Iqtidar

UPDATE ON THE REVIEW- taking back my ratings because the amount of screen time, the main couple, due to whom this drama is hit in the first place is 3 minutes out of 70 minutes in 2 episodes and it's absolutely laughable. No focus on main leads and the entire show is only being focal towards the side characters, this is my current rating of the show. As the show seems to be made for side characters with no plot and screen time for the main couple.

Review before- Anmol and Ali are truly an amazing example of chemistry gone right, writing could have a billion times better though, I understand what way they're going with the plot but I wish it was one where the hero knew what he was doing, I feel like his character could have explored the complexity of his emotions in so many other ways instead of giving his time to the fiancé he never cared for before, the Shahnawaz shah who wanted to focus on his career so much before suddenly being disinterested goes against everything he stood for and the core of his character in return has been lost.

And mehrunnisa, my girl is everything a girl could dream to be, stood for everything she believed in, had self respect be the core of her character, never let men lead and always formed her own way in her life even though she was discouraged for it all her life, her suddenly dedicating her life to fix a mama's boy wasn't what her character stood for. It was too out of character for her. I hope she goes back to work again and gain back the spine mehru had that we all adored. I still don't understand what they're trying to show between the couple because their scenes and emotions are all over the place. It's scene after scene instead of processing their respective interaction first, I truly hope it goes in a right way and the story is not rushed because then it will look too incompetent to everything we hope from this show and specially what we expect from a chemistry like the leads have.

Honestly, first I thought that it would be a simple trashy romance ptv shows us. But even though, it is a trashy romance, it's better than what I expected. Mehrunisa's character has me hooked, Shahnawaz is a looser in love and I am so down for them. The visuals of this drama are out of this world, Anmol Baloch and Ali raza's chemistry is legit. I think Shahnawaz will be the reason of saman shah's downfall because he's already guilty of using mehrunisa because of his mother.

Whoever's saying that the show is trash is blind and just bitter about it doing good being under a newly developed channel, organically.

Iqtidar started with a total different story with different background what I mean is Political Background. The characters are strong and the actors played well with these characters as directed.

I just love the way they made the main female lead a strong character otherwise mostly female leads are innocent whatever. Mehru played by Anmol Baloch is displayed beautifully and Shahnawaz played by Ali Raza was also represented as it should have been. The story started with great plot and Zain Shah as villain played well, I loved the way they didn't make villian nice too at the end instead they kept him the same as he was, neither the girl could change him nor the crime he did.

However, now the episodes seem boring with zero plot, and it's just all about Mehru and Shahnawaz and their LOVE.

The trope is not bad, but that doesn't happen in real life, if we look from that perspective. It has become all so cheesy.

So, it's 8/10 from me.

The characters have become so close to my heart even though the storyline is barely understandable anymore, ali and anmol have some magic between them and its so clear with the way a spark is seen everytime they're on the screen.

Kabhi main kabhi tum fans are by far the worst fandoms I have ever come across in my life, being so childish and pathetic by mass downrating iqtidar on IMDb just because ali shared his success is beyond idiotic. But no worries, the fans have far more love for our actors to bring back those ratings up even if those people try to diminish all the work put into this show's success. I want ali and anmol to know that the love for them will always far surpass the pathetic hate that I hope they ignore. Love and only love to these beautiful, beautiful people inside and out (A. A)

Enemies to lovers trope is top notch. First Pakistani female lead who's shown to be an epitome of women empowerment but with 'logic', if you know what I mean. The chemistry is fire and the story just ignores something, I am in love with the main leads. They did justice to their roles.

Rafay track is unnecessary, I feel like. Meanwhile for amal, I am having second thoughts because if she turns into a villain now it'll be interesting. I mean imagine her making mehrunisa get kidnapped and shahnawaz getting crazy for her.

Green entertainment is doing a good job with portraying strong female leads and should continue to do so.