Ali Safina, a versatile Pakistani actor and host, is known for his candid opinions and sharp sense of humor. He has been a part of many successful dramas and films in the Pakistani entertainment industry. Recently, Safina made headlines due to his controversial remarks about the popular drama Tere Bin.
Ali Safina’s Blunt Comment on ‘Tere Bin’
The much-debated drama Tere Bin recently had Ali Safina as a guest on Faysal Qureshi’s podcast, where he was asked to clarify his comments on Tere Bin. The drama was massive and made the viewers hold onto every episode that would come on. Faysal, in the conversation, questioned why Ali Safina previously was arguing in terms of this drama being “garbage” with the wide acclaim thrown at the door. Well, Safina indeed explains in great detail how his perspective works.
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Criticism of the Drama’s Subject Matter
Ali Safina admitted that Tere Bin had a huge fan following and he even appreciated the performance and production quality of this drama as well. According to him, the actors gave phenomenal performances and he said the production values were of great standard. According to him, however, his problem with the drama was related to its objectionable depiction of sensitive topics depiction as marital r*pe. He was worried that such kind of content might be damaging and inappropriate for the audience.
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A Thoughtful Reflection on Audience Impact
While discussing the topic, Safina said that Pakistani dramas need to take care of the cultural and social sensitivity of their audiences. He added that such drama, like Tere Bin, has the potential to stay in the audience’s minds, and thus, not to normalize the negative storylines. His comment on it, “garbage,” was not something against the whole quality of the drama but against its problematic storyline.
Talking about the latest episode of Faysal Qureshi’s podcast, Ali Safina expressed his views and opinions regarding Tere Bin. He went on praising it with concern. He appreciated the technical and artistic appeal but did not feel quite comfortable with the way certain themes were addressed to the audience.