Pakistani dramas have always been criticized for being bogged down in traditional mother-in-law stereotypes. However, in the last few years these stories are changing and now some playwrights are daring to make plays on social issues as well.
A TV series to be launched in 2021 titled ‘Away Moti’ highlighted the problems of overweight girls and the mental anguish they face.
The series did not feature a specific actress, instead each episode presented a completely new story with a new actress. After the success of the first season, its second season is being presented these days.
The untouchability of the subject of ‘Oy Moti’ is its distinguishing feature and one of the actresses whose work was liked in this regard is Shameen Khan, both of whose plays were untouchable in the sense that in one she was a taxi driver. are made and the other is a dancer.
However, it is a tough decision for any new actress to leave the traditional heroine role and play an overweight girl.
Independent Urdu met Shameen Khan about this drama and the first question asked was why he agreed to this role.
In her interview to Independent Urdu, Shameen Khan said that when she was approached to do the role, she agreed because she wanted to do something different from conventional roles, even though the role was difficult in that it took 12 hours. Until I had to work wearing a body suit which was not easy at all.
“A girl who’s fat, she’s dancing, and the video goes viral, so the role was challenging, so it was fun.”
In the second season of ‘Oy Muti’, Shameen’s character was named Maria, whose father has passed away, her mother is a seamstress, while Shameen’s character is a fat girl who loves to dance. It does very well.
This role is completely different from the tradition of Pakistani drama. According to Shameen, he has received formal training in classical dance, he also has a passion for dancing, so this role was not something that could be left out.
Shameen also acted in the previous season of ‘Oy Moti’ and played the role of a girl who starts driving a taxi to support the family.
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In this regard, he said that there was no role in front of him, he just thought that if a girl decides to drive a taxi after going through such situations, then what would she do?
For this play, Shameen wore a body suit to look plump. For which they have to wear the inner first and then the body suit. Finally, you have to dress according to the character. All this preparation was not easy, they faced many difficulties in it.
Shameen Khan says that making plays on body shaming will send a message to the society, it will change people’s thinking.
‘It is very easy to make fun of someone, but people do not realize that such people go through a struggle every day.’
Shameen Khan has not entered the showbiz for a long time, it is rare for him to do roles that make a certain character stand out in the beginning.
Shameen said that she wants to do different roles, because she likes acting and has learned dancing, so she is not afraid of anything.
He said that apart from her, all the girls who played the role of the overweight girl were very good and did their job in their respective roles.
She said that after wearing a body suit and becoming a fat girl, she realized how difficult it is to live like this, so people should not say anything about anyone that hurts them.
Shameen had earlier also acted in a film ‘Gum’, although that film was a failure, but this film marked Shameen’s entry into films.
Such dramas are a kind of answer to those who complain about uniformity in Pakistani dramas.
Shameen believes that actors should ask for something different to be done.
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2024-08-25 20:30:26