Why This Pakistani Drama’s Depiction of Domestic Violence Is Upsetting Audiences – News

Written by Samira Fazal and directed by Danish Nawaz, the series is currently in its 21st episode and Hum TV’s latest version sparked strong reactions on social media as it showed Hassan beating Zara black and blue after she responded had insisted that she would not have children with a man who refused to go to therapy.

While most stories portray the “abuser” as a violent, soulless, uncompromising person, what? Jafaa brilliantly takes on a variant of the perpetrator who is often masked as a “good” man in South Asian societies. He apologizes profusely. In his apologies he turns on a different, almost childlike side of his personality. He will try to help you, exchange good behavior, and even promise to do better if you will just stand by him or stay under his “control.”

Many researchers and psychologists also point out that perpetrators and even those who sexually assault women are more likely to commit these crimes as a way to exert control. Jafaa cleverly depicts Hassan’s upbringing (or gives useful hints). He grew up in an abusive household where his father regularly attacked his mother and “negative judgment” or words like “fool” became triggers for Hassan as he developed broken self-confidence.

People with broken self-confidence often resort to controlling, manipulating others, and masking their true negative feelings in order to be “accepted” in the eyes of their partner or society at large. As we see JafaaThis psychodrama reaches its full effect when Hassan becomes a restless man who loses his temper over small things and ends up with Dr.

What Jafaa brilliantly shows that the perpetrator is not always a model of a perpetrator. It’s hard to see the warning signs because some of these perpetrators are excellent at protecting their public image and hiding the deep-rooted conflicts that make them monsters. Mirza skillfully and cleverly presents Hasan as an otherwise loving, attentive, sweet person who couldn’t hurt a fly on a normal day. But when the Mr. Hyde in him loses control, he becomes a true villain.

The show also highlights the stigma surrounding mental health. Dr. Zara, after a long and tumultuous argument with her family, who are nothing but supportive of her ordeal and want her to return to her parents’ house immediately, insists that she can make everything work if Hassan consults a psychiatrist. Hassan deceives Zara because he doesn’t want to talk about his problems or address his problems. He lies about going to the psychiatrist, which eventually causes Zara to freak out. She is ready to leave the house, but in a final confrontation with Hassan she is completely defeated. The episode has been watched by nearly 6 million people since it aired a few hours ago and continues to be a major talking point for drama viewers around the world.

Jafaas The brilliance subtly and carefully crafted by Danish Nawaz and his team also lies in the contrast they create in the character of Dr. Numair (played by Usman Mukhtar), who is married to Andaleeb (Sehar Khan), an immature, reckless girl. Numair and Andaleeb come together in a dramatic situation and the audience is shown how Numair’s maturity, kindness and empathy not only help Andaleeb deal with the consequences of some truly disastrous life decisions, but also become happier and a more successful person.

While Zara in a conversation between Dr Mann by hitting a woman. Jafaa shows how the constant hiding of family secrets, the denial of therapy, the inability to process trauma, and the social engineering of how a woman must sacrifice everything – from her identity to her physical autonomy – how abusers are supported by family members and how even education cannot save them a person from a toxic, abusive relationship.

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