'Bulbulay' actor Nabeel Zafar apologises for stereotyping Pushtoons in show

Recently, #BanBulbulay was trending on Twitter over an episode

Popular sitcom Bulbulay has been running for over ten seasons on television. The show stars Nabeel Zafar, Ayesha Omar, Hina Dilpazeer and Mehmood Aslam in pivotal roles. The show has been criticised earlier as well for its questionable humour. Recently, an episode in Bulbulay irked audience over stereotyping Pashtuns.

Twitterati called out the show for hurting Pushtun sentiments. A hashtag, #BanBulbulay started trending on Twitter. Talking about the controversy, the Bulbulay main lead, Nabeel shared his stance on the micro-blogging website.

He wrote, "I’m here on this platform to apologise to anyone who has been hurt by anything we have said or done in Bulbulay. Our intentions are to make people happy not to discriminate or hurt anyone. We are extremely sorry."

In a two minute video, he addressed the matter on hand and shared, "I came across some comments on Twitter today that we might have hurt the sentiments of our viewers over a stint in the show. We would never target a particular ethnicity. That was never our intention. Our targetted audience ranges from a four-year-old to an eight-year-old. We receive massive viewership from the K-P region."

Talking about how every character has its own arc, Nabeed added, "There are several characters on the show. We never meant to disrespect anyone. Our only intention was to make our audience happy."

Watch the full video here:

I’m here on this platform to apologise to any one who has been hurt by any thing we have said or done in Bulbulay!!!
our intentions are to make people happy not to discriminate or hurt any one
We are extremely sorry . pic.twitter.com/LIMe6AoZuy

— Nabeel Zafar (@nabeelzafar2008) July 23, 2020