I just came back from watching this movie and have a lot to say about it:
GOOD THINGS: - Fahad Mustafa is a great actor; I've always liked him and I think he did a great job - Iman Ali is gorgeous as always and looked beautiful - The songs are good - The poetry is very charismatic and intriguing - The story was something different and had a lot of potential - People who love poetry will like the movie
THINGS THAT CAN IMPROVE: - The movie was very slow; lots of parts did not need to be so long and could have been much shorter - The poetry was over done to the point that one start's getting bored and lost - The screenplay could been done in a more smooth and cohesive way - The story could have been way better executed
GENERAL COMMENTS: OK, I think the beginning dragged on a lot! I did not like Sanam Saeed's character in the movie - every time she came on I just got bored. The story started getting interesting when they showed the Doctor's lady love come back and then they showed Iman Ali getting married. I thought the movie would get better but then it got slow and poetically complex again. TOO MUCH POETRY! Normal audiences would not understand this nor get entertained by it. The ending got a bit interesting but it could have been much more powerful.
So overall, the story had tremendous potential. They way in which they drew parallels between Mir's life and Fahad Mustafa's life was very intriguing and interesting (though could have been done better).
That being said, I am totally supportive of, and loving the revival of Pakistani cinema. I think the strength of Lollywood is their unique and rich story lines, but the screenplay, direction and flow can be done much better. I look forward to what Lollywood has in store for us in the future!
GOOD THINGS: - Fahad Mustafa is a great actor; I've always liked him and I think he did a great job - Iman Ali is gorgeous as always and looked beautiful - The songs are good - The poetry is very charismatic and intriguing - The story was something different and had a lot of potential - People who love poetry will like the movie
THINGS THAT CAN IMPROVE: - The movie was very slow; lots of parts did not need to be so long and could have been much shorter - The poetry was over done to the point that one start's getting bored and lost - The screenplay could been done in a more smooth and cohesive way - The story could have been way better executed
GENERAL COMMENTS: OK, I think the beginning dragged on a lot! I did not like Sanam Saeed's character in the movie - every time she came on I just got bored. The story started getting interesting when they showed the Doctor's lady love come back and then they showed Iman Ali getting married. I thought the movie would get better but then it got slow and poetically complex again. TOO MUCH POETRY! Normal audiences would not understand this nor get entertained by it. The ending got a bit interesting but it could have been much more powerful.
So overall, the story had tremendous potential. They way in which they drew parallels between Mir's life and Fahad Mustafa's life was very intriguing and interesting (though could have been done better).
That being said, I am totally supportive of, and loving the revival of Pakistani cinema. I think the strength of Lollywood is their unique and rich story lines, but the screenplay, direction and flow can be done much better. I look forward to what Lollywood has in store for us in the future!