EHD-E-WAFA

Ehd-e-Wafa  television series created by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and Momina Duraid under MD Productions for Hum TV and PTV Home. It revolves around four school friends with different hopes, goals and aspirations and how their lives change over time as they witness hardships, challenges and betrayal in their friendship and career. It stars Ahad Raza Mir, Alizeh Shah, Osman Khalid Butt, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Zara Noor Abbas and Wahaj Ali in lead roles.

The story opens with blissful moments among four best friends from different social backgrounds, Saad, Shariq, Shahzain, and Shehryar, studying together in Lawrence College, Muree. Later, some misunderstandings arise among four of them as the story moves forward, making their separate ways in life in the major departments of the country. Saad joins Pakistan Army, following the footprints of his father, Brigadier Faraz, who was a treat to watch, from the renowned 90s show, Alpha Bravo Charlie.

For instance, Shazain having the family background of feudal lords gets elected for the sear of MNA. Sheharyar with poor family support burns the midnight oil, ending up as Assistant Commissioner.  While Shariq becomese a highly paid anchor person in Pakistani media after facing a hard time. Hence, it turns into four four different life stories, their real-time struggles along the way and how they end up becoming one whole, to serve their country and nation. 

All the actors gave exceptional performances. Ahad Raza Mir ( Saad), Ahmed Ali (Sheharyar),Wahaj Ali (Shariq) and Osman Khalid Butt (Malik Shazain)  were equally great in justifying their roles as true friends with different personalities. From time to time, they were putting extra efforts to please their audiences, and it became very hard to opt for one is the best or the other.

Later comes the supoorting actor in his debut Adnan Samad Khan as Gulzaar, who overtakes the rest. His absolute comic timings, his typical Saraikin accent, and natural expressions throughout till the very end of the drama, highly appreciated by the viewers as well.. Another trouper, Faraz Inam, won the hearts of people once again as Brigadier Faraz after being enormously loved as Captain Faraz in Alpha Bravo Charlie, show in the nineties. 

Among the female actors, Zara Noor Abbas as Rani, being the most versatile one, has highlighted her acting skills and fine expressions. Certainly, she came as comic relief in harsh moments going on side by side. Vaneeza Ahmed suited best in her character of Saad’s mother, reminding us of her graceful and elegant acting back in the nineties. While Alizey Shah a Dua scould not fully justify her lead role in the drama until the last scenes. At the end, she enacted way better than her performance in the earlier episodes. Others include Hajira Yamin as Ramsha and Momina Iqbal as Masooma also played well. Therefore, apart from the great storyline, the compelling performances of the actors made this drama a great success.

The play also brilliantly portrays the realistic picture of traumas through which the families of Army officers and soldiers go through. Our Mothers sacrifice their best sons and yet we so conveniently criticize them without even realizing that they have sacrificed themselves for our secured future. It has given us all an inkling that the pain these army officer and Jawan’s families go through when they embrace Shahadats or when they get critically injured. It is so painful to see some people expressing ingratitude and how they even stoops so low to criticize or ridicule the sacrifices Pakistan Army makes.

Apart from patriotism, the play also celebrates the beauty of friendship. No matter what thick and thin the relationship go through, true friends always remain at one’s side. They never abandon each other. Similarly, like these four friends, as the drama portrayed, the four pillars of state are not separable and they always need each other’s support all the time.