Pakistani TV drama
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philhaal is guftagu se thak gaye hain hum.
Reviewing Kalank, the author praises the performances, especially Madhuri Dixit, but finds Karan Johar’s ‘more is more’ style and unrealistic Heera Mandi make it farcical, contrasting Bollywood with Pakistani dramas…
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“Islamic Chains”
Prompted by Atif Mian’s removal from an advisory council, the author argues Pakistani Muslim liberals tolerate injustice yet bristle at any criticism of Islam, citing izzat and weak outrage over…
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What the f*ck is Pakistan/PTI doing
Reacting angrily to a Facebook post about the PTI government’s agenda for Pakistani television drama, the poster calls it self-destructive and says a culture that defames martyrs to freedom such…
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Suno Punjab
Watching the Pakistani drama Suno Chanda, the author hears Punjabi at length for the first time and asks why it is treated as a rustic Urdu, then explores the Lahnda-Eastern…
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Humsafar & Shakespeare
X.T.M answers feminist critics of the Pakistani serial Humsafar as regressive by comparing it to Othello, where a husband is led by a manipulator to suspect his wife, and notes…
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Good on you Mahira Khan-Kapoor – now please stop playing the Virgin
Backing Mahira Khan’s right to date Ranbir Kapoor despite online abuse, the author asks her to stop playing the ‘Virgin in Distress’ in her dramas, arguing that Pakistani culture projects…
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Made (for India) in Pakistan
Responding to Burka Avenger writer Adi Abdurab’s worry about Pakistani content bending to suit Indian tastes and culture, the author argues he is unduly concerned, since Indian audiences enjoy Pakistani…
