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Men Age Into Legends. Women Age Into Punchlines
Ageism and misogyny do not announce themselves as villains. They arrive smiling, joking, framed as banter. This...
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The Mother: A devastating family drama about being unseen
There are no villains in Usama Khan’s “The Mother”, only a slow suffocating absence. Absence of attention,...
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Was 2025 the Year Pakistani Dramas Stopped Hating Women?
The most radical thing Pakistani dramas did in 2025 was stop blaming women. For decades, Pakistani dramas...
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How Neelofar Romanticises Male Self-Absorption
It took me a while to muster the energy to watch Neelofar, and even longer to write about it because,...
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Kuttay (Rated 18+): Theatre That Bites Back
I thought of walking out of Kuttay: The Ones Who Don’t Bite at several points, a few people actually...
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Hum TV
The Many Contrasts of Jama Taqseem
All love stories need contrasts to keep them interesting. Hum TV’s Jama Taqseem, written by Sarwat...
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Pakistani Cinema
Intezar Farmaiye: Being Pakistani is a spectator sport (short film)
Intezar Farmaiye is a funny, painfully accurate time loop of Pakistani living rooms through the years....
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Untangling deception in Shikwa
Shikwa is almost over, but it still doesn’t make sense. While some Pakistani dramas like Parwarish...
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Ranking the Most Loving (and Most Harmful) Parents in Parwarish
Parwarish is most relatable portrayal of Pakistani family dynamics on TV today, eschewing melodrama and...
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A Rom-Com Addict’s Review of Love Guru
If you love romantic comedies, you’ll spot the references in Love Guru instantly — from Hitch to Kuch...
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The Urgency of Responsible Storytelling in Pakistani Television
Television in Pakistan rarely pushes back. Most dramas reinforce the same message: don’t question authority,...
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Hollywood
Must Listen: Mrs. Bibi Turns the ‘Aunty’ Trope Inside Out
While screens dominate our lives and visual content floods every feed, audio remains an intimate, raw,...
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Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen Captures What Home Means
I read Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen: Recipes from a Well-Fed Childhood cover to cover—not just as a cookbook...
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Express TV
Pakistan’s First Squash Drama: Does Sitaron Se Agay Score or Miss?
In a television landscape dominated by family sagas and romance, Sitaron Se Agay immediately stands out...
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Why I stopped watching Bharam: 4 shows about sisterhood to watch instead
In a world where wearing jeans is a criminal act and virtue is measured in soft resigned sighs,  the...
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Watching Wicked in Pakistan: When Fantasy is more Real than Reality
Wicked: Part One (2024) may seem like an escapist fantasy but the film’s themes— fascist governments,...

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