{"id":219350,"date":"2019-03-26T12:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T07:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=219350"},"modified":"2019-03-26T12:39:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T07:39:07","slug":"web-series-shameless-proposals-takes-on-arranged-marriages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/web-series-shameless-proposals-takes-on-arranged-marriages\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Series &#8220;Shameless Proposals&#8221; Takes on Arranged Marriages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Haseeb Hassan and now Sadia Jabbar take on arranged marriages in their new web series <em>Shameless Proposals<\/em>. The trailer is out and it&#8217;s interesting.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvERCqIH0CY\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>The web series floodgates have really opened up in Pakistan. After Mehwish Hayat&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Enaaya<\/em> we&#8217;ve seen a wave of new web series. These series tackle subjects too raw and real for television. That&#8217;s what <em>Shameless Proposals<\/em> intends to do as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/mehwish-hayat-rockstar-web-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehwish Hayat to Play a Rockstar in New Web Series<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>First Impressions<\/h3>\n<p>Based on the trailer, we know that Sajjad Gul wrote the story. The man behind works like\u00a0<em>Faseel-e-Jaan Se Aagay, Sanata, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The director Haroon took a comedic frame to portray the issue.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-pi7t5puuztw\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-pi7t5puuztw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Pi7t5puuZtw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Pi7t5puuZtw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The trailer&#8217;s narration sounds empowering to women but then again. looks can be deceiving. The trailer shows a young woman attempting to impress potential suitors with her domestic skills.<\/p>\n<p>The young lady seems to be saying exactly what her potential beaus would want to hear. The shoots were\u00a0cringe-worthy (good job on making it soo real).<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvGUVbAHIsZ\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, that&#8217;s is the dominant social mindset. <em>Shameless Proposals<\/em> will explore\u00a0seven different general stereotypes of proposals in a standard arranged marriage (we&#8217;re guessing one involves getting married to a cousin).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bilal-abbas-to-star-in-mehreen-jabbars-web-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilal Abbas to Star in Mehreen Jabbar&#8217;s Web Series<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The Seven Suitors<\/h3>\n<p>By following these seven suitors, the series will explain what&#8217;s wrong with some type of <em>rishtas<\/em>. Through critique of prevalent\u00a0<em>rishta<\/em>\u00a0hunting practices, the series will then move onto these practices&#8217; incompatibility in modern society.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got plenty of cheeky humor here.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvG2ZFfnIMU\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<h3>Shameless Proposals<\/h3>\n<p>Sadia Jabbar stated her motivation to make this series was to highlight the objectification of women in the arranged marriage culture.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe theme of\u00a0<em>Shameless Proposals<\/em>\u00a0is to deal with the objectification women in a\u00a0<em>desi<\/em>\u00a0society by presenting them as products when a proposal is considered for an arranged marriage. The web series also sheds light on how parents would agree to almost every condition by the boy\u2019s family in order to \u2018accept\u2019 their daughter.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvHZHiSnfM5\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p><em>Shameless Proposals<\/em>\u00a0premiere is scheduled for March 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haseeb Hassan and now Sadia Jabbar take on arranged marriages in their new web series Shameless Proposals. The trailer is out and it&#8217;s interesting.  The web series floodgates have really opened up in Pakistan. After Mehwish Hayat&#8217;s\u00a0Enaaya we&#8217;ve seen a wave of new web series. These series tackle subjects too raw and real for television. 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