Pehli Si Muhabbat

This drama is just amazing, an excellent choice of cast, brilliant story line. I have felt in love with it, it is something new to watch , sheryar and maya's jori. Rabia butts performance and everyone else.

Its first time that i am writing a review , i have seen around 20-30 Pakistani dramas , and i decided to watch this drama too in one go ,i loved how it sticked me to the screen till 30th episode ,how beautifully they projected Aslam and rakshi 's love story but what happens after 30th episode is just unrealistic and a sheer dissapointment...being from india, i have lately started loving pakistani dramas ,and have always appreciated the fact about how they never fail to impress the audience with beautiful endings .. But this drama , it was sooo beautifully scripted ,but they just spoiled everything at the end .. Uniting rakshi and aslam was wanted by all the viewers, But they just spoiled all my mood and craze ... Disappointed!!

Pehli Si Muhabbat, though it sounds like a typical romantic drama from its teasers and initial epsiodes, is sure something that we have recently not seen in Pak dramas. In a world of dramas revolving around women being shamed for everything they do in life, this one, though dragged, gives people the message that women are equal to men and should be considered so in every aspect of life, including in choosing their life partner.

The basic plot is about Aslam, who falls in love with Raqshi and she reeciprocates his feelings, but problems arise because Aslam is the brother of Akram, a man who opposes the second marriage of Raqshi's father to a younger prostitue, and because of his "izzat" (respect in society), orders him not to marry his love and even tries to separate them. Fate also plays an important part in their story.

Again, the story might sound typical, but as a person keeps watching the episodes, they will discover many aspects of society that are wrong but are considered as normal, being addressed as wrong, and the drama is actually worth watching just because of the message it gives in the end. Also, the actors have done a wonderful job specially Sheheryar and Maya as Aslam and Raqshi respectively, but also HSY as Akram, who made his debut with it, and Rabia Butt as Nargis, Raqshi's father's second wife. The rest of the cast is also commendable.

Overall, it is not a perfect show as it could've ended with 30 or 32 episodes but was dragged til 37th, but its OST, the messages on feminism, the performances, the end message, and the fact that it is written by Faiza Iftikhar are solid reasons to watch it. A drama that will definitely be remembered for the reasons mentioned above.

#PehliSiMuhabbat dashed all my excitement and hopes if there was any.

I have a few questions in my mind. Hope #AnjumShehzad or #FaizaIftikhar will be able to respond.

1. I fail to understand how come nobody's doing anything in the drama. I mean it's a drama for us (the masses) but the actors are supposed to show us the reality. Except for Akram's wife, nobody is doing anything. Ishrat is the only woman in the household who is cooking, washing dishes, ironing clothes or serving food to the lazy family members. And still she's the only one who looked so graceful throughout the drama.

2. It's okay if Rakhshi's studies have been discontinued, but both Rakhshi and her 'Ami' are sitting on their bed 24/7 missing their ex-boyfriends. That was never the image of a Pakistani woman.

3. Then there's Aslam, a big time loser who hasn't completed his studies nor does he work or do anything. But his attitude towards her cousin is intolerable - always asking Bushra's help, getting his work done thru her and showing disgust towards her at the same time. So rude!

He was only taken once by his brother Akram to the shop but he felt dizzy after seeing Rakhshi with Sikandar. So now Akram who has always been an executioner in the family, realizes that Aslam probably need some rest at home. Even pregnant women do not get that much rest after giving birth.

3. And then there's Zainab - Aslam's Baji who acts like a living corpse in the entire drama. I don't understand one thing: when u don't love someone at all or u dislike someone that u don't feel like looking at him, how do u have kids then? I'm sure Zainab and Murad must have come close twice in their lives (since they have 2-kids). How did that happen? And if somehow Zainab became a mother of 2-kids, where did the kids go?

Zainab is probably blessed to have full-time-complimentary-nannies who takes care of her kids just like a mom.

It's okay if showing kids in various episodes runs the budget out, at least they can talk about the kids. What was the point of showing kids in the beginning when they're constantly being ignored in the remaining part of the drama?

In the beginning it was Maya Ali's dressing that didn't go with the class and society - low-round necks in a moulvi-neighbourhood. However, I was in luv with her yellow (mayun) outfit. It was so beautiful. But I wanted to know who does the effort to dress her beautifully with nail color and flower ornaments? When Sikandar took Rakhshi for shopping, it seems Rakhshi was excited since she decided to wear mayun outfit while going shopping with her husband-to-be?

#MayaAli's overacting reminds me of #MannMayal though, and #PehliSiMohabbat is more like iphone promo!

It was a pretty decent show with heart warming live stories and brilliant performances. The last episode was really great and treat to watch. Had the show been less episodic and without unnecessary stretched to 30+ episodes it would have been awesome and phenomenal!!!