Is Sanam Saeed versatile? - Page 2

Sanam Saeed is a good actor. I really like her..but, she  has some  obvious flaws as an actress. I've always found it hard to say whether or not Sanam Saeed is versatile..she has some limitations as a performer which makes it hard for me to judge her entirely. However, she has tried taking up different kind of roles over the years. She has a lot of intent as a performer which allows you to overlook some of her flaws.

Sanam Saeed has received a lot of bold, female characters. Characters which have required a certain kind of demeanor. Shazia from Mera Naseeb, Kashaf from ZGH and Yamina from MeJ are such examples...and for that, Sanam Saeed perfectly slipped into her roles because she can use some of her traits to her advantage - primarily her voice & dialogue delivery. Her dialogue delivery can be her strongest points in some shows and then her weakest in others. For the shows I mentioned above, it was her stronger points and it all worked in her favor. Other times, she ends up being stiff because of this very same dialogue delivery. For instance, in Shukk..I found her lacking voice modulation when she delivered her dialogues as a bechari aurat. You couldn't really tell when she was expressing happiness or sorrow through her voice..it all sounded the same. She also had that stiff demeanor which wasn't really required in that show as much as it was in a ZGH or Mera Naseeb. Mostly,  it's the voice modulation that's an issue in her delivering a lot of her dialogues. She can express herself well through facial expressions but it comes out wrong at times because her voice isn't on the same page.

Someone like Saba Qamar modulates her voice perfectly.  Her voice modulates depending upon the emotions needed to deliver a scene. You can easily distinguish when her character's happy, sad, excited, angry etc. That all comes from the WAY she's modulating her voice. Sanam Saeed on the other hand has somewhat trouble doing that in some of her shows..which can make her sound monotonous.

With that said, I'd still say that Sanam Saeed is a good actress as she has still proven herself in a lot of her shows and improved tremendously, and she is still one of the better ones out there...but she isn't genuinely effortless. I think post ZGH airing in India, Sanam Saeed has gained a lot of hype..and good for her, because I loved her as Kashaf...she was perfect...but, at the same time, she still has some areas where she needs to work on as an actor. She's not a Saba Qamar, but she's not a Mahira either. She's in between in my opinion.

Abby.. I am talking about the way of talking NOT their voice.. No one can change his/her voice generally.. But we can change our way of talking na according to the role..

Originally posted by: starstruckk

Sanam Saeed is a good actor. I really like her..but, she  has some  obvious flaws as an actress. I've always found it hard to say whether or not Sanam Saeed is versatile..she has some limitations as a performer which makes it hard for me to judge her entirely. However, she has tried taking up different kind of roles over the years. She has a lot of intent as a performer which allows you to overlook some of her flaws.

Sanam Saeed has received a lot of bold, female characters. Characters which have required a certain kind of demeanor. Shazia from Mera Naseeb, Kashaf from ZGH and Yamina from MeJ are such examples...and for that, Sanam Saeed perfectly slipped into her roles because she can use some of her traits to her advantage - primarily her voice & dialogue delivery. Her dialogue delivery can be her strongest points in some shows and then her weakest in others. For the shows I mentioned above, it was her stronger points and it all worked in her favor. Other times, she ends up being stiff because of this very same dialogue delivery. For instance, in Shukk..I found her lacking voice modulation when she delivered her dialogues as a bechari aurat. You couldn't really tell when she was expressing happiness or sorrow through her voice..it all sounded the same. She also had that stiff demeanor which wasn't really required in that show as much as it was in a ZGH or Mera Naseeb. Mostly,  it's the voice modulation that's an issue in her delivering a lot of her dialogues. She can express herself well through facial expressions but it comes out wrong at times because her voice isn't on the same page.

Someone like Saba Qamar modulates her voice perfectly.  Her voice modulates depending upon the emotions needed to deliver a scene. You can easily distinguish when her character's happy, sad, excited, angry etc. That all comes from the WAY she's modulating her voice. Sanam Saeed on the other hand has somewhat trouble doing that in some of her shows..which can make her sound monotonous.

With that said, I'd still say that Sanam Saeed is a good actress as she has still proven herself in a lot of her shows and improved tremendously, and she is still one of the better ones out there...but she isn't genuinely effortless. I think post ZGH airing in India, Sanam Saeed has gained a lot of hype..and good for her, because I loved her as Kashaf...she was perfect...but, at the same time, she still has some areas where she needs to work on as an actor. She's not a Saba Qamar, but she's not a Mahira either. She's in between in my opinion.

perfectly said...👏 

I was watching some scenes from Daam today and Sanam Saeed is the weakest link in that show by miles. Aamina Sheikh and Sanam Baloch are far more effortless and natural and it shows. If you compare Sanam Saeed in Daam to Sanam Saeed in ZGH..you'll notice massive improvement in her body language and facial expressions..however that dialogue delivery still hasn't changed. It worked wonders for her in ZGH and she used it to her advantage but she was horrible in Daam. It was as if she couldn't speak in Urdu properly at all then.

The thing that I have noticed about Sanam is that kind off brings some sort of arrogance and stiffness in all her shows. It worked in ZGH because the character demanded that. but she was really good in ZGH. The star of that show.

Originally posted by: .Sunrise.

The thing that I have noticed about Sanam is that kind off brings some sort of arrogance and stiffness in all her shows. It worked in ZGH because the character demanded that. but she was really good in ZGH. The star of that show.

Sanam Saeed was the best part about ZGH. I loved her as Kashaf. I feel she genuinely overshadowed Fawad.

Originally posted by: starstruckk

Sanam Saeed was the best part about ZGH. I loved her as Kashaf. I feel she genuinely overshadowed Fawad.

we are talking about the actor not the character
Kashaf was annoying because Sanam made her annoying
She was supposed to be annoying. Kashaf in my opinion is one of the most difficult characters played on screen

In my opinion, Sanam Saeed was the best part about ZGH. She was the best performer by far and I've always said this. That show made Sanam Saeed who she is today. Fawad could have probably done another show for Humtv after Humsafar and it would've still done well..but this was make or break for Sanam and I feel she really proved herself. Even Sanam Saeed knew that she had to really prove herself here. I may have certain issues with her as an actor in some of her other shows but not in ZGH...not at all. The supporting cast was awesome but everything revolved around Kashaf, not them.

And, I never found Kashaf annoying. I found her very real. That's how most of us are - pessimistic, insecure, complex, vulnerable etc. Kashaf was as real as anyone can get...and I never ever found her annoying..but that's just me.

Edited by starstruckk - 8 years ago

I think she seems repetitive because she does all her roles the way Sanam would do it in real life, naturally...I am not a big fan of hers, but I like the roles she picks up and always give it a try...and I usually watch the shows for the content, not because SS is part of the show.