HAMZA ALI ABBASI

 PYARE AFZAL

The discussion primarily centred on the striking conclusions of Meray Paas Tum Ho and Pyarey Afzal, both of which managed to evoke strong emotions from the audience.

Recalling the fervent reception to the conclusion of Meray Paas Tum Ho, Qamar recounted, "I witnessed intense public reactions at the cinema at the screening of Meray Paas Tum Ho’s last episode. The ending infuriated some women to the point that they started bashing me forcing their husbands to intervene."

Similarly, the culmination of Pyarey Afzal, a series starring Hamza Ali Abbasi and Ayeza Khan, also garnered a passionate response from the public. "I was once on a plane settling down when an elderly woman patted my back and asked, 'Why did you kill Afzal?'” Qamar shared, illustrating the impact of his work.

Elaborating further, Qamar revealed an incident involving Pyarey Afzal that had the potential to escalate. The writer recollected, "Pyarey Afzal’s drama’s final episode was screened in a cinema, leaving two girls emotional. Hamza advised us to leave to avoid angry fans," he recounted.

Delving into the rationale behind his creative choices, Qamar divulged, "I killed the character on Hamza’s request. He said, 'Please kill me in the drama, I want to stay alive forever in the audience’s heart.' I was moved by his enthusiasm and decided to kill the protagonist.”

Nadeem Baig is one of the finest and biggest directors of the Pakistani entertainment industry. He has given hits on hits and he is also the brains behind many other successful dramas that come out. He is also the director for two cult classic dramas Pyare Afzal and Mere Paas Tum Ho. Talking on Ahmed Ali Butt’s podcast, he opened up about the potential ending of the two blockbusters and they will shock you.

Everyone remembers the iconic death scene where Afzal dies while he is on a call with Farah in Pyare Afzal. He finally gets his love but dies at the same time. The drama made Hamza Ali Abbasi a superstar. But that is not how it was written. Apparently Afzal had to die while Farah was with him. Ayeza Khan was on the set and ready in makeup when Nadeem Baig decided that this should be over the phone and shot the scene with only Hamza in it.

Renowned writer and director Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar finally revealed why he had to kill off the popular character Afzal (played by Hamza Ali Abbasi) from the hit drama serial Pyare Afzal.

During a guest appearance on comedian Vasay Chaudhry’s talk show ‘Gup Shab’, Khalil opened up about the reasoning behind the dramatic plot twist.

Khalil shared the heartfelt motive behind his decision came from an unexpected source – Hamza Ali Abbasi himself. Khalil disclosed that Hamza had requested his character’s death, expressing his desire to remain eternally alive in the hearts of the audience.

In another anecdote, Khalil reminisced about the screening of the final episode of Pyare Afzal in a cinema. He shared that the emotional impact of the episode left two girls in tears, and Hamza Ali Abbasi advised them to leave the venue to avoid encountering enraged fans.

Nadeem Baig is a famous Pakistani director who has so far directed unlimited hit serials and films. Lately, his main focus is to direct the films but he has directed many hit plays in past. His famous dramas include Pyare Afzal, Mere Paas Tum Ho, Dil Lahi, Barat Series and many others. Sinf E Aahan and Kuch An Kahi are the recent popular dramas of Nadeem Baig. The director can easily be called a star-maker as he has given multiple chances to the struggling and new actors in his top-notch dramas. He also gave an unexpected chance to Hamza Ali Abbasi in “Pyare Afzal” after which he became a star actor.

Talking about it, he said, “I never compromised on the script but yes, sometimes you have to give the chance to a new actor even if you have made up your mind for someone else, and you know that the actor you want would also shine in the particular character. Well, Humayun was supposed to do the character of Afzal in Pyare Afzal, but I said to Humayun Saeed, ‘this role isn’t for you’, and he accepted it and that’s how it went to Hamza Ali Abbasi”.