Review of Qubool Hai
Qubool Hai is a show of a refreshingly different flavour…
Qubool Hai
Zee TV, 9:30pm, Monday to Friday
Social Drama
Production House: Four Lions Films and Divine Multimedia, Creative Producer: Mrinal Jha (Undercover Productions Ltd)
The word ‘shaadi’ is repeated too many times in many soaps, especially in saas-bahu sagas. Marriage is a beautiful union; nevertheless it is upsetting to often see the female leads of the show being obsessed solely about it. It seems sometimes that soaps are spreading the message that Indian girls are born primarily to marry and everything else in life is of lesser importance.
In Zee TV’s Qubool Hai, it is a refreshing change to see a young a beautiful bride Zoya refusing to marry a groom who is way beneath her at the wedding. The misnomer amongst traditional Indians that everything will magically be set right after marriage (even if pressurized and between two incompatible people) which is sadly propagated in many soaps is boldly contradicted in Qubool Hai.
The channel and production house may have followed the herd mentality by setting Qubool Hai in yet another Hindu family. However the channel has dared to be different by setting Qubool Hai in Islamic families. We did have a series of movies set in Islamic families after Muslims were sadly persecuted after the terrorist attacks. However all of them were didactic in nature trying to hammer down the message that religious typecasting is wrong. Though the message was indeed valid, somehow many of these movies were depleted in artistic finesse as they got too preachy and repetitive in their message. Though Qubool Hai also aims at removing certain misconceptions about Muslim culture; it is the least bit didactic. This is because it beautifully explores Islamic culture rather than the religion. Muslims have after all contributed greatly to India, so it is great that finally we get to watch a unique show in Muslim backdrop.
Two brothers falling for the same girl isn’t the main plot of the show. However it is evident that the diverse paths of Zoya, Asad and Aayan are destined to cross one another. The romantic angle is being developed steadily with finesse.
All the characters including the minor characters have been etched out well. Karan Singh Grover lucidly emotes the angst his character Asad nurtures as his dad had left his mom for another woman. Rishab Sinha who looks charming in his curly mane plays with ease the sweet Casanova Aayan. Newcomer Surbhi Jyoti makes a spontaneous debut as the broad minded Zoya who though being rooted in culture will boldly oppose outdated customs. Vaquar Shaikh (who plays Rashid Ahmed Khan) despite not being old enough to play a father to grown up men, deftly slips into the skin of the character of a caring father. Shalini Kapoor Sagar plays the part of a dignified single mom (Dilshad) quite beautifully.
Without being the least bit melodramatic and a tear jerker, the show very artistically makes you feel sad at times. Moments like when Dilshad tells her son with great sorrow in her heart that even after so many years it deeply hurts her that she still doesn’t understand for what ‘mistake’ her husband had left her and when Rashid goes on calling his Asad whom he has met after 17 years and deeply loves just to be rebuffed by his son; are beautifully poignant moments.
The costume design, art direction and cinematography of the show are commendable. The traditional Islamic outfits have been designed tastefully too. The mosque interiors are lavish and impressive. The cinematography stands out in its chiaroscuro. The Sufi songs that were played were heart rendering- we hope there will be more of them in future. The dialogues in Urdu Hindi give the show a different flavor.
Qubool Hai surely deserves to gradually dislodge all the other powerful shows at the same timing on other channels. If in mid December if we however see that its TRP isn’t up to the mark it will show that Indian viewers don’t want to sample a different show maybe just because it is set in a minority community. Its success may encourage serials set in other minority communities of India to be made.
RATING: 4/5
14 Comments
Pooja
February 16, 11:33God i request u to make this show at the top as i like it very much
JYOTI SUNEJA
December 31, 02:23I AM SURE THAT IF THERE WILL BE MORE ROMANTIC SCENES BETWEEN ZOYA AND AZAD ,IT WILL BECOME A SLOT TOPPING SHOW .QUBOOL HAI WILL ROCK….
JYOTI SUNEJA
December 31, 02:21I LUV U AZAD AND ZOYA
JYOTI SUNEJA
December 31, 02:20IT IS THE BEST SHOW THAT I EVER SEE .
abi
December 25, 00:01Qubool hai rocks……… I love u asad zoya 🙂
abi
December 25, 00:01Qubool hai rocks……… I love asad zoya 🙂
Anonymous
December 24, 23:51Great show
Asad and Ayan Lover
November 05, 02:39Qubool Hai is rather different yet a catchy plot .Somthing different and Magnificent.Characters are seen as brightly chosen and altho this is the beggining they deserve a round of applause.
AJ
November 05, 19:52Ikr they so do theirs something about these new faces that i love <3 especially ksg and aayan and the mom awwwwee shes so pretty
KSG!!
November 04, 17:04I tink they accidently put 4/5, I think they meant to put 5/5!!;)
AJ
November 04, 20:11IKR theres no way this show is going to be less popular then ipkknd this show is going to go through the roof wouldn’t u agree:)
jeevika
January 05, 15:56yea i agree it’good, funny and cute but IPKKND WAS, IS, and WILL BE the best show on the tv industry!!! No damn show can replace IPKKND with whatever plot because ipkknd was the most famous show internationally and in india too :}
AJ
November 04, 16:46Wow i love u Qubool hai don’t u worry ur rating is going to go higher then 5/5 i promise to always watch this show no matter what:)! what re u talking about i love a change in the drama its beautifully shown and the mom is gorgeous like literally ur pretty 🙂 And all of the characters are awesome<3 I hope their rating goes high but the show just started people this show i'm seeing is going to go way better then the other shows inshallah! I finally am happy that some production finally makes a muslim show based on this type of family love u Asad Ayan and Zoya who i truly loved in fridays episode she's right they can't just make a tap water and say its the regular water ewwwww no way! she's right i would sew them for that!!!! my name starts with an A to so i love that ayan and asad start with an a <3 love u guys so much fans watch out cuz i can see this show going really far then the other shows!
Love u Qubool hai cast members/ great directors, productions/etc!
Anonymous
November 04, 14:49Its lovely show…