Gul E Rana - Episode 13 Update

Psych...this is more like episode 11 and 12. We'll get to episode 13 once you've forgotten what happened in episode 15. Can you blame us if we're late? We are forcing ourselves  to watch this dung heap and then write it up as well.


I just want to let it go on record that regardless of how the beginning episodes of this drama lulled us into a sense of, 'This drama will be good,' we all knew that the only reason we considered watching this drama is because we wanted to see the Feroze-Sajal chemistry with our own eyes. And as anticipated, all has gone to hell as far as storyline and character development goes. So, it's only fair that we update our rating and present to you...

Reasons Why We Should Be Exorcing Gul E Rana From Our Drama List - And Our Memory. 

Reason 1: Adeel, aka Douchey Devdas aka Jerkface

Our favourite character (not) from Chup Raho, Douchey Devdaas in his new role as Royal pain in the Butt Douchey is just as irritating.

Let's start with the fact that he had no sense of style. He's all like...

And I'm like...

And lets not forget that horrendous fedora which is two sizes too small for Adeel's big fat head.

Reason 2: Gul E Rana aka Majboor and Mazloom

The main protagonist Rana is driving me bonkers. She has just enough spark that gives you hope that she won't be one if those weeping wilting beauties. Then two scenes later she crumbles into a weeping willow. Thank you writer for giving us hope and then dashing it.

Reason 3: Adeel's commute
When episode 11 begins, Adeel has managed to get Rana all to himself at his Murree home. He works in the Islamabad office, but lives in Murree. I don't even want to think about the commute everyday...but Adeel thinks it's doable, so I guess we have no choice but to go with it. It's not like it's the most illogical thing happening in this drama.
Apparently the drive between Islamabad and Murree is less than two hours. Now referring to last frame of previous meme...adeel isnt home between 11 and 4. Taking traffic into consideration, lets say its a straight 2 hour drive which means if he leaves for work at 11:00, reaches work at 1:00, he then has to leave at 2:00 to be back home by 4:00.

Reason 4: The Chai Obsession

Apparently, when in doubt - or happiness, or anger, or denial, or on the prowl - have a cup of chai. They drink so much chai that by the first quarter of the episode I have to pause the drama to make myself a cup of chai. Did someone decide Feroze Khan and Sajjal Ali looked so cute in a chai advertisement that they decided to continue filming nonsense for another 2 months and call the production Gul E Rana? 

Reason 5: Haphazard flow of one scene to another

Let's talk about one of the biggest issues with this drama: the scenes don't flow and have no consistency. Scene one, Adeel says he's going out. Next scene, Adeel gate crashes Rana's property tour. In different clothes.

Or how about Adeel (who apparently sleeps in his sports jacket) decides to bring up the randomest discussion about who Rana can day dream about and Rana shuts him down. Next morning he orders her to make him nashta and then *bam* next thing you know, Adeel and Rana are sitting having breakfast together like a normal couple. #WTF

Reason 6: Behroze Subzwari

WHY WOULD YOU SIGN UP FOR THIS MONSTROSITY? It's like the drama makers could only afford him for 20 minutes worth of acting so they have to play those 20 minutes in every single episode (as a flashback) to get their money's worth. 

Reason 7: Asher Bhai

My issues with Asher are numerous, the most pressing being, again, why Imran Ashraf is doing this crappy role after his awesomeness in Mohabbat Aag Si? Is he or isn't he in love with Rana? If he is, why is he getting married to someone else? If he isn't, why does he stalk her - especially when he knows Adeel hates his guts - and cry on the phone with her? And lastly, Rana tu Asher ki zindagi ki bheek maang rahi thi Adeel se, so why is she calling him and sharing her dil ki baatein with him again?

Episode 8: Rana's abandoned parhaee

The world is full of Malala haters, but looks like Rana Bibi is another example of our society not thinking twice about girls and their right to education. Adeel's main problem was Rana meeting Asher at college - well, there ain't no Asher here. Why can't Mr. Douchey give Rana a ride to university in the city, since he commutes everyday anyway?

Reason 9: Mona

Who is this skank and why is she here? She's running away from boys stalking her to ADEEL? Matlab out of the frying pan into the fire? Darakth se gira, khujoor mein atka? 

Reason 9: Plausible Claim of Insanity

...what else explains Adeel and Rana's stupid talks over and over and over again?

Reason 10: Blaming the victim

What the f is this? So Skank Mona is hit on by Adeel (which feels like a staged scene), Rana tells her off for being enticingly dressed (apparently a tshirt and FULL sleeping pj pants are not modest enough for Shariah Inspector Rana) and then Adeel tries to blame Mona for attracting him. #Facepalm

Reason 11: The confusing creature known as Adeel

What is UP with this guy? He's a jerk or he's a jerk being a bigger jerk? He does unacceptable harkatein (Mona pe zabardasti) and then is all concerned nazrain for his wife. He slaps his wife and then goes all horrified while she gives a soliloquy about what he will do when someone does it to his daughter. (I don't know about you, but as soon as Rana said, "Tumhari Beti," I totally lost all train of thought except that baby girls don't fall from the sky...#CantHelpIt)

Reason 12: Taya Abu 

He's a wolf in a sheep disguise. Taya Abu sure did extract a heavy price from Rana for harboring her and her family after her father's death. Seriously, Adeel doesn't make me as angry as Taya Abu. And when Adeel is doing all kinds of bakwas, instead of putting him in his place, Taya Abu is busy telling Rana she needs to be a doormat to make her marriage work. I guess we all know why Rana's father left and never looked back. 

Reason 13: Money

It's disgusting how amongst everything else, we now also have to put up with Adeel making ugly remarks about how much money he has and Rana doesn't have. #Crass

It's been 13 (LONG) episodes and for like the past 5 all we've done is watch Adeel and Rana go back and forth. To add to this bakwas we have the cousin that is expected to arrive at any minute. Honestly, I don't think I can take much more of this. Not even Sajjal Ali can make me tune into this. And that's saying A LOT. I think I'm just going to stop watching and ask for an episode summary from N. 

You mean I have to continue watching this rubbish? 

Dayar-e-dil episodes 1, 2 and 3

I've been wanting to watch this drama since I first heard the beautiful ost.

Zeb's voice is as always beautiful and soulful, although why they didn't get her to sing the Farsi poetry as well is beyond me. Her Persian pronunciation is perfect and I think she would've sung it better than the guy.

After listening to the song I made the mistake of watching all the promos, which pretty much gave away the whole story. Which is why it took me this long to start watching it.

Three reasons why I am watching Dayar e dil...OK four... No wait five... Five reasons I'm watching this drama
1. The breathtaking location of Gilgit-Baltistan and gorgeous Khaplu palace

2. The background music, I could listen to it forever. 

3. Mikaal 

4. Sanam Saeed 

5. Ali Rehman

Reasons I might stop watching half way through
1. Sohaib's accent (thankfully by episode three the accent has disappeared)
2. Arjumand (played by Hareem Farooq)
3. Maya Ali
4. Osman Khalid Butt

Does Maya Ali have some secret contract with hum TV which keeps her permanently on our TV screens on Tuesday nights? First Shanakht, then Zid and now Dayar-e-Dil.

As for OKB, I don't understand this obsession with casting him in serious roles. This guys face and mannerisms scream to be cast in romantic comedies, but no such luck. I get that Fawad khan isn't working in Pakistani dramas anymore, Imran Abbas is already on two stands and this would've been an overload on us. The only other two decent actors are already cast as behroz and zohaib. Surely there is some one else out there who could've done this role? 

In episode one we find out that Behroz is engaged to Arjumand since childhood, but he is in love with Rohina, his class fellow. Agha Jan (welcome back Abid Ali) fixes behroz's nikah date, but Behroz refuses. Zohaib tries to convince Behroz to forget Rohina and fulfill the promise Agha Jan had made to his brother. 
and some other stuff too such as...

Agha Jaan's fatal flaw

This long and boring drive from Islamabad to gilgit with and equally boring conversation between Sohaib Bakhtyar Khan and Deepika look alike 

this sweet (but awkward in retrospect) encounter between Sohaib and Arjumand

this Post dinner Kehwa party during which Agha jaan drops not so subtle hints about getting Little sohaib engaged to Deepika lookalike. Then dropping the bomb on bechara Behroz Bakhtiyar Khan's little rich boy heart.

This ankhon ankhon main batein between Brother's

Rohina declaring her intentions to her brother

I've head of age gaps between siblings but Behtroz Sabzwari playing Sanam Saeed's older brother???

 this one, giving bhabis all over the world a bad name

Behroz manning up and telling Agha jan what he wants

Agha jaan's cure for raging hormones..._

In episode 2

Behroz tells Chacha about his marriage plans

Behroz tries to use religion to justify breaking his engagement with Arjumand, which results in Agha Jaan slapping him and kicking him out of the Haveli.

Agha Jaan fixing Sohaib's marriage with Arjumand

yeah Behroz isnt coming back

Jumma Jumma 8 din ki mohabbat getting nipped in the bud. Bye bye deepika

Arjumand having an emo moment with her mom

Episode 3 

Arjumand tries to jagao-fy Sohaib's ghairat 

Agha Jaan puts a stop to Arjumand's wailing

Agha jaan tells the wimmens to make Arjumand the most beautiful bride ever... They turn her into this...

she barely manages to get nikahofied and then promptly faints. Must be the new go to reaction for forced marriages. "If your daddy forced you to marry the wrong cousin, just faint!"

After waiting for a very lomg time for Behroz to "realise his mistake and come back to Marry arjumand," Sohaib and Arjumand finally get Nikah-o-fied

 Behram Khan makes the most slapworthy statement of the episode.

Deepika and Daddy leave the Haveli. me :"(

i didnt think i would cry when deepika leaves, but the scene between her and zohaib is just too sweet. All i wanted to do was hug zohaib.

Meanwhile
Rohina takes a stand for Behroz

Rohi and Behroz get married.

Bhai Jaan becomes rivayati villain and breaks off all relations with Rohi

and then cuteness ensues...

I went through a complete roller coaster of emotions with episode 3. One minute i was bawling my eyes out because deepika was leaving and my bechara Sohaib was stuck with the overly emo arjumand. 

 Next minute i was squealing with joy at the lovey doveyness that was going on in Behroz's life.

As you can tell, I'm quite far behind with this drama, so please don't drop any spoilers in the comments. I want to be disappointed with this drama in my own sweet time.