What I Learnt Through Watching Pakistani Dramas Over Time…

A chunk of what I learnt through watching Pakistani dramas over time…

Society: MASHAALLAH MASHALLAH MASHAALLAH (insert eye heart emojis)

Society: InshaAllah Allah beta bhi dega/ Allah qismat achi karay (translates to= may they get married in good households)

Society: achi larkiyan bolti nahi, tum se shaadi kon karay ga?

Boy: Is rich and marries a secretary from office

Society: Larki challaak hai issi nai phasaya hoga

Girl: Earns 1 lakh rupees

Society: Either – Yass slay queen

Or – shaadi ke baad ghar bethayyiye

Rishta aunty: Aap ke betay ki salary boht kam hai acha rishta nai aae ga

Society: fair and lovely zindabad, warna rishta kaisay aae ga?

Girl: Goes to a well reputed university

Society: Larkiyon ko parhaanay likhanay mai kya rakha hai

Society: The greatest evil, villainy to the core

Society: Iss ki shaadi ki umar hai get him married to the girl he likes

Girl: Shows the slightest signs of resisting oppressive traditions

Khandaan: Log kya kahain ge

Wife: Bechari through and through, takes no action

Girl: Meray maa baap nahi maanain ge

Wife: Stays out one night

Husband: Her honour has been taken, cannot trust her anymore

Husband: Changes into a good man overnight

Wife: Has produced daughters only

Husband: Remarries just to have sons

Husband: Has a female colleague/childhood friend

Wife: Is that a home-breaker I smell?

The theme of marriage: Any conversation is incomplete without me *evil laughter*

Disclaimer: The above rant/dialogues/observation list is not exhaustive

Disclaimer part 2: This is not to say that all dramas are like this, neither that there aren’t amazing Pakistani dramas.