Star
Cast:
Samiya
Mumtaz,
Sarwat
Gilani,
Faiza
Gilani,
Sanam
Saeed,
Beo
Raana
Zafar,
Eman
Suleman,
Meher
Bano
Director:
Meenu
Gaur
Oscar-nominated
British-Indian
director
Meenu
Gaur's
noir
anthology
series
Qatil
Haseenaon
Ke
Naam
that
will
stream
on
December
10
on
Zee5
narrates
the
badass
tale
of
some
fiery
and
no-nonsense
women
who
are
down
to
business
and
on
a
quest
to
trace
the
scale
of
justice
for
themselves.
The
different
characters
revolve
amidst
the
backdrop
of
a
mysterious
locality
with
its
own
share
of
secrets
and
macabre
stories.
The
centrestage
is
taken
by
these
women
who
leave
no
stone
unturned
to
turn
the
tides
towards
themselves
in
the
face
of
deep-rooted
patriarchy
and
misogyny.
What's
Yay:
The
riveting
plotline,
strong
performances,
a
unique
take
on
the
otherwise
stereotypical
femme
fatale
concept
and
the
music
as
well
as
the
cinematography.
What's
Nay:
Some
of
the
parts
in
the
storyline
could've
been
avoided
and
made
the
episodes
less
convoluted
and
long.
Story
Qatil
Haseenaon
Ke
Naam
revolves
around
a
tale
of
diverse
women
ranging
from
a
spiritual
leader's
eccentric
wife,
a
nurse
who
has
to
choose
between
her
love
and
duty,
a
high
society
woman
discovering
a
secret
in
her
marriage,
a
former
judge's
wife
who
has
to
set
the
scales
of
justice
straight,
a
victim
of
domestic
abuse,
an
ill-fated
woman
separated
by
her
lover
and
a
woman
meted
to
exploitation
right
since
her
childhood.
It
is
how
these
women
battle
out
for
their
freedom
and
justice
forms
the
main
crux
of
the
story.
Their
plotlines
also
tend
to
get
intertwined
with
each
other
through
some
enthralling
twists.
Direction
Meenu
Gaur
has
successfully
curated
a
unique
appeal
to
the
otherwise
cliched
femme
fatale
narrative,
this
time
through
the
eyes
of
women.
Against
the
backdrop
of
mystery
and
noir,
the
plotline
shifts
from
these
badass
women
and
each
of
their
actions
will
leave
the
audience
wanting
for
more.
The
writing
by
Gaur
and
Farzad
Nabi
is
extremely
nuanced
with
each
female
protagonist
exhibiting
the
right
amount
of
vulnerability
and
strength.
The
powerful
dialogues
indicate
that
despite
being
raw
and
brittle,
these
women
have
an
intricate
and
a
sharp
sense
of
empowerment
and
a
quest
to
uplift
their
fellow
women
too.
The
best
part
of
the
writing
is
that
all
the
characters
have
a
steadfast
development
and
their
actions
look
engaging,
empathetic
and
ruthless
at
the
same
time.
The
only
shortcoming
is
that
some
over-dramatization
of
scenes
especially
involving
MaiJi
(Samiya
Mumtaz)'s
character
could've
been
toned
down
a
bit.
They
laboriously
added
to
the
screenplay
and
the
plot.
The
performance
was
one
of
the
strongest
suits
of
the
series.
Samiya
Mumtaz
as
MaiJi
is
captivating
in
every
scene
while
Sarwat
Gilani
as
Mahek
brings
the
right
kind
of
intensity
in
her
performance.
Faiza
Gilani
as
Nurse
Kanwal
is
a
delight
to
behold
while
Sanam
Saeed
as
Zuvi
proves
yet
again
that
she's
truly
effortless
in
her
craft.
Beo
Raana
Zafar
was
one
of
my
personal
favourites
as
she
added
her
free-spirited
flavour
to
her
role
of
Massey
Ma.
Eman
Suleman
and
Meher
Bano
were
a
visual
delight
in
their
respective
parts.
Other
supporting
cast
members
like
Ahsan
Khan,
Gulshan
Majeed,
Daniyal
Asad
and
Omar
Rahim
were
also
convincing
in
their
parts.
The
music
by
Ali
Sethi
especially
the
title
track
crooned
by
Farheen
Raza
Jaffry
is
extremely
captivating
and
sets
the
mystical,
sensual
and
gritty
tone
of
Qatil
Haseenaon
Ke
Naam.
The
soundtracks
from
the
episodes
are
appealing
and
take
the
storyline
forward
convincingly.
The
cinematography
by
Mo
Azmi
also
wins
big
and
captures
the
tense
yet
transcendent
aura
of
the
show.
Verdict
Watch
Qatil
Haseenaon
Ke
Naam
to
witness
this
extraordinary
anthology
tale
of
these
strong
women
and
their
battles
through
their
varied
obstacles.
The
series
makes
one
relive
the
noir
genre
with
a
full
relish
which
has
become
quite
rare
now.
Rating
We
give
Qatil
Haseenaon
Ke
Naam
3.5
out
of
5
stars.