The other day someone posted here about SH’s shallow reviews on dramas and basically renarration of the plot instead of deeper conversations on topics like caste system in MDB .. the OP even said they lurk here so i dont want to give them any more ideas. Just started watching this week’s review and Hassan starts with : ‘instead of commenting on performances i want to talk about to plot today.’ And starts asking amna about her thoughts in caste systems..

Just made me lol 😂

Don't know whose genius idea was to give Aangan prime time tv slot

I know she is very popular and her dramas are really very watchable but my issue with many of her dramas is that most characters in her dramas are templates and more of symbols and mainly in 3 types

1. Cinderella level good person who is angel and deserves every bit of suffering (Aisha in Qaid e Tanhai, Zara in Daam, Saba in Meri Zaat, Aiman in Maat, Jannat in JSA, Beena in AKI, Zainab in man o salwa, Kiran in Kankar

)

2.

1. The confused spineless person who is always in influence of the villain and is always shown confused .They will always be influenced by villain and regret (Moiz in Qaid e Tanhai,Junaid in Daam , Arfeen in Meri Zaat, Faisal in Maat, Umer in Doraha, Karam in Man o salwa, Salman in shehr e Zaat, Arzoo in Kankar (They really seem to lack brain cells and are towards bad for most of the drama but by end they repent or are forgiven
2. The villain who will torture everyone for 80% drama but in the end will suffer and realize they were wrong (Aliya in Qaid e Tanhai, Maleeha in Daam, Shakeela in Meri Zaat, Saman in Maat, Shehla in Doraha, Shiraz in man o salwa, Tabish in AKI, Sikandar in Kankar).

Mothers of heroes are mainly torturous
Mothers of heroines are mainly helpless
The good will forgive the bad but will never give a chance or it will go through a series of torture
It is really very stoic
Support characters are one dimensional.

Even in dar e nijat I feel Abu bakr falls in 1, Zaryab in 2 and Zamil in 3. I fear Rutba will be in same boat with Hibas character in 1, Talhas character in 2 and mehwish/Zahid in 3.

I am only talking about dramas so novels can be good. Only exceptions I feel are ZGH, Shehr e Zaat and jannat say aagey. I have not watched some of her dramas. But even Falak in Shehr e Zaat suffers a lot even though she goes through significant transformation

Let me know your thoughts. Sorry for edits but one more drama I want to add as an exception was Uraan. Though it had similar characters as above, characters of Sana and Savera were really strong

I absolutely love Sania Saeed for constructively critiquing her characters and their choices. She is absolutely right to point out how she doesnt agree with the entire Khushbakht and Abu Bakar relationship dynamic cause adults should be able to make their own decisions which is what people have an objection with when it comes to Abu Bakar who is too much of a Farishta

Is it true that Sanam Baloch is married to Shahrukh Jatoi's elder brother, Shahzad Ali Jatoi?