January 17, 2021
Asim Abbasi and the stellar cast of churails made me laugh, cry, cheer on heroes that deserved to be hailed as such and see aspects of our society that we don't normally see because it's far easier to look at the world through rose-coloured glasses.
In the throes of the controversial
Mera Jism Meri Marzi, the constant backlash that the Aurat March received from chauvinistic men and a generally chaotic 2020, rose a behemoth of a show. It is the story of
burqa-clad women wielding a hockey stick, ready to shatter the patriarchy, something that shook the misogynists of Pakistan to their core and all I could do is raise a glass to the four amazing actors and the writer who had successfully made a show that resonated so effectively with so many women and men.