Re: Pakistani dramas get massive response on new Indian channel Zindagi
The 80s killed off our cinema so It was natural bollywood took the place. We’ve got billboards of Katrina showing off her veet applied legs so even if someone doesn’t watch bollywood it’s hard to escape the influence.
And Pakistani shows are slightly dramatic for my tastes like there’s so much talk of second wives but I’ve never met anyone ever who’s got another wife. It would be extremely scandalous and gossip worthy. But I don’t watch the shows so maybe interpreting them on the basis of adverts is wrong. I don’t watch any Indian shows either so I should do a comparison one day.
The questions were fun actually. Talked to a lot of people who were curious when they found out we could understand them. Cycle rickshaws have been banned since the 50s/60s so It was an interesting experience. Our rickshaw wala was tiny so I was really worried about him lugging about three girls. I live in lahore and there’s no random animals as such other than the occasional escaped cow But that too in less developed locatilties. Deforestation is so common here but monkeys exist in the north. (A monkey once opened my hotel balcony door and casually walked in. My father had an epic battle trying to keep the door closed while I was busy laughing hysterically.)