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Sun, 04, 21
It’s raining rom-coms on television and the Ramazan drama serials we are watching have, delightfully, so far managed to steer far away from regressive narrative tropes like sister rivalry, the archaic saas-bahu-aur-saazish formula, premarital heartaches and despicably banal extra-marital affairs.
This Ramazan, Pakistani mainstream television has turned to light, youthful and desi romantic comedies to brighten your evenings post iftar. These family friendly rom-coms, which are a genre of their own, come at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about massive misery with personal and professional losses. Thus as content consumers, we’re enjoying the respite these three Ramazan serials have to offer.
What makes Makafat: Season 3 stand out this Ramazan
Makafat is a successful franchise with two past seasons. This short fiction series is famed for showcasing the karmic reactions to some hard-hearted choices people often make regardless of the society they belong to.
Produced by the dynamic duo Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under the banner of 7th Sky Entertainment, here’s what makes Makafat: Season 3 stand out among other Ramazan programs.
-Teaching Empathy
With standalone episodes, Makafat outlines the plight of the vulnerable and allows the viewers to look at one’s suffering closely. Directed by Saleem Ghanchi, each episode comes packed with heart-rending narratives that encourage the viewers to actively build empathy with others.
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Shakra had been using Nazneen for her own benefit
Drama serial Mujhe Khuda Pay Yaqeen Hai came packed with many twists and turns in a total of 83 episodes so far, but Shakra s relation with her so-called daughter, Nazneen, is another mystery which is yet to unfold.
Starring Gul-e-Rana and Yashma Gill as a mischevious mother-daughter duo, Shakra and Nazneen now find themselves stuck in a trap they had set up for Hammad(Agha Ali) and his family. The recent episode surely got them exposed for subjecting Hammad s children to child abuse and assault. Now with the ongoing police inquiries and legal formalities, there possibly cannot be an escape for the torture.
Makafat Season 3 to launch tonight at 7:00 PM
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Short fiction series Makafat is ready to continue its winning streak with a third season as we near the holiest of all the holy months Ramzan ul Mubarak. Geo Television and 7th Sky Entertainment jointly produced this moral-based series two years ago, seeking inspiration from the ‘what goes around, comes around’ dictum about life.
Makafat’s third season follows in the footsteps of the first two series. However, it is expected to come out stronger this time with a star-studded cast and phenomenal writers.
Many popular faces and emerging talents including Junaid Khan, Ushna Shah, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Aagha Ali, Yashma Gill, Nawal Saeed and others have come together for the third installment of Makafat franchise. Like the other times, Makafat comes with standalone episodes each aimed at highlighting the neglected practices of humanity.