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The problem with remakes is that they are never quite good enough . It's like your mother's cooking , she may have been the worst cook in the world but eating her food made you feel good . I deliberately avoided watching the original to see if this tele film could stand on its own , after all that was a different time, a different world. South Asian Cinema be it Bollywood or Lollywood has come a  long way since then, but there is one thing that hasn't changed : we expect our films to have a heart, a big sloppy heart  . Cool , real world styles are for Goras and documentaries. By the end of a desi film I expect to have been taken on a roller coaster ride of fun , romance , heartbreak and the odd suicide . I also don't need loose ends or nuanced endings , I need to know they either died in misery or lived happily ever after , philosophical and open ended climaxes will result in a brick and or chair thrown at the screen . By those metrics Armaan delivered on every level.

The opening sequence engages the viewer immediately both emotionally and visually setting up the story premise effortlessly. Armaan(Fawad Khan) is a spoiled rich boy , brought up by his grandfather after the tragic death of both his parents . The pictures of  Waheed Murad (the hero of the original movie ) in the background  as Armaan's late father were a nice touch ; paying homage to the original but not tying the story down to a slavish copy . The family lawyer has just found  a letter from Armaan's father expressing a wish that Armaan consider the daughter of an old friend when he decides to marry. The grandfather feels this might help settle the fun loving Armaan and sends for Armaan's manager and friend Danny (Vasay Chaudhry) to help arrange this . Armaan however has his eyes set on  a pretty girl who makes a fool of him at a wedding .When the two friends find out both the rishta and the girl from the wedding live in Murree they decide to kill two birds with one stone . Here is the perfect chance to find the girl who played a joke on Armaan  and please his grandfather by making a perfunctory  visit to his father's friend's house. When the girl form the wedding turns out to be the older sister of the intended "rishta' and  Armaan's decides to swap roles with his manager / friend Danny: the complications begin.

Fawad Khan is one of our very best actors and he proved it again in this role . I am so used to seeing him as "  the drama husband with issues " that it almost came as a surprise to see him this care free, mischievous role. He was very believable and natural, despite the over the top role, keeping  us glued to the screens.A movie , even a tele film, is different from a drama in that you have to get the message across to the viewer in a short span of time ,with greater intensity and without becoming overbearing . Not every actor/ actress can do this but Fawad manages to bridge that gap with ease.  Having said that I was disappointed Fawad did not sing or even lip sync to Akeyla na jaana, nor did he really dance much in ko ko korina . There did not seem to be much chemistry between him and Amina Shaikh and I really could not see why he was chasing after her in the beginning  but by the second half it seemed more reasonable. Amina is a very good actress but I am not sure if this role was for her, as she seemed too serious in the first half for a young girl and she did not look the part of a girl in her twenties. Her acting is very nuanced and seemed a little too understated  for this kind of role. In my mind it required  a lot more attitude and presence. Amina looked absolutely beautiful in several sequences and her acting was flawless in  the  more serious ,second half of the movie. I was not expecting much of the second couple in this movie as Zartab and Salman but I was pleasantly surprised . Both were extremely watchable and provided just enough depth for the climactic end between the main leads to make sense .Everyone of the actors did a great job , which is one of the hall marks of a good movie.

Vassey Chauhdry's script was quite simply brilliant and all the changes in the story line just perfect for a modern audience . There were quite a few memorable one liners ! I loved the scene where the grandfather is describing his grandson Armaan as having the looks of a hero and  his prospective mother in law looks skeptically over at Vasay chaudhry pretending to be Armaan .  Fawad and Vassey may well be the best new double act in town . They had the most amazing chemistry and kept me in stitches through out . I guess this is what you might call a bromance and it worked well . I just loved every one of their scenes together.Spoiled ,rich Armaan 's new life as the poor manager was hilarious! The direction was  good , the story moved along at a fast pace and there were no long  scenes . The only complaint I have is with the Ko Ko Korina sequence , which I found confusing and busy . That was a missed opportunity as Vasay Chaudhry had written a really funny scene as a kind of dhamakeydar entry for the hero but it got lost in the mess of colours and noise. I can understand this kind of stuff may still take a little practice but that is why people pay designers and stylists.. If we look at Bollywood or or any other kind of musical, the main protagonists are always subtly defined in our field of vision. I got a headache trying to follow Fawad and Amina in that confusion of colours . Anjum Shehzad has done an otherwise fabulous job of direction. I cannot help but miss those wonderfully intimate scenes that Sarmad Khoosat somehow creates but Anjum Shezaad's control of the narrative and the great editing in  this movie made up for it .

The music was good but not as memorable as some of the other movies . There was a time when a movie had to have four or more songs but I am glad we are all gong for quality over quantity. I loved the female version of Akeyle na jaana , Amina looked lovely  and the sequences illustrating the lead couple's feelings for each other were nicely interwoven.  Although a little light in the beginning this was overall  one of the best of the tele films produced so far . I don't want to give away the story but the ending was just perfect (spoiler alert) ...if there is one thing guaranteed to save a girl from suicide it is the sight of Fawad Khan in a  white Sherwani .

four out of five stars for this one ****

written by Sadaf

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The magic of cinema is making the audience empathise with the character, no matter how unique the circumstances.If you can reach  this level, you have made a great movie. This was a golden rule I learned many years back and when the credits rolled up for Anjuman, I was merely surprised at how it surpassed all my expectations for a film I was looking least forward to. Anjuman is produced by Hassan Zia, directed brilliantly by Yasir Nawaz, written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah (supervised by Noor-ul-Huda Shah) and Starting Sara Loren (Anjuman), Imran Abass, Aly Khan, Iffat Umar, Sohai Ali Abro and many others.

At its heart Anjuman is a film about a courtesan’s life who wants to sever herself from the bonds of her circumstances, but  she finds she has no control over her own destiny. It’s a story not only of love and passion but also makes the viewer ponder  our hypocritical and societal description of what makes a pious person or as Anjuman puts it, "shareef insaan koon hota hai? "

The plot of the story is kept true to the original for most part except we are in 21^st century and the tale is molded to suit today’s audience.We are introduced to the peaceful home of Asif (Imran Abass) who is devoted to nando (Sohai Ali Abro), his beloved Bhabhis (Zarin) sister and his cousin. Asifs brother, Wajahat (played spectacularly by Aly Khan) and Zari (Iffat Umar); have raised him like their son.It is established in the very first few scenes that they are a tight knit family. Aly Khan on his way back from work often comes across the pimps seeking the rich and the elite for the local  courtesans and he is merely disgusted by them. Asif along with Anjuman attends an urban college and she is a source of fascination or infuriation for many students, as she dresses like a 60s heroine and is the subject of many jokes and pranks that they have no shame in playing on her. During one of these frequent pranks her Duppata is stolen and is paraded around school. Asif sees the situation as taking it too far and he gets into a fistfight with his own friends in order to save Anjuman from any farther humiliation. This mere act of kindness awakens a very soft spot for Asif in Anjuman’s heart and she falls in love. However fate has other plans for her and while performing one of the required mujras in order to gain money, young boys from college spot her and along with Asif take pictures of her that  are widely distributed around school.This leaves Anjuman humiliated, angry and wounded, leading to her disappearance. As Asif’s older brother one day is passing by the Khota he is taken aback by Anjuman’s boldness as she questions his sharafat and bulandi. He becomes a frequent visitor to Anjuman 's Khota which leads to Zarin  suspecting he has another women in his life. In order to save his older brother's marriage Asif decides to frequent Anjuman's as an "exchange" or a "bahi for a bahi" demanded by Anjuman, although being in love with Nando. The rest of the film explores the relationship between Anjuman and Asif and who will at the end, be defeated at hands of destiny and fate.Will love and passion become a bigger force and drive away the clouds of Anjuman’s past ?

Being really honest,  for me, Sara Loren was nothing more then a plastic Barbie doll. However by playing Anjuman so passionately and presenting her emotions, be it her looking longingly at Asif in the library or with the fiery and burning accusation in her eyes as she confronts Asif, Miss Loren truly has proved that she is more then just a pretty face. She was to me the star of the film. To garner a sympathy for characters like that of Anjuman is not that hard but taking your viewer to an emotional ride and making them ponder and care so deeply about the outcome of that one character till the end is a hallmark of a great actress and a wonderful director. The other surprise to me was Iffat Umar. How I had missed her on our screens and she played the supporting character of the bhabhi so gracefully and without making it seem over the top. Aly Khan is a seasoned actor and he played a subdued negative role to perfection. Meanwhile the short appearance by Sohai Ali Abro proved that she could be a vital assest to film industry. My biggest problem I guess was Imran Abass because he lacks those emotive expressions and every character he plays, he inputs the same types of emotion making his acting seem monotone at times. Also it didn’t help much and didn’t escape my notice that he looked a bit younger then Sara Loren. However since he performed relatively well, there isn't much to complain at this point.

One thing I really want to praise Anjuman for is, the ability to take audience on a ride without stopping over. It didn’t falter or slowed down and the plot even though might be predictable at points was kept charged and running due to finely etched characters and deeply touching dialogues written brilliantly by Zanjabeel Asim Shah. Yasir Nawaz, I have nothing more to say that you indeed are a brilliant director. Anjuman remains my favorite telefilm out of  all the Tarang films to far( though Abhi tak to main Jawan hoon was a pleasant surprise tool). It didn’t disappoint and provided full entertainment through and through. I know many have complained about the boldness and picturization of the song, however film is a different medium and TV dramas are a different medium. Film is meant to have some garam masala and some boldness, some element of fantasy in it. In the meanwhile I will go back and listen Dil Dharke and get lost in my own world…

My ratings for the movie:

Overall: 9.5/10

Script: 10/10

Direction: 9/10

Dialogues: 9.5/10

Acting: 9/10

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I was expecting this telefilm to be very filmi because it has been written, directed and produced by Syed Noor. I have never watched a Pakistani commercial movie so I had no idea what kind of an actress Saima was but I assumed she would be great since she ruled over the industry for a very long time; surely one can’t do that without some good talent (so I thought)!! I wasn’t exactly blown away by Saima’s performance partially because her character had not been etched out properly. The bhabi should have come across as someone very graceful who commanded immediate respect from the audience but that did not happen. All the latkas and jhatkas, the body language and the dialogues as well were over the top and did not fit in at all. I can think of many television actresses who could have done justice to this role. Saima’s performance was much better in the later half and her character seemed more like that of a mother-like bhabi too. The theme of the movie could have proved to be very touching but the devar bhabi relationship failed to make me cry buckets of tears. I only felt for the bhabi a little and was happy for everyone in the last 15 minutes, rest of the time I tried very hard to get involved in the happenings.

Sami Khan’s performance seemed fine but somehow maza nahi aya, even with all the emotional dialogues, the bhabi dewar jori failed to move me. Until now, this had to be the telefim with most number of songs but the songs had an old feel to them. They were very melodious no doubt but they didn’t seem like the 2013 version of a 1960s movie. I found it difficult to sit through most of them because they were too slow and the presentation wasn’t very modern too. The entire first song was in an auditorium with hardly any music. The second one was also on a stage and the third one “Three Cheers For Bhabi, Hip Hip Hurray” although had a lot of dance and was upbeat as well but somehow the energy that I was expecting from that song was missing. Sami Khan was the only one who had a decent Urdu accent in the telefilm, all the other actors’ accents needed some serious polishing, from the ones playing the lead to the ones who had a brief screen appearance.

Sadia Khan; the heroine did not have much of a part to play other than creating a misunderstanding and then being the reason for it to be cleared. Saud and Saima didn’t exactly make a cute couple and their romance didn’t really make me go awww…I hope there are people out there who know what I mean.

Devar Bhabi was definitely like one of those average Pakistani commercial films which most people most often do not watch. Sami Khan and Saima in particular seemed to put in a lot of effort in their performances but the characterization wasn’t good enough. The “Tarang factor” was definitely overpowering. The shades with all the “Tarang” colors in them, the dialogues related to Tarang, the Tarang’s commercial’s music in the background and so much more that was Tarang seemed like a great deal of advertising. I didn’t see so much of Tarang in any of the other telefilms.

Overall, this was yet another disappointing telefilm, although I am usually a big fan of telefims since if everything is right they keep you glued from the get go and provide good entertainment. I have definitely watched better telefilms on many other channels and some with much stronger messages, much more emotions and much better script too. Did you watch Devar Bhabi? Please feel free to express your opinion.

Fatima Awan

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Let me start by saying that I had enormous expectations from this telefilm in particular because I expected nothing short of a masterpiece from a talented writer like Muhammad Ahmed, a gifted director like Mehreen Jabbar and a stellar cast. Unfortunately I was extremely disappointed after watching the telefilm because the story lacked depth and everything seemed rushed. Ahsan Khan is definitely hero material but somehow his character failed to impress, Sarwat Gillani and Ahsan Khan lacked the on-screen chemistry needed to make me relate to their undying love. Sanam Saeed on the other hand made her presence felt and stood out more than anyone else in the telefilm. She was absolutely brilliant as Beenish – a spoiled girl who was used to having things her way. Saad’s (Ahsan Khan) friend’s character seemed more interesting and enjoyable than the hero himself. So, how can one possibly like a telefilm in which the hero’s friend and the vamp stand out more than the leading pair!

The song “Rakh Diya Qadmo Mie Dil Nazrana” was very beautifully sung and also nicely directed but It came and went and I failed to understand the context; I know that is how things should be in a movie but I watched Anjuman too and the “Aap Dil Ki Anjuman Mein” was picturized so well, the director made the most of it and showed how the story was progressing as the song was playing. When you have such short time on your hands, you have to make the most of every minute. DMDT also failed to impress because it tried to deal with too many things at the same time and I also could not connect to the characters and their relationships with each other. The “twists and turns” did not really make my jump up in my seat.

DMDT’s story was based on a love triangle and a misunderstanding that is how I can easily sum it up in one line. The characters were not very well established at all; we know that Beenish is the villain and Saira is the victim but that is that. I did not fall in love with Saira’s character; yes she was very cute but that is it. I did not hate Beenish’s character maybe because Sanam Saeed was so well suited for the role or perhaps I just wasn’t given enough time to warm up to the characters or the story. Saira and Saad, our hero and heroine seemed more like good buddies than die hard lovers who could not live without each other. The way Saira backed off and the “misunderstanding” caused by the father also lacked the oh-my-God-what-is-going-to happen-next factor, honestly speaking all through the telefilm I waited for something extraordinary to happen. The only moment when I was truly intrigued to find out what would happen next was when Saad had the accident but that feeling did not last for long too and the way things were handled after that was quite mediocre as well. The time that was wasted on showing the rishta woman giving details of the proposal she brought for Saad could have been utilized to introduce us to the characters. Saira is convinced right from day one that her father will never allow her to get married to Saad and we don’t see how it affects her when they fall apart, therefore I failed to feel for her and did not long for the time when the two will finally be together. Shamim Hilali’s abusive husband reminded me of her character in talkhiyaan.

In short DMDT did not work for me at all because I failed t o connect to the characters. Anjuman was a much better telefilm, although I was not eager to watch it at all and said so here on DP as well but the entire cast did a commendable job, I had no idea what was going to happen next and I got so attached to all the characters; I never thought I would say this but Sara Loren totally stole the show. I was dying for the lead pair to be together in the end and was left with a smile on my face. If you want to watch a telefilm that will keep you glued to your TV screen, I would most certainly suggest you watch Anjuman and give DMDT a pass. DMDT was a cute story but cute does not work for me, I would much rather watch something that is moving and touching.

Fatima Awan

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By Deepika A

Sigh, jiss cheez ka intezaar tha, woh aakhir ho hi gayi, Numair divorced Aleena. The circumstance that led Numair to take such an extreme step could have been handled well in my opinion, but as it shown from the first episode that Aleena and Numair are two such individuals, who are not willing to compromise. Numair always thought it was Aleena's responsibility alone to raise their children and Aleena thought she was doing a decent job as a mother. Aur jaisa ki hamesha hota aaya hai, maa baap ke jhagde main hamesha bacche hi pisste hain.

What baffled me was, there was no regret on Aleena's face after she left the house, yes, she did admit she will miss the children but not once she pleaded before Numair to rethink over his decision, actually I think Aleena wanted to live separately from him all this while, he after all questioned her priorities. Numair repented his decision because he knew that the decision will take a toll on their children, but I'd wished had he set his priorities right too and gave some attention and time to his marriage and children things would have different today.

I kinda knew Shahtaj will somehow get married to Numair, and apparently that will happen in the next episode. I am so glad Khalid refused Shahtaj's offer of accepting evil stepmother Asiya's widower brother's zabardasti ka rishta. Having stood her ground all along, it would have really really silly of her to get married to Imtiaz (whom I dislike to the core ugh).

The particular had some crisp dialogues and good performances from Shahood Alvi as a helpless husband who at last realised he is equally responsible for his failed marriage and the two actors playing his children. Btw who else thinks the actor playing Savera Nadeem's mother in the serial is the same age as her (that actor was seen as Salman/Mikaal's mother in Sheher-e-Zaat), that lady looks more like her sister than her mother. I have only one complain from the makers (yet again, boo), when will the story pick up the pace????

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Compared to the first episode I found this episode quite boring, not much happened. It was evident from the first episode that cracks were appearing in Numair and Aleena’s marriage. I was completely surprised when Numair  said he will divorce her and she takes it so coolly and is like, “main bhi tang aa gayi hoon”.  It is said, “ek aurat hi ghar ko banaati hai aur ek aurat hi ghar ko bigaadti hai”, this I feel is absolutely true in Aleena’s case, I even find her quite immature, like when she is supposed to be worried, she has this childish expressions on her face and even her body language is like that. Though having said that I do feel Numair is equally responsible for the problems in the marriage. Men think that it is only their wives’ responsibility to raise their children, but no, a child needs his father as much as he needs his mother. Both of them are doing nothing to talk it out and solve the problems. From the looks of it the divorce is definitely on the cards and I am worried what will happen to the children? They are already quite spoiled and the divorce will take a toll on them.

The evil stepmother Asiya was seen meting out the same treatment to poor Shahtaj, I wish she were a little more firm while telling off her stepmother who is now hellbent on getting her married to her widower brother Imtiaz. The scene between Shahtaj and Muneer touched me, it was nice to someone in the family (other than her father) showing sympathy to her and treating her like a human being. Sumbul Iqbal, always has the same expressions on her face, yes, she is playing a bechaari type of character but she can still work on her facial expressions. But my heart goes out to the poor girl, I do hope things change for her soon.

The scene where Numair and his entire family including parents are gathered was nicely done. Ayesha and Usman like any other parents seemed worried,  they can see their only son’s marriage is falling apart and neither their son nor their bahu are willing to compromise.  They are trying to knock sense into both of them, but it’s pretty much going in vain.

Shahood Alvi, Savera Nadeem, Ismat Zaidi and the man who plays Shahood/Numair’s father (I do not know his name) are playing their characters very well, I have no complains there.

According to the promo for next week, Numair and Aleena are most likely going to get divorced. I don’t like those kind of promos that give out too much and kill the suspense, Teri Berukhi’s promo did exactly that but nonetheless I am still looking forward to seeing what happens next. I also wish that the story picks up pace, and more drama happens.

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I have been really sick for past few days and I received a call from one my best friends whose advise of getting over a fever is to make yourself feel better and smile all day. How do you do that? Well her theory goes that you watch a Bollywood movie, 3 hours, a happily ever after ending, and leave your brain somewhere else, since logic doesn’t applies and you are smiling from ear to ear. I have never believed her! Yesterday instead of applying this theory on Bollywood I decided to try our brand of telefilms that are being released on Geo and sponsored by Tarang. First one of those that were released was on Friday “Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon.” It is written by our very own Vasay Chaudhry and directed by Nadeem Baig, starting Mikaal Zulfiqar, Ayesha Khan, Usman Peerzada, Saba Hameed, Bushra Ansari and Atiqa Odho and many others.

One of the most charming things about "Abhi to Main Jawan Hoon," is that Mikaal Zulfiqar is able to carry most of the scenes by himself even in presence of veteran and stellar cast –He steals the show. Like Roger Ebert’s infamous words about Tootsie, “Abhi to Main Jawan Hoon" is the kind of movie with a capital M that they used to make back then when they weren't afraid to mix up absurdity with seriousness, social comment with farce, and a little heartfelt tenderness right in there with the laughs”. Most of all, the movies were still clean enough to be enjoyed with the entire family. Not only that but some of the underlying intelligent jokes poke fun at the actors, writers, our morning shows and question the state of our TV industry today.

In the very first action filled sequence, we meet our hero Faisal Qureshi (Mikaal Zulfiqar) who is assistant director to Anjum Shezad (if I am not mistaken) and saves a drowning actress after she accidently falls in deep waters while Humayun Saeed played by Humayun Saeed acts well like Humayun Saeed. Apparently though Faisal Qureshi is not hero enough when his super rich, charged and filled with emotions-girl friend Zara (Ayesha Khan) shows up in her red convertible and gives him a piece of her mind. He had promised to marry her around 10 years ago according to her estimate (he jokes that she should be facebook timeline) and ab time khatam ho gaya hai kay he stops to look for work on becoming a hero and convince her father (Shakeel Bandooqwala) to bless them in act of holy matrimony. We are introduced to Shakeel Bandooq-wala (Usman Peerzada) and the whole sequence is a satire and a shout out to Mola Jaat and Punjabi type movies so prevalent in 70 and 80s. Zara convinces her father to meet Faisal Qureshi once and he finally agrees. Zara also warns Faisal that like herself, her father despises LIES and he should steer clear of them and be honest with him. In a sudden turn of events when Shakeel Bandooqwala reveals that he hates actors and directors after that idiotic actor who acts like Sharukh Khan (fingers were pointed out to both Sahar Lodhi and Humayun Saeed) crashed his car in his. In this moment of desperation Faisal pulls a Mrs. DoubtFire on Uncle Shakeel and reveals to him that he is a GM at Ice Candy Hotel and his salary is 8 lac. The deal is done!  Only Faisal is not a GM at Ice Candy Hotel and his salary is certainly not 8 lac.

All in all, Faisal desperately in love makes a plan with his friend that he should apply to an open position for GM at Ice Candy Hotel. Only problem is that Hotel is run by Tanveer Zubair (Saba Hameed) under strict orders and rules along with her clumsy best friends Sadiqa Banoo (Bushra Ansari) and Tasneem Tariq urf TT (Atiqa Odho) and only persons of 55 years and above are applicable for GM position. A light bulb goes up in Faisal's head and he hatches a clever plan to disguise his appearance to look older then the real story begins! The senior females  swoon around him, the whole comedy of error starts and it is a whole lot of fun to see his interactions with the women. The rest you have to watch yourself to see what happens. Who will eventually win and get Faisal Qureshi?

Two scenes in particular were my favorite throughout the movie. One was where Shakeel Bandooqwala and Faisal have dinner and they have interesting conversation about actors and some of the idiosyncrasies especially in our TV industry.  The other one was the call that was made to Umera Ahmad while Sadiqa Bano read Meri Zaat Zara-e-Baynayshan. Mikaal’s lines referencing the fact that un ki har script main us koo galiyaa parthi hain suddenly reminded me that ohhhh, he was Mansoor and Salman Ansar. Way to go Mikal! This is why throughout the movie, I kept on thinking, is this the “Mikaal” we are so use to seeing on our TV screens? Mikaal outshone himself playing a comedic role and he looked handsome even as 55 year old man. I think it was a nice break for him a well etched out comedic character instead of consistently playing roles of sullen dull and idiotic husband/boyfriend or nakaam ashiqs. It reminded me a little bit of his old days when he appeared in Abrar’s video “Sanu Tere Naal Pyar hogaya.” Mikal all I can say is you have proven yourself to be hero material right from the very first frame when Anjum shouts "Faisaaaal"! You totally carried the craziness of the movie on your shoulders and you interactions with all the senior actresses were spot on! I might sound biased praising Mikal over and over again but every other actor including some infamous cameos by other actors as well were really well placed. For me however the other show stealer was Bushra Ansari and how will i ever forget this line:

“Appp ki aur meri Jodi Fawad aur Mahira Khan kay baad saab say hit Jodi banay gi”

How does this women do it? I don't know but she does it every time! The direction and the cinematography in my opinion were top notch and thank god the references to Tarang were very subtle.

I had once had a pleasure of listing to John Lasseter live in person and he said that some films we make for ourselves and some we make for audience, some to question social norms, some for sake of art and lastly some we just make to laugh out loud and make fun of our own self.  For some Abhi To Main Jawaan Hoon might not make sense, the ending might be a bit abrupt but I thoroughly enjoyed some satirical comments and strong acting and direction. Most of all, I think if it was subtitled, it would speak to so many because of its universal appeal and universally underlying emotions of love, need, trust and friendship.

Did I felt better after watching the movie? Of course I did, I say forget about logic, forget everything, watch it and relax! Its a funny light hearted movie with some great acting and commendable chemistry between all actors and actresses shines throughout the film. I don't think we need to compete with any movie industry. I commend Tarang and Geo for making our own brand of movies yet making them universally appealing at the same time. I honestly feel this was not for television but could have been a great movie for theatres!

P.S. Please would someone be very kind enough and upload a clean print version of the film so everyone can enjoy since I was fortunate enough to catch it on TV

My ratings for the movie:

Overall: 9/10

Script: 8/10

Direction: 8.5/10

Dialogues: 9.5/10

Acting: 9/10

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So this is just one of the craziest post i do when i am sitting Veeyla!!! and have nothing to do .. I am just thinking we should start a movement now.. You Tube On keroo tehreek..

woh bhi kya din thay jab Aftab miya fakhta uraya kertey thay :) jab mood howa youtube on ker di aur jo dekhna ho dekh liya. and now.. you really need to be a computer geek to open youtube. hack keroo, proxy dalo. yeh browser, woh browser. pata na kiya kiya.. sometime i feel kay why is it so hard to live like normal human beings in Pakistan. when the weather is hot you open the Air conditioner without thinking kay bill kitna aye ga. ya jaldi jaldi soo jao werna light chali jaye gi.   When its chilly you turn on the heater and dont have to think kay Gas  band na hojaye.When you open your computer and can access ANY website and by ANY i meant any website including youtube ;) .

So if some knucklehead sitting in the dark room of Califorina is sitting idle and bored and say hey lets deprive pakistani people of some the remaining entertainment they have left. which is apprently not many.. lets just do SOMETHING  , then he must be confident that chalo mein tou itna competent hoon na hoon. per mujhye rehman baba aur pakistan telecommunication authrority ki mahirana salahitoo per pura bharosa hai .. and bang he does that . because he has freedom of speech. but apprently the only freedom of speech we may have in pakistan is being shut down :)

so its America's Freedom of Speech VS Pakistani Freedom of Speech. America walo!!! app ko mubarak hoo :) . Because humarey mulk mein tou lallu raam hi rehtey hain.  Rooti nahi tou double roti hi kha lo... CNG nahi tou petrol dalwa lo. bus ghadoo ki trah lagay hain .

I go on Vaccations every year to thailand :P yeah because good guys go to heaven.. bad guys go to pattya .... :). jokes apart. so i sit there in a tube/subway and look at everyone. people having ipads, galaxy in their hands walking on the rd and using it and i say wah yaar kya baat hai :) matlab koi snatching nahi hogi kya? and then think where do i live ? Mulk kaam Banana republic zyada hai...

so i think now i should gather a rally of like minded people and go to PTA office and in the Way jalaoo anything.. i will burn tyres plus burn PTA building aur sath sath mein  i can also burn couple of additional building like buy 1 get 1 free offer :) and i will get noticed and finally you tube will be on. i will go home and bus khatam.. but tab kya hoga jab another person with full time farig time will do something like this again ?

Tou abb karein kya? kuch na kuch tou hosakta hai na. so i think and think and think and sleep :) and the next day i think again and the only solution that comes to my mind is chalo chalo amreeka chalo.. per damm ek aur siyapaa waha ka VISA kaisey miley ga ohoo  bad idea... but then i say ek tareeka aur bhi hai. not easy. but hai tou sahi. tareeka is kay i will change myself and do whatever is in my capacity to fix things. I will take small steps..which ever i can do . i will work with honesty and leave the rest to Lord. I will make sure that if next time something like this happens i, at least have a sane government who will not block you tube and instead find a sensible solution. I will Vote next time instead of sitting idle at home. because honestly if I dont VOTE i have no right to critize and say kya hoga iss mulk ka.

and when youtube will not open i will do my bit and lodge a complaint on the PTA website and ask them one simple question why no youtube for me?  ... heres the email complaint@pta.gov.pk . all i did was sent an email and said why no youtube for me ?

apprently things will not change over night. but then when they will change and if i am Old enough to see them, i can tell to my granchildrens that day.. Beta apnay Dada ko Halka mut loo :P

PS: you are totally justifed in not commenting on this post as it has nothing to do with Drama.. i took the liberty of being the admin and writing a Veela giri post :)

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As a regular reader, albeit infrequent commentor, I have often thought that more dramas should be reviewed and the selection of dramas to be reviewed should be the ones I pick!!

Yes I admit as a reader and fan of this website, I believed that I had the right to ask for all of the above. And then a brilliant thought occurred to me....how difficult could it be to write a review for heaven's sake. All one has to do is have command of the language, an appreciation or interest in the drama and give one's opinion. How tough is that?

So following that rather shallow line of thinking, I emailed the folks that run this website and asked for them to review or overview the dramas that are coming up this season.  Received a very timely and pleasant response from Faraz informing me of the reasons why they couldn't review every drama that was coming up. So (heh-heh) I volunteered to review a drama or two and again received a gracious response outlining basic guidelines and offering that I review Virasaat. Wow! I couldn't believe that I was being given a drama that seemed to have all the makings of a megahit---what with Faisal Qureshi in an unusal role and Savera Nadeem. Yay! I hit the jackpot. This was going to be a breeze.

So very confidently I started watching the first episode of Virasat today and had my notepad ready to write the review. My thoughts-10 minutes max-email and be done.

First glitch...couldn't catch the names of the main characters-no problem -rewind and replay. OK got the name of Faisal's character but then along came an onslaught of a dizzying array of characters and I just couldn't keep track of who was who and what their role was in the drama and why were there so many of them.
20 minutes into the episode I was so exhausted, I had to take a nap. Woke up-started a fresh and this time lasted 5 minutes and needed another nap.

And that is when I realized how hard reviewers work.....and how little people like myself understand the dynamics of what it takes to write a review. And let us all remember that this is all voluntary---the reviewers don't get paid. They do it because they have a passion for the field of Pakistani dramas and take time out of their busy lives to write what I consider incredibly insightful reviews for us the readers.

So think you want to be a reviewer?? Give it a shot......you will develop a serious appreciation for the talented folks that write tremendous reviews week after week for readers like you and me.

Kudos to all the reviewers on this website....you do a phenomenal job.

Thank you, gracias, merci, danke schön, and Shukria. (isn't Google fabulous?)
Written by Veslam 2009

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By now everyone has seen the teasers or at least heard about the six Telefilm remakes of classic Pakistani movies being produced by GEO and Tarang under the hopeful name of TARANG HOUSEFULL. Much as one might question the logic of making six Telefilms when they could have just as easily made one or two actual movies; at this point we will take what we can get. Each of these movies was chosen for their popular songs and ability to stay in the public’s memory despite the passage of time. From the teasers at least each telefilm has been made with great effort and sincerity. The team at Dramapakistani wishes each and every one of these is successful enough to bring back the confidence and strength to restart our film industry.

ARMAAN:

Starring: Fawad Khan, Amina Shaikh

Director: Anjum Shehzad

ANJUMAN:

Starring: Imran Abbas, Sara Loren, Aly Khan, Suhai Ali Abro

Director: Yasir Nawaz

DEVAR BHABI

Starring: Sami Khan, Saima

DIL MERA DHARKAN TERI:

Starring: Ahsan Khan, Sanam Saeed, Sarwat Gilani

Director: Mehreen Jabbar

ABHI THO MAIN JAWAN HOON:

Starring; Mikaal Zulfikar, Bushra Ansari, Atiqa Odho,Saba Hameed and Aisha Khan

- the team at Dramapakistani

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