ALIF - A story of love and spirituality
I had recently watched Alif, a Pakistani drama, which makes me wonder about innumerous things. This is a story of our 2 protagonists, Momina and Momin, their life, their past, their families and their faith in god at different stages of life. As I witnessed the tale of Momin's parents - Taha and Husn-e-Jahan, I realised that love is never enough to get married. Taha comes from a family of calligraphists who paint the words of god, as they say, while Husn-e-Jahan comes from the world of glamour, as they say again. The couple fall in love at the very first sight and are then deeply impressed by each others' beauty and talents. They abandon their families for their love of one week, and does their relationship withstand the test of time? It doesn't. Taha loses his art of calligraphy, is estranged from his father, is poor and is unhappy. He grows insecure, blames his wife, questions her loyalty and eventually ends up confessing his regret of marrying her. On the other hand, H...