Pakistani social thriller drama serial “Aik Aur Pakeeza” written by Bee Gul, directed by Kashif Nisar and produced by Kashf Foundation in collaboration with Geo Entertainment. Bee Gul spoke about the challenges faced in her latest project, is now nearing its conclusion and continues to generate strong conversations among viewers.
The drama, which stars Sahar Khan in the lead role, tells the story of a young woman dealing with cybercrime, online harassment and the dark side of social media. The series highlights real social issues that are often ignored.
She expressed frustration over how certain scenes in Aik Aur Pakeezah were heavily restricted. She raised concerns that some types of visual content are normalized, while serious social themes face stricter limitations.
The writer said that there were a lot of objections to a scene in the first episode of the drama where Faraz is shirtless, “I only asked that his bare shoulder be shown, even then we had to blur it,” she said. Gul regrets that recently another Pakistani drama showed a completely shirtless hero swimming in his pool and billions of people were fine with one image but not the other. “It’s very problematic that this is what people want to watch, and perhaps we have brought the viewer to this point. We need to think about where we’re taking our media, what we’re showing, what we aren’t. A crime is censored, but presenting the male body as an object of attraction, that’s glorified.”
Reflecting on her journey, she said her writing style has always been different, even from her early career, when she was discouraged for creating stories that did not match traditional expectations. Despite challenges, she believes audiences are slowly changing, and Pakistani dramas are gradually opening up to more bold.
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