Pakistani audiences are calling Murad and all his red flags in Mannat Murad out! And we are actually glad about it! Here are the 8 red flags….
For once, we can all unanimously agree that Murad is literally the opposite of an ideal husband! We are genuinely questioning (as is Mannat’s barray bhaiya) why Mannat liked him in the first place…
With each passing episode, Murad disappoints us even more with his behavior, inability to take a stand, and a strange reluctance to change. Mannat sees these flaws, but like most girls in her situation, she naturally needs time. Her sister-in-law and his sister advising her to adjust, give it some time, be understanding, and not judge or hate him only make things worse.
Though, one thing we are genuinely glad about is that Pakistani audiences are keeping up with the times and have identified the glaring scarlet, deep red flags in Murad! Here are some of audiences and some of ours:
1. He has failed to take a stand for Mannat everytime in front of his mother and sisters
Mannat genuinely made an effort to talk to Murad’s mother and sisters, but after Fazeelat’s sudden meltdown, she, with good intentions, recommended they take Fazeelat to a psychiatrist. Unfortunately, this suggestion became a huge issue with Murad’s mother, Razia Sultana, who claimed that Mannat had labeled all of them as mental patients. Murad should have calmed his mother down and explained that it’s not what Mannat meant. However, instead of doing so, he chose to be curt, to make Mannat leave and stick by his mother’s side. This is just one instance of many…
2. Lying to get out of any, and all situations
You would think that after the whole drama of having his arm broken and leaving the house, he would tone down on all the lies, but alas, you are mistaken. Lying seems to be his forever permanent crutch. When he goes to Mannat’s house to stay over, he resorts to concocting a grand lie about Athar getting in an accident. He leaves the house so melodramatically, only to comfortably crash at his pal Athar’s place, but oh, he claims he was so mentally pressurized. Even when invited to Mannat’s brother’s house for dinner, he still has to lie and turn it into an official dinner just to be able to even accompany Mannat!
Regardless of the gravity of the situation, he consistently finds it convenient to resort to lies and deception.
3. Always expecting Mannat to make the compromise
Has Murad managed to give Mannat any quality time since their wedding? Has he paid attention to any of her concerns or given her the respect she deserves? The answer is no. But who is expected to compromise? Mannat. His mother and sisters persistently give Mannat the cold shoulder, undermine their plans, and have even at this point, asked him to divorce her. Yet, he still has the audacity to ask Mannat to compromise.
4. Keeps saying sorry, but invests no real effort to fix things & behave any differently
He leaves her alone all night until the next day, on their very wedding night? His response, sorry. He lies to have broken his arm and is even deceiving his wife? ‘Sorry.’ His mother refuses to ‘allow’ him to go to Mannat’s house? ‘Sorry.’ Does he even intend to put in any genuine effort? We doubt, he uses the word, sorry like a 5 year old child does…with no will to behave any differently or displaying no real willingness to change his behavior.
5. Raising his voice on Mannat before his mother
Now, he has escalated his toxic, manchild, and extremely unbearable behavior to a new level. Until the latest episode, he hadn’t screamed or raised his voice at Mannat. She had already endured his mother’s antics and reproach, and even as she was consoling him (when she clearly didn’t need to), expressing her willingness to share his responsibilities and burdens, he responded by shouting, “Meri bhenay meray pay bojh nae hai!”
Mannat remains silent, and we don’t blame her; anyone would feel numb after being screamed at. It was a completely different version of him that emerged. This incident really pushed us over the edge.
6. He Is now feeling jealous of Hammad
In addition to embodying all the worst, toxic traits of a desi man, he is now also embracing desi men’s favorite feeling of jealousy. Trust and communication seem foreign to him. Your wife married you of her own free will but oh what if she has feelings for the person she was never interested in the first place….? Yeah Murad, if she really did, we doubt she would have married you…
7. Simply A Hypocrite
Sleeping on the bed Mannat’s brother sent? Check! Sitting on the sofa they sent? Check! Using the fridge and TV they sent? Check! But wait, how dare they offer us a honeymoon package? Do they think I am worthless? Um, Murad, are you forgetting when your mother and co. asked for a better, grander jahez? Where were your self-respect and pride back then? Right, it’s suddenly about your self-respect, even though we all know how you are so afraid of your dear mother, who would never allow you to go for a honeymoon.
It’s easy to ask her to compromise but when he is at the receiving end from Mannat’s older brother, (well deserved by the way in our opinion) he is quite offended, where as Mannat has been dealing with his mom’s taunts and shenanigans day after day. The hypocrisy is unreal.
8. His Attempts At Using Reverse Psychology
How pathetic is it when a person lies, creates an entire drama, and then, without any guilt or remorse, blames you? Murad returned home after running away like a scaredy-cat, feeling no remorse about lying to Mannat, ignoring her and her family’s calls. He uses reverse psychology to make her feel bad, saying, “mai itnay din bahir hokay aya hou….” Yeah, comfortably sleeping at your friend’s house must have left you so distressed.
Audiences are emphasizing that Mannat should realize all this before it’s too late. She needs to break away from Murad and his family before she becomes mentally strained herself. Mannat and Murad are literally from two different worlds, with too much difference between them.
Hear all from Murad’s sisters from Mannat Murad below!
