Actors Ali Abbas and Laiba Khan recently shared their thoughts regarding the public’s reaction to romantic depictions on Pakistani television in an interview with Fuchsia Magazine. The celebrities called the anger hypocritical and addressed the criticism and trolling that occurred online against intimate scenes in TV shows.
The actors emphasized that although viewers usually take issue with these sequences, Pakistani TV dramas routinely depict delicate and traditional forms of affection, including hand-holding or tender shoulder touches. Concurrently, these same viewers are willing to watch and enjoy more explicit romantic content; this is demonstrated by their excitement for Netflix series like 365 Days.
“What exactly do we display? Simply holding hands? “At most, we put our hands on someone’s shoulders?” he inquired, drawing a distinction between personal local material and Western media.
As Khan revealed, remarked, “Trust me, even as actors, doing that makes us feel very uncomfortable. When the scene’s shoot ends, we laugh in discomfort like, what was that?” demonstrating the relief that actors get after filming even somewhat intimate scenes.
“You don’t mind watching romance on Netfix,” the actor from Naqab Zan remarked. Abbas remarked, “Your views make shows like 365 Days trend, but if actors here even hold hands, the backlash is instant and strong,” alluding to the overwhelming hate directed towards complete strangers on the internet.
“To the trolls, I ask you, why do you watch TV? What initially drew you to Instagram? Should this be such a wicked platform, would you mind deleting your accounts? In accord with Khan, Abbas said. “A girl’s audience is limited if she posts a photo of herself in a shalwar kameez, but it explodes with likes when she posts one without sleeves, and the ‘moral police’ are right behind them.”
Who alerted you to the girl’s sleeveless outfit? The actor argued, criticizing the moralizing attitudes of netizens, “This means you were there to scrutinize her like an ‘ultrasound’ so you could comment below that this looks very wrong.”
Khan talked about the odd habit of antagonistic internet users regularly interacting with content that they find offensive. “You’ve read that material; you’ll discuss it as well,” she emphasized, emphasizing the necessity of altering perceptions. She said, “We have to realize that we ought to stop talking about and watching what we think is wrong.”
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