We all know how the story goes by now; a woman, who because of her greed, cheats on her husband and the bechara (poor) husband dies. THE END!
One might ask; how dare they portray women of this country in a negative light? We agree, the write-up and the story-line could have been a lot better. But at the end of the day, we have to look at the massive cultural and financial impact that shows like “Mere Paas Tum Ho” have made. And how this can pave the way for Pakistani drama industry to up its game in the long run.
Before you react, let’s think logically for a second (okay, maybe not a second):
Mere Paas Tum Ho in Indian Version 😂#MerayPaasTumHo pic.twitter.com/BseRUOT9ug
— N (@useelessperson) January 25, 2020
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Gender Wars
We all need to understand the idea that not everything should be turned into a gender war. At the end of the day, no matter what kind of male characters the media shows, no fingers are pointed towards the writers.
Take for example, the flirtatious man you typically encounter in a Pakistani drama. More often than not, he isn’t judged by the viewers. Until and unless said male character does something truly heinous to a female character, there are no debates about his conduct whatsoever.
These sort of conversations are very important to have. In that respect, Mere Pass Tum Ho has actually kickstarted a debate on stereotypical roles that the drama industry urgently needs to address. We’ll get there (in time).
If you want to fight for the portrayal of the people of your society, fight for both male and female stereotypes in these shows.
As cool-headed people, we need to realize something. At the end of the day, MPTH is a fictitious story. It’s supposed to be entertaining, and no educated and well-informed person can be influenced by the characters in these shows.
Just wanna make things clear I don’t pick sides when it comes to gender wars so I’ll always say things as they are without bias. I’m not stupid enough to feel men and women don’t need eachother in equal measures. Gender wars is the most stupid thing on this planet.
— Musician/Sound Engineer – Audio Rehab ☔️ (@OrchestraArtist) January 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/Macktavious/status/1222189402518102017
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Triggered
The more triggering the content, the more the viewership and popularity a show receives. It is fun and interesting to see how the writers behind such shows are sharp-minded and attentive to what the public reacts to. If all the characters of all the shows are dood kay dhulay (pure of all evil), we doubt anyone will watch it, let alone talk about it. Where there’s conflict, there’s interest.
Sure, MPTH is no Game of Thrones (the latter has gratuitous violence, nudity and what not), but the main thing is how both manage to keep the interest of their respective viewer demographic. That’s just human psychology at work.
The unsupportive supporters
As funny as it sounds, the hate the show received has actually worked in its favor!
Hate the show all you want, but the truth of the matter is, supporters and haters alike shared memes about it. Be it Danish’s stock market killings, that slap to end all slaps (two of em actually!), and of course, that ending…
Or perhaps you wrote a lengthy post on Facebook about how much this drama doesn’t make sense and shouldn’t be promoted. Pretty ironic, given you unconsciously promoted the show when you shared all your thoughts.
As we’ve heard “no publicity is bad publicity” and this show, regardless of how good/bad it was, has gotten A LOT of publicity.
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That bit with the cinemas
Pakistan has a total of 161 cinemas, and most if not all of them played the last episode of Mere Paas Tum Ho, mostly because of the fan hysteria and interest behind it.
We have all cried hoarse about how the Bollywood ban has hurt Pakistani cinemas. If the idea is to get more Pakistanis to throng cinemas, perhaps this culture should be nurtured instead of being shunned.
If other shows can successfully emulate the success of MPTH, even our film industry will thrive to a great extent!
Do you agree that the Pakistani media could do with a few more shows like “Mere Paas Tum Ho”? Or is it a complete no-no for you? Let us know what you think!
