Movie review “Ghabrana Nahi Hai”

The movie is written by Mohsin Ali and directed by Saqib Khan. Ghabrana Nahi Hai offers one of the most well-directed and powerful performances in the recent history of Pakistani mainstream cinema. Saqib Khan deserves all the credit for layering even the most basic scenes with precise attention to blocking and placement of props, so much so, that the film can be said to have a visual language of its own if not a coherent story. Ghabrana Nahi Hai is a rom-com with some action sequences. It’s a love triangle but not in the traditional sense. Saba is seen romancing Zahid while on the other hand she seems to be in love with Jibran.

Story Plot

The basic plot of the story is very near to reality which happend every day in our life. Zubaida is the single child of a father who does not consider her second to a son but is also aware of the limmitations that come while being the father of a girl. When his property is illegally occupied, Zubaida offers to go to Karachi from Faisalabad with her father to seek justice but the latter stops her in fear of what going to court might do to his ‘izzat’ aka his daughter. Hence, Zubaida lies to her parents about going to Karachi in search of acting opportunities and instead, lives with her cousin Vicky until she gets justice for her father.

Saba Qamar is playing the role of a girl who fights for her rights, she comes to Karachi from Faisalabad to get rid of the possession of her Abba’s land, which was done by a dangerous mafia leader. Saba’s life takes a turn when she meets Karachi police officer Sikander, now after all this, to know what happens next in the story, you have to watch Ghabrana Nahi Hai movie.

Saba’s on-screen energy is at heigh level and her performance is out standing, but also during the more subtle and subdued scenes, speaks volumes about why she has stayed with us through the hard end of her 30s, irrespective of being in the limelight for controversy every now and then. Her fury and build-up often get redundant in Ghabrana Nahi Hai but that also has to do with a script that limits her character after being framed to break all barriers.

Vicky is perhaps the most funny and also the most caring person in the film. Made by Zubaida, he respects her limites, confesses his love but never forces it upon her and goes out of his way to help her. Syed Jibran looks convincing as a doe-eyed lover and nails his comic timing as well. The plot thickens as Zubaida crosses paths with SHO Sikandar (Zahid Ahmed) and the two fall in love. Vicky’s pain as he gets thrown out of the love triangle is laughed off by both, audiences and the writer.

Top Cast

Saba Qamar as Zubi