Hey Fam has officially kicked off, starring Duaa Zahra, Zarrar Khan, Zaviyar Nauman Ejaz and Faysal Quraishi and more. Here’s everything the drama gets right.
Kudos to the drama for highlighting the following:
1. The father’s perspective.
It shows the feelings of a father who is the only male among his wife and daughters. He often feels like the odd one out and has to constantly struggle to be part of the gang or the conversations, especially when it comes to keeping secrets. Seerat’s father complains to his wife, saying that from now on, she and the girls will not hide anything from him.
2. A mother held accountable.
In a refreshing twist, the drama shows the father calling out the mother, asking how she could make her daughter go through such toxic behaviour and agree to the demands of their soon-to-be son-in-law. As the mother, she should be protecting her daughters, not further suffocating them or strengthening the system that diminishes them. Dramas usually don’t show this: mothers are also part of the problem, probably the biggest part, because of which girls keep compromising and ruining their lives. Mothers raise them to keep quiet and just do what the husband says.
3. The dilemma of izzat.
Absolutely loved how the drama portrayed the questions today’s girls ask: “How come I am the ‘izzat’ of my husband, but my father, who is supporting me and standing with me, doesn’t feel my actions are threatening his izzat?” Even today’s girls face this dilemma.
4. Content creators.
Social media influencers and content creators are the new workforce of this day and time. But even within that, there are conflicts and judgments. The support doesn’t come naturally, and content creators are often questioned by their own community about whether they deserve this visibility and popularity.
5. Final takeaway.
If someone is threatening your daughter now, it is impossible that he will change after marriage, no matter how much she compromises. Respect and acceptance are the first rules of any relationship. If these are not there, that door should be closed for sure.
What are your thoughts on the drama? Let us know!
The father’s perspective angle is such a refreshing choice – usually these family dramas centre the mother and the daughters. Faysal Quraishi always brings so much quiet weight to paternal roles, so I’m definitely watching this on his account. Excited to see where the relationship between the sisters goes from here.