Pamaal first makes you emotional, angry, sad and then, it makes you think about so many things.
Should Malika have come back? Did she even have a choice?
Does Raza really care about her? Did he regret acting out of anger, and later, was it just his ego that stopped him from bringing her back?
We have to admit, just like Malika is going through an emotional rollercoaster, watching Pamaal is a similar experience for the viewers. Do you agree?
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Did Malika really have a choice about going back to Raza?
The drama beautifully highlights multiple underlying factors, some obvious, some hidden. It also reminds us that, as outsiders, we often say “why doesn’t the woman just leave?” without realizing the emotional and psychological layers involved.
In Malika’s case, her mother’s constant crying and guilt-tripping made Malika feel as though she had ruined her mother’s life, that’s a heavy burden to carry.
Malika has also become used to the presence of Raza in her life, so she might be confusing “aadat” (habit) with “mohabbat” (love). Sometimes, people get addicted to the idea of being loved intensely, and Malika has always believed in that kind of love.
Her pregnancy could also be playing a major role in her decision. And finally, the months of emotional damage Raza has inflicted, breaking her confidence, destroying her self-worth, and making her feel over and over again that she’s not capable of living on her own, have left deep scars. Escaping that emotional manipulation will take time.
Psychological Abuse & Emotional Control: The drama realistically portrays the mental submission and non-verbal psychological abuse women often face, which we rarely recognize because it’s disguised as “care” or “a husband knows best.” Since there’s no visible violence, it often goes unnoticed.
The show also highlights something very real – distance and time can blur memories and lessen the intensity of events that once felt unbearable.
The Cycle of Love & Conflict: Pamaal is written so cleverly — it gives you one situation, and in the very next moment, makes you question it and your own judgment about it.
How Malika and Raza forgot everything when they met again made perfect sense, their emotional reunion felt real. Being apart made them realize each other’s importance. But sadly, without communication or balance, such reunions don’t last. The couple slips back into a toxic cycle of extreme affection followed by extreme fights.
All the promises like the ones Raza and Malika made to each other fade away, and they end up back in the same destructive loop.
We absolutely loved Malika’s Mamoo (uncle). He won our hearts when he told Geeti that Malika was not a burden on her, and later when he refused to let Malika go with Shahood and his wife without Raza.
The Bhabi probably knows Raza best, she instantly guessed what must have happened when Shahood told her about Malika.
The scariest moment though, was when Raza said his child would stay with him. It made us realize that if things hadn’t resolved with Malika, he might have taken the baby away from her, a chilling thought.
The drama makes you ask: Who is more responsible for Malika’s situation — her mother or Raza?
Her mother’s constant lectures about patience and “winning a man’s heart by submission” have left Malika confused and lost. If she had encouraged Malika to communicate openly with Raza instead of just surrendering to him, things might have turned out differently.
If Geeti had focused on making Malika confident and self-sufficient, her choices could have been very different.
Malika’s situation makes you angry, why must a woman be controlled like this? Why must she depend so completely on a man who can abandon her at will, while she has no say in what happens to her?
Sad… but this is the painful reality of many marriages around us.
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Pamaal is a Multiverse Entertainment production, written by Zanjabeel Asim and directed by Khizer Idrees, with Tehreem Chaudhary serving as producer. The cast includes Saba Qamar, Usman Mukhtar, Haris Waheed, Salma Asim, Adnan Jaffar, Faiza Gillani, Naima Khan, Shahnawaz Zaidi, and Fatiq.
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