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Statistically, we know how hard it is for women to come forth with harassment complaints against men. What is the probability of these allegations being false? Based on what drama serial
Dunk is showing us, a lot apparently. However, this dissonance from reality is why audiences are losing interest in the serial.
As
“Mein writer se kehna chahti hun ‘
Ki matlab ey is gal da?‘” [I want to ask the writer what is the point of this]
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It tells the story of a manipulative false accuser, a victim driven to suicide and a man seeking redemption.
There was controversy about television serial
Dunk before it even went on air.
When producer Fahad Mustafa declared that this serial was a tribute to victims of false accusations, many believed it was an attempt to undermine the #MeToo movement’s campaign against breaking the silence about sexual harassment.
One of the leads, Yasra Rizvi, (who plays a falsely accused professor’s wife in the drama), has also had to defend herself from accusations of hypocrisy and not being “feminist” enough for appearing in this drama after her stint in the more liberal web-series
Dunk | ARY, Wednesdays 8.00pm
As Mrs Humayun, the wife of Humayun (Noman Ejaz), the professor accused of harassing his student Amal (Sana Javed), Yasra Rizvi’s performance is, as they say colloquially, ‘next level’. She is not only very appropriately cast in a difficult role, but she is so owning it that she makes Noman Ejaz look a tad unconvincing as the accused professor. While Bilal Abbas as Haider is so far just replicating his Cheekh character, Sana Javed is deadpan. Yet another gripping episode where Humayun’s wife cracks, under pressure, due to the social stigma she faces for being a harrasser’s wife, starting from jibes from her own sister to kids at her daughter’s school. Haider’s bad attitude gets worse as some students at the university begin to see both sides of the story.
January 24, 2021
These shows are shedding a light on various social issues and are presenting them in an aesthetically pleasing manner. They also have a certain mass appeal
Pakistan’s entertainment industry has always taken pride in its TV dramas due to their strong storylines, characterisation and diversity of topics. After the emergence of the private sector in the television industry, our dramas have explored many new dimensions and become more commercial. Nowadays, people either love these shows or they hate them. A reason for some of the audience disliking the shows that are on air is that the same old storylines are repeated time and again. In 2021, several new drama serials hit our TV screens.