u/Difficult-Art-3815

First of all Green should seriously stop promoting their drama as if they are about to deliver some Oscar-worthy masterpiece when the actual product is struggling to generate views, meaningful conversation or even consistent audience interest..

Atp Farooq rind also needs to step back and seriously rethink where things started going wrong. Almost a year of shooting and yet there is barely any impactful response. The editing feels choppy, the storytelling is confusing and in the initial episodes it was genuinely difficult to tell what was a flashback and what was happening in the present timeline. There are loopholes everywhere scenes feel rushed or skipped and important moments don't get the breathing space they need...

And no I don't think this is ONLY the director's fault..

A lot of people keep saying Ahad's script is good and If that's the case then I'm genuinely not convinced that he would sign a half-baked script after msm especially when that project was successful...Maya's script choices nothing to say after smd..

so something clearly isn't adding up..

If the script was genuinely strong on paper then where exactly is that strength on screen? why are there so many narrative gaps? why does the storytelling feel so disjointed? why are scenes being skipped or edited in a way that makes the audience work to understand what is happening?

You can't keep blaming the director every time the drama fails to connect with the audience. Direction matters obviously but the script is the foundation. If the foundation is weak no amount of aesthetic promotion or PR can magically turn it into a masterpiece..

Faiza can't keep shoving the flop onto the director alone. If we're going to discuss why this drama isn't working, then the script needs to be questioned too. Something is clearly wrong somewhere and pretending that it's only Farooq Rind's fault is way too convenient...

One thing that really bothers me about Pakistani dramas is how often marriage is treated like the final destination of a female character..

A heroine can have dreams, a career, ambitions, friends, hobbies, a personality of her own and then she gets married and suddenly all of that disappears..her entire storyline becomes her husband, in-laws, pregnancy, misunderstandings and household problems. It is like the writers think okay she got married now what else is there to write about???

Marriage should be a new chapter in a woman's life not the end of her character development..a woman can be happily married and still want a career..she can love her husband and still have goals outside her marriage..she can be a wife, a daughter, a friend, a professional and an individual at the same time..these things don't cancel each other out.

I think our dramas sometimes give more importance to the wedding than the actual life that comes after it..we get 20 episodes of the heroine fighting for her independence, education or career nd once she finally gets married the same woman who was so ambitious suddenly has nothing to do except worry about her husband..

A good example is how many dramas start with a strong female lead who is shown as educated and career-oriented only to completely sideline that part of her personality after marriage.. marriage or romance doesn't have to erase everything else.

this isn't even about making every heroine a career woman..that's not the point

The point is give female characters a life outside their relationship fgs

If she was a doctor before marriage let her continue being a doctor. If she wanted to start a business don't make that dream disappear because she got married. If she was ambitious let her remain ambitious & if she chooses to be a homemaker give that choice the same depth and respect instead of treating it as a character becoming irrelevant..

I'd love to see more dramas where the heroine gets married halfway through the drama and we actually get to see what happens AFTER the wedding..that's where the real character development could begin.

This might be an unpopular opinion but I don't think Ahad's star power on its own is enough to pull strong numbers or make a drama successful. He obviously has the name and a strong fanbase but his presence alone doesn't seem to guarantee the kind of viewership or buzz that some actors naturally bring to a project..

Aik Mohabbat Aur feels like a good example. We're already halfway through the drama with two A-listers in the lead yet the response in terms of views trps and overall discussion is underwhelming. It hasn't really become the drama people are talking about..

Interestingly his projects tend to work much better when the chemistry with his co-star clicks with the audience.. otherwise not..Meem Se Mohabbat is probably the clearest example of that. A huge part of its popularity came from the chemistry and dynamic between the leads rather than ahad's character becoming a standalone talking point..

So I think Ahad's strongest pull seems to come when the pairing itself connects with the audience.. it doesn't feel strong enough to carry a drama entirely on its own..

I'll go first

Anika–Shivaay (Ishqbaaaz) had chemistry but I think the fandom sometimes confuses intense scenes and constant fighting with romantic chemistry. Their relationship was entertaining, but not necessarily healthy or well-written..

I never understood the obsession with Arnav–Khushi (Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?). Barun and Sanaya were individually great but the constant yelling, misunderstandings and toxic behaviour made it difficult for me to romanticise them as much as the fandom does..

Ishita–Raman (Yeh Hai Mohabbatein) were iconic but I don’t think their chemistry was as flawless as people make it out to be. The nostalgia and popularity of the show definitely amplify how people remember them..