Tum Mere Kia Ho Drama Review

PTV Home’s Tum Mere Kia Ho first aired on 1st October 2015 starring Mikaal Zulfiqar and Sajal Ali as the lead pair and Kiran Haq as the antagonist.

From what I gather, this show is not much viewed by the audience, but nevertheless has managed to catch my attention.

Sajal Ali should officially be titled “Bechari of the Decade”. First with Chup Raho, then Gul-e-Rana and more recently with Mera Yaar Miladey . She plays no different in this though the rona-dhona is kept to a minimum. What Sajal may lack in the acting department, she manages to make up it with innocence.

I liked Mikaal’s role in this show given that I haven’t enjoyed watching him in Sangat and the highly appreciated Diyar-e-Dil (Osman-Maya’s chemistry and Abid Ali’s performance stole the show).

Mikaal plays the uber rich Ahmer, recently widowed and still very much in love with his wife, Sadia, and lives with his daughter Hira. Ahmer has an older sister Tehreem and the dynamics between the siblings is appreciable. Hira, with the passing away of her mother is quite disturbed and gets into fits of rage when Tehreem suggests that Ahmer remarry.

So it happens that Hina is the daughter of Ahmer’s accountant, Anwar, whom he looks up to as a father figure. Anwar fixes Hina’s marriage with his best friend’s son who happens to be dowry-greedy.

So, the first couple of episodes deal with Anwar trying to meet the groom’s family demands and eventually failing. On being unable to fulfil the demands, the groom’s family call off the marriage on the wedding day resulting in Anwar having a heart failure. Ahmer and Hina take him to the hospital where, after asking Ahmer to take care of Hina, he passes away.

Fast-forward a couple of episodes and some rona-dhona later Ahmer brings Hina to his home. Hina gradually adapts to the new home and develops a strong bond with Hira over time. Ahmer is protective of Hina and she in turn respects him deeply. Seeing this Tehreem suggests that Ahmer marry Hina. On the other hand, Hira who has grown extremely close to Hina suggest the same to her. These proposals brings about a change in the feelings they have for each other, but they each hold back for different reasons: Ahmer feels that the age gap between them is too huge while Hina feels that she is just a responsibility to Ahmer.

Enter Kiran Haq, an actress who I feel is a natural, as Maheen, university friend of Ahmer and madly in love with him. They had planned on marrying each other but, a difference in their lifestyles, Ahmer too conservative, Maheen too modern, prevented that.

After being rejected by Ahmer, Maheen goes on to marry a middle class Khalid and has a son Eesa. Strong headed as Maheen is and still not over Ahmer, the couple are constantly bickering, and soon she leaves him and their son for good.

Maheen re-enters Ahmer’s life and some scheming later his home. She instantly becomes jealous of Hina and leaves no stone unturned in humiliating her. But worry not, Ahmer as the guardian angel is always there to save the day.

In an attempt to distance Hina from Ahmer and Hira, Maheen makes her join the university. At the university she meets Mustaqeem, son of the vice-principal, who instantly falls for her. A couple of incidents forge friendship between the two.

What follows is Maheen and Mustaqeem’s attempts to win over their respective love and the lead couple’s struggle with their feelings.

Despite being predictable and slow in progress, the show is engaging with relatable characters. The moments between Ahmer and Hina are sweet and bring a smile to the face. Another thing that I like is that the past is not too much dwelled over and the story progresses without flashbacks.

All in all, Tum Mere Kia Ho manages to make me look forward for its next episode.

Yours,
Urooj