This was a Bilal episode through and through, but we will cover the other important events as well, fret not. This review is late because I was not in a mood to type. Sometimes, my phone corrects all Urdu words to nearest English words and that makes my blood boil. Posting from mobile is NOT a nice experience.

Anywho!

Rant First

Shabana is upset when she learns that Dadi is planning to ask her to move in with them, but later she relents, because she “promised” that she would help Kabeer and not do anything to upset Dadi. If I were her, I’d let that dadi die. I mean, I understand the makers are trying to show she was the “friend” for Kabeer, but she’s a bit much, and she’s just…cheap. Her interaction with Kabeer makes me cringe, and this one was no different.

Dadi: I have manners.

Lagta nahin hai aapko manners hain, dadi, sorry to say.

I must say, Kabeer takes after his dadi in some cases, like how he kept insisting that Shabana should decide, right then and there, to fall in love with him. I had a question for him in that scene: Bhai, pagal wagal toh nahin ho gaye ho?

Alright, with that rant out of my head, let’s move to the good parts.

Oh, Shabana!

I liked that Kabeer called Shabana to give a heads up for Dadi’s call and her demands. I didn’t like Shabana agreeing to move in, but Kabeer’s heads-up call must be commended.

I also liked that despite the pressure Kabeer put on Shabana (abhi bol that you will fall in love with me), she stood her ground. Very practically, she described the situation: she likes his presence, his kind nature; she feels in his presence, and so on… but she didn’t say she loves him; didn’t promise she’d fall in love with him; doubts that she even has the “hiss” to fall in love. Loved that part.

Now, come to our dear Bilal.

Bilal in the City

And then Bilal waits to be picked up. His defeated walk to the side and then slumping on that perch, way too real and relatable. I mean, I don’t have a shitty older brother but I know the feeling of being too freaking tired and not even bothering about where you sit.