Writer Saira Raza sat down with Rabia Mughni of FUCHSIA Magazine in Gup Shup with FUCHSIA to talk about her latest drama Mere Humsafar that is driving conversations on the net!
The Mere Humsafar writer talks about her journey on writing the story, her expectations from Hamza, and her dream to get Hania Aamir on board for Hala! Read on to find out what she had to say!
“Meine socha keh Arsal (Suno Chanda) Hamza kaise ho sakta hai?” Then later when I saw him arriving from abroad, with slight anger on his face, at Hania’s nikah, I said to myself, Oh, this is Hamza!
Saira Raza
Saira contemplated on the name for the drama and revealed that initally, it was never planned to be named Mere Humsafar:
The name was never Mere Humsafar. I had kept a dozen names: Mere Paas raho, Karputli, Ek This Hala, Mere Humdum …
She never dreamed that Suno Chanda’s Arsal could do Hamza, but you know what, it all fell into place when she saw Hamza walking in at Hala’s wedding!
Who did she dream was her ideal Hala? The girl behind the words she put on paper, the character that roamed her mind. Who could do Hala the way Hala was meant to be performed? Saira Riaz surprised us as she mentioned that it was always Hania Aamir for her!
When I was writing Hala’s character, I visualized Hania Aamir’s face on the paper all of a sudden! And I thought, she must do it. But when I finished writing, I thought, how will I get Hania Aamir?
And we all know the story after, as Hania draws love and audience sympathy for her role as Hala in Mere Humsafar!
Mere Humsafar is a Pakistani drama television series produced by Humayun Saeed and Shehzad Naseeb under the banner of Six Sigma Plus, written by Saira Riaz and directed by Qasim Ali Mureed and first aired on 30 December 2021 to 22 September 2022 on ARY Digital. It starring Farhan Saeed and Hania Aamir in leads along with Saba Hameed, Waseem Abbas, Samina Ahmad, Zoya Nasir, Hira Umer and Tara Mahmood in supporting roles.
Mere Humsafar revolves around an orphan girl Hala who is treated badly in her grandmother’s house. Later, her cousin returns from foreign and marries her and gives her the respect she always needed. Hala was mistreated by her Tai Jan (paternal aunt/uncle’s wife) her whole life. Her cousin (and now husband) Hamza gave her respect and love.
We are debating, was this episode a drag because nothing much happened between H&H but then, we did see movement in Sameen and Roomi’s story? Catch up on more with our Mere Humsafar review. Check Out The Latest Mere Humsafar Review Here:
