Zara Noor Abbas wants critics to back away

On Tuesday, actor Zara Noor Abbas took to her YouTube channel to share her thoughts on content creation in Pakistan following the close of season 1 of her podcast, What Momsense.

"This isn't something that happens with my followers and listeners, but sometimes when people comment on things, they compare a lot," remarked the Parey Hut Love actor. "They create competition between things when there should be none, which is wrong."

Zara embraced motherhood for the first time in 2024 with the birth of her daughter, Noor e Jahan, last March. The new chapter in her life led to the creation of What Momsense, the podcast where the starlet interviews celebrity mothers for their take on parenting.

"Overall, it was a liberating experience that I was able to relate to in my life," noted Zara in her vlog. However, whilst What Momsense has generally been received well, the actor spoke openly about the ruthless criticism faced by content creators in Pakistan.

"You guys have no idea how hard it is to brainstorm and research," she pointed out. "You have to tap into people's minds and ideologies to really get an idea through."

Zara maintained that instead of criticising, viewers should laud the hard work behind the scenes involved in launching a creative project off the ground. "When someone is making an effort in Pakistan, it is so important that we honour those efforts rather than accusing them of copying something else."

According to the podcaster, criticism over originality – or lack thereof, is unwarranted. "The last original idea in the world was the iPhone by Apple," she declared. "We get inspired by things, we get inspired by stories and people and shows, and that's why we do them, and we want to do shows like that in our country with our version."

The first season of What Momsense may have ended, but Zara hinted that she had more ideas in the pipeline – particularly about pregnancy-related issues.

"People wanted me to share my pregnancy journey, and I feel that is a whole new episode," she explained. "The feelings I had in my pregnancy were on another level, and the complications were on another level. I'm sure a lot of other mothers have felt that way as well, and I want to tell my story my way."

As befitting of her podcast, Zara paid one final homage to the unifying force of motherhood. "All mothers are the same, whether they are actors, entrepreneurs, lawyers, housewives, or teachers," she said. "The more we make people feel inclusive, the better we will feel. Share your experiences and build each other up."