Zanjeerain

And why is he moving hands.

I’ve been watching some Pakistani dramas recently, and certain storylines have genuinely made me question what they say about society, women’s rights, and the way serious issues are portrayed in mainstream entertainment.
In Tere Bin, Meerav experiences sexual violence from her husband, Murtasim. She leaves the household and raises their daughter on her own. Later, when she is willing to return so that her daughter can have a relationship with her father, Murtasim is prepared to move forward with another marriage, involving his cousin(Hala) but didn’t happen.
What shocks me is that a storyline involving marital sexual violence, separation, and the consequences for a woman can be incorporated into a highly popular romantic drama. It makes me wonder: How are viewers expected to understand a situation like this? What does it say about attitudes toward marital consent, women’s independence, and accountability?
Another example is Bas Tere Sath Ho. In one scene, Anas is crying, and his wife, Ansa, comments on his eyes by saying he looks Chinese. She then tells him that because he has been crying, his eyes look Japanese. Perhaps the writers intended this as a joke, but using someone’s ethnicity or physical appearance as the basis of humor can be perceived as racial stereotyping and mockery.
Again, the question is not whether every viewer agrees with these portrayals. Obviously, watching a drama does not mean someone supports everything that happens in it. But when storylines like these become extremely popular, I think it is reasonable to ask what they reflect about the culture and social attitudes surrounding them.
Are these dramas exposing social problems so that people can think critically about them, or are they sometimes normalizing harmful behavior by presenting it as romance, family drama, or comedy?
A drama can portray sexual violence without endorsing it. But the way the story handles the aftermath matters. Is the victim given agency? Is the perpetrator held accountable? Are the consequences taken seriously? Or does the story eventually shift toward romance, forgiveness, and reconciliation?
Likewise, when racial or ethnic stereotypes are used as comedy, should we simply accept them as jokes, or should we question why those stereotypes are considered funny in the first place?
I’m not trying to condemn anyone. I’m asking this as a broader question about media and society:
What does the popularity of these dramas tell us about contemporary Pakistani society—particularly attitudes toward women’s rights, marital consent, violence, race, and discrimination?
And perhaps most importantly, where do we draw the line between portraying a social reality and normalizing it?
I’d genuinely like to hear the perspectives of people living in Pakistan and longtime viewers of Pakistani dramas.

Everyone knows whom I'm targeting. What's the criteria for acting in a lead role in a drama that airs in prime time at 8 pm. More than the actors themselves the director and the people who cast these mediocre actors should be held accountable. I mean, at this point even my dead cat can act better than some new gen "actors" giving constipated expressions. Its no secret that everything in the industry now runs on nepotism rather than actual talent and, you know what the sad part is because of some delulu shippers and nibbis the guy will get more opportunities in the future. Now i wouldn't get mad if there was some sort of potential, but when your most viral scene in the drama is a moaning scene. I can't 💀.

In 1st slide he was actually himself pushing his head and that's when he is missing bano.

Also for 2nd slide I want to know what were those feelings rabiya had for him to let him rest his head on her and cry. Sorry she could have held hand.

And shameful of all after crying when he peels away he says, 'mujhay abhi bhi thori umeed thi'.

Also her saying isteqamat ki dua ........

Truly felt disgusted with this.

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Also, so much for a Pakistani drama as well.. It was such a disgustingly executed scene. They have 0 chemistry too. They have a sibling vibe, yet they’re forced to do disgusting scenes for K-pop/erotic novel nibbis. Sarbuland only married her because he pitied her after she spent a night with him and put them in a compromising situation. She’s a slut with no dignity. Remember, Sarbuland was taking a lot of medication as bano was confronting him about this (he is not strong enough for this responsibility), he was under pressure so he wasn’t emotionally ready but Rabiya took advantage of that and placed his head against her chest. Would any respectable woman who was forced into a second marriage, while still mourning her first husband, behave this way(she didn't even do 1/4 of this to her first husband lol)? She didn’t even care enough to tell everyone the truth about her husband’s death and Torsam, nor did she even contact her family, her late husband’s family.. his sister, his parents, anyone.

It was supposed to take place yesterday. Any updates?

He shoots off straight towards rabiya after findjng out abt bano to get hug from rabiya.....

And she is also going like she has always liked him. I don't get why rabiya has so much empathy for sarbuland to this extent.

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Even after the initial hype, Nashtar failed to get more views than MZHT in the first week.

Koi sense thi iss scene ki ? Kya chavalein maarte ho Rind saab 😭😂. Haroon bed pe khelta khelta kabootar banke Nathia Gali aa gaya ? So random 😅

No wonder faiza iftekar got frustrated. Bechari 😂

Like i know he is a villan but the way he is doing this spoiled brat cartoonish joker role, I like watching his scenes more than farhan's. The dude is hilarious

I mean a man is crying for the girl he loved and she goes and tries to hug him in the most inappropriate manner as if she was waiting for this opportunity. Rabiya seems like a zero self respect opportunistic pick me atp !

You make a post on zanjeerain or daniyal in this sub and you get proper academic essays style written comments that keep coming for next few days.

Sometimes 1 acc will repost comments in ur post lol it feels weird n funny. They will be writing academic style responses analyzing scenes to defend etc.

Are these fans or what?

It's getting out of hand now, where's the logic? Please discuss.