The hilarious scenes between Sofia and Agha Jaan, the immaculate comic timing, and the simply relatable performances paired with the lack of sensationalism … can the Agha jaan household shenanigans make up for the limited appearances of Salman and Aliya?
It is heartening to see that Kuch Ankahi has pitched us a story about women empowerment, women’s rights, societal wrongs, and refreshing ways to see working women, platonic girl-guy relationships and so much more, and, has done it by involving the ensemble cast in engaging storytelling.
Here’s Our Dilemma On Casting And Storytelling
Although it is courageous of the makers to not fall for the Bilal- Sajal USP and insert them in every other scene to make for a marketable narrative, we feel there is a need for audiences to also accept this change, and sit back and enjoy the story without always seeking star power.
Then again, the power of the narrative needs to reach a large audience and superstars such as Bilal Abbas Khan and Sajal Aly might have served that purpose aptly.
Furthermore, the drama promos showed a great deal of Bilal & Sajal footage and although fans might be disappointed at present, we feel the plot will unravel further and the fanbase need not be disappointed as their stars make a return to carry their rivalry, and eventual union (?) forward.
Nonetheless, and whatever transpires later, Kuch Ankahi is breaking new ground on story execution and casting and perhaps, sending out silent messages to audiences, hoping that a strong storyline will break from the norm of two stars gracing our television screens 80% of the episode run time.
Tell us if you’re welcoming the change or are you still craving more of Bilal and Sajal?
Grey Shades Are So Much More Relatable
In an entertaining yet subtle manner, the drama is talking about how women are treated where inheritance is concerned. The fact that Agha Jaan is not a bad guy but when it comes to giving a share of his property to his sister, he seems to have a problem – grey characters just got so much more relatable.
Love the nok jhok between Agha jee and Sofia. The way they both pursue their agenda to get back at each other has been executed very well and makes you smile.
We are curious to find out if Sofia ran away with Thanvi, why didn’t she marry him? The drama has us hooked to find out more.
Salman making chapatis is a good effort to normalize men helping out at home.
Was Aliya’s disappointment more than just professional jealousy? Did we just see Aliya get a little hurt by Salman’s action about office space, after his offer to be friends with her?
Comedy Versus Social Messaging
At one point Sofia talks about a guy and how she would have gone for him if it was not for his teeth. While we do not want to be overcritical because the scene elicited laughter and comedy is after all, comedy – there is always a fine line between offensive, comic, and political and social correctness, yes, it’s hard to write comedy in these times we agree. Nevertheless, we would request the team to avoid such references. We must not normalize rejecting or accepting someone based on his/her appearance or physical characteristics unless the narrative is about that particular topic.
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