The Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar drama that was making headlines for its controversial plot has finally come to an end. The show premiered its latest episode on ARY digital on Saturday and fans had a lot of mixed responses.
An overwhelming majority were glad that the show had finally come to an end. “Today is the best episode because it’s the last one,” wrote one YouTube commenter. “I think the writer should stop working on these scripts. He (Khalil-Ur-Rehman) only works on the dialogues and not the story.” While another claimed the music was the only redeeming factor, “today’s instrumental music was better than all the drama,” they wrote.
The drama was previously criticized for its portrayal of a troubled romance between a teacher and a student. Public opinion had held that Manto (Humayun Saeed) and Mehmal (Sajal Ali) should not be romantically involved due to their unbalanced power dynamics and the respect that a teacher-student relationship demands.
Now that the show has come to its conclusion, many also had issues with the ending. “I waited so long for this ending,” one wrote with a disappointed laugh. “Good luck, don’t do a drama like this again.” Another was simply not impressed. “This drama has completely lost its charm,” they wrote. “The romance between Mehmal and Manto seems forced and awkward. Sajal’s character seems awkward and messy throughout.”
On the other hand, fans of Miss Maria (Sanam Saeed) demanded justice for the character. “Manto should have been with Miss Maria,” they wrote. “They ended up showing a romance between teacher and student.” Another wanted to see the ending of Miss Maria and Hazrat: “What is this?” they wrote. “Miss Maria and Hazrat’s wedding should have also been shown. It’s an incomplete ending.”
However, fans made sure to acknowledge the good the show had offered. “The drama should receive the award for best cinematography and best background music,” wrote one user. Another praised the writer’s decision to continue writing despite the controversies surrounding him. “Shout out to the writer for going against the audience’s wishes,” they wrote. “It really takes courage to produce a masterpiece that is difficult to understand.”
The show was written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar and directed by Nadeem Baig. It was distributed by Six Sigma Plus and Next Level Entertainment. The drama featured a star-studded cast with Humayun and Sajal in the lead and Sanam Saeed, Asif Raza Mir, Saba Hamid, Saba Faisal, Saima Noor and Azaan Sami Khan in supporting roles.
