Aangan is Khadija Mastoor’s brilliant chef-d’oeuvre depicting love, hatred, memories, and what is meant to be and eventually cost to be patriotic, amid cries of independence in India. I fell in love with partition period books when I read Altaf Fatima’s Dastak na do. The Book portrayed a realistic account of the love, hate, and social issues of an influential family living in India and follows their distinctive lives amid pre-partition riots and post-partition crises. Never did I think that something as deep and pure as “ Dastak na do “ would move me s much. Altaf Fatima having seen the turmoil unfold in India herself writes with such raw emotions and passion it is like you are witnessing those times yourself. Fast-forward to a year later and I came across Khadija Mstoor’s “Aangan” and Boy what a marvel it is. The novel sets forth heartbreaking stories of love, family-loss, joy, the cost of freedom, and eventually what it means to be free. Love for a separate homeland forced many families to devastating goodbyes.
The book follows the life of “Alia “ a Muslim girl who had to take care of her mother and make do with whatever circumstances they were in, after the tragic deaths of her father and older sister. Her sister’s suicide over heartache left bitter resentment for “woman man love ” in her heart. The writer creates a strong narrative of Alia’s life and what it meant to live amid the independence movement and the bitter chaos in the street. I loved that Khadija Mastoor molded Alia into a headstrong independent woman owing to the circumstances she was thrown into. The heartache she carried due to her sister’s and father’s suicide shunned away from any moves and attention she got from her ardent and fiery cousin “Jameel”.The ending, satisfactory or deplorable, justifies Alia’s self-discovery.
Fans of the book would be pleased to know that a drama series is being made on the book. The production is currently going so it’s a bit early to say something but we have the scoop on who’s starring in the series! Mawra Hoccaine will play the leading lady Alia. On 31st December Mawra posted a picture on Instagram which confirms that she’d be playing the role of Alia.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdX7xjzl-CP/?hl=en&taken-by=mawrellous
Another actor who managed to make the cut in the series is the amazing Ahsan Khan.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbJrNcUAVAl/?hl=en&taken-by=khanahsanofficial
We hope the series lives up to the expectations. We all have high high hopes for the series.:)
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