Balaa Drama Rating
Synopsis:
Nigar (Ushna Shah) is a physically challenged yet manipulative individual who seeks to destroy her husband’s family only to have him entirely to herself. Taimur (Bilal Abbas) is an intelligent guy who knows his family values and want to balance his family and wife best.
Star Cast:
- Ushna Shah
- Sajid Hasan
- Bilal Abbas
- Samina Peerzada
- Asad Siddiqui
Director:
- Badar Mehmood
Producer:
- Big Bang Entertainment
Channel:
- ARY Digital
Day & Time Slot:
- Monday, 8pm to 10 pm
Current Rating of This Drama
Not really sure how you can trust somebody again by being a misogynist. It is very disturbing that this drama, although it had a promising plot, reinforces the sick patriarch and misogynist culture by leaving women at the mercy of the men in their household. In this case Taimoor has suddenly gone from being the loving attentive Brother who was adamant about not marrying his sister Batool off to Junaid to draging Batool home, abusing her and forcing her to marry the same Junaid. He is violent and forceful. The love is gone. Trust does not mean that men own women and their Agency. Women are free to decide. If he was that insulted by his sisters innocent love and meeting at a cafe (OMG its like zina!!!) then he can disown her, not talk to her and leave her be. But forcing her to marry the man she fears and who is an alcoholic and whose previous wife died under mysterious circumstances? REALLY? Thats impressive? Thats brotherly love? It is also poignant seeing as Taimoor wanted to marry Saba (his choice) yet Batool can not marry her choice because she is female? These women raised him and loved him. And this is what he gives them back. It shows that men cant be trusted and their love is fickle and that their love is really dependent on controlling women. You cant control those you love. You must let them be free. Real men dont control women nor do their place their entire twisted idea of honour, izzat and ghairat on women. He should have left home if he couldnt approve. He had no business treating her like this.
Shamma delivers an extremely apt and beautifully concise dialogue aimed at Taimoor (and all other misogynists) when she says that the honour of men or a family can not be put on the shoulders of women. Why are women supposed to carry this burden? It is just another way of legitimizing honour crimes and the Whole sick mentality that our country suffers from, namely that men own women. Women are not humans. They are objects. They are property. What kind of a message is that sending young female (and male) viewers who have impressionable minds?
I was fine with the drama up until then. But then it just got misogynistic. Every drama has it. I cant think of an exception. Women are just poor submissive objects who can be moved around according to the wish of their male guardians. They have no free will, no rights, no control of their Hearts, mind or bodies, they are owned and controlled first by their fathers and brothers and then by their husbands.
Such message are a disgrace when we pride ourselves on being land of the pure, an islamic republic. Allah gives women (and men) great rights and these dramas do unimaginable damage by not advocating such rights and instead showing women as opposite to Islam. And nobody seems to question this contradiction. We can never exit jahiliyah if we keep worshipping culture and man made traditions which serve only men.
I long to see a drama where women are empowered without the help of men and independent. But still a long way to go when you have Ali Kazmi and Fahad Mustafa churning out misogynistic brainwashing dramas like this.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
it was perfect drama with a mind blowing story…
so different ans so heart touching.
Biggest thing it is full of lessons and teach values of relationships.
Excellent story sabaq aamaiz drama bilal, samnia peerzada and ushnah shah acting was superb
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