#Farhan Saeed

[komal01]

Har raat meri aankhein inhi sochon mein ghum ho jaati hain;

Ke mera maqsad-e-hayaat kya tha,

Aur mujhe thaka kin kaamon ne diya!

[tasavvur-ki-duniya]

When Farhan Saeed said,

"jo acha lagta hai, wo har hal me acha lagta hai. Or jo acha ni lagta wo chahe mathe par chand saja k ajaye, koi farq ni prta".

And I can't agree moree.

[southasiansource]

- Have you ever tried to understand how I feel or what I want, Jiya? - Arsal, why should I ponder on such things? The situation is very simple, just let me go and end [our marriage] for good! - I can’t do that, Jiya. I can’t leave you. - Why can’t you [divorce] me? Arsal, you’re being very unfair and deceitful. - I can’t even think about deceiving you, Jiya. - Why?

سنوچندا SUNO CHANDA (2018) dir. Ahson Talish ✥ 1.19

[sajniiii]

barsey hai rehmat koi, ishq ibaadat hui

dil yeh kahan le jaau? teri hi aadat hui

teri zaat mei hi chhupi meri hi kahaani hai

zikr tera yaad rahey, raat aankhon mei khoyi hai

hania amir and farhan saeed for ranjhnaa

[jea-lousy1]

'Big men make big sacrifices.'

'I'm not a big man.' -Baadshah begum,2022

[forgivemydevilishmind]

Mere Humsafar

I know I am late to come to this show. But man, I am so glad I finally got here. I really needed to see a strong empathetic Asian husband, and this character delivers.

First, I always had a thing for men who can stand up to their family. I like who knows right from wrong and who can speak out when wrongs are committed in front of them. From the moment Hamza entered the show, he treated Hala with kindness. He treated her like family. But when they were marrying her off, he spoke up for her with his own father. And when his own family turned against her, he righted a wrong. He didn’t force her to marry him. He gave her a choice and since then he never backed down from it.

Second, no matter their fight, he always defended her. He didn’t let his family make decisions for him. When his mother said that he should divorce her, he told his mother that Allah didn’t say to commit crimes because his parents ordered him to. He never wanted to leave her. His first and foremost thought was to find a way back to her.

Third, he boosted her confidence. He noticed the little ways his family ignored her and mistreated her and rectified it. Whether it was to buy her a phone, or ask about a bag or open her bank account, he empowered her.

Fourth, I am at age where I find it sexy if a man can cry. When he was hurting, he wasn’t fragile to not get emotional. I loved that he was in sync with his emotions.

But he wasn’t without his flaws which makes him believably human. He didn’t want to hear how his mother treated Hala because he didn’t want to spoil his relationship with his mother. That means he must have instinctively known his mother mistreated her. But he wanted at least a layer of pretense to protect himself. I would have to say, he never allowed that layer to exist at the cost of his wife’s wellbeing.

Towards the end of the series when Hala tells him of her complains, he asks if his mom is the only reason she didn’t coming with him. I had expected him to leave his family. But he let me down a little when he left her alone instead. And yes he redeemed himself when he still came back Everytime she needed him, but in that moment my heart broke for her. And in the end of the show, he does agree to go to Australia. If he had done that before they could have avoided months of stress.

Also right after they got married, and Hala asks for divorce and he raises his voice at her, Hala thinks he is going to raise his hands on her. I wish he would address that more directly with her and comfort her. Halas mental state had been in tatters, and he is educated enough to know he should handle victim of abuse better. He does learn latter in the show, to change his tone when she would get scared. But I feel like he never fully appreciated why Hala would get scared if someone caught her by surprise. He saw her tears but didn’t fully want to understand her fears.

One of my favorite fights he has is with his mother when she calls Hala characterless and he shreds her apart. And I loved when he stood in front of his father after he got married and said he gave her a reason to come back to the house. It’s so attractive to see a character stand up to people he loved and respected to honor her.

This is the first show where I have truly enjoyed a male character as much as I loved arnav Singh raizada, but for very different reasons.

[coffeewanderer]

Hala's Hamza or Rumi's Hamza?

The red flag and green flag tags have been going on social media for several months, but today, I came across a post comparing the Hamzas of Hala and Rami (played by the same actress- Hania Amir).

Both the onscreen pairs were loved by countless people but the opinions people had on both the Hamzas was quite different.

Now from a fictional point of view, Rumi's Hamza is definitely a dream come true for most. Betrayed by his lover, seeking revenge, marries the innocent protagonist yet never tolerates anyone disrespecting her, finally developed feelings for her, yet, he is exposed right before he comes clean before her, thus loosing his happily ever after with her. Now, the biggest plus of Hamza was how he sided with Rumi, not letting anyone disrespect her. And Hamza's entire family (except himself ) was a green forest. The biggest negative is him blackmailing Hanna, no matter what, it is actually creepy to blackmail another girl, especially the one with such a close bond to your wife, meeting her behind the family's back- it all equates to the person being not only a creep, but accept it or not- Hamza was emotionally cheating on Rumi, and hence, Rumi's reaction after knowing the truth is valid to me. Also, can't ignore the fact that Rumi was a green flag herself (except, maybe for her blindness to her sister's pain- which was too confusing by the way).

Now when it comes to Hala's Hamza. There were quite a few episodes where I got butterflies watching Hamza treat Hala as a queen. Now, the family has done quite a nice job of breaking Hala, and making her spineless and naive. So, Hala needed someone to make her realize her worth, someone who would introduce the world to her without belitting her, who could respect her and convince her that she is worth loving. And, Hamza did all that, he loved her, respected her, took a stand for her.

The negatives for Hamza start with his inability to believe that his mother is actually capable of harming not only Hala but also their unborn baby. This track never made sense in the drama, because it was left unadressed , so I leave it at that.

Now, coming to the entire Khurram fiasco, I believe that Hamza's disappointment and insecurity and anger stem from the fact that Hala hid her past from him. Had Khurram remained just that, I don't think his reaction would be this big, but imagine, your wife's ex is infront of her, is a part of her present and would be a part of their future, wouldn't it be fair for him to know it from his wife rather than having to witness it. Secondly, hadn't he provided enough security and trust to her that she could approach him and let him know about anything. While we can see Hala's scars, can no one see the scar Hala has left on Hamza with her move. Now, the second negative in Hala's Hamza, is having to deal with his scars, he wasn't that great and inflicted more pain and stress on Hala, especially since she was pregnant and about to be a mother.

A lesson from both the dramas- the past that affects your future will never be just that, it will haunt you everyday, hence communicate with your partner and navigate the murky waters of life accordingly. No love is unconditional - if you hurt someone, be ready to face the consequences.

While Hala's Hamza wins more points than Rumi's Hamza, it is actually Rumi that I completely adore. Now, I'm left wanting a cross between Rumi and Hamza (from MH). What about you? Which Hamza is your favourite ?

[divingindeep]

Hamza:

Hala tumhein kisi se darne ki zaroorat nahi hai.

Mujhe suno.

Mujhe dekho.

Hala ke liye Hamza hai.

...

There are SO many layers to this that it hits you in SO many ways. Depending on the layers accessible to you...

I was (am?) so stunned by this character that my immediate, knee-jerk reaction (to a friend) was that such a man can't exist in the entire south asian nation.

[badedramay]

Hey Mais so I'm curious to know what the public perception on the hocane sisters is like (I'm new to Pak dramas). I previously saw a lot of twts/videos trolling them but I don't get why they were being trolled in the first place? Did something specific happen? However recently videos of Marwa and urwa discussing marital rape, messaging via dramas etc making the rounds on twitter. Suddenly everyone is praising them. Goes to show how fickle people are I guess. Also off topic was Farhan popular pre mere humsafar?

well yeah people are fickle especially when it comes to how they treat celebrities. the Hocane sisters started in the industry when they were still teenagers if I am not wrong? and they just did some things which people deemed troll worthy (starting from changing their spellings from Hussain to Hocane). more than Urwa, Mawra was trolled because of the tweets she made back when she was young. the girl was an unabashed Ranbir Kapoor fangirl and used to advocate for the Pak-India peaceful relationships which people thought was just her trying to keep her career in Bollywood going. so yeah..nothing astounding. the usual thing that happens to most celebs that dare to be themselves on social media. and if i am not wrong I think Mawra was the first (?) social media savvy person? like i remember her her flaunting her insta followers in a time when not everyone was on the app or if they were, didn't have the kind of following. so that also added to the trolling that Mawra relied on her social media presence to bag projects more than her acting abilities. Urwa has generally been less trolled than her sister.

yes, Farhan has been popular before Mere Humsafar both as a singer and as an actor.

[bhavya-thescribbler]

[komal01]

December ki akhri shaam hai;

Sochta hoon, ab tumhe bhool jaon

[dotentertainment7866]

#farhansaeed & #urwahocane

[zibah-ho]

I don’t think I was insane enough about akhiyan udeek diyan this year but but it’s okay bc I have a week and a half to amend that alhumdulilah

[cruel-kaya]

Mood <3

[stfulara]

i would never admit this irl but pakistani ost is my guilty pleasure- istg they put crack or some other kinda drugs on those songs, they're just have so much of an intense meaning

these my my most listened songs