Kafeel Episode 32 Written Update and Review

Let’s address the elephant in the room first.

Why so late to the party?

Youtube has been suggesting Kafeel for a while, like as early as episode 3, IIRC. I drooled immediately, because I’m a huge Sanam Saeed fan since Kashf days. Emmad Irfani is gorgeous AF and has passable acting chops (his dialogue delivery feels off, always) and he looks good as Jamshed aka Jami. But… From the small clip I watched back when the drama began, and the poster showing Sanam and Emmad walking away from each other; I just knew it’s going to be a rondu story. And I was NOT game for it.

A few episodes later, after episode 8, there was another short clip, one which literally said only one thing.

Kafeel Umera Ahmed

I was like… Whaaaat?

Our little blog here and me as a person, we are both thankful to Umera Ahmed in many ways. Reviews of her content has brought a lot of traffic, more on that later. Needless to say, I was tempted to start watching the drama… But… the aforementioned rondu-ness of the story stopped from doing so. Also, at that point, I had not resumed doing regular drama reviews.

I kept watching small bits, mostly Subuk-Daneen cute moments. And the sibling bond. It made me take notice of a few things.

1. Ashir Wajahat is terrifict in this role. Sweet, vulnerable and responsible all at the same time. The girl who plays Daneen, I think, is too made up for her age. Her character is well-written, though.
2. For a family claiming to not know where the next meal is coming from (I heart that line verbatim in one clip), they are awfully well-dressed. Zeba has a job, I know, and so does Subuk. Girls also do their bits but the way they dress is kinda too expensive. I couldn’t help but think, if only they use the money on basic necessities rather than clothes. Before anyone attacks me, that Zeba is trying her best to give the best to her kids, or that mamu and others help them, I don’t buy that logic.
3. Speaking of outfits, Daneen’s styling feels…off to me. Or maybe just doesn’t suit the season. Garmi chal rahi hai, she’s wearing some sweaters etc. Perhaps the shooting was done in winter. I have the same bone to pick with Winter Love. April ke 42-43 degrees celcius mein, Winter Love drama, characters talking of “mausam thanda hai”, wearing jackets. Dekh kar hi paseena aane lagta hai.
4. Another thing to notice was their house. They came to the house with kapRoN ka gattha, they didn’t even have bags (thanks to another clip I watched) but the house is sooo big. I have more to say about Pakistani dramas and big houses, mental note to write more about it. So, when Subuk was giving Daneen’s father a tour, I couldn’t help but object. Inna bada ghar, a separate living room and all. Chhote ghar, ghareeb family sometimes even means no rooms at all, just a living room, a kitchen and washroom.
5. Sanam is… well…. Sanam… The drama rests on her shoulders. She looks gorgeous, amazes with her quiet resillience, tiny smiles, her grace…everything a mother dealing with toxic husband must do. In awe of her.

Cut to a couple months later, I see a very raw scene between Subuk and Daneen’s father. And I just had to watch the episode.

Recap

Primarily, as I said before, I watched the episode to watch Subuk and Daneen’s father. That conversation took most of the episode’s run time. Another important event was Jamal visiting Zeba’s mother for his proposal. Mother flips out but Usman is quite supportive of the idea that Zeba should be remarried, especially because Jamal was the Jami Zeba was supposed to marry.

Review

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Shabana Mukhtar