Salman Iqbal compares the 24-episode Pakistani Drama “Meray Paas Tum Ho” to the legendary 73-episode American medieval fiction series Game of Thrones, and Twitter is not having it.
You might assume that the CEO of ARY Digital may have been speaking out of turn, and even the internet agrees. However, let’s try to comprehend why he said what he said.
Lets take a look at his comments first:
Last I heard of any serial finale was #GameOfThrones ! And now I hear of #MerePaasTumHo . I am just proud where our industry has reached! I am immensely proud to be a part of this fraternity and part of creating tv history! @iamhumayunsaeed @adnanactor @nadeembaigg
— Salman Iqbal ARY (@Salman_ARY) January 25, 2020
The Most Hated Ending?
We have all known Game of Thrones as the show that left all of its fans angry and frustrated with its finale episode. Pakistani Drama “Meray Paas Tum Ho” faced a similar backlash for its ending too.
Perhaps the fan base was different, but the ending of both the shows has a happily never after.
Unwanted Drama
Both Game of Thrones and Meray Paas Tum Ho have some unwanted and exaggerated drama beats. Although Game of Thrones has less of it, given that Pakistani dramas already have an elevated version of overacting, let’s try and give it a break.
Death of The Helpless Queen
The death of Danish (a helpless queen, if you will) might be the real cause of comparison between the two shows. Maybe, the CEO of ARY sees Danny (the Mad Queen of Westeros) in Danish? Its an easy comparison to make!
Viewership
Before all the GoT fans end up sending this scribe some death-threats, hear me out! Everyone and I mean E V E R Y O N E knows what the show is about. If they haven’t seen it religiously, then they know through memes, or perhaps the famous CBA reviews. We know it’s nowhere near the remarkable number of 10 million viewers of the HBO show GoT, but who cares about views?
Hippity hoppity hype
If we only consider Pakistan, both the shows received the same hype. Whether that hype was negative or positive is another debate. No publicity is bad publicity.
Speaking of publicity, here’s what Twitter had to say about Salman Iqbal’s remarks:
you know nothing.. Salman iqbal https://t.co/G3Wge2ngMZ
— Zeeshan Khan (@zeeshanaky) January 26, 2020
Daanish will back to Life through Lord of Lights : Salman Iqbal ARY
As this Drama is as Famous as #GOT 😉@ZarrarKhuhro— Sardar Ali (@sardarjamali) January 25, 2020
You’re not alone! 🙋🏽♀️not bothering even more because Salman Iqbal tried to call it “game of thrones”. Which means he’s def never seen an episode of GoT
— toldja cat 🦋 (@manahylk) January 25, 2020
Trolling or not, we think this tweet might be on point:
Salman iqbal Right now❤❤😂
Cong sir❤😂#MerayPaasTumHo pic.twitter.com/BQbpzZtkTY— Muhammad shameer (@MuhmmadShahmeer) January 25, 2020
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To each their own
Desi peeps are known to live in their own protective bubble, so let’s let them carry on as long as they can. With time comes realization, and perhaps then, Meray Paas Tum Ho won’t be compared with Game of Thrones anymore.
Do you think Salman Iqbal’s comparison of the two shows is justified? Sound off in the comments below.
