Pakistani television industry is far closer to
reality. It is full of talented people and their efforts created masterpieces.
Auspiciously our dramas centre on issues such as domestic violence, poverty,
deception, greed, life of orphans and marital conflicts. It’s a blessing that
all touches the hearts of everyone.
In this article I am going to highlight that how swiftly the issues in our
dramas altered. Channels are showing similar drama pattern such as a man who is
married, having an affair or a wife involved in another man and ending up with
divorce. There is nothing more except affairs, divorce, unreasonable love&
vulgarity. It is obliterating the people of our society. As we believe that
drama is a mirror, a sharp reflection of the society.
The degeneration rings a bell of strong female roles we used to have. Memorize
Shahnaz of Alpha Bravo Charlie; she chose Gul Sher over his stronger friends
and his death led her to a profound road of self-discovery, instead of marrying
one of the other friends. Zara of Tanhaiyan, crooked an entrepreneur after her parent’s
death and took care of her sister without looking for any fancy
shortcuts.
The character of Nazli in Dhuwan took Vengeance of her lover’s death
independently, instead of brooding in the helpless.
There were dramas that showed that how women were supposed to empowering.
Dramas are not only about "reflecting" what is there in the society,
but also helps in changing the mindset of society altogether. In past, there
was a great effort done by Pakistani dramas to change the typical mindset as
well as prop up positive impact. However, with the passage of time, the same
dramas have turned their focus towards stories that talk about women as feeble
and weak.
In this modern age, where women and men are considered like two wheels of the
same cart, Pakistani writers need to work towards strengthening the characters
and roles of women as individuals. Drama may open a personal gate to forbidden
thought and have a profound effect and can change people’s behavior by giving
broken insights into the understanding of various characters. They influence
people’s behavior and exploit the understanding of humans and human
relationships, as they cover the complete range of character types and
behaviors.
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