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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...

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Accept the Slap but Censor the Hug: TV Outrage

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

The Many Heroines Who Powered Aik Aur Pakeezah

At a time when conversations around online privacy, consent, and victim blaming are louder than ever, Aik Aur Pakeezah brings...

Dr Bahu: A Perfect Life of Polite Patriarchy

I expected Mehreen Jabbar’s Dr Bahu to examine the marriage market demand for a daughter-in-law who is a medical doctor,...

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 orphan who dutifully obeys his wealthy uncle and aunt, with only his ailing grandfather seemingly offering any real sympathy. In true Cinderfella fashion, Anas has been reduced to a

Hum TV Mausam

Mausam Episode 15

Sahi ya galat…? Right or wrong…? Who’s to decide? There is a tried and tested trope in Pakistani dramas, from ever since I can remember, which goes something like that very famous Western: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Whether or not our dramas are in direct correlation with/to Hollywood...

A PLUS TV Pehchan

Pehchan Episode 19

So it’s been a year – one year of heartbreak, heart ache, deception, lies and breaking away from all of that to breathe again. So then what is stopping Laila from making a clean break? When a man can end a marriage with three short words and very little rationale and reason, what is keeping her bound...

Hum TV Shanakht

Shanakht – Episode 4 - Reality Checks.

While prepping dinner a few weeks ago, my ears started bleeding from constant rhetoric and bad news running on TV from every part of the world. So, I switched the channel to HumTV, reminding myself that there will be nothing good to watch anyway. While paying little or no attention to the screen, Shanakht...

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ARY Chup Raho

Chup Raho : episode 2 review

So Ramin managed to escape Numair’s little trap this time, or did she? From last week’s episode it seemed as if Numair would pounce on his innocent sister in law once he got her alone in the apartment. Instead he toys with her, making no serious attempt to actually assaulting her...

Hum TV Mausam

Mausam Episodes 13-14

“Aap uss ladki ko ab tak yaad kartay hain?” Haan, Saman, kyuki woh ladki tum ho! After twelve long episodes, it seemed Mausam needed a timeout, perhaps, like Bashar Momin (side note: Bye bye Momin, too bad there’s no Goya in that picture). After gun-gaooing (and there has been a lot...

Hum TV Rung

Rung Hum Sitaray Review Episode 12--14

So the respectable and surely the best in eyes of Sania, Dr. Azhar has made his entry and Sania is spell bound by his miraculous surgeriesand machine-like work ethic. Reasons to hate Sania (started from ep. 12): – What type of mother and wife is she? In front of Zafar and her kids, she’s...

Hum TV Merey Humdum Merey Dost

Mere Humdum Mere Dost : episode 19 review

Sajeela , Sajeela ,Sajeela , will you never change ? A hint dropped here , a clever retort aimed there and all Princess Sajeela has to do is sit back and allow everyone else’s secret fears , weaknesses and lack of communication do the work for her . Her complete confidence in her own...

A PLUS TV Pehchan

Pehchan Episode 18

Um, ok what just happened here? Did our hitting it out of the park homerun drama just turn on the lead with zulm ki inteha? Admittedly, it’s not as artless as this one, but I thought that there was a serious disconnect here. Laila’s mom has always been trotted out to play the appearances card and as...

ARY Chup Raho

Chup Raho : episode 1 review

From the first episode this has all the hall marks of good thriller. A fast paced narrative revealed in the sun-bleached shades of a cold reality that makes you shiver even in the blinding Karachi heat. The episode opens with Ramin and her parents travelling from Pindi to Karachi for her wedding....

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Mere Humdum Mere Dost- Episode 18 Review

Agar mohabbat phir nahin hosakti toh insaan marney walon ke saath hi marjaatey... Bibi’s wise words rekindle a ray of hope in Aiman- she is sure of her feelings for Haider and seems confident that he feels the same way but Sajeela’s constant reminders of their pehli mohabbat gives rise to...

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