Of free times and old dramas...

I grew up watching ptv dramas.Ahat,aroosa,kasak ,dhop kinare,sitara or mehruniisa but yes my all time favorites khawaja and son.
I am in Toronto these days and I was sipping tea when my mother just exclaimed.
Change channels its arifa siddique.
And so here we were watching the old time classical khawaja and sons with its vibrant humor and a classy original portrayal of old lahore’s life.
The sentences are not only humorous but original.
The drama portray the life of a simple Pakistani household which is predominantly female with just one brother and a neighbor who has the cheesy crush on him.
The story moves from the gloomy alleys of old Lahore to the vibrant glamorous life of new money.
The social change in the core of Punjabi society, tradition dying in transition. Old values being over ruled by the new doctrines.
The sets are original, so is acting in one way or another.
It is one of the best productions of Lahore center.
Drama is definitely dying in Pakistan. Specially tv drama.
These days geo is telecasting the premiere of shoaib mansoor’s movie and I was wondering why is media blind to the deterioration of drama.
Ptv productions these days look like copy cat version of ekta kapoor filmi dramas.
I some times wonder who wear these kinds of dresses even in urban Pakistan.
Originality is overruled by glamour and fantasy.
We need a revival, cultural, intellectual and yes philosophical.
80’s were definitely intellectually productive when ptv had to bear the censor ship of a dictator.
I am wondering what has happened to media in these so called FREE TIMES.