Wah bhai! Kundali chahe match ho na ho, khurafati match hone chahiye😂
Yeh dosti is turning out to be pretty costly if you ask me… kabhi banduk toh kabhi maachli ke jaal … Mahid wasnt lying when he told seher he had bade bade rassiyaan available … his pitaara is quite the storehouse for props it seems😂 wonder if he was a theatre kid growing up!
Gazala Niyaazi’s case is now officially re-opened. Inspector Dubey lays out the discrepancies he has identified in the reports vs the investigation and the final verdict. Strangulation marks around her neck, but no fingerprints documented… a tad strange …no? A clear indication that the reports or the investigation or perhaps both were tampered with. But given the lack of conclusive evidence it will be difficult to take the case to court. Mahid is on the verge of loosing it yet again… but Seher keeps him rooted to reality. She also snaps ever so politely at potential eavesdroppers… and not mention a cheeky glance or two at ex mangetar naazpoo who suddenly decided her finest organza was destined to clean the mansion windows.
Mahid has a secret room in mind … one that no one knows about, where the duo could plot world domination in peace, away from the prying eyes and curious ears of the household…. My guess is the Bhoolbhulaiya was inspired by the Niyaazi Maanzil, not the other way around, as Mahid so humbly claims. But man, has got to slow down, cause seher’s got little legs! They stumble into the desk that Wasim Mary Kondoed the night before, and find the secret drawer and a piece of white cloth…. The main saboot though is missing… (also is anyone else worried where all the roaches may have crawled to? Cause I refuse to believe Chachi was able to k!ll them all…. Also how did wasim and fahtima not scream bloody murder with that many crawlers in the room…. Haaye Gaaazab indeed!) Well that boils it down.. just about anyone who attended the maangni is now a suspect but coupled with the diary, the sample size is 5 Niyaazis strong…. Waah ACP ji… what a hypothesis… Hi5 to that! (Yes i will allow it… Partners in crime can smack hands)…
Lekin ab pata kaise chalega ki kaun hai woh Niyaazi jisne Gazala ko kataal kiya? Why non consensual CCTV of course! “Daya! Tod do saare darwaze and laga do CCTV sabke kamre mein!” And Daya does… except with waaaaaaay more finesse…. Pyaari bouquets for the members, hand delivered with a smile and a smirk in the background. With phase 1 of the mission successful Daya … sorry I mean Seher, does a happy dance… and Mahid…. Smirks….. he seems both amused and proud that Seher was able to pull this off with little to no help from him. Establishing dosti with the enemies is important…. Cause you gotta keep them close!
The surveillance room is equipt with 2 big screens and 2 keyboards but just the one mouse…. Mahid profusely types away…. Its like he is writing Fortran code.. except realistically he is just watching B-roll SHKH from the director’s chair… (typing se yaad aya, wonder if his interns were able to digitize the dargaah balance sheets and other files)… the room also has a wooden play fort… a relic from Mahid’s past. Seher at this point is clocked out from the investigation and decides to play acting shehzaadi …. She picks up the toy cannon and points it at Mahid for her first Dhishkao (mann ke sacchai galati se bahar aa gaya lagta hai)… Mahid indulges in her dhishkao with a Boom…. His memories of his childhood flood back…. Kelle ke shehzaada, protecting his territory….. but notice how with the increased frequency of his visits down memory lane, he is able to regain composure faster…. Perhaps this is the start to his journey to heal.
A call to the inspector innitiates phase 2 of the plan. Dubeyji is going out on a limb here for Mahid…. Ab iss dosti ke chakkar mein woh career samet duub na jaaye. Seher needs to be reminded that investigation is back in session and she must do her bit to keep an eye out for the mujrim… her playful self takes a backseat the minute she realises Mahid is feeling heavy and anxious. In moments when it matters, Seher is always by his side… physically, emotionally, and even metaphorically.
Today I will write about the quadris because 1. Ignoring them means I ignore Kauser… and that I cannot live with…. 2. Fareed is clearly alive …. He wants to talk to his wife, but ab usse bhi Daya banni hai ….Haaye gazaaab! Are those Divorce papers in his hand? As usual Sultana doesnt listen, doesnt even care… and walks away… At this point just Email the paperwork to her with a court date.. Going back to Kauser, she is working meticulously on a zardozi dupatta (It has occured to me that perhaps the bedding at the Niyaazi manzil that I so lustfully crave may have been made at Barkats workshop! *Books flight to Lucknow!*)…. Amaal visits her and plants Kauser’s tree of hope that perhaps she is Muneera… Based on the timing of the DNA test… Amaals story about how she was found in a parking lot outside the hospital where Kauser gave birth and the timing of the pregnancy…. Kauser would probably bet her day’s wage that she has met her second daughter. Amaal however still sees Kauser as her source of sukoon and not her ammi… she wishes but she doesnt realize it yet. She gives kauser a framed picture of the two from Adamganj, and this only sparks more hope in Kauser… But before she says anything to amaal, she must talk to Fareed… oh boy! Hopefully not another scene where Fareed stands in Maun vratt or attempts 1/2 complete sentences!
Is she really gonna leave us all high and dry? Haaayeee how will i ever recover…😓😥🫣
Mahid plays superhost at the Niyaazi Airbnb and hand delivers Kauser and Seher's luggage to the room he had prepped for them. However he looses a star or two on the final rating because the room neither has water nor towels (siiiigggghhhh ye side hustle bhi gaya lagta hain.... Aise kaise miyaan? That new wife is not going to be paying for herself! Focus Mahid Focus!). Thank goodness for seher, because atleast she knows where things are kept in the house. She makes her ammi comfortable (well thats a stretch), but she does extend words of wisdom far more mature than what a generic 16 year old ever could. Kauser doesnot have much to live for in this moment. Her new found freedom is foreign territory. Just like the birds that have been caged for too long, she too has lost her wings, her will to fly. But she should be proud of the daughter she raised! As one child seeks comfort and seeks to comfort her mother, there is another child in the house writhing in his lonliness. All he has are cloudy, poisoned memories and a handful of pictures. Dressed in Cinderella pale, with little 'phanda' and 'murri' blossoms embroidered in ek-taar(Uggghh...heaven for a textile/handwork-paglu like me), Mahid lets his tears flow... this time not in anger, or pain... just dejection. Will he ever know who his ammi really was? Probably not tonight. He gets up, puts his tears and memories on hold, and makes his way to the kitchen for a little midnight snack to help calm the soul. But it looks like seher too has made it to the kitchen with the same idea.
Bilauti they had nicknamed her... makes sense, because she goes straight for the milk. On one hand its soothing to see her at ease in this house. She had stayed barely a month before her marriage was dissolved and she was sent back home.... where forget the kitchen, she wasnt even at peace in her own room. But on the other hand it is sad, because she is but a temporary unwanted visitor here. She knows the khadima's and the household workings better than the man of the house, who at this point is just as unwanted as Seher. The only difference is he doesnt fully see it yet. Mahid is quick (a little too quick and premetive tbh) to come to Seher's rescue. I dont know about you all, but that refridgrator seemed pretty steady to me... so how did the the 2 (gorgeous... yes i love home decor too... bite me) jars suddenly start rocking right above her head? Only the ITV lords can tell us ... but regardless we have are privy to an annkhon mein annkhon moment... cute... if seher were older I'd say get a room... since she is not... Mahid, 2 arm distance dear sir... your arms, not hers.... (it is at this point I decided to rename Mahid, McSmitten and Seher, McKitten).
McKitten has the purrfect nightcap to ease the mind... Khajoor Doodh... Lekin Khajoor hai kahan? McSmitten has no effin idea... yet takes away the credit of retrieving it (another beautiful peetal dabba) courtesy his longer wingspan.... The scene shifts to the pair quietly enjoying the drink under the night sky... (damn those gorgeous cups haaaaayyyeee... cannot decide if P is more beautiful in this scene or his kurta or the cups and dabbas in Niyaazi manzil.... tell y'all what, I will take the homeware and kurta.. and you guys can keep P).
Seher unravels la fabrique du complot (pardon moi French... it has been a while) for Mahid. And finally, Mahid aitbaars on her... 3 women...all terrors... any of them could be behind gazalas death and harming mahid.. (Naaz technically should be excused ... betch is problematic... but she was 4 when Gazala died... and how would k!ll!ng Mahid benefit her).... Seher however adds a layer to the theory ... what if one of the men are behind the saazish... tis a man's world afterall. Surprisingly Mahid doesnt disagree.... he has realised that he is truly alone in this world... not a soul he can trust... no one to love him back...No sukoon in sight. He found Seher, perfect in every way and inappropriate too! He is like the moon, shines for everyone but clouded by darkness. Seher makes a promise to mahid... to always be the seedling of hope in his corner... much like her ammi has been for her... she gives him a khajoor seed to solidify the promise... symbolic... water it and maybe it will sprout... she vows to look out for him. They may be apart in this lifetime, but they will meet surely when they both gaze up at the moon.
The poetry in the moment is interrupted by a crashing desk... Wasim attacked by Husna's paltu fauj of roaches, decides to throw away things that do not give him joy (How mary kondo of him)... why does it seem like he may have done the same with Gazala? The noise scares bilauti ji who is promptly rescued by the McNiyaazis. Seher's endearing nature and ability to talk to the paer, paude, ghar, makan, chuhe, billi at will is not one Mahid Niyaazi condones... he prefers terrorizing the neigborhood instead... until he gets hissed at by the cat.
The next morning, Kauser sits helpless and free. What does she do now? She cannot indulge in her regular chores... nor is she a particularly diserable guest at the moment? She isnt hungry either. Its hard to tell ammi kaun hai and beti kaun hai in the moment. But after sparking umeed in kauser, Seher makes her way downstairs to grab her some nashta.
Mahids exchange with kauser is food for all our souls and his. Kauser recognises that Mahid isnt Parvez... all men are not the same... nek-dil, farishta, one with superior taleem, and perhaps most importantly, a boy with an azeem ammi... Mahid visibly swells in pride as Kauser apologises for judging him using the same lens she used for Parvez... She pats him on the arm.. and khalajaan's touch makes him emotional.... to hear words of approval and love has been something he has yearned for all his life... Kauser emerges a mother figure for him in this moment! Another aurat who perhaps he can attempt to aitbaar on going forward.
Meanwhile Seher is met with unfiltered hostility downstairs from everyone but Dadahuzoor, who is unperterbed by the fact that his very eligible offage grand daughter is unengaged, no suitor in sight. He is busy carbloading and fibermaxing, while the other members look like they are being forced to chew cardboard. DH may not be the most physically present character, but he is well informed (age picche ka script acche se parke prakat huye aaj)... Ammi ko khila pila ke seher sends Kauser off to work, kyunki ghar leni hai, ghar ko khooob sajaani hai and so much more! However because she has the soul of a much older and wiser lady, stuck in her juvenile body, she follows her ammi down the street...Mahid in tow. When caught, her excuse is ready, and Mahid is thrown under the bus in a hearbeat..."kya pata kyun peecha kar raha hai" ... Mahid is new to this game... part of him is evidently enjoying this ma-beti-'beta' trio-ship waaay too much! Being praised, patted, frowned at and scolded.. the attention from kauser is healing... lucky are those who have an Ammi!
While Kauser gets on with work, Seher picks her bone for the day... why didnt Mahid ask Kauser for permission to allow her to befriend and play detective?! Mahid greedy for Ammi-like pyaar, couldnt let the spotlight shift... he didnt have the courage to ask Kauser. In an attempt to even the playing field, Seher climbs a stump only to slip and fall a minute later.... She stubs mahids toe in the process (I am ignoring the look look pull pull... ye bhi 2 arm distance se ho sakta tha)... making mahid question what powers she brings to the table. Height aur agility pe maat jaaiye mahid... Judge her by her dimaag and dil. Taking matters further into her own hands, she brings Kauser out for the jinn ke bhatija to ask for permission... Mahid acting like he is asking for sehers hand in marriage not partnership in crime (solving not conducting) left me gagging... you can still see a flicker of greed in his eyes.. ek adh aur tariff miljaati from khalajaan toh he would have promptly said "kaun seher"... but he plays his cards right, vows to be the dewaar between trouble and the child, and is rewarded by the Ammi with a laugh and a nod... Summer project is officially underway.
Naazima still hopeful that mangni hogi, has dropped her ice princess dreams... if you like it then you should've put a ring on it... but mahid doesnt... guess he doesnt like you Naaz... tough luck... Seher even attempts to question Mahid's depth of Bachpaan ka pyaar, only to be told that its her age that has driven the wedge and ended the marriage... Frankly I did not quite get the second line Mahid said, and it seems like neither did Seher. The episode ends with a bageecha meeting with Dubey ji, who has dug up gazalaa's file ... and evidence suggets strangulation may have been a part of the picture....
You will notice that I have completely skipped the Quadri house scenes, simply beacuse I found them too fckn dumb. Right now in my books, Fareed is like Schrödinger’s cat (he is both alive and dead to me). I will decide which version of him I prefer once we get some more info. And Amaal... colors and burgers dont decide parental lineage... baki, good luck!
Not P drawing his own parallels to the infamous Sharon Stone scene from Basic Instinct🤦🏻♀️🤣😂 IYKYK🤣
Yet somehow it makes sense😂🤣😂 no wonder she doesnt want seher to study… cause then she will be dethroned as the Niyazzi baddie😝
Hello Hello Maashrey Waalon!
Sab Khairiat?
Its been a bit quiet on this side of town… so lets all huddle up and have some fun shall we?
Today’s activity is to come up with a roast. Whether that be towards a scene, a character, a track, I will let you decide. But drop a screen shot of “what” you are roasting, and have at it! And make it as zaikedaar as you possibly can! 😉
Oh and Language no bar! Lets hear it!🤓
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Someone asked yesterday or the day before, Why does Kauser specifically mention the mirchi kutaai and electrocution as the prime examples of Parvez's jaahilpan. We have the answer today. An eye for an eye and more. Kauser ki ek ungli tod diya parvez ne... Well, Mahid gets all his fingers. Mirchi se chehra rangaya tha kauser ke... Aaj dekho.... Parvez ko mirchi lag gaya... and bijli ka jhatka bhi... Mahid does not hold back on his quest for insaaf on behalf of kauser and Seher. But the final cathartic blows are delivered by the queen herself. With Mahid overseeing the delivery. Ye toh gayi actions. My eyes kept focusing on the gazes... Mahids, Sehers, Kausers, Safiyas, and Asads. With every move mahid made, he looked back at Seher and kauser, as if he was trying to say "Ladies, this one is for you"... Seher and kauser stood unflinched... like perhaps a tiny part of their souls were healing with every second that passed. Asad, biologically a son to Safiya and Parvej... yet his upbringing more similar to Seher's... his age probably prevented him from speaking up before, but today his alligence is crystal fkn clear... There is a saying in bangla.. "Kaada jol a padma phool" (Translation: Lotuses bloom in muddy waters)... and that is what Asad represents.... He idolizes Mahid, and might I say the boy could not have picked a worthier man to be idolized.... When Kauser finally falls to the ground because emotions take the best of her, seher and asad both move towords her... as do the rest of the moholle waale, and Safiya, she stands alone, still trying to fight her loosing battle in favour of Parvez.
Mahid brings the 2 ladies back to the mansion to keep them safe from the absconding Parvez. A bedroom and attached bathroom ready for the mother daughter to share. They are however met by Husna, although her opposition is quickly stumped by Lord Mahid. A mirror reflecting his usool... he does not need.... they are his badges of honor and rightfully so... Husna plays her final trumpcard ... how is usool ke pakka Mahid Niyaazi wronging Naazima then? Do his words and promises have no meaning? and doesnt that qualify him as a lesser man? The words hit Seher just as intended... but Mahid clarifies that he is not doing any of this in the hasiyat of a shauher or damaad. Legally Seher has a bigger claim to the house than Husna does. But realistically she is here as Kauser's daughter and Mahid's guest... And Husna, looks like she needs a reminder on why this is the first time in a long time when Mahid has bothered to speak in complete sentences to her.... While this is definitly not the time to draw parallels, I cannot help but remeber the first time Seher had entered the Niyaazi mansion with the haisiyat of being the nayi naveli dulhan... Mahid had left her at the doorstep and raced after Husna. And today, Seher is back, ammi in tow, no matter what the reason, escorted by the same mahid.... as for Husna she stands abandoned.... the "son" she raised so carefully, has turned his back to her.
We also get a flashback of Husna's memories of the fateful evening when Gazala d!ed. the roaches that guard her secret, give way to a handy cam that has proof. Gazala had walked out of the nikaah with Wasim (thank god!) and gone to the clocktower with Mahid... Wasim and Husna followed without thier knowledge. Now its unclear who the actual culprint here is.... Did someone physically push her? if so who? Was she str@ngld and then pushed? Is this a case of abbeitment to suic!de? So many theories! and keep in mind this is Husna's version.... the fact that she thinks the proof she has will be enough to send Wasim packing makes me wonder if the actual murderer isnt Husna herself!
The Quadri's lives are in turmoil still and getting more turbulent by the minute (read: episode).... Sultana packages her need to hide the truth from Amaal under the usual wrapper of "larki ho" so the lower middle class OG parents left you to die out in the wild. This is but a half truth. Yes, her biological father did do that, so it makes sense to want to protect Amaal from that man. But she still could have chosen to tell Amaal the truth. Amaal is attached to Kauser... She calles her aunty for gods sake.... that woman gives this child sukoon. I understand Sultana's insecurity but I do not agree with it. This seems like a good reason to visit a family therapist and TALK! but khair... woh toh ab hogi nahi... cause Fareed is now mandown.... Oh lord! WTH is happening to this family.... is anyone thinking straight? Writers? I am talking to you guys.... Seriously? and where is the grandpa? how does he have no opinion on anything that goes on at the quadri's? Have they convenientlysent him on some world cruise?
Mahid fishes kauser from the tank… but his skills as a paramedic are a bit lacking…. Unfortunately Seher is also shell shocked seeing her ammi battle for dear life… thank goodness Mahid aise waqt pe darana dhamkaana nahi bhulte and helps snap seher out of her fear and she quickly takes charge of the situation…. Once downstairs seher attempts to bring Kauser’s spark back…. She knows exactly what happened… this was no accident…kauser doesnt need to say it out loud… She attempts to dry her hair and make her a warm drink to revive her senses, but Kauser sits frozen … arms and legs wrapped… unable to believe that she made it out alive. Mahid… an outsider to the Baigs, yet an insider to the situation, is frantic as he tries to make himself useful…. Of course he cannot help Seher much in drying Kausers hair or in making Kauser an elixer… thats not his forte by any means. But he does try… he hands Seher a towel… he tries to keep up with seher everytime she reaches for something …. Anything to offer comfort, even if it is in spirit…. He even attempts to pour Kauser a warm cup of the concoction seher has brewed, but gets yelled at for being unmindful…. Fair, because now is not the time to play burn victim…. Now is the time to stand in solidarity with these two women. Its unclear what Mahid thinks in this moment…. Does he think this was an accident? Or did he think Kauser jumped into the tank? Was he ever suspicious that Parvez could be the culprit? Until Seher tells Mahid what actually happened…. And in that moment their fate tied them together again… Their battle is now his own.
Mahid asks Kauser to start talking …. What happened… How? Why? His tone a little to authoritarian… but even when he offers his unwavering support no matter what the story, Kauser hesitates. The tone softens eventually…. And nudged by Seher, Kauser starts to trust Mahid… she starts from the very beginning….. 14 saal ki thi jab parvez ke saath nikaah hui thi. What most women remember as a suhaagraat… kauser recalls as a never ending cycle of darkness and pain… its customary in many households for the husband to give the new bride an ornamental token of love to start their lives together…. While most brides get gold or silver jewellery, maybe even clothing …. Kauser got a broken finger…. A constant reminder of the pain that would now become her everyday…. When she told her sasural waalon, they laughed…. It was then that she made the pain her own…. This was her world now…. Finally Seher came… her daughter, whom she shielded from the monster that was her husband… she raised the child to be her friend, confidant, her pride, her ray of hope, her joy, in her otherwise cruel and lifeless world. Her only wish, that Seher should not face the same trials she did…. Ever…… and as she tells her story, you can see the shock and realization click in Mahid’s face… Everything seher did… everything Kauser said… their attachment… the fear… it all makes sense to him now…. But if Parvez was so bad why didnt Kauser walk out of the marriage? Oh Mahid you innocent innocent man…. The scripture allows for a “khula”… but the ones upholding the scriptures… Allah’s men on earth… they do not… and even if they did, custody of Seher would go to Parvez…. And thats where mothers make the choice to stay back….. their own lives are worthless if it means abandoning their child…. Seher hugs her ammi as if she could squeeze the pain away… and mahid… his world is shooketh… he is impressed by the strength and resilience Seher and Kauser have shown… he is shocked at their realities… and if he has any feeling to spare, he is probably embarrassed that he ever raised a voice or showed aggression to seher…. That stick she handed him earlier… that has been her reality all her life… when she cowered in fear that Mahid would slap her at the dargaah over the kebabs…. This was why… in her world, men torture…and women… they just tolerate.
Parvez enters the house … his happiness uncontained and unchecked …. Asad and safiya in tow… kulfi in hand for Kauser, knowing full well that by now she has drowned… he calls around for kauser … but the lack of a reply doesnt bother him… he knows exactly where she is…. He is surprised when Mahid enters the room from Seher and kausers bedroom… followed by seher… The despicable lowlife fears Mahid… as he should…. Unlike situations where Mahid typically brings in the rage, here he is… calm… or should I say cold…. His eyes dark with anger but ofcourse the lowlife doesnt see it… he offers Mahid the kulfi instead… mango flavor…. Bohut badhiya…. Koi aur hota toh abtak mahid usse koot deta… but not today… he is slow in taking the kulfi from parvez miyan… was he planning to eat it? Nevermind….. the Mahid we know is back…. Here is the issue though… for all the vile things this low life has done.. no ghusa no kootayi is enough…an eye for an eye is not enough…. Mahid asks seher to call the police, because no punishment inhis hands will be enough… Safiya’s feeble attempt to save Parvez by pleading to kauser is laughable honestly…. And both of Parvez’s kids… stand aside and watch as Mahid attempts to deliver the first taste justice…although if you ask me, it is not nearly enough.
Mahi, Rishita, Parth and Vaquar truly deserve a standing ovation for these scenes… especially vaquar… to portray a man like Parvez requires loosing touch with humanity… and to do it consistently the way he has is commendable…. Hate is too kind a word to describe what I feel towards Parvez on a good day… aj toh pata nahi kis matraa ki nafrat aa rahi ahi mujhe … Loathe, despise, abhor… take your pick… but to me these words are not fkn enough…
After all of this… Naazima comes across as truly juvenile… mahid ke naam ke angoothi… sapno ka sansaar… girl snap out of it…. Her privilege and delusion is just nauseating. Husna, Fatima, Wasim… all criminals pitting against one another…. For what? The same doodh mein milawat.. keere makaure…jhoot and saboot … sabotage… ughhh…. No. Just stop. For the love of god… just. Stop. Please.
And Amaal, love, Dr. Quadri may not have been the perfect mother… but trust me … you have the perfect life. Lord bless this family with the powers of communication. Sultana is creating her own death spiral by withholding the truth and lying… every child deserves to know who their biological parents are.. its not a crime for Amaal to be curious about her lineage…. Trust your upbringing that she will still recognize you and Fareed as her home at the end of the day…
Hello Hello Maashrey-waalon!
Sab khairiat?
Recently I have had to unfortunately remove some of your posts as they contained major spoilers and did not use the appropiate tag. I urge you all to please take a look at this rule regarding posts that contain spoilers. This rule is in place, not to curb your dialogue, but to ensure that we don’t ruin the episode for those who havent seen it yet.
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Gazala’s case now reopened, much to the disdain of the greater Niyaazi clan, Mahid finds his solitary support from his dulhan to be, Naazima… she will definitly be standing by her future mangetar and shauher through his trying times, even testing his patience to build tolerance for the actual situation. What a kind thoughtful soul… Sirf Mahid ko hi nahi dikh raha her oppurtunistic paak dil and saaf neeyat… mahid reigns her in because there is still time to all of that and its past bedtime for for ex-begum… he must drop her home first.
However before they get in the car… mahid gets a top view of the dent to his jaaneman… and ooohhh… thats a big one… aaj toh woh guards ke naukri kha hi jaate the way seher devours her pizza… if seher didnt have the courage to confess… yet here she is, standing by her actions, eyes closed in fear at what punishment Mahid will serve her. As always she even offers him ideas… a stick to her hand. This scene is funny at surface level but speaks volumes once you dig through to the ‘hypodermic’ (yes i am a salty ‘shroom) layer. The only other man in her life has punished her so severly for merely existing that iss galati ka sazaa toh pata nahi kya hi hogi. She expects the worst to be handed to her and it breaks your heart to see that inspite of mahid never physically harming her in their time together, she still expects the same. Mahid however takes full liberty of the situation (as he must) for a little fun. He uses her stick to giddy her up into the car in jest… ye ittu si cheeti jisne naak me dum kar rakha hai uske zindagi… thoda darana toh banta hai. But poor seher is still worried … to fix the dent must be expensive… can the niyaazis even afford it? After such laavish parties and expensive wives, is mahid liquid enough to fix this out of pocket? Mahid reassures her ki itna bada mahel mein thode bohut toh paise honge but seher doesnt buy it… and after all she must take accountibility for her actions. Its not her fault… definitly the rock’s… seher ne toh sirf patthar phenki to save mahid… ab ye kambaqt patthar ko Mahid niyaazi ki gaari mili toh crash into… clearly the patthar was a woman… only that can explain this bewakoofi …. But accountibility … yes … seher will pay mahid back for damages in 6-8 years. And Mahid, he will wait for that reimbursement with baited breaths and smirks… his 2 cents to motivate this child to never give up on her dreams!
Just as they get out of the car to make it to home stretch, another of mahid’s secrets comes out… Sheermaal… with a view. Who would have thought, the great Lord Mahid would be a connossieur of Sheermaal… and views… he frequents a roadside shop in ex begum’s mohulla. Just like their own mangni, the two skipped dinner so a side quest for dinner seems yummy. Seher seats herself to enjoy Lucknow’s best while Mahid looks uncomfortable (probably wishing he had that stick on him still) because clearly its not the dish that is his favourite…. Aaah pickles! Friends Mahid… she wants dosti… stop with the stares… dont make this wierd… for you, for her, for us…. Just Dosti… ab chup chap sheermaal khao …. Its seher’s turn to smirk now.
Not for long though. As they step into the Baig house post dinner… they are met with open doors and an erie silence. The mood shifts from fun and light to dark and dense… a broken pot … mud tracks… where is Kauser? Why is no one home at this hour? Mahid now an outsider waits to be invited in, but once he is, he joins the search party. Its a race against time because parvez has dropped his pehli begum into the water tank and is now waiting in hiding for her to breathe her last. And Kauser, lord knows how long its been, is about to give up all hopes for survival.. she has bid her child farewell and closed her eyes in anticipation of her call towords the light. Mahid notices the tank first and the taps from inside signalling help… he jumps to open the lid and finds khalajaan inside….
The quadris are still being blissfully tormented in their own little bubble of hell… Sultana comes across as pretentious as she instructs the nurse about amaal’s comfort and sweet tooth. Apology would have been a good look… but alas she decides to flaunt her ego and pride instead… her insecurities so deep that she cannot see the damage she did to her family and relationships over the years.
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Jhoot pe jhoot… jhoot pe jhoot… jhoot pe jhoot. Seher’s endless jhoot has Mahid miyan pareshaan…. Ab baas… aur nahi…. Seher must come clean…. But before she starts talking, mahid has connected the dots. Lagta hai defrosting kuch zyada hi kaam kar gaya…. Dormant brain cells bhi jaag uthe inside CiD mahid. He realises that there is only one reason why seher would be too scared to tell him the truth. When he looses his composure…. And that only happens when he hears about his ammi….. so what if Seher’s lies have something to do with his Ammi? Someone give this man a standing ovation cause he has finally put the puzzle together!!! And now Seher fills in the rest of the gaps with the finer details…. She found Gazalas diary… and the diary pointed to a murderer within niyazi manzil… but before she could tell mahid, curiosity and her will to protect his sanity got the best of her and she became part time sherlock to figure out who the possible culprit was….
Mahid being mahid looses his cool yet again at his Ammi’s mention. Watching him flailing for his mental stability makes seher’s stance more cleartbh… how was she even supposed to bring up the conversation if Mahid cannot even here or talk about his ammi with a straight face? As seher helps him through yet another panic attack and menty B… in moments like this she becomes the lioness protecting her cub in the wild, just warmth and a nuzzle to show solidarity and understanding…. She extends an olive branch…. What if they don’t have a relationship… kyunki koi bhi sambandh given her age is criminal and morally wrong… lekin dosti? Dosti toh ho sakti hai? Seher puts Mahid in a tough spot. Her point being, to dig further into his Ammi’s last days he will need a companion…and a smart one at that… so why not befriend Seher? And that way she can ‘repay’ him for his kindness and support during their short lived shaadi. This is where Mahid truly shines as a man…. His principles are too strong for his own good … and he refuses to shake on it…. (Dil jeet liya mahid ne in this moment…. Chummis to the man and his morals!!)… seher looks visibly heartbroken though… something that mahid does not miss… so he offers a different olive branch instead…. One where even their dosti is chaperoned…. If kauser says yes, he will be her friend…. And while they are at it, might as well collect his Ammi’s diary too….
Before they leave the room, seher advises him to a) call the police… because the lady hired to kataal mahid is still out and about in the halls of the mansion and b) keep Dr. Fareed on speed dial… kyunki seher abhi tak doctor bane nahi na…. Aur medical emergency mein koi toh trusted aadmi hona chahiye on their team…. Fire and ice should ideally not work together… yet here we are…. mahids fire calmed once again by seher’s ice… and together, they melt each other’s pain away….
Speaking of Fareed…. We see him and sultana at the hospital where Amaal is admitted for her panic attack…. Finding out about the adoption knocked the wind out of that poor girl… her trust broken and her darkest fears now her reality…. Sultana still doesnt see the problem but Fareed does …. All their lives the goal was to love amaal and raise her in a happy home…. Yet it all came crashing down… and now she neither has a home nor does she trust that the quadris love her…. This is exactly what i had feared…. Amaal was old enough to have a conversation about her lineage …. But sultana’s fear, incompetence and jealousy drove them all to this point…. And now the only person Amaal trusts is Kauser… its like a pull from the now nonexistent umbilical cord… atleast Fareed is done playing games and is ready to come clean to his daughter… he goes to fetch Kauser…. And at a good time might I add… because Kauser is about to be drowned in her own home by the vile man that seher calls abbu.
The police arrive at Niyaazi manzil and that causes uproar among the mansion members…. Wasim and fahtima are visibly shitting their pants…. Dada huzoor is annoyed…. Husna tries to pass it off as Mahid over reacting…and dulhan-to-be naazpoo is just happy to sight her chaand again…. Although her chaand is followed by a cloud that most people refer to as seher… the police do a sweep of the house and find the khanjar that had Mahid’s fate printed on it… and with that Mahid unleashes his wrath…. He suspects that his Ammi’s killer is on the loose… and this time he will be ready to catch them… he formally requests the reopening of Gazalas file and pans his eys across the members of the household…. No one will be spared this time…. Haider ne toh fake behoshi ke chakkar mein ye wala look miss kar diya.. lekin agar woh yaha hota, he too would have felt a chill go down his spine at Mahid’s glare…..
Normally I would let the precap be… but I thought it was the darn cutest scene we have seen in a while…. It appears that Mahid has found out about the damage seher did to his car… to save his life ofcourse…. Now seher is a girl with pride…. She asks mahid to send her the bill…. She will reimburse him… in 8 years… jab woh doctor ban jaati hai…. And Mahid… he will definitely wait for her to become a doctor, so that he can get his money back 🫶🏼🤌🏼
Seher attempts to defrost ex pati…and we know this because Mahid goes from Avatar blue to Oompa Loompa orange in exactly one blink. He also apparates from being sprawled on the floor like a star fish to propped up against a pillar within that same blink…. The editors really did decide to ignore the space time continuum in that clip.
But the important part is this… Mahid regains his sensibilities and with that, his realization that perhaps seher isn’t lying about the danger to his life. Jis shiddat se dhakka di usne Mahid ko…. It must be because she had good reason to. But Seher being seher cannot quite stomach this validation…. The gears in her brain spin to cook up a new story…. One where she is a jealous girl …. Who isnt over her ex… and doesnt want to seem him engaged to the hawa hawai….. Why does she cook this story when she could have come clean about the whole murderer on the loose situation? Waqt…. So kambaqt…. Mahid is too fragile to hear about the rest of Gazalas truth… how Seher found the diary and her theories and thoughts based on what she read…. And add to that the plot she overheard. Nope the waqt is definitely not right for Mahid to be privy to all of this info. Instead he must focus on getting his strength back and defrosting. Also i believe the word is hypothermia and not hypodermia (its like masroof mashroof mushroom all over again 😩 diction coach? Where you at? These kids are shitting in all the languages now…haaaye gazaaaaab!).
To save her jinn ka bhatija Seher has a 3 step plan… constant chapad chapad, melt ice with fire, and mirchi competition (tujjhe mirch lagi toh main kya karu…. Except seher uses it as an excuse to ‘pareshaan’ mahid just a little bit more😈😈)… Today mahid juggles all the hats…daroga, cid, police, wakeel…he questions sehers intent…. And recognizes her play… the eyes give it away as always…. Seher might think she is lying through her teeth about wanting to stop the mangni out of jealousy… but thodi mirchi toh usse bhi lagi. Mahid sees that…. And Mahid decides to explain to her why the mangni must happen…. I give him an A+ for his effort but a Solid B for his actual explanation…. Ahh well… at least the man tried…. (Honestly his explanation felt more like a continuation of the clapback on grooming that he innitiated in conversation with tahir the other day, and less of a clarification of his stance to seher)… Seher does realise that the need for the mangni is driven by Mahids desire to stay away from her… not because he is deeply in love with hawa hawaai.
Mahid finally decides that baate bohut ho gayi…now its time to end this little rendezvous …. Seher however recalls how she made her way back into NM … ek toh Mahid ki gaari par patthar phenki…and moreover that she was thrown out…. To go back out and summon help is a literal death sentence.. and its not like she can help Mahid out of the room herself….. her cheeti like stature against Mahid’s hati (jaise dum…chak dum dum chak dum dum….ok nvm all this beifizul baatein) doesnt stand a chance… yet this cheeti is the reason for many of Mahid’s problems today… does Seher agree? No. Does she think Mahid is the problem? Absolutely. *Stupid moon made of ice… stupid mangni.. stupid naazpoo.*
Drama at the Baig house was a solid 8 out of 10 today. Stuck with a Muneera and a bowl of special kheer, Kauser for once uses all her brain to test if this is indeed her child gone missing… no no no not a scientific DNA test or anything…. Just a little game… where she pretends to be mentally spicy and volatile….. enough that the girl spills her truth…. She was picked up from a drama group to act like a muneera by Parvez….. gosh golly that man is sick…. He has no inkling of shame, regret or penance at what he is doing to Kauser…. When caught he becomes less human and more animal, and grips Kauser in a chokehold…. Aur woh chammak challo, safiya…. One would imagine that in a moment like this she would perhaps stand up for another woman…. But no… she is as selfish as ever and walks away to save herself and her son… what a disgrace to humanity the both of them 🤦🏻♀️
Y'all Didnt think I forgot you now did you? Na na na... Now I will admit to feeling a little uninspired so I will only recap EP 111-113, and deep dive into 114....
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Mahid better have gotten his car insured bumper to bumper: liability, collision, comprehensive, motorist, PIP, and incidental medical .... cause did our girl just throw a rock at his car?... with intent?! Oh! Yikes! Sorry, but that is grounds for divorce right there.... Seher clearly adapted a bit of a criminal streak from he abbu... (Me likey... but not at the car babe... people... aim at the people!). Well atleast she got her entry ticket back into the ice castle.
Naazima is seen pacing and wondering where could the LOHL possibly be... why is he not dancing and prancing around her in sheer unfiltered joy? Ah a subtle ode to Mahid's first engagement. There is always a run-away somebody. They say marriage changes you in ways you dont even see coming... Dikh raha hai Seher ki asar on you Miyan-ji.... As Naazima stands heartbroken, the guests leave. And I know there will be disagreement if I say I feel bad for her. But I actually do. Mahid used a word for seher yesterday ..."Deewani".... Seher ka pata nahi....but naazima definitly has adapted that role. Bachpan ka pyaar ke peeche dewaani ho gayi woh larki.....Didnt even realise the lines she crossed. Probably still doesnt get it even now tbh. She really thinks she will eventually be able to claw her way into Mahid's heart at some point. And the fact that to her this mangni, and nikaah (if things go as per plan) are real, makes me pity her. To be stood up at your own engagement party.... with society staring you down.... in a world where society is everything.... that has got to burn! She deserves punishment for sure, but this.....(I am sorry I guess I am a softie .... jeez!)
Seher puts her climbing skills to excellant use and makes her way back to the room where she locked Mahid. But of course the path to enter the room is full of obstacles. We have an angry and tearful fiance-to-be... hawa hawaai as seher calls her... flying around the house... We have a Chachu with kataal on his mind.... and a Phups joining forces with chachu cause she too has the same goal. Phup's stance is still unclear... why the change of heart? why now? What is her endgoal? She does lay out some of her thoughts, but I am still wary.... And Wasim, That man is biting off way more than he can chew. Husna-araa is not a beast he wants to join forces with, beacuse there will come a time when she shifts her focus to him.
Finally Seher makes her way into the locked room to find an unconscious hypothermic mahid lying face down and blue. In Lucknow. Where it is 40 degrees outside. Even if Naazima installed blast chillers in the house for her special day, to freeze time or ensure that the humidity doesnt get to her hair and frizz it up, insulation is a bitch. You mean to tell me that a mansion that big and old can hold temperatures low enough to trigger Hypothermia in a solid built man like mahid? Yes he fell in water... a concussion might be warranted... but hypothermia? *Siiiiigggghhhhh*... Well seher lights a fire (literal and figurative) to wake the man up...her panic again a nod at that fateful Eid night when the tables were turned.... the desperation in her voice so real.... talaq se upaar jaan thodi na hai.... you can't argue with that... but oh what a pickle! and all i have to say to this as a true romantic at heart is: pyar kabhi galat nahi hota... waqt galat hota hai. And waqt this is not my child. There couldnt be a more terrible waqt in fact... *AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
The Baigs and the Quadris have their own devils to deal with. Amaal finally finds out about her adoption and faints. Atleast Sultana has changed outfits for this worthy occasion. And Parvej brings home "a" Muneera.... not their Muneera... just a randm girl he probably picked up off the streets... is it just me... or does this muneera seem a bit...off? Maybe I have been watching too much orphan and Good American Family (Highly recommend BTW!!!!)... but that girl, her smile, her hug, her look... just gives me the hibijibis! YIKES!
Jo jo sawal maan mein the sabke… she has just about touched on everything!
Yes there was a fight. No not a big fight. Relax and move on to us all. Mahi is leaving because the character has shifted and so has the story from what it appears. Husna has a super dark evil arc coming (yummza😈😈). Haider is not just a showpiece. Haaaye gazaaaab!
I cannot imagine the show without Mahi as kauser….. this is too sad…. Too damn sad!
Chasing seher down and around town has turned into Mahid’s full time job. And saving Mahid is seher’s…. She follows the cloaked lady, the one with mehendi on her feet, whose phone has evidence of the planned attack against Dulhamiyaan… yet as fate would have it … the lady escapes with her phone….. seher isnt as lucky though…. She gets caught by Mahid. Her weapon of choice, is a brass bowl… For a minute it seems like a third party qataal wali is unnecessary…. Because seher herself is ready to take him down a peg or two with the bowl. Seconds away from a guaranteed concussion the match becomes a draw…Eyes fuming with anger and disbelief at her bachkaane harqat, Mahid opens up his interrogation shop. One would imagine that honesty in situations like this helps, yet the man is so full of himself that even with Seher laying the facts down, point blank, Mahid thinks she is just trying to prevent her “crush” from this mangni. Mahid always stands tall and proud…. He stands taller and prouder today in the face of stupidity… oh if only he could see that seher isn’t lying…. She is infact saving his tashreef from getting whooped… and by whooped i mean k!lled…. But ah welll…. The mighty will be humbled one day… soon… they always are.
He carves out a path for her exit…. Its either that or the terror that every indian teen girl lives with…. Their ammi… Seher picks neither…. She blindfolds Mahid with her dupatta, snatches his phone and makes a run…. But yet again not a successful one…. Police nahi…CID se training li hain Mahid ne… like a true cowboy, he lassos seher with her own dupatta… She had already called the police, but Mahid mansplains that ex-begum is not of sound mind post her own attack…. *siiiiiigggghhhhhhh*…. Mahid is going to have to draft a very long apology speech for this very soon…. Most definitely by the end of the day……. Shouldn’t be problem though because he seems to have nailed the format already….
You know how some people speak very little but still manage to say a lot… their words have depth and meaning…. Well, Fareed is not one of them. Kya bolne aye the… kya bolke chale gaye… Allah jaane… ye mein nahi, Kauser soch rahi hain… mujhe bhi sach bataoon toh samaj mein nahi aayi… didnt he come down to confess that amaal is kausers kid? What happened to that? And then he bought her a bubble making toy…. Heh?! Make it make sense!
Naaz truly believes that delulu is the solulu because she is just about giddy in happiness… dancing and prancing with fahtima (when did Fahtima get on board the #Mahzima express?!….. lagta hai this weekend was used for family bonding and burying old hatchets)….. Husna does dampen their joy but … naazpoo is ignorant to the realities… oh to be blindly and stupidly in love…. Mahid is really doing her dirty at this point…. No matter what terrible thing she did, he is now playing with her heart and that makes him just as bad as her now…. The girl has picked out his sherwani and he cannot even look at her with a straight face… and she has a point… the marriage is a sham, but it is still her special day…. Look in the mirror Mahid… look at yourself turning into a more elite version of the man who has wronged your exbegum all her life…. You are no different anymore…
Kauser enters the mansion to deliver Naazpoos mangni fit… funny how she was the one who made the piece for her jamai raja’s new begum to begin with…. And is hand delivering it too…. But PI parvej’s newest intern has messed with the packaging…. Safed sharara, ban gaayi raani pink… oh the jumble! Ofcourse Naaz loses her mind and insults Kauser to no end… What would Mahid say if he knew?! Convenient for Naaz, he is out prowling in other areas of Niyaazi Manzil…. Inconvenient for seher though… because her latest khrafat is about to tank….
With the help of her trusty alliance, Tahir, and favorite ITV show as reference, Seher has cooked a new plan to enter Niyaazi grounds… A medium-large suitcase to fit her petite frame… two holes … one to breathe through and one to see through… and an added sherwani for good measure…. Tahir’s weekend bag is packed and ready for a staycation…. Mahid feels the same too… because he immediately offers a guest room and almirah to house his bestie… Tahir may be against this nikaah… but he must be present to cheer on his buddy as he walks into this hot mess… aaaahh a true bestie….
It’s important to note that this new khurafat is purely driven by Seher’s ‘compassion’… she would have done the same for a billi… Mahid toh phir bhi chalti firti bilau hai… fikar toh honge! … *snorts* Riiiiiiiggghhhhht…. Whatever keeps you happy seher…. We listen and we don’t judge 😂