Some observations after watching Pak dramas - Page 4

Originally posted by: UglyDuckling.

This happens in India as well.. I have 2 cousins married. So we are from the bride and groom side😆

Originally posted by: infinity00

First time I am here and I am loving your observations . I could answer few question as I am from Karachi , left Karachi 25 years ago but Karachi in me never left !
1/. The houses they show depend on the story line , most of the dramas you guys mentioned are upper/ middle/ upper middle class . When they show poor family you would see the conjusted areas just like Mumbai ( watch Daam on YouTube , you would see contrast )
2/. Yes a lot of homes do have small front gardens even in poor areas some people like having open space where they sleep in summer time or use their front garden as lounging .
3/ clothes are amazing as most of them are cotton , pure lawn .
4/ food on the table are real now as production houses are very keen on portraying as close to real as possible.
5/ most of the dramas are 30 episodes these days , so they crunch a lot and you would see a lot of them using same location in so many dramas ...
I am so hopefull and have positive feeling that through exchange of culture one day India and Pakistan would come closer just like EU countries who had world bloodiest wars and now they all are enjoying same currency and easy access to each other . It would be wonderful to drive to Gujarat from Karachi with in 8/7 hours in future for the week end 😳 let's all pray for that .,. Ameen

Originally posted by: The.Lannister

I had been watching Pakistani shows before Zindagi. The thing I loved most was the finite number of episodes. And the entire thing is shot before hand so the story doesn't change to the whims & fancies of the TRPs.

I also observed how the women do not wear burkhas. I have seen more women in India wear burkhas than I have seen them wear in Pakistani shows. They are also very real. Real locations, real people, realistic situations, real emotions. 👏 And they have characters which are grey shaded. It isn't all black & white & the transformations from black to white or from white to black is so understandable.

But watching Pakistani shows & stalking this forum taught me one important thing about Indians as well: We love to bash our own. We think that bashing Indian shows is a great way to appreciate foreign shows. I am not a fan of Indian shows myself but I am no longer under the illusion that Pakistani shows are out of this world. Yes, some of them are very very different. Many of them have different concepts but a majority of even Pakistani shows do follow stereotypes: multiple marriages, 2 guys - 1 girl, 2 girls - 1 guy, fake molestation charges, cheap dramatic MILs, SILs, FILs, unrealistic all forgiving DILs. After a while I did notice these categories even in their dramas. The only difference is Indian shows present this same thing with a lot of bling & naach gana & film promotions dropped in while Pakistani shows have the same things but in a more grim way. Over all its been a very educational experience, learning about Pakistan & their culture through their shows & also about Indians (thankfully only a handful of them) through this forum.

Originally posted by: Neerjaa

Totally agree with you above bold lines . Only difference is , ends within time frame ,don't go on stretching . Yes one thing i noticed after all the strong words ,women go back and all is well in the end . Still women raise their voice in strong words . Stopped Hindi channels long time back except Epic . Why you love your country , will be judged through what you see .

Where were you when this forum started and all were reminded of good old days of DD and others channel. Shouldn't we be calling a spade a spade . World has come closer thanks to technology . And as for red words , all are not in IF to discuss Hindi shows . Appreciation should be given where it deserves. Slogan appears to be very appealing Raise your voice then why not ? Why celebrities are on twitter hooked to Zindagi and raising the questions .

We all learn something from somewhere .Zindagi forum is great teacher .

Munira , love your topic , you started with , but keep it more extended . We are not country of narrow thinking .

What i observed that common people have same thoughts .