#Fawad Khan dramas

[nabihahahahhahaha]

Nothing Just A Husband Reassuring his unconditional love for his wife:

"Khirad, tum mere liye bahut khaas ho. Kabhi bhi apne aap ko kamtar mat samajhna, warna mujhe lagega ki mere pyaar mein koi kami reh gayi"

[kolaicendionysos]

+ You have got sincere hands. -Sincere? How? + They are not able to mask your story. Raw. Unstudied. Bellissime.

Barzakh (2024) dir. Asim Abbasi

[maihonhassan]

Words In Dastaan Serial:

"Rishta koi bhi ho, lekin kisi insaan se mohabbat hona aur us insaan ko "Dua'on mein yaad rakhna, uske liye Khuda se asaniyan mangna, uski khushiyan mangna tumhara mukhlis hone ki nishani hai." Aise logon ke saath hona bhi naimat hai.

[zindagi-se-darte-ho]

"Tum mujhse puchte ho ke mujhe tumhari kya baat achhi lagti hai. Mai tumse yeh kaise kahun ki mujhe tumhari kaunsi baat achhi nahi lagti? Apne ird-gird tumhara ghumna, mere wajood se na hatne wali tumhari gehri bolti nazre, tumhari har waqt ki tawajjo, tumhara jaan chhirakne waala haar andaz. Haar bar jab tum mere maa-baap ke liye ehtaraman khadey hote ho toh main tumhare samne jhukne lagti hoon.

Aur kya kuchh nahi jo mujhe tumhare samne moum nahi karta. Ek chhotey se ghar ke iss pankhe waley kamre mein tumhari yeh gehri neend, mineral water bottle ko dhundne ke bajaye nalke ka paani peelena, handwash chhorke ek saste sabun se haath dhona, apni plate ko meri maa ke haath ke pakey khaane se baar baar bharna. Par main yeh sab tumko kabhi nahi bataungi.

Tumhare haar wadey par hasungi, tumhare haar baat ka mazaak udaungi. Tum mujhe sang-e-marmar samajhte ho, toh samajhte raho. Main tumhare samne rait ki dewar nahi ban sakti. Mujhe toot janey se khauf aata hai."

- Kashaf Murtaza, Zindagi Gulzaar Hai

[mirambles]

Wahaj Ali to the Rescue…

I have been in a Kdrama slump having barely watched 3 dramas so far. Dropped 2 and one is ongoing. I have been watching a lot of crime and dark series in British and American TV. Farzi is the only Hindi series I have watched in this new year and I loved it 😍

I have been craving good series from the subcontinent and asked a few folks on twitter to recommend Pakistani dramas. I haven’t watched them in last 7-8 years. So after 3 dramas, I started watching Tere Bin and got totally bowled over by Wahaj Ali’s Murtasim!

So I hunted for more dramas of his and am currently watching Mujhe Pyaar Hua Tha which is also currently airing and his 2021 drama Ishq Jalebi. I’m so impressed by his acting, screen presence, charisma and charm with a capital C! The current craze behind him is reminiscent of the craze behind Fawad Khan a decade ago when people discovered Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hain. There is none like Fawad and he is an eternal favourite, but I’m totally falling for each and ever character that Wahaj is essaying with such finesse and panache.

Be it the proud and arrogant but hopelessly in love Murtasim

Be it the soft hearted, reticent Saad who harbours one-sided love for Maheer (literally watching MHPT only for him, cause the show is an utter disaster of a melodrama that reminds me why I don’t watch many series from the sub continent)

Or my favourite character of his right now - Basim from Ishq Jalebi. Basim is so flawed - he is immature, impulsive, stubborn, a tad selfish, sometimes a man child and even carries an inferiority complex but once he realises he is in love with Bela , he fights for it like no one’s business. His comic timing and dialogue delivery is impeccable - his dynamic with his parents is best part of the drama after his lovely, soft chemistry with the female lead Mahida. Her soft spoken, caring , mature Bela is the perfect foil to Basim. The drama is also so wholesome with fun characters that there isn’t a single moment of boredom! It reminded me of my favourite Marathi show Eka Lagnachi Goshta (The story of a marriage).

Wahaj Ali is playing 3 absolutely different characters in the 3 dramas of his that am watching simultaneously and I cannot believe it’s the same actor. The mannerisms, the voice modulation, the gait , the look is completely different. That’s the hallmark of a great actor ! Colin Firth, Fawad Khan, Kim Seon Ho were my biggest actor crushes that gave the most epic characters in history of TV viewing and now Wahaj has entered this elite list. Actors when they are on my screen, I can’t take my eyes off the screen.

Wahaj Ali has saved my 2023 TV viewing cause I have seen his filmography and his drama arc is so similar to Fawad’s that I can’t wait to watch his dramas. Fawad’s Ashar & Zaroon, Wahaj’s Murtasim and Basim are all heavily flawed characters and yet both these actors have made us ladies swoon and fall in love with them thanks to their amazing acting abilities and effortless performance. It’s an added bonus that his voice , his mischievous smile and the look in his eyes when he is in love is totally swoon worthy!

So until I find the right Kdrama again, this space will be reserved to obsess over the awesomeness of Wahaj Ali 😉

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Netflix’s first Pakistan-themed original to star Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan in lead roles; Sanam Saeed to play key role

Pakistan is all set to get its first Netflix original ‘Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo’ staring Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, Sanam Saeed alongside other prominent actors from the country, according to Variety exclusive report. The series is an official adaptation of 2013 bestseller Urdu-language novel of the same name by Farhat Ishtiaq. The main story line revolves around a Harvard Law Student named…

[gujjupatakha]

[gayatriwrites00]

Barzakh Review: Love, Loss, Life, and the Afterlife: A Story of Eternal Connections

BARZAKH (बरज़ख) म्हणजे अशी जागा जिथे जीवन व मृत्यू वेगवगळे होतात आणि तिथूनच जोडलेले असतात.  हि गोष्ट आहे एका महत्वाकांक्षी माणसाची ज्याने प्रेम समजून घेतल नाही, ना कधी स्वत: पूर्णत: प्रेम करु शकला. त्याच्या या कमतरतेमुळे इतरांची आयुष्ये कशी घडत गेली याची ही गोष्ट. मग यात नवीन अस काय आहे? हे सगळ बदलण्याची संधी! अशी जागा, वेळ आणि मानवी कल्पनेपलीकडील जग! आपल्या प्रत्येकाच्या सुप्त इच्छांच…

[ketterdamsqueen]

[zindagi-se-darte-ho]

"kya aap thaq jaatey hai? haalan ke aapne na toh jismani mushakkat ki hoti hai aur na hee zehni. phir bhi zindagi bekaar lagti hai aur apna wajood, apna wajood bojh lagta hai.

zindagi mein aane wali har museebat par mai socha karti thee ke shayad ye aakhri museebat ho aur issey badi museebat mujh par nahi aa sakti. lekin woh saab theek nahi tha. jitni zillat aaj maine mehsoos kee hai, doobara kabhi nahi kar paongi.

main sochti hoon, Allah talah ne humari zindagi itni mushkil kyon banadi hai. main baar baar yahi sochti hoon, yahi poochti rehti hoon, lekin jawab kahi se nahi milta"

- Kashaf Murtaza, Zindagi Gulzaar Hai

[mirambles]

I need this man to be cast as lead in all romance and angsty dramas henceforth - because I’m now convinced the man was born to romance on screen!

2023 was the right year to discover Wahaj Ali and fangirl over him! There was Fawad Khan a decade ago and now there is Wahaj and I cannot thank Pakistani dramas enough for blessing us with these two on our television screens!

main tumhaara dil nahi jeet paa raha, kisi aur ko kya haasil karoonga?

[Image ID: two gifs of Wahaj Ali as Murtasim Khan from episode 38 of Tere Bin. He is talking to Meerab in their bedroom:

GIF 1: Murtasim looking softly at Meerab, shaking his head as he reassures her by saying, “Koi nahi hai”. The subtitle reads, “There’s no one.”

GIF 2: A continuation of the previous gif, Murtasim’s brow is wrinkled gently as he emphasizes to his wife, “Bas tum ho.” The subtitle reads, “There’s just you.”

/end ID]

[kitconnors]

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Fawad Khan, Vaani Kapoor to star in UK-based Hindi-language rom-com

Pakistani actor Fawad Khan and Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor are set to star in a new, yet-to-be-titled romantic comedy that will be filmed entirely in the UK, according to Deadline report. The film will explore the story of two broken individuals who by luck come together to help each other heal and ultimately fall in love. Aarti Bagdi directed the Hindi-language romantic-comedy represents the…

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I’m going to say something unpopular which is that, I don’t think Fawad and Mahira should’ve played Sikander and Liza in a 2023 adaptation of JBHSSL. Even if this drama was being made 5 years ago, they could’ve worked, but not anymore. I’m glad it’s not them, but I will acknowledge that the actual casting is pure nepotism if the rumors are true.

Anyway, FK is over 40 and Mahira is also 38. Listen, they look PHENOMENAL for their ages, and Bollywood and Lollywood have serious ageism issues (where a 31 year old actress will start playing mothers to 20-something actors but 55 year-old actors will romance girls who are 19). Those are important issues for another post.

But specifically speaking of the characters of JBHSSL, Mahira and Fawad just don’t look like Sikander and Liza, young adults who are lost in several ways when they cross paths, anymore. Fawad Khan is a gorgeous man but he can’t pass for a 20-something anymore, and neither can Mahira. It was difficult enough accepting her as an MPhil student in HKKST, and that was already two years ago. They just don’t have that same youthful innocence that they did, and that’s ok, they’re humans. They’re not supposed to look the same for 12+ years.

And I’m not saying that only people who look like they’re in their 20s can be romance leads, but for this specific novel, unless they significantly change timelines, that bit of naïveté of youth is important and I just don’t think it would be believable coming from them at this point.

We are a country of over 200 million people. We should try and recruit new talent because we have more than plenty, which is another reason I’m bringing up not defaulting to the same stars over and over again because they’re, well, “stars”. I completely understand bringing MK and FK on board because they are some of our biggest stars, and we should all be rooting for this drama to be a hit since it can open doors for more Netflix ventures, but I agree with what the casting directors reportedly did here. They brought on massive stars to build hype and pretty much guarantee views but they also tried to do some realistic casting in terms of ages as well. You can say it’s low key unfair to Mahira and Fawad fans to bring them on board and use their names but not make them the stars, but they’ve both been in this industry for 15+ years; nobody forced them to do this. I’m sure they can see the value of being in the first ever Netflix project for a country. They want their names out there as much as their fans do, trust.

that's the thing. this novel has been in the news to be adapted for YEARS. literally..YEARS!! i remember when Balaa was on air (2018) and Bilal Abbas was THE rage on social media..he gave off immaculate Sikandar Shehryar vibes to me. i couldn't believe anyone else to do that role more than him in those days. he looked the part, he gave off the aura of the part. back then Fawad was so distant from PakTV as a whole that just on that principal i didn't want him to be part of the project. but then years passed and nothing was confirmed and actors aged up and changed their style so I just forgot about it all. Namal Khawar when she was doing Anaa was gave the perfect Liza vibes. she could pull off the half Pakistani, half Italian heritage and Namal is an artist irl so like..WHO ELSE COULD'VE BEEN BETTER?! and then Namal and Hamza got married and Hamza toh hai hi Hamza..he pulls off silent broody somber romantic hero extremely well (Mann Mayal is a great example). what better pairing than them?! but again..years passed. nothing happened.

i digress. i meant to say that for YEARS fans have been fancasting this novel. ab finally jaake there's some confirmation about this project and it is a mix of some of the old favorites and some completely new names so I get why there's such "strong" backlash from the fandom. this backlash is not 100% because of the acting prowess or star power of the actors supposedly playing the lead roles but more due to the sentiments attached of the fans with their personally preferred casting that they'd have been hoping to be canon for years. FaHira fans aren't as mad about Fawad and Mahira not playing Sikandar and Liza as they are mad that the two aren't paired romantically. chances are if they are given the confirmation that Fawad and Mahira, while not playing the lead roles of the novel, will have their own romantic track in the drama and the fans will shut up. unhen sirf apni jodi ka romance chaiye, aur kuch nahin. FaHira fans have always disliked the Fawad-Sanam jodi because in their head it's blasphemous for Fawad to have two successful romantic jodis that continue to garner praise. if Humsafar was a hit, so was ZGH. and ZGH toh was a bigger hit in India. the fact that it was Sanam Saeed who was also considered for Raees and the only reason she couldn't make it to the auditions was due to her wedding proves that Indian filmmakers had noticed Sanam's potential to be received well in India. Mahira Khan is not as "exclusive" as the fans thought she was. and yeah, that hurts their ego.

The casting IS messy, YES but considering the story it is also FINE. i am reading that Netflix wanted Fawad, MK, and Hamza for the project so they had to be cast one way or another. fact is that these actors with their age and seniority can NOT pull off the characters as WRITTEN in the novel. the limitations of the body can not be overcame by sheer force of the fandom. yeah..but they can be accomodated in the adaptation if they play completely different roles. there's nothing wrong with them playing older generation in a flashback. so what? didn't Fawad and Mehwish play great grandparents or something to Ms. Marvel in one episode? DIDN'T THAT ONE SINGLE EPISODE HAD THE WORLD PRAISING THEIR CHEMISTRY AND STORY???? it was nothing more than a one episode cameo but it was done WELL and it WORKED. just because these actors are potentially playing the parents of the leads of the novel doesn't mean they will necessary be relegated to insignificant roles. Farhat Ishtiaq is GOOD when it comes to expanding the story of her novel to accommodate the demands of TV adaptation. she has done that in Diyar e Dil, Yaqeen Ka Safar, and Mere Humdum Mere Dost. are the makers absolute FOOLS that they'll cast some of the BIGGEST names of the industry that are widely known internationally and give them no significant story line or characters??? c'mon now.

Actors can play characters older than their real life age on screen more convincingly than the actors playing characters younger than their age. Ahad can pull off the carefree youth of Sikandar just as well as he's capable of portraying the angst of a 30 something Sikandar. Fawad cannot do both the things. THAT'S A FACT. THAT'S A FACT!!! Ahad and Khushhal can pull off a sibling bond with both the bitterness of youth to the understanding of maturity that Hamza and Fawad cannot. bhayee aap se KIS NE KAHA HAI ke Netflix pe show karne ke liye aapko Oscar nominated hona laazmi hai. HAVE YOU SEEN NETFLIX ORIGINALS?????? they literally adapt dramas from novels all around the world and cast up and coming actors from the industry ALL THE FREAKIN' TIME!!!! this is NOT a new phenomenon. had Netflix wanted to they could've simply gone over every contender's head and take completely NEW actors for the project from Instagram content creators lot and that would've STILL fit their MO. yahan toh phir bhi they are taking established names. like???

so yeah, the casting is messy but not irredeemably disastrous. once they officially reveal the actors and their characters, the fans will come around it. as for the new audience that Netflix is of course targeting to get via this project..they'll don't care about the casting as much anyway. the only absurd decision the makers have done so far is the way the project was announced and confirmed. not a single word from the actual people making the show but plenty of noise from unconnected sources. that ain't it bruh. this should've been done via a proper press conference like how Parwaz Hai Junoon was announced (even uss time pe bhi the casting had ultimately changed but hey..it got the buzz going on in the right manner!)