Pakistani dramas

"In Pakistan’s television landscape, often dominated by melodrama and sanitized morality, “Case No. 9” has emerged as a rare beast: a prime-time drama that dares to confront the unspoken. Episode 11 of the hit series, already gripping audiences with its central storyline of Seher’s courageous legal battle against her rapist—a powerful businessman named Kamran—takes an even bolder turn. It introduces a subplot so politically and socially volatile that it’s rarely touched on screen: the weaponization of blasphemy accusations against religious minorities in Pakistan."

"..."In the context of Pakistani dramas, especially for women, the leads are boring. You're either crying, or somebody is inflicting violence upon you – which is not boring but it’s a very one-tone role....there are not many opportunities for character-based acting, and to play a leading role, one has to fit into "a very good-looking mould."

"..I feel that I have done the same role over and over again for 26 years — the submissive mashriqi aurat being able to absorb everything and who keeps sacrificing while people take advantage of her — the crux of the character is the same and it does not interest me..."