{"id":319012,"date":"2021-06-24T00:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=319012"},"modified":"2021-06-24T00:18:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:18:18","slug":"netizens-call-out-ahmed-ali-akbar-for-blackface-in-pari-zaad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netizens-call-out-ahmed-ali-akbar-for-blackface-in-pari-zaad\/","title":{"rendered":"Netizens Call Out Ahmed Ali Akbar For Blackface in &#8216;Pari Zaad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the teasers for <strong><em>Pari Zaad<\/em><\/strong> land online, Netizens can&#8217;t help but call out Ahmed Ali Akbar for using blackface.<\/p>\n<p>The drama serial features the <strong><em>Ho Mann Jahan<\/em><\/strong> actor in the central role. He plays a welder going through the struggles of life.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQVbr5aljjE\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p><strong><em>Ishq Zahey Naseeb<\/em> <\/strong>and <strong><em>Raqs-e-Bismil<\/em> <\/strong>writer Hashim Nadeem penned the script.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that the majority of Pakistani people have a dark complexion, the entertainment industry doesn&#8217;t have a single brown actor that is actually dark-skinned.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319014\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319014\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Parizaad.png\" alt=\"Parizaad\" width=\"332\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Parizaad.png 332w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Parizaad-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Parizaad-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Parizaad-47x48.png 47w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Parizaad-95x96.png 95w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netizens call out Ahmed Ali Akbar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sara-ali-khan-says-theres-no-issue-in-turning-yourself-brown-black-or-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Ali Khan Says There&#8217;s No Issue in Turning Yourself Brown, Black or Fair<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Decades later Pakistan&#8217;s &#8216;gora complex&#8217; sticks out like a sore thumb despite all that talk of body positivity. Actors like Fahad Mustafa and Mohib Mirza that are at least brown, are few exceptions. Even back in the day of black and white films we had but one &#8216;chocolate hero&#8217;, Waheed Murad.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, dark-skinned actors are normally typecast as the bad guy like Salahuddin Tunio and Gohar Rasheed.<\/p>\n<p>So when they needed someone to play a dark-skinned man on-screen Ahmed Ali Akbar used blackface for the role.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319021\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319021\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-561x400.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-1122x799.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-364x259.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-728x519.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-608x433.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-758x540.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-1152x821.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-67x48.jpg 67w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Blackface-135x96.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anam Malik in blackface for Alee Hassan&#8217;s campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the entertainment industry being called out for blackface time and time again. They just don&#8217;t learn.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQbL-h2H1Tp\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>People even called out how Ushna Shah who voiced her opinion about everything had no qualms with a co-star using blackface.<\/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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/zara-noor-abbas-doesnt-understand-how-beauty-creams-promote-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zara Noor Abbas Doesn&#8217;t Understand How Beauty Creams Promote Racism<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Based on the teasers Saboor Aly and Ahmed Ali Akbar are potentially playing siblings. Saboor&#8217;s character is a tomboy. From her love for boxing, loose <em>kurta shalwar<\/em>, bandanas, and caps, she is not feminine enough for society<\/p>\n<p>She wants to box, but her family expects her to get married and settle down.<\/p>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQVuNPKHiTl\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<p>Meanwhile looks like Ushna Shah will play the <strong><em>Ehd-e-Wafa<\/em><\/strong> actor&#8217;s love interest.<\/p>\n<p>Famed for playing the antagonist, Saleem Mairaj is also a part of <em><strong>Pari Zaad<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What do you have to say about the drama serial using blackface, and other racist themes that are seen on television? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the teasers for Pari Zaad land online, Netizens can&#8217;t help but call out Ahmed Ali Akbar for using blackface. The drama serial features the Ho Mann Jahan actor in the central role. He plays a welder going through the struggles of life. Ishq Zahey Naseeb and Raqs-e-Bismil writer Hashim Nadeem penned the script. 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