I am a huge fan of Yumna Zaidi and love to watch her dramas, however, I still have not watched her latest drama ‘Tere Bin’ yet.
Since the announcement of the drama, there has been buzz about the serial on social media even before its 1st episode was released just like ‘Khud Aur Mohabbat 3’.
For me, Yumna Zaidi is kind of actress who would choose a strong character and a great storyline over anything, still clueless I am left clueless that why did she choose to work on a project which literally gives vibes of a typical Indian drama; don’t you agree?
Meerub’s unawareness of her real parents
It’s just another day, Meerub is a grown-up ambitious girl, living with her parents and often meets her relatives (who make sure don’t make you miss any minor gossip about your life) in Pakistan, is unaware that her father was really never her real father.
One day a modern, well-educated, and well-aware Meerub comes to know who her real father is. Of course, this happens in Pakistan just like that. Does it? It’s a copy-paste scenario inspired by Indain drama.
Love-hate relationship
Just like in every other Indian drama, Meerub (Yumna Zaidi) and Murtasim (Wahaj Ali) agree to marry each other but on terms and conditions. I mean who ties the knot in Pakistan in a contract-based marriage? Probably Indians in their dramas.
On top of that, during her marriage, Meerub’s whole bridal look has been inspired by the Indian bride, the garlands, the matha patti, and nath, and don’t get me started on how they both have posed for the shot…. it’s like watching an Indian drama on a Pakistani channel.
Cringe-worthy wedding dance
This is segment is where I realized the drama was similar to Indian daily soaps. Tere Bin became the center of attention of social media users after Haya (actress Sabeena Farooq) put on a dance performance that was over-the-top. Her cringe-inducing dance performance was inspired by many Bollywood songs such as ‘Maar Dala’, ‘Dewaani Mastaani’, and what not.
Murtasim’s shawl
Yes! You read it right! Murtasim’s shawl was a major discussion in the past few weeks. The way that man wore and carried the shawl throughout the episode was a deja vu of Bollywood movie ‘Mohabbataein’ but again our Murtasim carried it well.
New romantic spot? Holy shrine
Humayun Saeed’s Punjab Nahi Jaungi was the first movie where I witnessed a scene showcasing a shrine and connecting its root to love. Since then I have been seeing most of the dramas, especially the ones being aired on GEO glamourizing meetups of loved ones (boy and girl). This is something that is not odd until I realized who does that. Because Pakistanis never meet at shrines, for us it’s a holy place. Then I realized that of course, only Indian dramas showcase ‘dargah’, ‘darbars’ and ‘mannat murad’ places for lovers to meet.
Despite many loops and viewers are in awe of the drama. I love Yumna Zaidi as an actress, however, I still have not decided whether I should start watching the drama or not but something I am sure of is; If I really am really watching drama inspired by Indian soaps then I’d like to watch the original Indan soap, at least the quality would be better!
A healthy reminder: There is a reason why Indians love Pakistani dramas, our script, strong characters, light makeup, amazingly dress-up actors, and a series consisting of 30 episodes! Just stay this way… original!
