While we absolutely love Qarz e Jaan, we found the recent two episodes unnecessarily stretched and believe they could have easily been condensed into one episode. Furthermore, we never got the big reveal – that what is Bakhtiyar planning and what deal did he strike with Nashwa for Bisma and Asim’s marriage. Watching the major twist of Ammar and Nashwa’s nikah as part of the promo dampened the shock value for us.
On the contrary, keeping this twist secret throughout the 2 episodes, even though audiences had already guessed it, just added to our frustration, and a desperate need for the story to move on. Did you feel the same?
The Confession
Burhan’s confession, though moving, was a little out of character for him, given such a lengthy monologue is not really his thing. But we can’t ignore the fact that we were touched by his expressiveness and dialogues such as: ”agar aap itni bari aankhon sey aisay dekhti rehain gi to kahin line na cross ho jaaye”. Usama Khan gave a brilliant performance both during this scene and when he expressed his embarrassment and sadness to Asim. Burhan has had a reserved aura so far, hence maybe a sign to show us how falling in love with Nashwa has changed him, as well as a better setting for the confession, might have made it even more impactful.
We wonder however how Burhan missed Nashwa’s tears trickling down her cheeks. That should have been a sign that his words mean something to her yet also revealed that something was seriously wrong here. Though his subsequent conversation with Asim was both heartening and showed how puzzled he was.
Performance Goals in Qarz e Jaan
Yumna Zaidi delivers a fabulous performance as Nashwa both when she is listening to Burhan’s confession and when she cries alone in her room. It is not easy to communicate multiple messages with just your eyes and expressions, and without much dialogue. That confession moment was bittersweet. Maybe more bitter now that she cannot be with him. It must be heart-wrenching to hear that the person you love says that he loves you dearly and is willing to do anything for you, and then to realise that you can no longer be with that person.
That’s what Nashwa was going through – Nashwa who has been going through so much, not showing any reaction, finally breaks down and asks why this is all happening to her. How the drama showed her responding to Burhan’s confession was also deeply endearing and made you teary-eyed. We finally see the emotional trauma she has been suffering yet keeping it all shut inside her.
Beenish, The Reality Check Nashwa Needs
Beenish’s line to Burhan: ”Nashwa will fight for everyone but not herself” was probably the sentence which explained Nashwa so well and her actions so far.
And then her reminder to Nashwa: “Apne saath koi ziadti mat honay dena” seemed to get Nashwa thinking for a moment. Are these the reminders she needs in small, yet effective doses, to finally fight for herself?
Bisma-Asim interaction was also good, normalising such a beautiful and expressive relationship between a mature couple.
Slow-Paced Story
These two episodes could have been screened into one episode, as there were many unnecessary conversations that could have been avoided. We understand that it was important to give us the confession and then Nashwa’s emotional breakdown so we feel the impact of the big reveal when it happens, but many other conversations could have been shorter or totally removed.
Ammar has turned all possessive and controlling towards Nashwa, because of his husband status. But we would have liked to see more growth in his character. He is still reacting in the same way with his father like he was from day one, even after agreeing to his decision. He should have been shown more in control and less threatened by Bakhtiyar but sadly, we did not see that.
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Qarz e Jaan features actors Yumna Zaidi, Usama Khan, Nameer Khan, Anika Zulfikar, Faisal Rehman, Deepak Parwani, Tazeen Hussain, Daniyal Aamir, Sakina Samo, Salma Asim, Ismat Zaidi, Fajr Sheikh, Tabassum Arif, and Mubassir Khan. It is written by Rabia Razzak, directed by Saqib Khan, and produced by Momina Duraid. It airs on HUM TV on every Saturday
Agreed! The last two episodes felt a bit stretched. I feel like this might be because the show was made twice a week due to public demand, leading to some extended edits. The conversations are unnecessarily long at times, but surprisingly, they’re not boring.
Unlike other hit dramas (cough Tere Bin cough), where repetitive scenes just drag the storyline and make it frustrating to watch, Qarz-e-Jaan still manages to stay interesting. Yes, the delay in revealing the Nikah truth is frustrating, but despite that, I don’t want the drama to end anytime soon. Even the long scenes are way more enjoyable than most of the current on-air dramas.
I just hope the conclusion gets the same detailed treatment and doesn’t feel rushed! 🤞🏻
Yumna zaidi extra ordinary acting
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