The year 2020 may have deprived us of a lot of things, but it has given hope to the TV industry in Pakistan.
While Pyar Ke Sadqay kick started the culture of message based dramas, Saraab seems to take the good work forward by tackling issues that were considered taboo. If Pyar Ke Sadqay dealt with a bullied hero and a mentally slow heroine, Saraab deals with something else.
Although it hasn’t been revealed in the first episode, the last shot did put an end to the audience’s guessing! The leading lady seems to be suffering from a serious mental illness, and the more we watch the play, the more we will end up learning about it and how to handle it, if someone close to us suffers from it.
So if you haven’t marked Saraab as a ‘To be Watched’ drama on your list, make it a priority, because it is going to do well, and you want to follow it from the start instead of binge-watching it later.
The return of Sami – Sonya pair
Ever since his powerful performance in Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua in 2017, Sami Khan has been a regular at HUM TV, delivering hits like Inkaar and Ishq Zahe Naseeb. His co-star from Ishq Zahe Naseeb was not just part of the Aangan family but also is part of the currently on air Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida with Zahid Ahmed and Mansha Pasha.
Together, Sami and Sonya had set the screen on fire on multiple occasions, and Saraab takes that chemistry to another level. Not just that, Sonya’s performance ensures that the audience remains confused in a good way, since her character Hoorain cares about her cousin Asfand but doesn’t want anyone in the house to know.
He on the other hand enjoys the attention of both the sisters (Nazish Jahangir playing the younger one) and while we believe that he too is in love with Hoorain, by the time the hour is up, we realize that there is more than meets the eye. How the two star performers will keep the audience engaged is why you should have Saraab on your priority list.
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Support cast is good for a change
If you are fed up with a support cast that doesn’t know how to act, then your wait is over; Saraab has an ensemble cast, composed of veterans and experienced campaigners. Watching the legendary Aurangzeb Laghari back on screen as the father of the three sisters – Ghana Ali, Sonya Hussyn and Nazish Jahangir – was a breath of fresh air.
The scene where he entered the house and checked the telephone set was something only a veteran could have executed as per the director’s instructions. It was good to see Sajid Shah as Sami Khan’s father, Kinza Malik as the mother, Farida Shabbir as her sister in law, Mohsin Ejaz as Ghana Ali’s husband and Jehanzeb Khan as Mohsin Ejaz’s brother, providing us with a chance to see actors who should be on TV, but aren’t.
It was surprising to see Nazish Jahangir in an important role here, otherwise she is wasted in supporting characters, something which should now be reserved for newcomers.
Tackles a taboo subject in style
They say we have many stories to tell; what they never do is transform these stories into screenplays and execute them into a perfect screenplay. Edison Idrees Masih has not just tackled a subject that is considered taboo but has done it so beautifully that you will end up sympathizing with the people suffering from it.
Kudos to director Mohsin Talat for understanding the screenplay and executing it to the best of his abilities, keeping the audience engaged before and after the breaks. The first episode could have been edited in a sharper manner but then the audience wouldn’t have been able to relate to the characters like they did in the end. Do we have an emerging writer-director duo on our hands, only time will tell but one thing is certain – they do understand what the audience wants and worrying about ratings is the last thing on their mind.
Shocking twists keep you intrigued
From the very first scene to the last one, things happen in an unexpected way, especially if you are an ardent fan of Pakistani dramas. Where did the flower go that Hoorain put in her book in the first scene, what happened to the cut on her hand from that flower, was she imagining talking to Sami on the phone, why didn’t her sister let her in the kitchen, why was her father not anxious to have a tea prepared by her, why was Asfand always confused when he met Hoorain and where did he disappear after asking her to meet him on the roof.
These are some of the questions that the audience would be asking themselves after watching the first episode; they will have some of the answers in the second episode next week.
Saraab might be a Pakistani drama but its Hitchcockian treatment demands patience, and the mystery will reveal itself when the time is right.
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The OST fits perfectly, everywhere
Not since Mere Paas Tum Ho OST last year has any OST fitted every mood and every scene in a befitting manner, until the OST of Saraab. Composed and sung by the King of OSTs Naveed Nashad (who was also the OST composer of MPTH) it adds value to the scenes, no matter what the mood is.
Be it a sad scene featuring a confused Hoorain, a happy sequence featuring both Hoorain and Asfand or a scene where the mental illness is visible, Naveed Nashad’s sad and happy renditions of the OST fit the scene. Don’t be surprised that by the time Saraab ends, the OST would be as popular as the other hit OSTs of 2020.
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