Iqtidar

When I started watching it, it felt very mid; the story wasn't really interesting, unique, or new. I didn't feel like watching it continuously, but after I watched two or three episodes, the chemistry between Ali Raza and Anmol Baloch really grabbed my attention. Now I'm hooked! Their chemistry is something else, and they look so good together. Today, the 27th episode came out, and tomorrow the 28th will be released, and I cannot wait for it! This is the kind of grip they've created on me. Their chemistry keeps you wanting more. Despite not having a very strong script and a typical storyline, Ali and Anmol truly shine. I love seeing them together and can't wait to see more of them!

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.

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.

What the hell is going on this show? How are the MAIN LEADS having 2 minutes of screen time in two episode per week combined? We have approximate 65 minutes of side characters every week and only 2-3 minutes of screen time for main lead couple, how are the director and makers so incompetent as to not know that the reason this show is a super hit is because everyone is watching this show only and only for Mehshah and no one else, but the show has a plotline for every side character but there's absolutely no story for the main couple, mehrunnisa was not introduced to us as this pathetic shallow woman who's fighting other woman for a man who won't even take a stand for her, doesn't care for her and disrespects her again and again by choosing everyone else above her, and is also two timing!!! Mehrunnisa was fierce, broke off her engagement at the slightest of disrespect from her fiancé, fought for what she believed in, had a job and a life, and now you're telling me her desperate act of fighting with Amal for a man who has no respect for her is her true essence? NO!!!! This is not what we signed up for

As for Shahnawaz, I'm genuinely speechless, the makers tried to copy murtasim's essence and I really thought wow, another male lead who's an absolute goner for his wife, like murtasim was, he never chose anyone above meerab, she was his life and his everything! No one mattered to murtasim except his wife, his wife that he fought the whole world for! We all thought murtasim's essence would actually be respected and for Shahnawaz too his wife would be his whole world, but alas! What a big big huge disappointment this two timer is, spineless, disappointing, cowardice beyond comprehension and pathetic. Shahnawaz is not even half a man murtasim was!

Loved mehshah so much in the beginning just like everyone else but now I'm extremely disappointed, which is why I'm going to take my 10/10 ratings back and rate it down to 1(unless the story improves) Reasons being :- 1) No screen time to main leads 2) too much focus on side characters 3) mehrunnisa being so out of character by letting Shahnawaz disrespect her AND fight other woman for a man who doesn't even want her (even if she is in love the mehrunnisa we love wouldn't stand being disrespected even for love) 4)Shahnawaz having zero character development, a wussy mama's boy, two timer, disrespecting his wife and him always being seen with everyone except his wife.

EXPECTATIONS I had with this drama- 1) Shahnawaz choosing mehru above everyone else 2) Shahnawaz obsessing over his wife like she's his everything and him not even being able to breathe without her (much so like murtasim) 3) main leads having all the screen time 4) mehru being her real fierce self and never letting anyone disrespect her.

DID I MENTION MORE SCREEN TIME AND ACTUAL PLOTLINE FOR THE MAIN COUPLE?

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.