After Meray Pass Tum Ho, ARY Digital has a new drama on its way which stars Iqra Aziz and Ahmed Ali Butt. Drama Jhooti got two trailers and while the first one looks comparatively alright, showing Iqra as a resilient woman.
The much-anticipated drama #Jhooti will be coming soon only on #ARYDigital! Are you guys excited? @yasirhussain131 @ahmedaliB @iiqraziz pic.twitter.com/XfoVidpP8Z
— MediaSpring PK (@MediaSpringPk) January 5, 2020
The second trailer started making the rounds on social media as from the looks of it, Aziz is playing a woman who is pretending to play a victim of domestic abuse, leading us to wonder if this is what makes her the titular jhooti.
What sort of Bullshit production is this?#Jhooti i.e. portraying Pakistani women as liars over the domestic abuse and violence is tbh not cool
WTF is the producer of this drama??? https://t.co/wg9wdI5CdU
— Salman (@SalmanJpt) January 5, 2020
With domestic violence being a conversation not many are willing to speak on, it makes sense that this didn’t settle with many. Such abuse is played down with claims that it’s not as common nor big of a problem, while many make sure to comment on how it cannot be true.
#IqraAziz will be stepping into a very different character then the ones she's usually seen in. 👀💫✔ For #ARYdigital's upcoming drama series #Jhoothi, pic.twitter.com/H6LSSQxfYg
— MediaSpring PK (@MediaSpringPk) January 6, 2020
Dramas like Jhooti – should it take the path the trailer implies it will take – play their part in trivialising the matter further and folks made sure to get on Twitter and say so.
https://twitter.com/_mad_woman/status/1213490533311664132
https://twitter.com/vordwomitt/status/1213707410491228165
https://twitter.com/lowshoulderr/status/1213503089883406336
https://twitter.com/daanistan/status/1213725654631538688
https://twitter.com/acerbtrenchant/status/1213665992037060609
https://twitter.com/therea1bruh/status/1213700061189877760
out of all the things that should be raised awareness about through dramas, LYING about abuse is NOT one of them.
DOMESTIC ABUSE IS VERY REAL AND COMMON IN PAKISTAN.— *ੈ✩‧₊˚ (@manicp1xiedr3am) January 5, 2020
Read this thread.If you feel the pain of the victim,then boycott mocking of the victims of domestic abuse in the upcoming drama serial #Jhooti by @AryDigitalDrama which portrays a woman making it all up for her greed. This'll only reinforce the blame on victims of domestic abuse. https://t.co/1w7slSpV5z
— Elon Trump (@RstyClinomaniac) January 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/acerbtrenchant/status/1213675125880578048
How are trash dramas like this still being made, which perpetuate the notion that women are liars & that domestic violence isn’t a problem. The vast majority of women experience domestic violence at some point in their lives & are too afraid to speak. Shame on @aryddrama! https://t.co/FPRNdyUNAe
— Nida Kirmani (@NidaKirmani) January 5, 2020
Pakistani dramas should get an award for being absolutely insulting and demeaning to a whole new level. Instead of creating awareness about domestic abuse, they decide to create a drama that makes a joke out of domestic abuse. Pathetic and absolute garbage, shame on iqra aziz https://t.co/Ld4GkvS6Jr
— Eman Sadiq (@EmanSadiq4) January 5, 2020
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