Anyone who watched Humsafar as obsessively as we did will agree that Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan’s chemistry was amazing. They could have easily pulled off a ‘Zaalima‘ had they been given the same liberties as films allow. Humsafar was the first time the two were paired together on TV and they just gelled so instinctively. They were beautiful to look at, they looked gorgeous together and their performances were absolutely spot on. Unfortunately, their relationship was a little unrealistically shown on television because even though they were married in the show, they never made any physical contact (except for the one time Asher lets Khirad’s hair loose when she’s getting ready for a dinner).
Okay we get it; there are limitations when filming for a television ‘family’ audience in Pakistan. Had Humsafar been made anywhere else in the world, there would have been a lot of physical contact naturally. But Fawad and Mahira didn’t even hold hands on the show because the show had to be Pakistan-appropriate, keeping in mind our censorship laws and cultural sensitivities.
But die hard Humsafar fans were literally begging for the couple to at least hug each other! With the impossibility of anything fierier, we were willing to settle for the next best thing, which was a hug. But we were cheated, nay robbed of it.
So you can imagine that we felt even more cheated when yesterday, in Sanam, Maya Ali and Osman Khalid Butt hugged for what seemed like half an episode. We’re all for emotional progression and hugs are as platonic as it can get (especially between Osman and Maya who are more siblings than a couple) but we protest!
If you’re a hardcore Humsafar fan, like ourselves, you’ll agree that if Maya Ali and Osman Khalid Butt can hug so passionately on screen, we deserve to see one of the most beautiful on screen couples of all time to hug each other as well! Fawad and Mahira, you owe us a hug!
