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Apparently, it does take a solid antagonist to rev up a lame storyline. Because if it weren’t for the saucy vamp Tara (Armeena Khan) and her freshly cooked wicked plans to totally destroy anything positive from happening in Sneha’s (Hira Mani) life, all we would have is the half-brained husband Faraz (Junaid Khan) and his confused wife Sneha fighting over their little boy Shehroz. With Sneha’s husband Faraz living under Tara’s roof, Tara finds out about the new guy Minhaj (Ibrahim Alvi) in Sneha’s life. She puts all her energy into weaving a brand new story around herself to get sympathies out of Minhaj. From tying rope around her wrists to get bruise marks to sticking plasters on her face, Tara feigns a domestic violence scenario and gets Minhaj to rescue her. Of course, all other characters in the story are extremely gullible to Tara’s antics, who’s the only one with a brain in her pretty little head.
Sadaf HaiderUpdated 11 Jan, 2021 01:03pm
2020 was a difficult year and just like everyone else, the Pakistani entertainment industry was caught by surprise by the Covid-19 virus.
Whether there were full lockdowns or smaller “smart” lockdowns, the stay-at-home orders for entire cities gave channels a guaranteed audience sitting in front of their screens. The search for “safer” entertainment (away from crowds and gatherings) became a priority as the hours of isolation racked up.
Combined with the current ban on Indian content, this captive audience was something of a boon for TV producers, but the limitations on filming set by the SOPs required for safe filming of projects and the sudden increase in demand created a bottleneck.