The 5 Pakistani Dramas I can’t forget

Ever since I wrote my post on My fave KDramas, the voice in my head wont stop asking me what happened to Paki dramas. Why was I not blogging about those?

Long before I started watching dramas in an unfamiliar language, my favorite non English, non Indian dramas were Pakistani dramas.

I have not watched one in a few years. But when I watched them, I binged on them, devoured them and became their protagonists.

If there is one thing anyone who knows me knows about me, it is my notoriously bad memory for books and TV. I can watch/read a murder mystery over and over again because I rarely ever remember who the murderer was. Some times I remember an odd scene here and there but nothing that would stop me from enjoying a re-watch. Yet here I am. Its been 2+ years since I saw my last Paki drama, and I still remember some like I saw them this morning. That in itself is so amazing. Just for that reason they deserve a mention on my blog.

See the list, then watch the drama and tell me if I got this right…. there is also a common theme in all of these dramas, actually in most of the good Pakistani dramas I watched. Can you guess what it is?

1. Dhoop Kinare — The first time I watched this drama I was a teen/early 20’s in India and we watched it on our VCR. I was hooked. Head filled with Mills & Boons, Dr. Ahmer Ansar was the quintessential TDH in flesh and blood. And the beautiful Dr. Zoya, a daddy’s girl, a Dr., bubbly and spirited — a perfect foil to Mr…