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A Pakistani love story

A Pakistani love story

Short film provides insight into the typical extra-marital affair in Pakistan.

Maheen Zia October 04, 2011

In this short film, Maheen Zia explores the dynamics of the business of love in Pakistan.

The viewer is an eavesdropper on a casual conversation between an off-screen man and woman, who are engrossed in each others's company. Through this very short clip, one gets insight in to the mentality of a typical Pakistani man.

Although the video does not betray the faces of the man and woman in question, it adequately depicts their relationship though the short conversation shown.

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WRITTEN BY:
Maheen Zia A journalism and mass communication graduate from Drake University, Maheen is a founding member of the KaraFilm Society and has been working as an organiser and programmer of the KaraFilm Festival since its inception in 2001. In he spare time, Maheen pursues environmental activism and is a co-founder of the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society.

The views expressed by the writer and the reader comments do not necassarily reflect the views and policies of the Express Tribune.

COMMENTS (22)

Werda Zia | 13 years ago | Reply This video does not depict the mentality of a typical pakistan man or woman. If you are so bent on destroying the integrity of the citizens then you should have included the woman mentality in your description. It sickens me that you put this video up along with the degrading description. I will only appreciate the story it conveys in such a short time without labelling it as belonging to this or that society or sex.

Nasim Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply It is just nothing new,the world has become materialistic,and they want to get the best at the cheapest price.

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Qudsia | 13 years ago | Reply err...can you BE more presumptuous about how love works in Pakistan?!!?? God....and to call it a Pakistani love story :P

M Ehsan Elahi | 13 years ago | Reply where is my comment, i think its not more bad than the above already posted.

M Ehsan Elahi | 13 years ago | Reply Miss Maheen, It doesnt matter about gender, thoughts & beliefs matters & they matters a lot This hurts becoz all are not like dat. i know its awkward but let me tell you that m a young 23 years old guy, earning Alhamdullillah 50,000 per month in a national food company, have got many opportunities but m still untouched, neither i have touched anyone, The main thing is belief. I believe that ager maine aj aisa wesa kuch kia, so kal jo meri wife hogi, us k sath bhi wesa hi kuch ho chuka hoga. I believe in saying by Allah Almighty. Secondly, ye belief weak male ka b ho sakta hai & female ka b.

Raj | 13 years ago | Reply To the author and the so called feminists in this forum, the guy depicted in this video is unfaithful and lacks integrity. But I am not sure whether the exploits of a single guy can be used to create a generic opinion about Pakistani men. But still if you insist then please have the guts to change the last line of your first paragraph to "Through this very short clip, one gets insight in to the mentality of a typical Pakistani man and a typical Pakistani girl." Why I say this is because the girl in the video does not seem to be a saint as she enjoys the exploit with the man to fulfill her earthly desires knowingly very well that she may be in the process screwing up marital life of another fellow lady. So going by logic this article you should be fair enough to judge all Pakistani girl including you, your sisters and your mother based on the girl in the video. And by the way does this video also holds true for your father and brother or are not they typical Pakistani men? What's your opinion? Now it's upto whether you will ask your editor to withdraw this article or not as it's your democratic right to express your opinion in a non violent manner. But with greater power comes greater responsibilities. When you have the chance to use a public forum like TRIBUNE, you should coin your opinion more responsibly and in a manner that can educate people and make things better around you, not just pointing fingers and creating biased and shallow opinions. All the best.

ejaz | 13 years ago | Reply it is not always the same in real. sometimes girls play the character of the boy in this video.

Tahir | 13 years ago | Reply Strange Muslims-----I would like to request our entire beloved nation to buy a pillow and blanket and go into deep sleep

Maleeha Shah | 13 years ago | Reply Ohhh please...No! and you didnt just go and call it 'A Pakistani love story'! =/

Mooed | 13 years ago | Reply pretty lame

TAHIR | 13 years ago | Reply @Uzma Khan: The BEAUTY of this script was in its being INCOMPLETE............

Uzma Khan | 13 years ago | Reply i like the script style. came as natural, slice of life kind. should be made into a complete piece. this felt so incomplete

Ali Tanoli | 13 years ago | Reply Some time ET look like a child brain.

Ammar Aziz | 13 years ago | Reply I wonder why were you selected at Berlinale for THIS video!

JD!! | 13 years ago | Reply Great effort!! Must appreciate it.

omg! | 13 years ago | Reply 99.9 percent reality. i hav seen sms's of many noble women in pakistan. 0.01 are lucky's

TAHIR | 13 years ago | Reply oh god .........has very rightly said......................

oh god | 13 years ago | Reply every woman is not like her

TAHIR | 13 years ago | Reply Outstanding Idea & Video...............

TAHIR | 13 years ago | Reply Here, every man is NOT like this......................

Ammar Ahmad | 13 years ago | Reply Fake

Saad | 13 years ago | Reply The text above is a bit sexist, stereotypical and generalised all at the same time! "insight into the mentality of a typical Pakistani man"??? Not all Pakistani men like having have extra marital affairs

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