WEB CHUTNEY

The Pakistani drama industry is getting bigger and better with each passing year. The industry is known for its distinctive style. Previously, there was only one channel airing dramas, but now we have a wide variety of channels that produces remarkable dramas and soaps that are not only aired in Pakistan but in India and other countries of the world as well. Here are 14 reasons why Pakistani dramas are the best:

1. They don’t always revolve around the typical saas-bahu fights

2. They are based on real social issues so people can relate to them

3. Their dialogues reflect the beauty of the Urdu language

4. There is always a lesson to be learnt or a solution of a problem depicted at the end of the story

5. There are no tragic or emotional songs playing in background between the dialogues

6. And there is no thunder or lightening in the background of every emotional or scary scene

7. They usually have simple yet appealing wardrobes

8. And they don’t apply crazy amounts of make-up all the time

9. Neither do they sleep with heavy jewelry, make-up, embroidered clothes or saries

10. Overacting is discouraged, so everything looks natural

11. Once a person dies in a soap, s/he is dead, there is no resurrection of a person

12. There is no ‘500 crore ka business’ in every drama, there is a thing called middle class too

13. There are no unrealistic and badly edited action sequences in any scene

14. Pakistani dramas don’t drag on for years and years and years, they start and end with in a few months

Do you watch any Pakistani dramas? Let us know your favourite ones in the comments below.