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</div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp float-left mr-2 ml-2 social--icon social--black social--flat"> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329/whatsapp://send/?text=Profound%2C%20dark%20and%20visually%20stunning%20%E2%80%94%20Barzakh%20begins%20on%20a%20strong%20note%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192589%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img class="inline-block float-left mr-0.5 mb-2" width="" height="" src="/web/20240808161329im_/https://images.dawn.com/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black.png"/> <span class=""></span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex flow-root mx-auto w-9/10 sm:w-2/5">  <div dir="auto" class="story__content overflow-hidden mt-4 pt-4 text-gray-700 "><p>For the longest time I’ve been wondering why Pakistan hasn’t been able to make original content for OTT. Especially when you see literally anything from across the border — their audience is massive, so that makes up for the sometimes average content — air on major platforms like Netflix or Prime. So then, why is it so difficult for Pakistan to make the kind of work that can sell on these platforms?</p> <p>Watching the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOS_o5TF_fA">first episode</a> of <em>Barzakh</em> made me question this even more! Written and directed by Asim Abbasi, of <em>Cake</em> and <em>Churails</em> fame, and produced by Shailja Kejriwal, the show stars Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, M Fawad Khan (yes, there are two Fawad Khans in <em>Barzakh</em>), Salman Shahid, Khushhal Khan, Sajid Hasan, Uzma Beg and Nighat Choudhry. To think that this quality of work was 80 per cent Pakistani (besides the production), I wonder when we’ll make more content for the world and not just our audience.</p> <p> <figure class="media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch "> <div class="media__item "><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329im_/https://i.dawn.com/primary/2024/07/201143329f394be.png" alt=""/></picture></div> </figure></p> <p>The plot is set in the mountains or the ‘Land of Nowhere’ amidst some stunning fall imagery from our very own Hunza. The plot tells the tale of Jafar Khanzada (played by Salman Shahid) hell bent on marrying for the third time, this time to the ghost of his first true love, Mehtab, who passed away 60 years ago.</p> <p>Jafar tells his sons from the first two marriages — Shehryar (Fawad Khan), a widower with a nine-year-old son, and Saifullah (M Fawad Khan) — to join his celebrations, which will take place atop a mountain. It doesn’t take much time to establish that both sons come with their own baggage. 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it’s equally shared in the perfection of the cast choice, their performances, the storytelling and character development while keeping a lot of mystery, the direction and the set design. And while there are many strong elements, it definitely shines in its writing and direction. Asim Abbasi needs to take a bow and work more often — we’re definitely not happy with the few years of wait between his work.</p> <p>At the same time, Mo Azmi deserves immense credit for the beautiful cinematography that blends the right levels of lighting, colours and hues to such perfection, making the sets and characters look stunning in every frame.</p> <p> <figure class="media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch "> <div class="media__item "><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329im_/https://i.dawn.com/primary/2024/07/201143320272974.png" alt=""/></picture></div> </figure></p> <p>Saeed and Fawad Khan are compelling in their roles, as expected. Fawad M Khan holds the court with just as much strength as his counterparts, while showcasing his emotional baggage. I was most pleasantly surprised that Salman Shahid took on this role and delivered it to such perfection. This is probably his most unique and interesting role till date and in the first episode at least, he seems to have done justice to it. Sajid Hassan, in the first episode, was a great surprise and addition and very compelling in the short time took on screen. Definitely looking forward to more of that!</p> <p>Besides her acting, which was expected to be great, Saeed’s narration of the plot is also brilliant. It doubled the mysterious element and added a theatrical charm to <em>Barzakh</em>.</p> <p> <figure class="media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch "> <div class="media__item "><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329im_/https://i.dawn.com/primary/2024/07/20114332046de56.png" alt=""/></picture></div> </figure></p> <p>While there was too much to absorb in the first episode, the next few will unravel the mysteries and questions in the minds of viewers and I for one can’t wait for Tuesday!</p> <p>New episodes of <em>Barzakh</em> every Friday and Tuesday on <em>Zee Zindagi’s</em> YouTube channel.</p> </div> <div class="flex flex-row gap-4 justify-center my-5">  <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--flat social--facebook float-left mr-2 ml-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel="noreferrer" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192589&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="20" height="20" src="/web/20240808161329im_/https://images.dawn.com/_img/social/icon-fb-black.png"/></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--flat social--twitter float-left mr-2 ml-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel="noreferrer" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329/https://twitter.com/share?text=Profound%2C%20dark%20and%20visually%20stunning%20%E2%80%94%20Barzakh%20begins%20on%20a%20strong%20note&url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192589&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192589" target="_blank"><img width="20" height="20" src="/web/20240808161329im_/https://images.dawn.com/_img/social/icon-twitter-black.png"/></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp float-left mr-2 ml-2 social--icon social--black social--flat"> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240808161329/whatsapp://send/?text=Profound%2C%20dark%20and%20visually%20stunning%20%E2%80%94%20Barzakh%20begins%20on%20a%20strong%20note%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192589%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img class="inline-block float-left mr-0.5 mb-2" width="" height="" src="/web/20240808161329im_/https://images.dawn.com/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black.png"/> <span class=""></span> </a> </div> </div> <section id="comments-1192589 mb-10" class="comments"> <div class="py-2"> <h2 id="comments" dir="auto" class="badge inline-flex font-bebas transition duration-300 text-16 uppercase align-middle">Comments</h2> </div> <div class="button-container border-t-2 border-solid border-black mb-6"> <button type="button" data-type="votes" class="font-bebas border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-gray-400 uppercase">Popular</button> <button type="button" data-type="new" class="font-bebas border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-gray-400 uppercase">Latest</button> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="398973" data-id="0" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Taj Ahmad </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T14:00:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T14:00:27+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 02:00pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">After the massive social media campaign, people less watching TV’s or go to cinema to watch any new movies etc etc, I think, the mood of people changing rapidly, they wants quick entertainment and nice food restaurants to enjoy theirs life on a daily basis.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398973">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398973"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="398982" data-id="1" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Laila</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T16:06:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T16:06:19+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 04:06pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Well I now understand why it wasn't shown on TV!! Kindly don't watch the beginning with family. Anyways new story concept, the way of storytelling was beautiful, the nature, scenery, the music...I think I know what the story is about from the first 10 minutes though. I also don't know what the writer was thinking when the child tells his father a joke of sorts asking him.who comes after death. The answer was 'necrophiliac'. This is neither funny nor appropriate for a child to say. The use of English as a language is one thing, but when you dont understand the meaning of words then dont include them to impress the audience. A necrophiliac means a person who enjoys sex with a dead body. Why and how would a child know this word and use that s a joke? It's depraved at best. I also believe Pakistanis shows should use Urdu both for the wider audience but also because otherwise our language will die. The mispronunciation of the sound ph to f is already happening in dramas.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398982">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398982"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="398986" data-id="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Lal</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T16:29:24+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T16:29:24+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 04:29pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Totally agree. Its not funny at all and even more so coming from a child. They should also use sophisticated urdu terms just as they used 'necrophilia' so our children can question what those words mean and consequently learn them.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398986">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398986"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="398988" data-id="3" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Haris Jadoon</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T16:43:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T16:43:26+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 04:43pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Whenever a new show starts, Dawn has an article praising it. But at the end, there's an art mentioning its flaws. Pakistani shows are all the same and waste of time.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398988">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398988"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="398991" data-id="4" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">NYS</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T17:25:19+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T17:25:19+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 05:25pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Most often OTT shows are not appropriate for cable watch or government channel</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398991">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398991"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="398994" data-id="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Robin Mitha</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T18:37:16+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T18:37:16+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 06:37pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">The first episode is testing, too much emphasis on showing the landscape (this isnt a National Geograhic piece) . The story is slow to unfold and not gripping, with such a cast one would expect better, don't think i will watch the next episode.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398994">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-398994"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="399002" data-id="6" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">M.Saeed</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T19:21:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T19:21:01+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 07:21pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">For a start, ask any random person about the meaning of the word "Barzakh". I am sure, over 99 % of people questioned, would not know the answer. It is an Arabic word and means the transit time of a body in grave or any other place of resting before the day of Judgement, when the soul of the body would be asked for it's deeds, when alive.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399002">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399002"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="399004" data-id="7" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Jamil Soomro</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-20T19:47:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-20T19:47:35+05:00">Jul 20, 2024 07:47pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">A bizarre extremely slow drama. Beautiful mountains but the first episode lacks total substance. Unfit to watch with family.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399004">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399004"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="399021" data-id="8" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Ayesha</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-21T16:06:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-21T16:06:30+05:00">Jul 21, 2024 04:06pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">It amazes me how people watch such garbage and then drool over it</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399021">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399021"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="399025" data-id="9" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Mahmood </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-21T20:30:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-21T20:30:43+05:00">Jul 21, 2024 08:30pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">I totally agree about that word and Urdu usage etc</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399025">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399025"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="399026" data-id="10" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Mahmood </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-21T20:31:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-21T20:31:15+05:00">Jul 21, 2024 08:31pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Agree and thank you</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399026">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399026"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="399029" data-id="11" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Asad</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-21T23:54:39+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-21T23:54:39+05:00">Jul 21, 2024 11:54pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Make dramas for Pakistani television not indian television. Show loyalty to own country</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399029">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192589/up-399029"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="399413" data-id="12" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Johaina</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-07-27T03:12:12+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-07-27T03:12:12+05:00">Jul 27, 2024 03:12am</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Predominant English language which is irritating. A 9 year old child laughing at the word nacrophilia is shocking. Scenery is stunning. Pace is very slow. Not for pakistani audience. Opening scene can't be watched with families. 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