesn’t wear…
Drama Preview: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Introduction
Ranjha Ranjha Kardi is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial. It is produced by Momina Duraid under their banner MD Productions. It aired on Hum TV and became an instant hit with veiwers and became one of the most iconic dramas in Pakistan television history. The drama is based on the novel Daasi Dholan Yaar Di…
Drama Review: Ranjha Ranjha Kardi – Cast & Characters
The drama is based on the novel Daasi Dholan Yaar Di by Faiza Iftekhar. I have read the novel and totally loved it. You can read the review here. Cast & Characters Iqra Aziz as Noor Bano aka Noori The heroine Imran Ashraf as Mohiuddin aka Bhola The hero Asma Abbas as Fehmida Bhola’s mother…
Book Review: The Contract (The Contract, #1) (By Melanie Moreland)
Book Details Title: The Contract (The Contract, #1) Author: Melanie Moreland # of pages: 371 Author Profile New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than…
A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w22
This week was a much awaited vacation at home for Eid celebrations. The three days of Ramadan were a blur. All I remember is now terribly hot it was (46 degrees Celsius, folks). True to my expectations, the moon was sighted on 29th of Ramadan. I stayed awake all night, not much by choice because…
Drama Review: Suno Chanda Season 2
Review I have heard people say that sequel ruins the original. It really did in this case. The sequel in my opinion was made just for the heck of it, just to cash the success of immensely popular season 1. The storyline did not have substantial scope to continue. The season begins exactly from where…
Drama Review: Suno Chanda Season 2 – Episode 30
Review First and foremost, Eid Mubarak! It is the Eid special finale episode that we all have been waiting for. I know I was, cuz some episodes felt dragged. True to our expectation, the last episode is going to be a celebratory one. Maina and Meetho are engaged and their Nikaah date is fixed after…
Eid Ul Fitr 2019: Let the celebrations begin
Eid Mubarak one and all! May Allah bless us all with many more Ramadans and Eids. It started on Tuesday evening with a a debate between me and my siblings. I was sure that the moon will be sighted and Eid will be celebrated on 5th. Everybody opposed it. Two hours later, I was laughing…
Drama Review: Suno Chanda Season 2 – Episode 29
Review The episode opens with a hospital scene. Later, Maina asks Meetho to forget her and she cannot go against Daarji’s will. Arsal and Jia have a heart to heart conversation without getting loud, which was a surprise. Best moment was when Agha Ji brought up a valid point – if Dariya Khan and Jalal…