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Bruh Sarbuland saying “main apne bhai ki taraf se maafi maangta hoon” in the promo?? PLEASE SHUT UP LOSER😭

Wasn’t Muddasir your bhai jaisa dost, your BEST FRIEND? Now that you know torsum literally killed Muddasir suddenly he’s just some random victim and you’re asking for forgiveness on Torsum’s behalf? where did all that love and attachment for your so-called best friend disappear?

The way they’re trying to whitewash Torsum is giving me serious Ammar from Qarz-e-Jaan vibes. At least Ammar was jailed. Here, the entire Sardar family is busy defending Torsum & Bibijaan saying “Torsum masoom hai, kuch nahi kar sakta”?? WOMAN HE LITERALLY KILLED SOMEONE

Muddasir deserved SO much better from this writer. And Sarbuland Useless from beginning to end 🤡

Can we please stop treating Humsafar like it's some untouchable masterpiece of Pakistani television?

I understand that it was hugely successful. I understand that Fawad and Mahira had great chemistry. I understand that the OST became extremely popular and that the drama was a big deal when it aired.

But popular, successful and memorable don't automatically mean iconic or brilliantly written..when I actually look at Humsafar as a story rather than through the nostalgia surrounding it I find it surprisingly regressive..

The biggest problem is obviously Asher..people constantly defend him with “fareeda manipulated him” but I don't think that argument gets him off the hook.. Fareeda manipulated him, YES but Asher was still a grown man, a husband and a father. He made the decision to believe the accusation against Khirad without giving his own wife a fair opportunity to explain herself..

He didn't simply misunderstand a situation..he destroyed his pregnant wife's life based on suspicion..

That's not just a case of he trusted the wrong person..He made an enormous decision about his wife's character and their marriage based on suspicion and hearsay. The fact that his mother was eventually revealed to be evil doesn't magically make his behaviour reasonable..

Your husband doesn't trust you.

He believes you betrayed him.

He throws you out while you're pregnant.

You raise your child alone for years.

Then he discovers he was wrong regrets everything and eventually gets another chance..

Yes Asher suffers. Yes he regrets it. Yes he eventually understands his mistake..but regret doesn't erase consequences..

And I actually think Khirad's character becomes more interesting after she leaves him because she finally develops a life outside the marriage. She becomes independent and raises Hareem without him.

That's why her eventual reconciliation with Asher doesn't feel like the satisfying romantic ending people make it out to be..Forgiving someone doesn't mean you have to take them back..

Then there's the way female characters are framed.

Khirad is the innocent, modest, morally pure wife.

Sara starts as an educated, successful and independent woman but gradually becomes the obsessive other woman.

Fareeda is the manipulative mother who controls her son's life.

The women are constantly positioned against each other and their identities are heavily defined through their relationship with Asher..

It's a very traditional framework the good woman versus the bad woman with the good woman ultimately being rewarded for her patience and virtue.

before someone says but that's how society was in 2011..okay but the drama itself was released in 2011.. We're not talking about some story from the 1960s..

I think the performances sometimes make people overlook how ordinary the actual story is..take away Fawad and Mahira's chemistry and the ost and what are you left with?

A fairly conventional television melodrama involving a misunderstanding, a suspicious husband, a manipulative mother-in-law, an innocent wife, separation, a child and eventual reconciliation..

If Humsafar aired for the first time today I think Asher would be dragged relentlessly for most of the second half of the drama. And I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing..

I don't see the masterpiece that everyone keeps talking about and I don't even think iconic should be treated as an automatic description just because it was popular..

It was a successful drama with good performances and strong chemistry..

Mahira is definitely one of the most loved and respected actresses in the industry nd the kind of support she receives from her fellow artists is noticeable. The Mitti De Baway trailer came out recently and almost the entire industry seemed to come forward to share and appreciate it with only a few exceptions..

Honestly, if the same trailer featured only Wahaj and another actress would we have seen this level of collective support? Probably NOT.. You might see 4–5 people sharing it but when Mahira is part of the project suddenly everyone seems to want to show their love and support. We saw something very similar during Neelofar as well.

It makes me wonder what exactly makes Mahira so special within the industry. Is it simply because of her popularity and star power or is there something more to it? Perhaps it is the respect she has built over the years, her personality, the way she treats people, her professionalism, or the genuine relationships she has maintained with her colleagues..

We don't usually see the entire industry rallying behind every actor's project in the same way. Of course, every actor has friends and supporters but Mahira seems to have something different a very broad circle of people who are willing to publicly support her work..

What do you guys think? Why do you think Mahira has such a strong place in the hearts of people within the industry? Is it her stardom, her personality, the respect she has earned over the years or simply the relationships she has built?