There has been no shortage of backlash over Dunk, a drama serial about a false harassment case. So when the producer Fahad Mustafa expressed outrage over actresses being trolled, someone stepped in to school him.
Designer and fashionista, Maheen Ghani called out how the producer behind Big Bang Productions is using his platform to create a drama serial about false harassment claims in a country where harassment and violence against women is a key issue.
He produces show’s based on false harassment claims by women in a county where women are already suffering unprotected and marginalized but is horrified by the trolling. Why don’t you portray women in a better light and stop the judgements. #RespectWomen https://t.co/Eidwrxd9BK
— Maheen Ghani (@maheenghani_) June 9, 2021
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Recently, Fahad Mustafa reacted to the hate directed towards Hania Amir. The Na Maloom Afraad 2 actress recently landed on the troll radar over her ‘inappropriate’ video with the Wajahat brothers, both of whom are minors, as well as a spat with Asim Azhar.
“Disgusted with the way people are treating actresses of our industry. If you don’t like what they do you have a choice not to follow them but stop judging and trolling …#respectwomen”
Disgusted with the way people are treating actresses of our industry if you dont like what they do you have a choice not to follow them but stop judging and trolling …#respectwomen
— Fahad Mustafa (@fahadmustafa26) June 6, 2021
Actresses are often trolled over what they were and what they do. However, cyber-bullying is a common problem across the board for all genders. That is why Netizens felt the Na Maloom Afraad actor’s outrage was ingenuous.
A common person in the society also have equal rights as any other celebrities, they can also express their feelings and thoughts on Internet just as celebrities express theirs
— expect what you deserve (@MajidNaseer) June 6, 2021
Respect everyone, why labele it for any gender 🙄
— Mr. Harry putter (@Mrharryputter) June 6, 2021
Some people even suggested that the Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 actor produce a drama serial about real harassment issues.
Why not make a drama on the MILLIONS of women and girls that get harassed daily!
— Maheen Ghani (@maheenghani_) June 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/MinahelHasnain/status/1402653683595108363
Previously, contemporary drama serials about harassment captivated viewers but garnered backlash with problematic tropes and endings. This includes Inkaar, which audiences obviously noticed was based on the case of Khadija Siddiqi, which ended with the protagonist pardoning her culprit.
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As well as Main Na Janoo, which saw the victim also being beaten by her husband for being harassed by their cousin.
Currently, drama serial Akhir Kab Tak also follows sexual harassment and how it escalated to sexual violence such as rape. As of yet we see Ushna Shah’s character ‘Fajar‘ really giving us hope they won’t sneak in problematic tropes.
