Lower your marital standards: Sabeena Farooq

A clash between in-laws, especially mothers- and daughters-in-law, is a trope infamously employed by a wealth of Pakistani shows. However, this recurring motif has a real life parallel that unfortunately pervades our society despite best efforts to progress past it.

Despite creators' efforts to portray this trope negatively, Sabeena Farooq believes it has ironically infiltrated the entertainment industry. The Mann Jogi actor voiced her disapproval on Instagram of celebrities who allegedly exacerbate these conflicts.

The Suno Chanda 2 fame wrote, "Why are some celebs making weird statements about [the] right or wrong daughter-in-law and trying to enforce their stupid mindsets? You are all very regressive, sorry not sorry. In these times, when it's already uncertain just how many young ladies are awaiting the prospect of marriage, you should not be aiming to set unreasonable standards or putting such shallow thoughts in people's heads."

While the 30-year-old actor did not call out names or point fingers, she passionately addressed a key issue in society that, even to this day, deserves unadulterated criticism, especially given that it vilifies women at its core. Fans readily agreed with Sabeena's statement. "She is absolutely right. Already marriages are suffering so many problems, and on top of that, these people bring in new ideas to the market," wrote one commenter.

Amongst a stream of verbal and emoji agreements, there were those who speculated that Sabeena's remarks were prompted by veteran actor Saba Faisal's comments on what makes a good daughter-in-law.

"She [Sabeena] is pointing to Saba Faisal," claimed one user. "No Saba Faisals were harmed by this statement," joked yet another one.However, one user offered a defence of the veteran actor, "Saba Faisal is voicing those old-school thoughts because sadly, this happens in every house."

Earlier in conversation with Hafiz Ahmed, Saba had remarked, "Independence takes away a woman's willingness to compromise in a marriage. Compromising is important for a woman to maintain good relations post-marriage."