Kashf last episode screened this week and fans can’t stop loving the ending! Hmmm… most fans can’t stop loving the ending but yours truly is questioning popular opinion? Oh no, dare I do that? Well, sort of …YES …I am!
See here’s the thing
Kashf had the makings of a great story! It touched on topics that needed to be addressed – namely, 1. our dependence on ‘spiritually blessed’ human beings as a solution to all our life problems and also, 2. the commercialism that lies within the dark edges of our social fabric where ‘spiritually endowed’ individuals extort financial benefit by promising relief for people who will do anything and believe anything to put them out of their misery – and lastly, 3. our resolve that we must bow to the will of Allah without any self help or attempt at working towards bettering our lives.
Kashf could have shown us a way out. But this is what happened in the last episode.
Kashf showed us that if you’re evil like Matee-ullah, you flourish & amass power.
But
If you’re a good human being like Kashf & Wajdaan, who might err, (& that also due to circumstances), you will die or lose your senses. So Kashf, in essence, taught us to believe in a person’s khwaabs & visions instead of having faith in Allah. So keep believing in people who reveal your khwaab ki tabeer & take undue advantage of your mishaps or helpless situation to make you believe THEY are your connection to the Almighty!.
And for those who loved the ending and felt it depicted ‘REALITY’
The drama showed that Matee-ullah, the evil doer, got away with everything. After watching the story unfold, it’s safe to say that people who are desperate for a solution to their problems will turn to peers and taweez as a last resort, instead of Allah.
That’s not all.
We are also given a life lesson that women who are spiritually gifted can never lead a normal married life in our society, which is totally against Allah’s will and Islam…btw.
So when we hear this oft-repeated dialogue in the last episode, about the fact that wohi hoga jo Allah chahta hai – excuse me, but I think I got the story wrong.
Did Allah want good people like Kashf & Wajdaan to die? And never be happy while they are alive?
Yes, this can be real, but do our dramas, when they touch on understandably sensitive issues have the creative liberty to portray reality and not send a message, a social one perhaps? Will the person living in abject poverty, or with a family tragedy, stuck in a bad marriage, or having lost a loved one not turn to a peer or taweez expert to pull them out of their misery? After watching this drama, you bet they don’t understand the Greek tragedy bit I’m coming to shortly.
Kashf is a Greek Tragedy? Say some. You just didn’t understand it now, did you?
For those who attribute the play to a Greek Tragedy: This is a play in which the main character, usually a person of importance and outstanding qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he or she cannot deal.
Yes, Kashf is a perfect Greek Tragedy, where Kashf herself, the protagonist, meets her final (unfortunate) destiny, leads an unhappy life, and dies unhappy, weighed heavy under her heavier burden of guilt.
But we cannot throw a Greek Tragedy on the poor man in our society who has enough misery to deal with – says the social police in me!
But everyone has to die! Responds the audience.
But, respond I, why does everyone have to die a young death when he/she could have received a happier lease on life. When Wajdaan & Kashf could have lived happily, Kashf could have helped the less fortunate without charging money, and her family forced to work and earn an honest living?
When we applaud role models in our society, why can we not applaud role models in drama stories? Why cannot we show the desperate that you needn’t empty your pockets for the next taweez on offer, that women who are spiritual can live a fulfilling life, that there are many people out there to take advantage of you but they will meet a sad end if you stop entertaining them, and trust in Allah instead, and in yourself.
Tragedy will still happen, it is a way of life. But we are story tellers, and stories can help uplift lives in a society like ours rather than sink it to a new low.
If this drama were a psychological thriller, the story would stand, but as a drama bringing in religion and spirituality, it had a responsibility to deliver a social message, and that message was strongly twisted – in my humble opinion.
So my question stands – Are we responsible for the tragedy that surrounds us?
I rest my case and sign off to watch Prem Gali for a heavy dose of (reality)? steeped in social messages!
This is what u called covering ur self u were being insulted so u r making viewers to think in ur way and let me explain the last ep..
1. The character kashaf has died cuz she was tired of running Astana and carry burdens of marriage life. So I think resting in peace is the best end that Allah give her such a good death that everyone wants. This is called ‘pakizgi’. Drinking ‘Abe zam zam’ and die in sajda. She was all clear. And she tried to lead a normal marriage life but his family does not allow and want they were just afraid of if she left Astana.
2. Wajdaan was a good character but he got punishment for saying disappoint to kashaf and not realizing that Allah does what he wants and he believed on ‘dua’ but never realized Allah don’t fulfill every dua. Allah knows best what to give. And the thing is ‘maslihat’.
3. Imtiyaz had a bad ending the only source of earning died now he and his family have to beg from the people which sits on floor before her daughter. And he and his family don’t get a chance to appologize from
kashaf this the heaviness of their ‘Amaal’
4. Zoya want Wajdaan from kashaf but she never realized is this her love or wish. Zoya had the best ending because she got what he want but never see or touch or feel him and even not get apology from her sister she got separated from her sister and husband at the same time. And she has only memories of them she is neither alive nor dead.
5. Ashi chose her life by herself it’s None of other fault she have to live the way she chose.
6. Wajdaan mother do not realize that Wajdaan is cuz of kashaf if there is no kashaf there is no more Wajdaan. She can’t understand their relation.
Kashaf mother and dadi
They are the most selfish people who care for kashaf just for their needs in the end it finished.
7. Character of Matiullah was quite different because he was a ‘jali peer’ . In the end he prayed for her and he also did ‘toba’ from Allah. He also did not get anything in the end.
We get many lessons from this drama if someone wants to pay attention. Paying attention is the important ingredient to understand and getting lessons and more thing the drama tells is that’ ye duniya fani hai muhabatein chahatein bhi fani hain Sanb munafiq hain jhooay hain.sirf Allah Sacha hai uski rah per chalo namaz perho dua karo or Allah per bhrosa karo Allah deta hai jab haqh mein behtar ho. ‘
Very badly reviewed
Seems like author of the review didn’t understand the drama at all.
Death is not the punishment it was “nijat” for her and punishment for her greedy family and matiullah as they lost the earning
Beautifully said.
You have hit the right chords. I totally agree with your views.
Watching this drama, I was on the edge of my seat and just couldn’t understand why the lead lady was shown so helpless and in spite of showing belief in Allah, had absolutely no real faith nor self respect.
I cannot understand women who take crap lying low.
I have literally created a life for myself fighting all odds, so it’s difficult for me too understand.