Iqra Aziz’s upcoming show Jhooti bashed for being ‘toxic’
- Ahmed Shameel
- Jan 6, 2020
- 2 min read
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Photo: Youtube/ARY Digital
Pakistani dramas are often called out for being problematic and misogynistic. Actor Iqra Aziz’s upcoming show Jhooti became an addition to the list of problematic shows hours after its teaser was released.
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ARY Digital Drama@aryddramaCheck out the first look of #Jhooti which will be coming soon only on #ARYDigital! #IqraAziz #YasirHussain #AhmedAliButt @iiqraziz @ahmedaliB #aryddrama 📷1709:13 PM - Jan 4, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy
The teaser shows the Ranjha Ranjha Kardi actor on the verge of tears calling out men for abusing their male power. She points out some bruises on her face claiming that she got them after her husband beat her up.
Just when you start sympathising with her, a look of deceit appears on her face. The remainder of the clip hints that Aziz might have done this to herself as she applauds her performance in the mirror.
Just hours after its release, the teaser garnered strong reactions on social media. People started calling it misogynistic and accused it of mocking of victims of domestic abuse.
📷📷@vordwomittARY really is on a mission to villify women. Ikra Aziz points at bruises and cries about domestic violence in the promo for Jhooti and then cracks up with laughter about her lying skills. Women’s suffering is already ignored. Why create dramas to further demonise them? 62411:22 AM - Jan 5, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy
📷Malaika Zaynab@malaika_zaynabwhat kind of misogyny level is this...#Jhooti https://twitter.com/aryddrama/status/1213493712573075459 … ARY Digital Drama@aryddramaCheck out the first look of #Jhooti which will be coming soon only on #ARYDigital! #IqraAziz #YasirHussain #AhmedAliButt @iiqraziz @ahmedaliB #aryddrama📷6:50 AM - Jan 5, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy
It was also said that the drama invalidates the struggle of women who have been abused.
📷ARY Digital Drama@aryddrama · Jan 4, 2020Check out the first look of #Jhooti which will be coming soon only on #ARYDigital! #IqraAziz #YasirHussain #AhmedAliButt @iiqraziz @ahmedaliB #aryddrama 📷
📷Laaleen Sukhera📷لعلین📷📷@laaleenHow could you trivialise real pain that women endure & barely/rarely survive? Extremely irresponsible & dangerous depiction. Domestic violence is real & a crime & a social cancer. It is not a joke. Trauma survivors are heroes.#Jhooti: another reason to never watch Pk drama 📷 466:09 AM - Jan 5, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy
📷#freekashmir@tabdeeli_ · Jan 4, 2020Replying to @arydigitalasiaPlease stop producing such dramas which depict women as lying, conniving, & deceitful. We already have such heavy discrimination in the workforce, daily lives, and continue to vilify a gender collectively. Stop depicting violence, hatred, ignorance against women. It’s primitive!!
📷#freekashmir@tabdeeli_Dramas of the 80’s were so progressive, forward-looking & decent. As a leading mainstream channel, the onus is on you to break from ratings etc. Focus on QUALITY not QUANTITY. Currently, Merey Paas Tum Ho, Ghalti, Jhooti all stink off misogyny, disrespect & inequality in Pakistan 29:01 PM - Jan 4, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy
Aziz, too, was crticised for choosing the role. The show also stars her husband Yasir Hussain and Ahmed Ali Butt in lead roles.
The show will air on ARY Digital. It has been directed by Syed Ramish Rizvi and produced by Abdullah Seja. The writer of the drama is yet to be revealed. Its release date has not been announced.
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