What I Learnt Through Watching Pakistani Dramas Over Time...
Updated: Jul 31, 2022
A chunk of what I learnt through watching Pakistani dramas over time...
Couple: Has sons
Society: MASHAALLAH MASHALLAH MASHAALLAH (insert eye heart emojis)
Couple: has daughters
Society: InshaAllah Allah beta bhi dega/ Allah qismat achi karay (translates to= may they get married in good households)
Girl: Has an opinion
Society: achi larkiyan bolti nahi, tum se shaadi kon karay ga?
Boy: Is rich and marries a secretary from office
Society: Larki challaak hai issi nai phasaya hoga
Girl: Earns 1 lakh rupees
Society: Either - Yass slay queen
Or - shaadi ke baad ghar bethayyiye
Boy: Earns 1 lakh rupees
Rishta aunty: Aap ke betay ki salary boht kam hai acha rishta nai aae ga
Girl: Is dark skinned
Society: fair and lovely zindabad, warna rishta kaisay aae ga?
Girl: Goes to a well reputed university
Society: Larkiyon ko parhaanay likhanay mai kya rakha hai
Mother-in-law: Exists
Society: The greatest evil, villainy to the core
Boy: Likes a girl
Society: Iss ki shaadi ki umar hai get him married to the girl he likes
Girl: Likes a boy
Society: Kharaab larki
Girl: Shows the slightest signs of resisting oppressive traditions
Khandaan: Log kya kahain ge
Husband: Is abusive
Wife: Bechari through and through, takes no action
Ghunda boy: Likes a girl
Girl: Meray maa baap nahi maanain ge
Ghunda boy: Kidnaps her
Wife: Stays out one night
Husband: Her honour has been taken, cannot trust her anymore
Husband: Is abusive
Wife: Either- dies
Or - prays 24/7
Husband: Changes into a good man overnight
Wife: Has produced daughters only
Husband: Remarries just to have sons
Husband: Has a female colleague/childhood friend
Wife: Is that a home-breaker I smell?
Pakistani drama: Exists
The theme of marriage: Any conversation is incomplete without me *evil laughter*
Disclaimer: The above rant/dialogues/observation list is not exhaustive
Disclaimer part 2: This is not to say that all dramas are like this, neither that there aren't amazing Pakistani dramas.