Actors Of The Week – The roundup of actors who impressed us with their performances. Faysal Quraishi, Aina Asif, Ali Raza & more. Catch up here.
1. Danish Taimoor as Sher Zaman in Sher
Definitely a fiery and emotional performance that showed the conflict Sher Zaman is facing between him and his family. Danish Taimoor makes us feel for Sher and root for him.
2. Sarah Khan as Fajr in Sher
The scene where her father asks her to drink poison and she takes it without a question was impactful and very well performed by Sarah Khan. At many places Sarah only had to communicate through facial expressions with no dialogue and she did a great job.
3. Reham Rafiq as Amal in Parwarish
A round of applause for Reham as she gives a mention-worthy performance. Silent heart break, rage, discomfort, panic and unwavering support and care for Wali – a multitude of emotions that are felt and experienced by Amal are so well portrayed by Reham.
4. Samar Jafri as Wali in Parwarish
What a heart-winning performance that broke your heart to see Wali going through heartbreak. His sense of hurt and feeling betrayed were so well portrayed by Samar Jafri.
5. Aina Asif as Maya in Parwarish
The pressure, the anxiety, the suffocation that Maya is undergoing, is portrayed with such softness by Aina. It is not wholly evident, yet present beneath the surface to come out with a force that disorients her. Well done.
6. Mehwish Hayat as Nihaal in Dayan
The journey of Nihaal has entered the next phase and Mehwish with her brilliant perforce has us all excited. The trauma of the woman who not only lost her child but also her appearance was powerfully portrayed.
7. Faysal Quraishi as Zaviyar in Raja Rani
Impressive performance by Faysal Quraishi showing Zaviyar’s mental state of a small child in the body on an adult. The subtle nuances in his performance make it very realistic.
8. Sami Khan as Humayun in Naqsh
What a great performance by Sami Khan. He truly gets into the skin of every character making us believe it is the character not him. The minute details, a slight shift in expressions and nervous tapping of the feet is adding a sinister feel to Humayun.
9. Hina Altaf as Humna in Naqsh
Hina delivers a solid performance as Humna who is confident and very clear about what she wants in life. Hina’s portrayal of someone who will not put up with any nonsense and who is brave enough to go for what she wants is well-balanced.
10. Ali Sikander as Golden in Shirin Farhad
Ali has done a great job at keeping Golden’s character grey. You keep trying to figure out if he is an out and out villain or maybe you are mistaken. His performance is very natural and notable.
11. Ali Raza as Moiz in Dastak
Moiz getting all emotional when he found out about Kiran’s pregnancy was an emotional, well performed scene from Ali Raza. Him wavering betwen happiness and feeling sentimental nailed the moment.
12. Sohai Ali Abro as Kiran in Dastak
Kiran reliving all the emotional trauma of the past after Saif’s mother leaves her home, Kiran saying sorry to Moiz later. Sohai is making women resonate with Kiran’s character in every emotion she expresses onscreen.
