Sonya Syed

No I am referring to the recent sit-ins by PTI but Dharna is the recent theater play written by veteran writer Anwar Maqsood and directed by Dawar Mehmood. This is there third or fourth collaboration and I must say they always give us delightful treats. When their first play Anagan Terha was being shown I was skeptic of this endeavor, mostly because I watched Anagan Terha almost hundred times; it was my childhood classic and thanks to the frequent re-runs of the show on PTV   I have completely absorbed it with all my senses. Whether it was Shakeel, Bushra Ansari or the great Salim Nasir, they made this play immortal. I was worried that no one can give what Saleem Nasir gave to the role of ‘Akbar’ but to my sheer surprise the new actor ….. did complete justice to the character. And I am sure if Saleem Nasir was alive he would have been very happy as well. Although it has been more than a year when the play was presented in Karachi, and for historical hundred days i...

This is a story of a woman who belongs to Pakistan. Once upon time not long ago there lived a woman whose life was peaceful and everything was perfectly under her control until…… Until someone comes in her life, hands over to her something which is very precious for them, and asks her to become a part of the most important time in their life. It is the wedding invitation . Oh no! there are other invites also: one for mayoon, one for mehndi, baraat and valima. Since the families are close so you are also heartily invited to attend dholkis as well. The life which was once calm and composed suddenly begins to shake…and then just when she is about to make some sense of it all…. There is another invite and another and another…. Then she begins the greatest search for clothes, a wild hunting for the best and the most exquisite, and if something appropriate is not available in her closet she would make panicked calls to friends and family asking for help, some g...

With all my heartiest prayers and best wishes to all of you and your loved ones.... May this year all your wishes be granted, may this year all your dreams come true,  may you all live health & prosperity this year and all the years to come. It has now become a ritual for me to set for myself some new resolutions, some new commitments, and above all, take some new measures in order to free myself of the old baggage and behavioral patterns that are not doing me any good.  Therefore, I Sonya Syed, hereby resolve to: Give more love to my family and my friends. Find a wonderful gentleman and get married.  Appreciate everyone and everything in my life. Respect the gift of my life. Keep my ego in its place, if possible (cage it). Say No to ‘Iced Mocha & Mocha Frappe’. Exercise 3 days in a week, stay fit and healthy. Focus on the positives, forgive and forget the negatives. Read more great books-learn, teach, and grow. Gi...