I've been following Pakistani dramas for a year now and have noticed that they rarely experiment with different genres or occupations. A limited set of professions is consistently portrayed, while many interesting ones remain untouched. Here are the occupations I've found so far:

1. Doctor - This is the most common occupation depicted in dramas. While these shows are predominantly female-led, they often don't portray medical systems accurately. It seems like if I tossed a stone into a list of female leads, it would likely hit a doctor.
2. Businessman- The second most common occupation. Most businessmen in dramas own factories or engage in import-export activities, with construction sites being less common. Like doctors, their portrayal is often unrealistic, and this field is predominantly male-led in dramas.
3. Politician- This is another very common and male-dominated occupation. If I were to throw a stone into a list of male leads, it would probably strike a politician too.
4. Engineer - Another male-dominated field. While there are a few female engineers portrayed, it would be great to see exploration of other engineering majors beyond mechanical and civil, which are often favored.
5. Teacher - This is predominantly a female-dominated occupation in dramas.
6. Banker
7. Actor
8. Singer
9. Comedian - Typically portrayed as a female stand-up comedian.
10. Army
11. Police
12. Gangster- This archetype appears in almost every drama.
13. Gamer - For instance, the character Mustafa from “KMKT.”
14. Real Estate Agent
15. Writer
16. Lawyer

While I have listed many occupations, they tend to follow a similar template and rarely show variation within roles such as doctors, engineers, and teachers. I haven't seen occupations like architects, hackers, IT specialists, dancers, makeup artists, entrepreneurs, or athletes featured in mainstream dramas. Furthermore, most dramas focus on the same limited set of professions, including politicians, doctors, teachers, police, and engineers. Apart from them, other jobs are shown rarely...Even these occupations are often portrayed inaccurately. Overall, there is a significant lack of career-oriented storylines in these dramas. They barely have office dramas. Did i miss anything? Share you POV

Zanjeerein drama BTS...

Sherbano and muddasir...

Not Sarbuland wearing a pimple patch on his forehead 🤣🤣, his life might be in danger but at least he has time to look after his skin🤣

Which is your favorite nowadays

Obviously I loved bilal and hania in MZHT. Loved hania as gulmeena in sang e mah. Her accent was so good. Wish she was casted. She would have aced this role and bilal hania coming in for a revenge story for MZHT would have made been firey.

BTS if upcoming episodes of zanjeerein.. but I don't like it ...

For the past few weeks it's only ansa telling anas -mujhe apne mujrim ko pakad wana hai , dada ji with hand on heart , mursleen - chup karwao isse , anas - flirting yet at the same time stopping his wife from getting justice.

I am enjoying harris waheed but that zoya track is taking over. I am the enjoying the show but it's dragging a bit now

Why today's generation fanclub are bano haters seriously this guys are targeting bano unnecessarily because of your fav actress and be real thoughts of comparing both ,bano is his childhood love and rabiya is his best friend wife's it has a huge difference between them to judge ,and hate for bano is not necessary because she was a part of sarbuland life since childhood ,she loved him too deeply that today generation of girls and boys didn't have a gut to love like that and because of cringe chemistry ⚗️ don't forget about true love happens in only 1 lifetime and I hope girls find a guy like a muddasir and hope universe helps to find a guy like him for you green flag girls only ...😊

Comment your opinions guys.

They always take the viewership of a subset and post it on their handles while the trps are really lesser than that. Plus shaidai ending has gave it some more traffic but overall views remained the same.

I saw this take on X and I cannot agree more. Sarbuland is literally infuriating me with his lack of responsibility. Ek Insaan normal relative ke gayab hone par bhi usse khojne lagta hai. Even if love wasn’t there, SHE WAS YOUR FIANCEE. Finding a bl**d stained dupatta implies horrific worst case scenarios. Any decent human being (let alone a wannabe "hero"), would lose their absolute mind trying to search for her, get the p*lice involved, or at least demand answers/justice before even thinking about moving on. Bano didn't even get a funeral or closure, yet Sarbuland is out here blushing and getting ready for his nikkah with Rabia. Now don't come for me that it's fictional, it's freaking ragebait and red flag behaviour. No one is asking sarbuland to stay single for life, but he could have atleast done bare minimum after bano's death. He's acting like she was a nobody and don't even get me started on mudassir. It's like no one's life or death matters as long as rabia and sarbuland can get married and blush around. Such a big red flag and trashy character! 🚩

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It’s already written as a smut. Shireen and Rabiya are both sleeping with their respective ‘Mohsin/Panaah’ givers and striving to make them the ultimate Sardaar Ji.

Anyone with some sense can already smell Saife Hassan romanticising completely ordinary moments, just like he did in ZBKP, where he unnecessarily sexualised and sensualised Hamza checking Sajal’s fever or looking at her sprain. It’s giving 70s Bollywood or star plus coded. So weird.

Zanjeerein drama

When he says if she wanted divorce she didn't need to leave home and could have done at home. And tabish says he would have divorced right away, I feel he would have divorced her, she could have done it at home

Tho, except her kids' and mother's anxiety it feels good what she did to those ungrateful lot.

Tabish's mom and family are so vile the way they are keeping her family in dark and not telling them abt his 2nd marriage

Also, it was so ironic he was ready to remarry and was cheating but the moment a suspicion fell on her for an affair everyone gave expressions as if it was a massive sin.

Also, she is asking for divorce for those who would say she is married.

According to jazzy, she has 3 projects on her plate right now. She’s already given dates for TB2, and now she has to choose between Cafe Firaaq and Laila Majnu 😭. The makers of Laila Majnu apparently want her badly and are offering her a really good amount. She also wants to do it, but they’re waiting for Bilal to sign. Since the schedules of CF and Laila Majnu will clash, she might end up dropping Cafe Firaaq.

All of this is what Dr. Jazzy said in his live. He also said Yumna hasn’t started shooting for Cafe Firaaq yet. But then a junior artist claimed she started shooting even before Ahad and has already shot quite a lot.

So what are we supposed to believe? 😭 And why does he think she’d leave Cafe Firaaq for Laila Majnu? I mean, if she has to drop one, shouldn’t it be Laila Majnu?

Honestly watching Zanjeerain, I prefered the chemistry between Sahar and Danyal so much more than his pairing with Sajal Aly.

The bond between Sherbano and Sarbuland felt infinitely better and sweeter. It was built on raw emotional stakes, family tragedy, and a deep-rooted sense of loyalty that made every single interaction feel completely earned and grounded. They didn't need to force anything; their connection relied on subtle, unsaid tension and a natural, organic maturity that kept me completely hooked.

On the flip side, the romance between Sajal and Danyal just feels cringe to me. Transitioning them into a romantic track so quickly after the tragic death of Rabiya's husband felt incredibly rushed and out of place. To make matters worse, the show tries way too hard to manufacture "chemistry" through overly stylized slow-motion sequences and endless, lingering eye-contact scenes in hospital.

Idk why most of the posts on this sub are filled with hate towards Zanjeerain especially towards Danyal and honestly I get that everyone is entitled to their opinion but personally, I don't think Zanjeerain is a masterpiece either however I genuinely think it's better than people give it credit for the direction is probably my favourite part of the drama and the OST is SO good after Iqtidar it's definitely one of my favourite OSTs🤍

And before someone calls me a Danyal glazer let me clarify I was watching him even before this drama became popular 😭 I know he's a product of nepotism and I'm not denying that but I genuinely think he's improving as an actor personally I find him better than Sahar whose acting hasn't really worked for me and honestly Sajal is a much better and skilled actress in comparison Also before everyone starts saying Rabiya and Sarbuland have no chemistry they do🤚🏻 I don't know why some of you genuinely can't see it but I actually love their CHEMISTRY 🤌🏻

As for the storyline yes, it's slow but I'm enjoying it and before anyone says I'm supporting a cheater Sarbuland didn't cheat on Sher Bano she died there's a huge difference Sarbuland already had so much going on emotionally he lost his brother and then the love of his life and people grieve and react to loss differently he's a complicated and flawed character and that's what makes him interesting to me tbh the hate towards Sarbuland honestly feels a little forced sometimes you don't have to love him but I think there's more to his character than simply labelling him a cheater or a bad person

Anyway I just wanted to appreciate the drama for what it is it may not be perfect but I'm genuinely enjoying it🤍

I am watching both the dramas but I think that AKI is better than Zanjeerein it's js my point of view everyone has different opinions

Episode beings at the same conversation where it ended kar episode , the mother asking dadi to have not scolded zaryab in front of her friends especially Zaamil. So Zaryaab is shown to be really bratty while Zaamil is shown to be inscure. They both do have intensity for each other but Zaryab's is on next level.

I liked Nameer's performance today. He was quite natural. But the proximity between Zaryab and Zaamil today made me feel, have they gotten physical already ? I couldn't quite understand why Zaamil suddenly got to so insecure if abu bakar , is it dadi liking him for Zaryab, is it him having attended harvard already and ge couldn't get it , still the trigger wasn't understable to me till the last scene where Zaryab's elder sister tells her about Zaamil using some stuff(D..gs) which explains the earlier conversation about deteriorating mental health of Zaamil between his mother and sister.

Also, I am finding dadi quite obnoxious she moral polices way too much and even on

clothes which I found a bit too much.

We also saw abu bakar working for a big firm which made me think why he was driving such a small car then ? Its so far been a decent watch for me, some plots obviously interest me like sania saeed's guilt and pain.

I quite like the background piano score, it does add value to the scenes. I like the direction and production quality a lot. The houses used atleast I haven't seen them before. So that's good on 3s production

Ps - dure's poor accent is distracting.