#mera naam yousuf hai

[badedramay]

zindagi gulzar hai has soured soooo much for me over the years lmao. kashaf as a character was so interesting from the outset but to see her have to be the one to make concessions constantly in order for her relationships to survive or for her mistrust of people and subsequent loneliness to resolve itself got to be so depressing at some point when coupled with how little umera actually bothered to question the society that surrounded kashaf. the fact that zaroon never truly made an effort to understand her or internally question why she acted a certain way and simply idealized his marriage with her bc she was conservative and not flashy was so.. and i have even worse problems with durr e shahwar! one of my parents’ favorite dramas i think bc the letters between durr e shahwar and her father made them really emotional but to see her have to bite her tongue and just wait for things to resolve themselves if she was compliant enough truly broke my heart. i know she had her quite rebellions with her husband too but it’s still a really painful series to watch in retrospect and i hate that recycled idea of women conceding to make a relationship survive that populates so much of umera’s work (which is ironic considering the existence of those other dramas you listed, daam and kankar in particular)

in general that is i think something i really dislike both zindagi gulzar hai and humsafar for repopularizing. there’s this tendency to romanticize women who are “strong” bc they withstand all of the suffering in their marriage and come out alright at the other end, but where does it lead us really? we’re popularizing a whole litany of dramas where women are chained to those traditional expectations regardless of how horribly they’re treated or misunderstood in their marriage. and interestingly, i’m not sure if you kept up with kuch ankahi, but i was so surprised to see how many people complained about saif and samiya’s marriage bc i feel like it addressed that exact phenomenon really well. that saif was actually explored in depth and given background to explain his own cowardice without removing accountability from him; that we saw samiya try to be compliant only to realize that compliance doesn’t actually make a marriage and she deserved better; that she stood her ground on separating and made saif have to do the work to start to win her back if he really wanted to, and as a friend first on top of that. i loved it! i don’t think anyone is opposed to marriages having problems, but it’d be nice to see more balanced exploration where not just women are held accountable from start to finish, and i really appreciate kuch ankahi for tackling that. in general i feel like it was a drama that acted a lot more mercifully towards its female characters than umera ahmed dramas typically do so the occasional comparisons people made to umera ahmed characters struck me as a little odd lol

I remember back when the show was on air the PRIMARY reason Kashaf resonated with me was because of how vocal she was in her dislike for her father. it wasn't something we get a lot. the relationship between a father and daughter in most desi households is always so much more complicated and Pakdramas only show a tiny facet of it. Kashaf and Murtaza's dynamic in the earlier episodes of the drama is something that I still haven't seen other dramas do. sure, ZGH as a drama hasn't aged really well considering how blatantly forgiving the show is of Zaroon's misogyny and how there's just no growth or resolution of that and the show just ends on this weird note where all of the serious problems in their relationship are just brushed under the rug as "oh she's just being silly~" instead of being actual barriers to their long term happiness. Zindagi aise hi nahin gulzar bhayee. all the compromises came in Kashaf's account while Zaroon continued to roam scotfree because in UA's world, characters like Zaroon are never the wrong ones because the way they uphold patriarchy is for the women's benefit and not just theirs.

the criticism against ZGH are valid and they were there back when the show was onair as well. but i feel a decade later..the issues become more glaringly obvious because the rose tinted filter of the Fawad-Sanam chemistry has lost its effect so we can see the show for what it was actually trying to say more clearly now.

DeS toh I didn't like when it was on air because of how it much it focused on the women being the sole person in the relationship to compromise as a wife and as a daughter in law. the ultimate lesson of the show really was just "hey..quietly suffer in silence for some time and then you'll definitely get the reward!" not something I particularly support but I could see how this hope for reward resonated with the women around me. so many of women either had to suffer what Shehwar suffered in the early years of their marriages or they were still suffering to this day so this idea of light at the end of the tunnel is became something they clung to for their own sanity and peace. the idea of the end to the troubles is what keep us going anyway. so yeah..i don't support it but I get its appeal.

I didn't watch any of KA to add anything to your point but I do agree that in PakDramas the narrative always 10/10 puts the onus of makign a relationship work on the women. the success and failure of a marriage is always due to women even if we see the husbands being disloyal or unappreciative of the marriage. by all teachings of religion that our society is supposedly built on, marriage is supposed to be an equal partnership between two people where both husband and wife are meant to ensure the happiness and peace of each other. but since our culture only seeks to benefit men, their part is almost always downplayed. by any chance we get a good husband toh we still see that marriage suffer because happy marriages just cannot exist in our dramas. problems exist in aLL marriages, we know. but dramas mein jo problems hain woh toh matlab bass tabahi level hi ki hoti hain jo lifetime ka trauma de den.

not defending KRQ here at all but i think what he did with the ladies of Mera Naam Yousuf Hai is something that I haven't seen happen in a lot of dramas. specially in the character and ending for Afia Khatoon (Hina Bayat). she was in an unhappy marriage with Noor Mohammad and it was evident that despite like 25+ years of their marriage, she never loved the man. and when things came to an end, it was Afia who walked away with her freedom and dignity while Noor Mohammad was left with nothing. THAT was the kind of justice given to the right characters that other dramas cower away from. at least in MNYH KRQ's writing completely sided with the women as one of the central themes of the drama was a woman's right to choose for themselves and how it's wrong to strip away that right from them. Zulekha's fight was never for Yousuf but just for her right to choose, to either accept or reject, and to do it without being pressured into it. Afia got divorce from Noor Mohammad when it became abundantly clear that the man basically cheated on her all his life. the drama showed a woman who was a mother of three reclaim her maiden name as her the only identity she wanted for herself. marriages without loyalty and respect between spouses should end regardless of them being 25 years old or 2 years.

[indiejones]

INDIE’S TOP 200 PAKISTANI TV SERIALS OF ALL TIME !

If there's one thing Pak's famous for -TELEVISION!

Far far superior to anything here,only nation that's managed to preserve-nurture its cultural ethos past half century,that Ind's failed miserably at since early 90s lib.

And since Indians haven’t traditionally had access to Pak TV serials, except the few years on Zindagi channel here in mid 2010’s, before the ban on Pak entt TV channels once again invoked (possibly borne of some silly political exploitation by few content presenters etc, we’re guessing), we in India being short of first hand experience, rely on knowledge portals like Wikipedia for an accurate pool to then base our studied (online) analysis on.

And this list is based on the Wikipedia page for Pak TV serials, and few trusted sources detailing oldest all-time hits, hence any unlucky omissions on Indie’s part ought be attributed to the accuracy of such source material alone.

And here’s Indie’s list!

 1.      .Bakra Qiston Pay (PTV 1983)

2.      .Buddha Ghar Pe Hai (PTV 1989)

3.      .Kaisa Hai Naseeban (ARY Digital 2019)

4.      .Kashf (Hum TV 2020)

5.      .Kahin Deep Jaley (Geo Entt 2019)

6.      .Tanhaiyaan (PTV 1985)

7.      .Raqs-e-Bismil (Hum TV 2020)

8.      .Karb (Hum TV 2015)

9.      .Khoya Khoya Chand (Hum TV 2013)

10.  .Maat (Hum TV 2012)

11.  .Kashkol (NTM 1993)

12.  .Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga (Geo TV 2011)

13.  .Ishq Zahe Naseeb (Hum TV 2020)

14.  .Sunehray din (1990)

15.  .Alpha Bravo Charlie (1998)

16.  .Waris (PTV 1980)

17.  .Alif (Geo Entt 2019)

18.  .Kathputli (Hum TV 2016)

19.  .Khuda Mera bhi hai (ARY Digital 2016)

20.  .Koi Chand Rakh (ARY Digital 2018)

21.  .Main Chand Si (ARY Digital 2011)

22.  .Main Manto (Geo TV 2017)

23.  .Noor Bano (Hum TV 2010)

24.  .Parsa (Hum TV 2010)

25.  .Khudgarz (ARY Digital 2017)

26.  .Ankahi (PTV 1982)

27.  .Humsafar (2015)

28.  .Chand Grahan (PTV 1992)

29.  .Manay na ye Dil (Hum TV 2007)

30.  .Shaheen ( PTV 1980)

31.  .Meray Paas Tum Ho (ARY Digital 2019)

32.  .Akhri Chattan (PTV 1985)

33.  .Mehar Posh (Geo Entt 2020)

34.  .Raaz –e-ulfat (Geo Entt 2020)

35.  .Khatti Meethi Zindagi (Hum TV 2011)

36.  .Khudparast(ARY Digital 2018)

37.  .Zindagi Gulzar Hai (Hum Tv 2012)

38.  .Neeyat (ARY Digital 2011)

39.  .Main Khayal hoon Kisi Aur Ka (Hum TV 2018)

40.  .Munkir (TV One 2017)

41.  .Khamoshi (Hum TV 2017)

42.  .Dhaani (Geo TV 2017)

43.  .Khaali Haath (Geo Entt 2017)

44.  .Dilfareb (Geo Entt 2015)

45.  .Khushi Ek Roag (ARY Digital 2012)

46.  .Angar Wadi (PTV 1994)

47.  .Ishqiya (ARY Digital 2020)

48.  .Meri Maa (Geo TV 2013)

49.  .Behadd (Hum TV 2013)

50.  .Ki Jaana Main Kaun (Hum TV 2018)

51.  .Dhoop Kinare (PTV 1980s)

52.  .Mere Qaatil Mere Dildaar (Hum TV 2011)

53.  .Pani jaisa pyar (Hum TV 2011)

54.  .Mera qasoor (ARY Digital 2019)

55.  .Nanhi (Geo Entt 2013)

56.  .Kitna Satatay ho (Hum TV 2015)

57.  .Dastaan (Hum TV 2010)

58.  .Kuch Kar Dikha (ARY Digital 2014)

59.  .Shehr-e—zaat (Hum TV 2013)

60.  .Lashkara (ARY Digital 2018)

61.  .Jackson Heights (Zindagi 2014)

62.  .Mera Naam Yousuf Hai (A-Plus Entt 2015)

63.  .Malaal (Hum TV 2009)

64.  .Mirat ul uroos (Geo Entt 2012)

65.  .Karadayi (ATV 2012)

66.  .Do Bol (ARY Digital 2019)

67.  .Do Qadam Door Thay (Geo Entt 2014)

68.  .Haara dil (A-Plus TV 2018)

69.  .Ranjha Ranjha kardi (Hum TV 2018)

70.  .Inteha e Ishq (A Plus TV 2021)

71.  .Ladies Park (Geo Entt 2011)

72.  .Alvida (Hum TV, 2015)

73.  .Laal Ishq (A-Plus TV 2017)

74.  .Khaani (Geo Entt 2017)

75.  .Jap pari (Geo Entt 2011)

76.  .Laag (PTV 1998)

77.  .Bari Apa (Hum TV 2012)

78.  .Khaas (Hum TV 2019)

79.  .Khwab Aankhain Khwaish Chehre (Hum TV 2011)

80.  .Susraal Mera (Hum TV 2014)

81.  .Main Gunehgar Nahi (ARY Digital 2013)

82.  .Dulhan (Hum TV 2021)

83.  .Daam (ARY Digital 2010)

84.  .Khuda ki basti (PTV 1969)

85.  .Piya ka ghar pyara lage (ARY Digital 2012)

86.  .Doosri Biwi (ARY Digital 2014)

87.  .Dhundle Raste (PTV 1989)

88.  .Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat (Geo TV 2011)

89.  .Dhuwan (PTV 1994)

90.  .Aunn Zara (A-Plus Entt 2013)

91.  .Mehndi (PTV 2003)

92.  .Dil-e-Muztar (Hum TV 2013)

93.  .Mann Mayal (Hum TV 2016)

94.  .Main Hari Piya (Hum TV 2013)

95.  .Dil-e-Nadaan (Geo Entt 2009)

96.  .Doraha (Geo Entt 2008)

97.  .Kadoorat (Hum TV 2013)

98.  .Mera Pehla Pyaar (ARY Digital 2012)

99.  .Lamhay (Hum TV 2018)

100.                      .Kahani Raima aur Manahil Ki (Hum TV 2014)

101.                      .Qurban (ARY Digital 2017)

102.                      .Band Khirkiyan (Hum TV 2018)

103.                      .Ana (PTV 1984 )

104.                      .Alif Allah aur Insaan (Hum TV 2017)

105.                      .Mujhe Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai (Hum TV 2013)

106.                      .Aitebaar (Aaaj Entt 2015)

107.                      .Ali ki Ammi (GEO Entt 2015)

108.                      .Jalan (ARY Digital 2020)

109.                      .Ashk (Geo TV, 2012)

110.                      .Bay Dardi (ARY Digital 2018)

111.                      .Mohabbatein Chahatein (Hum TV 2020)

112.                      .Shama (PTV 1974)

113.                      .Yaqeen ka safar (Hum TV 2017)

114.                      .Ishq-e-Laa (Hum TV 2021)

115.                      .Meri zaat zarra-e-benishaan (Geo TV 2009)

116.                      .Aseerzadi (Hum TV 2013)

117.                      .Chaand Parosa (Geo Entt 2015)

118.                      .Mohabbat ab nahi Hogi (Hum TV 2014)

119.                      .Bedardi Saiyaan (ARY Entt 2017)

120.                      .Din (PTV 1992)

121.                      .Anaa (Hum TV 2019)

122.                      .Dil Tera Ho Gaya (2020)

123.                      .Bin Roye (Hum TV 2016)

124.                      .Noorpur ki rani (Hum TV 2009)

125.                      .Meri Ladli (ARY Digital 2012)

126.                      .Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay (Hum TV 2021)

127.                      .Kaash Main Teri Beti na Hoti (Geo TV 2011)

128.                      .Inkaar (Hum TV 2022)

129.                      .Landa Bazar (STN 2002)

130.                      .Dharkan (Hum TV 2016)

131.                      .Dil Mom Ka Diya (ARY Digital 2018)

132.                      .Bandish (ARY Digital 2019)

133.                      .Duaa (Geo Entt 2015)

134.                      .Kahi Unkahi (Hum TV 2012)

135.                      .Dekho Chaand Aya (Geo Entt 2016)

136.                      .Dugdugi (ARY Digital 2011)

137.                      .Inteqam (Geo TV 2022)

138.                      .Umeed (Geo Entt 2020)

139.                      .Durr-e-Shehwar (Hum TV 2012)

140.                      .Baaghi (Urdu 1 , 2017)

141.                      .Dil Hai Chhota sa (Geo Entt 2011)

142.                      .Lamhay (Hum TV 2018)

143.                      .Dobara (Hum TV 2021)

144.                      .Darr Khuda Say (Yt, 2019)

145.                      .Mera Naseeb (Hum TV 2011)

146.                      .Dastaan (Hum TV 2010)

147.                      .Dil Ishq (Geo Entt 2015)

148.                      .Kis ki Ayegi Baraat (Geo Entt 2012)

149.                      .Mujhay Sandal Kar Do (Hum TV 2011)

150.                      .Bandhay Aik Dor Say (Geo Entt 2020)

151.                      .Dil-e-Beqraar (Hum TV 2016)

152.                      .Aunn Zara (A Plus Entt 2013)

153.                      .Namak Paray (Hum TV 2013)

154.                      .Main Abdul Qadir Hoon (Hum TV 2010)

155.                      .Dushman-e-jaan (ARY Digital 2020)

156.                      .Family Front (PTV 1997)

157.                      .Daadi ka Damaad (Har Pal Geo 2021)

158.                      .Digest Writer (Hum TV 2014)

159.                      .Mol (Hum TV 2013)

160.                      .Baba Jani (Geo Entt 2018)

161.                      .Mujhay Roothnay Na dena (Hum TV 2011)

162.                      .Kaafir (ARY Digital 2011)

163.                      .Malangi (PTV 1996)

164.                      .Do Bol (ARY Digital 2019)

165.                      .Phaans (Hum TV 2021)

166.                      .Dil Lagi (ARY Digital 2016)

167.                      .Patjhar Ke Baad (Urdu 1 2012)

168.                      .Anaya Tumhari Hui (Geo TV 2015)

169.                      .Mah-e-Tamaam (Hum TV 2018)

170.                      .Hum Tum (Hum TV 2022)

171.                      .Ainak Wala Jin (PTV 1993-1996)

172.                      .Mata-e-Jaan Hai tu (Hum TV 2012)

173.                      .Yaariyan (Geo Entt 2019)

174.                      .Mishaal (PTV 2009)

175.                      .Meri Ladli (ARY Digital 2012)

176.                      .Malika – e – Aliya (Geo Entt 2014)

177.                      .Mil Ke bhi hum Na Mile (Geo Entt 2012)

178.                      .Mera kya qasoor tha (Geo Entt 2016)

179.                      .Quddusi sahab ki bewah (ARY Digital 2012)

180.                      .Mera rab waris (Geo Entt 2019)

181.                      .Barson Baad (PTV 2006)

182.                      .Khuda aur Mohabbat (Geo Entt 2011)

183.                      .Dastaan (Hum TV, 2010)

184.                      .Parlour Wali Larki (Bol Entt 2018)

185.                      .Aakhri Station (ARY Digital 2018)

186.                      .Alif Noon (PTV 1980’s)

187.                      .Betiyaan (Hum TV 2019)

188.                      .Dar Si Jati Hai Sila (Hum TV 2017)

189.                      .Deewar-e—shab (Hum TV 2019)

190.                      .Pyar ke sadqay (Hum TV 2020)

191.                      .Kankar (Hum TV 2013)

192.                      .Aye Dil Tu Bata (Geo Tv 2018)

193.                      .Diyar-e-dil (Hum TV 2015)

194.                      .Dil Awaiz (Geo TV 2022)

195.                      .Mohabbatein chahatein (Hum TV 2020 )

196.                      .Aik Hai Nigar (Yt 2021)

197.                      .Haiwan (ARY Digital 2018)

198.                      .Bandhan (PTV 1998)

199.                      .Bashar Momin (Geo Entt 2014)

200.                      .Bay Khudi (ARY Digital 2016)

[mukhtaleef]

Mera naam yousuf hai fucked me up!! Sobbing right now. Brb 😫😫😭

[1soulmates1]

Mera Naam YOUSUF hai...

[pakistanicelebs]

Maya Ali at her brother's wedding!!❤

[thebrightestwitchswandworks]

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[tereishqnachaya]

Peeps over at social media be poking fun at Maya’s whiny crybaby act as Mannu...SCREW YOU! I don’t give a rat’s ass if Mannu was the butt of all jokes. IMMA CELEBRATE MAYA’S WIN FOR MANN MAYAL WITH EVERY INCH OF MYSELF!! When her career best performance and hands down one of the BEST shows of 2015, Mera Naam Yousuf Hai, was royally snubbed at all these “prestigious” award shows...no one gave a shit. Regardless of Mannu being annoying or not, fact is Mann Mayal WAS a success! It WAS trending for the 33 weeks it was on air! It was hated, it was loved, but no one IGNORED the show! Mann Mayal did wonders for Maya. It made her a household name. And now if she’s being felicitated for it toh my Queen deserves it!

When she did the role of a REAL badass female, no one really cared. Oh, but it’s SO easy to make fun of Mannu The Crybaby! This blatant hypocritic behavior of the media annoys me to no end. Maya has worked her ass off to reach this stage. It’s so easy to make fun of her and say “oh she always finds a reason to cry”. To all these people I just gotta say, “Well where WERE you when she played a character who REFUSED to cry and was such a strong female that she made males shudder in front of her?” You didn’t say anything then, you have no right to say anything now!

YOU GO MY QUEEN MAYA!! YOU DESERVE EVERY BIT OF SUCCESS AND RECOGNITION!! YOU SLAYED TONIGHT! CELEBRATE IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT CUZ YOU FUCKIN’ DESERVE IT!!!!

[theoddonee]

Maya Ali looks flourishingly Beautiful in yellow dress

Maya Ali looks flourishingly Beautiful in yellow dress

Maya Ali is a famous Pakistani actress known for her roles in both dramas and movies. She has made her acting debut with a brief role in Dur-e-Shehwar, She was praised after performing in Aik Nayee Cinderella and Aun Zara. Her other popular dramas include Mera Naam Yousuf Hai, Diyar-e-Dil, and Mann Mayal. She also worked as a female lead in the action-comedy Teefa in Trouble and a romantic comedy…

[tujhbinnahilagda]

Pak Dramas

Khudgarz (ARY Digital)

Woh Mera Dil Tha (ARY Digital)

Be Inteha ( Urdu 1)

Yeh Raha Dil (Hum TV)

Pinjra (A Plus)

Mah e Tamam (Hum TV)

Besharam (ARY Digital)

Toh Dil Ka Kya Hua (Hum TV)

Aunn Zara (A Plus)

Mera Naam Yousuf Hai (A Plus)

These are a few underrated dramas (imo) a mix of intense and some a bit light hearted.

[vishwaspur]

Mais, why you do this to me? I'm on the 11th episode of MNYH and I just can't stop. I was looking for a mohabbat vaali love story, and omg this is perfect. Also, I get why you pointed out the similarity between Gauri and Zulekha. But the sad thing is that now I keep wishing GKS also met someone like Yousuf. Damn! GKS also deserves an Yousuf like Zulekha does. Thanks for the recommending this drama!

OMG YOU’RE FAST!!!!! But it’s hard to stop watching this show. It’s such a finely paced show that you don’t get bored watching it. Plus KUR’s signature dialogues which are more poetry than just casual exchanges..aaah. MNYH is such an amazing show.

And I love Zulekha. I LOVE her. She wasn’t a typical female lead with her simpering and unpractical approach towards life. God..i loved how practical she was. She took her time to fall in love and even when she WAS in love, she suddenly didn’t become a “Pyaar nahin toh kuch nahin!!!!” type bandi. Her priorities remained practical till the end. OMG! The dramatic bits are gonna come now so brace yourself. Damn. I need to rebinge this show!! Right now toh I am randomly posting caps from the drama on my twitter and having fun with them. Aaah...this show. 

[badedramay]

Mais can you recommend some underrated solid romance driven Pak shows? I've watch most of the mainstream ones. TIA! Also I'm already watching yunhi in case you were gonna rec that.

ek toh "romance driven" already narrows down the field SO much which is necessarily not a good thing for me cuz i haven't watched a lot of Pakistani dramas to begin with. also I feel like nowadays the definition of "romance" has changed. it's a fairly new wave of dramas that actually show the physical intimacy aspect of romance in PakDramas. otherwise the older PakDramas wouldn't necessarily have such things (and the ones they did unn pe Pemra ban laga deta tha xD). ab toh if anyone says "romance drama" toh I immediately think they are asking for something like Tere Bin which...bhayee aisa yahan aur koi product nahin hai.

KHAIRRR. some of the "romances" that I have enjoyed in PakDramas I can list in no particular order.

Ishq Tamasha (Mehrab x Mirha)

Aap Kay Liye (Shaheer x Washma)

Mera Naam Yousuf Hai (Yousuf x Zulekha)

Khudgarz (Junaid x Aaira)

Yeh Raha Dil (Zaki x Hayat)

Sanam (Harib x Aan)

Diyar e Dil (Suhaib x Arujumad / Wali x Faraa)

Aik Nayee Cinderella (Romaan x Misha)

Dillagi (Mohid x Anmol)

Khamoshi (Shahram x Arsala)

Mere Humdum Mere Dost (Haider x Aiman)

Malaal (Jawad x Zinia)

Ehd e Wafa (Shahzain x Rani)

Chupke Chupke (Faaz x Meenu)

Suno Chanda (Arsal x Jiya)

Udaari (Arsh x Meera)

Jo Bichar Gaye (Rumi x Sonia)

filhaal can't think of any other. kuch yaad aya toh will post.

[pakistanicelebritynews]

Watch Mera Naam Yousuf Hai Episode 3 On Aplus - 14 Mar 2015

Watch Mera Naam Yousuf Hai Episode 3 On Aplus – 14 Mar 2015

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[tellywoodtrash]

(Anon from before) See I’m bengali and Muslim and I do know a couple married aunties and uncles who are cousins but it still makes me feel squeamish and weird. Idk maybe it’s more common in Pakistan. Anyways what are some pakistani dramas that you recommend that aren’t cousin romances? lol

I haven’t seen many Pakistani dramas (just the 4 we’ve already discussed); our resident Pakistani drama expert is @badedramay and you can find her list of recs here. I am reasonably sure that Mera Naam Yousuf Hai and Yaqeen Ka Safar are shows that don’t have the cousin trope?

[pakistanicelebs]

Maya Ali at a wedding!! 💫🌟

[hirakdesherrani]

“Ek ke dus maarungi, yaad rakhna. Khaa sakti ho, toh maar lo” 

- Zulekha Noor Mohammad 

“Aisa kaan ke neeche bajaayenge na, saat pushtein na, unki kaan mein seetiyaan bajti rahegi” 

- Gauri Kumari Sharma

Slayers: Zulekha Noor Mohammad & Gauri Kumari Sharma 

Threatening violence and sataofying their problems to the wall since forever. 

[pakistanpopculture]

why does Imran Abbas get so many offers for dramas if he sucks at acting and has 0 chemistry? I seriously gave up on noor ul ain because of him too!

For starters, Imran is still considered extremely good looking, he has a lot of international fans just because of his looks. 

But Imran has built a good reputation, name and connections in the industry because he has been working for a really long time now (regardless of what we may think of his acting) He also has been in a lot of successful projects and has hits under his name such as Umrao Jaan Ada, Man-O-Salwa, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Khuda Aur Muhabbat, Mera Naam Yousuf Hai (Honestly, its a long list). So producers still want to cast him. 

Also, a lot of actors like Fahad Mustafa, Humayun Saeed, Fawad Khan and other A-listers have been busy making films so the you’re left with the Imran Abbas-es. That’s also one of the main reasons you see so many new faces and actors in misplaced dramas because the better actors are striving for movies.