Dramas

Why is no one discussing Leader’s brutal take on revolution?

I admit I came late to political thriller Leader. It’s not packed with big-name stars or viral reels. But this heartbreaking...

Kuch Ankahi - minority representation ARY Kashf Foundation

Decoding Primetime Hegemony: Who Is the Default Pakistani?

If you turn on your television in 2026, you will be confronted by a remarkably smooth world. There is no grit. There is no...

Bas Tera Saath Ho Reinvents Desi Cinderfella

ARY’s new drama serial Bas Tera Saath Ho turns the damsel-in-distress trope on its head. Farhan Saeed plays Anas, an oppressed...

kubra khan sari shuja asad censor mehreen jabbar

Accept the Slap but Censor the Hug: This is TV Outrage

In the world of social psychology, there is a concept known as the “threshold of tolerance.” It’s the invisible line that...

Could Begin Watch become Pakistan’s answer to Netflix?

Begin Watch positions itself as Pakistan’s premium Netflix alternative, but can it justify its higher pricing in a market dominated by low-cost streaming rivals? The streaming platform is building its identity around a mix of original productions, curated classics, and international entertainment, positioning itself as a unified viewing space for

ARY

Dadi Ki Shadi: A Dash of Humor, A Deficit of Heart

Dadi Ki Shadi presents a lonely grandmother who pretends to be mysteriously unwell to pull her scattered family back into the same room. Dadi (Shamim Hilaly) is far from fragile. She is full of vigour, goes on walks, carries a rifle, and even confronts robbers herself. Yet her energy is largely wasted,...

Opinions

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 week, we saw two such incidents, one in a victorious Olympic locker room and the other on a television set in Pakistan. Both revealed the same ingrained reflex – to trivialize and denigrate...

Green TV

Imtiaz has a TV show. Is It Good?

Green TV is airing a local version of Superstore sponsored by Imtiaz – is it any good? “Fasaana Mart Ka” is well-intentioned, occasionally touching but still fundamentally dull. The Ramazan comedy starts off bumpy and then steadily goes downhill. A strong cast of likeable characters...

Streaming Platforms

Bad Breath and Bigger Anxieties: A Short Film on Conformity

Elaichi, Loung aur Saunf is a short film on Meem Kahani about bad breath, conformity and the marriage market. Nuzhat (Sana Askari) is a woman undone by a single, mortifying flaw: chronic bad breath. She is at her wits’ end. Her halitosis isn’t just a hygiene issue; it’s a social curse. Relationships...

Geo TV

Purity, Class, and the Politics of Aik Aur Pakeezah

Fear, isolation, and terror are not emotions we usually seek out in a primetime viewing slot. Aik Aur Pakeezah is the exception. It does not promise relief or escape. Instead, it places us inside the aftermath of a brutal crime. This is a drama less interested in shock than in what fear does to people...

Green TV

Ghulam Bashah Sundri Is Feudal Melodrama at Full Volume

Green TV’s unabashed masala action drama opens to a world where power is inherited and consequences are optional. At the center of all the madness, is the bromance between Bashah and Ghulam. This relationship might seem cute. They shoot guns together. Drive giant SUVs together. Evade laws together. But...

Geo TV

What Case No. 9 Gets Right About Courts, Power, and Women’s Pain

Justice for women is rarely loud, swift, or uncomplicated and Case No. 9 refuses to pretend otherwise. After 32 episodes on Geo Entertainment, the drama, produced by 7th Sky Entertainment and written by Shahzeb Khanzada and directed by Syed Wajahat Hussain, concludes as an unflinching indictment of how...

Opinions

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, of purpose, of being seen. An ordinary seeming day in an ordinary family reveals the cracks beneath the surface. A woman waits, a husband comes, a son does not call, a daughter is ignored. In these...

ARY

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 have relied on the familiar, lazy idea that “a woman is a woman’s worst enemy.” Stories were built around the “good woman” versus the “evil woman,” with validation ultimately hinging on male approval....

ARY

Kafeel: Judging Zeba Is Easy. Understanding Her Is Harder

You could easily hate Zeba for being this foolish in Kafeel. What kind of woman falls in love after a two-minute conversation? Who leaves a scandalous love note lying around? Who agrees to getting married without even finding out who the groom is? The bumpy storytelling sets up the audience to dismiss...

MENU

Dramas

Could Begin Watch become Pakistan’s answer to Netflix?

More on these topics

Buzz

World

Deep dives

Drama

Watch

Listen

Read