Okay, so Parizaad’s story has entered its last leg. Parizaad, the wanderer. He delegates all his responsibilities to Kamali and takes off alighting at a random village. A fellow passenger invites him to stay with him. He teaches Urdu, but soon he falls sick, and Parizaad takes over as the teacher.

 

Soon, he runs into Ainee. She doesn’t recognise Parizaad of course, having never seen him. We see a flashback of all things Ainee, a recap of sorts, that reminds us of every highlight of#Aineezaad

 

I just came up with that hashtag. I know, so lame.

 

What is Ainee doing there? Searching for Parizaad?

Review

What an episode it was!

 

When students recite Allama Iqbal’s poem, it gave me chills. When they greeted with a proper salaam- assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa barakatuhu…

 

While nearing its end, the drama also underlines the importance of our language Urdu. I also feel bad for writing this post on Urdu. Yeah, our language needs to be revived and survived.

 

A majority of this episode are a voice over, which, even though we know are supposed to be Parizaad, sounds like Nasaaz. I think Adeel Afzal has done the dubbing. Not that his voice isn’t good, but it doesn’t have that impact of Ahmad’s voice.

 

Oh, and I like that Parizaad pays an ode to the actor. Parizaad introduces himself as Ahmad.

 

I’m pleasantly surprised that many unnecessary events and subplots from the novel are stripped off for screen adaptation. Those subplots made the novel a bit boring and sloppy towards the end. So happy to see this change. I would be happier if Parizaad lives. Let him live yaar.

QOTD

Did someone notice the kid from Ehd-e-Wafa? He is so cute.

Shabana Mukhtar