Umera Ahmed
Umera Ahmed needs absolutely no introduction, she is the writer
behind memorable plays like Doraha, Daam, Mere Zaat Zar-e-Benishaan,
Qaid-e-Tanhai, Maat, Shehr e Zaat, Durr-e-Shehwar and the list is
never-ending. I am certain that there are many viewers who have watched
and liked Umera Ahmed’s plays without even giving much thinking to who
the writer of the play was. The plays that I mentioned in the list are
those which can easily be termed as classics. Only an incredibly
talented writer can give so many hits.
What makes Umera Ahmed an exceptional writer is the
fact that her dramas are very meaningful with a lot of depth. Her
dialogues are quoted over and over again because they are so good. Her
stories are original, something that is very rare nowadays when many of
our writers are inspired by foreign dramas. And most importantly Umera
Ahmed is one of the very few writers whose dramas are family dramas.
Umera Ahmed may not be the queen of
characterization but there is hardly ever a time when she loses her
focus. The most important aspect of Umera Ahmed’s writings is that she
takes up issues that are sensitive, those issues that have something to
do with our social set up. This makes it easier for people to relate to
her plays. Another aspect of Umera Ahmed’s plays that cannot be ignored
is that almost all her plays had a very good ending. There are many
plays by other writers which were hits but they did not have a good
ending so people were very disappointed, a recent example would be
Bilquees Kaur.
Samira Fazal
Samira Fazal is the woman behind the most memorable
drama of recent times, Dastan, she is the writer who wrote the script
of one of the most engaging dramas of all times Mera Naseeb. There are
many other unforgettable scripts that were penned down by Samira Fazal
like that of Khamoshiyan, Mere Pass Pass, Mastana
Mahi, Mera Saeein and recently her play Bari Apa kept people glued to
their seats. Her play Shak nowadays is also doing very well too.
What I like about this writer the best is that her
characters are very well established most of the times. Even if a person
does not enjoy the story of the play he is bound to retain his interest
in the characters, Her characters are never black and white. some of
them are just as complicated as real people, they have their good and
bad sides. Other than that Samira Fazal’s scripts very often are more
engaging and happening than the scripts of other writers. Her plays are
also unpredictable with many unexpected twists and turns, secrets one
could never have imagined which make the viewers at the edge of their
seat.
Samira Fazal has the honor of showing some of the
most sweet mother in law’s in the history of our dramas in her play. She
obviously finds no pleasure in showing the evil saas or the saas bahu
fights. Recently the play Kabhi Kabhi does show such a scenario but if
you look at most of her work than you will see that the sass’s in her
dramas are very reasonable characters. She focuses more on the ups and
downs that couples face due to other personal reasons and not because of
the interruption of outside forces.
Faiza Iftikhar
Faiza Iftikhar is another drama writer who is
basically a novelist but has made a very good name for herself in the
drama industry. She has written many famous dramas like Aik Nayee
Cinderella, Thakan, Bilquees Kaur, Mohabat Rooth Jaye Tu, Tishnagi and
more recently Aunn Zara and Khoya Khoya Chand. The best thing about
Faiza Iftikhar is that her scripts are always different from each other.
The viewers do not know what she will be coming up with next. Just like
Samira Fazal, her characters are very lovable.
Her scripts always carry great weight with an
important message but she does so in a very entertaining way. Her
heroines stand out because of their unique characteristics, take
Bilquess Kaur for instance, she was one of a kind! The only problem with
her dramas is that usually the endings are not satisfying enough. Other
than that this talented writer is quite capable of writing scripts that
leave an impact on the viewers.
Farhat Ishtiaq
Farhat Ishtiaq is the queen of romance. She wrote
masterpieces like Hamsafar, Mata-e-Jaan and Rehaii. Pakistani drama fans
are impatiently looking forward to her upcoming play Bin Royee Ansoo,
which is based on a very famous novel written by Farhat Ishtiaq. When I
watched Hamsafar and Mata-e-Jaan I thought that Farhat ishtiaq could
only write romantic scripts but when I watched Rehaii my view about her
changed. Rehaii had been written superbly. It dealt with a very
sensitive issue but it was done very nicely. Some of the dialogues were
so moving that they stayed with you for a while. The whole drama was
very entertaining apart from being educational.
One common aspect of Farhat Ishtiaq’s writings is
that her characters relationship with each other is based on very
intense emotions. Her main characters are most often sweet and sensitive
hence very endearing. Just like Umera Ahmed, Farhat Ishtiaq keeps her
focus on the main story which is one of the reasons why her dramas are
very engaging.
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