A pretty poisonous love story is portrayed in the drama serial Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi, which has Danish Taimoor and Durefishan Saleem in the lead roles. The story thus far has only offered the mind-numbing glorification of abuse, a show of power masquerading as love.
The character of Hamsher, performed by Taimoor, is romanticised as a pampered brat in love who is unable to accept rejection. Because he is more obsessed with a woman than anybody else, he feels entitled to take it from Mehak (Saleem). Shamsher pursues Mehak relentlessly, even kidnapping her fiance on the day of their wedding. The worst aspect about it all, though? The play excuses his actions and normalises his behaviour by disguising it as love for the audience, even though it does not portray it completely as a negative aspect of society.
Additionally, actors have spoken out against romanticising violence committed in the name of love.
What else is there to expect from a nation where dramas like Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi are produced, romanticised, and continue to trend at the top of search results, a Twitter user retweeted about what had happened to Khadija.
