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I think the discourse around Durefishan’s accent in Dar-e-Najat is actually pointing toward a much bigger problem with Pakistani dramas.
And before anyone takes this as “Durefishan is a terrible actress,” that’s not really my point. The accent is just what made the problem obvious.
If you’re going to play a character who is supposedly Harvard-educated, highly intelligent, and fluent in English, then I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the actor to actually prepare for that role. Learn the accent. Work with a dialect coach. Study how people from that background actually speak. Practice until it feels natural.
This isn’t an impossible standard. Actors do this all the time. Angelina Jolie learned opera for Maria. Adrien Brody learned piano for The Pianist. Actors routinely acquire new skills, accents, mannerisms, and speech patterns because they understand that acting isn’t just memorizing lines and showing up on set.
And I’m fully aware that Pakistan has a complicated relationship with English. Not every Pakistani actor is going to sound American or British, and they shouldn’t have to. That’s not what I’m asking for. But if your specific character is written as someone who attended Harvard, then the way that character speaks should reflect that background. Otherwise, the audience is constantly reminded that they’re watching an actor instead of a character.
But honestly, the accent is the least of my concerns.
I think we’re dealing with a much larger quality-control problem in the Pakistani drama industry.
Look at how many dramas we’re getting that are essentially the same formula: controlling/possessive man, vulnerable woman, toxic relationship, endless misunderstandings, repetitive family conflicts, and a heroine whose entire life revolves around whatever man the writers have decided she belongs with.
And the audience keeps watching it.
That’s important because audiences aren’t completely powerless here. What we reward gets produced again. If the same recycled stories continue getting massive ratings, views, engagement, and praise, channels have very little incentive to take risks or demand better writing.
And then the channels themselves become part of the problem.
We’re seeing more and more projects that feel like they’re being made because the formula is proven to work, rather than because someone actually has something interesting to say. Once one type of drama succeeds, suddenly everyone wants to make their own version of it. Then another one succeeds, and we get five more copies.
Eventually, the industry becomes comfortable producing the same thing because why take a creative risk when the audience has already demonstrated that they’ll consume the slop?
And I genuinely think we’re going to see more of this if people don’t start demanding better.
I don’t think every drama needs to be some groundbreaking masterpiece. Not everything has to be prestige television. Sometimes you just want something entertaining.
But there is a difference between simple entertainment and effortless content.
I want better scripts. Better character development. Actors who actually prepare for their roles. Directors who care about performances. Writers who aren’t afraid to make characters complicated. Channels willing to invest in something beyond the same five relationship dynamics.
Because ultimately, this isn’t just on Durefishan.
It’s on the actors, writers, directors, producers, channels AND audiences.
If we keep approving mediocrity, the industry will keep giving us mediocrity.
So yes, criticize the accent if you want. But I’d rather use Dar-e-Najat** **as an opportunity to ask a much more uncomfortable question:
Why are we, as an audience and an industry, becoming so comfortable with low-effort television?

I know maria and josh as well as other members did solo projects which i loved. But its been over 2 years since sumbarine and over a year of nobody new & back to me. Any updates? Is it gonna be this year or next year???

2026 was Trevor Noah’s last year hosting the GRAMMYs and he had hosted from 2021-2026. I personally thought he was a bland host who didn’t add much. I would love someone who’s not afraid to take shots. My personal pick would be Nikki Glaser to host the 2027 ceremony, she has been amazing at the Golden Globes. Who would you prefer?

I was listening to Madison Beer‘s album silence between songs and throughout many of the songs I didn’t notice a little interpretation that was similar to both forever and sleepwalk, although neither of these songs or artists are credited and any of them, but has Madison ever taken an interpretation or anything from these songs because there are quite similarities that are similar between these songs and a lot of songs from silence between songs

I was listening to Madison Beer‘s album silence between songs and throughout many of the songs I didn’t notice a little interpretation that was similar to both forever and sleepwalk, although neither of these songs or artists are credited and any of them, but has Madison ever taken an interpretation or anything from these songs because there are quite similarities that are similar between these songs and a lot of songs from silence between songs