Actress Mehar Bano has taken a thinly veiled jab, seemingly at social media commentator Dr Ejaz Waris over his frequent criticism of actresses and showbiz personalities.
Known for speaking candidly on social issues, she mocked the culture of unsolicited commentary, particularly when celebrities’ personal lives, appearances and professional choices become targets of online criticism.
Taking to Instagram, the actress shared a video captioned “That one doctor on my feed,” playing a fictional, unqualified doctor character to poke fun at the type of commentator who criticizes celebrities without any relevant expertise.
Mehar opened her satirical monologue by mocking her own credentials.
“I am Dr Falana Dhimkana, and I don’t have any qualification to criticise anyone, because I am an unemployed certified nobody,” she said in character. She added that she would keep up her uninformed criticism of actors and other showbiz personalities simply because people wanted to hear it.
She went on to suggest her audience was no different from her, joking that anyone sitting idle at home could do the same thing and turn it into a career.
“If you are also unemployed and have nothing to do at home, you can also talk nonsense like me and turn it into your living,” she said.
Mehar then mocked the legitimacy such commentators claim through their titles, sarcastically crediting her “half-baked degree” for making her sound credible.
“My quack degree makes me sound more legit,” she said, adding that the word doctor before her name made her look respectable, even though she has never earned real respect anywhere else, in the hospital, at home, or in society.
She continued in character, framing her online commentary as a way to fill that void, joking that criticizing women had become an “economy” that she personally runs.
Mehar then added a sarcastic religious jab, noting that gossip carries a severe punishment in Islam, before claiming those rules do not apply to her because she is “a man” and “a doctor.”
The monologue took its sharpest turn when Mehar’s character claimed to hold women to a far stricter standard than men, including those accused of serious wrongdoing.
“My criticism is limited only to women, and I publicly support rapists, harassers and abusers,” she said, adding sarcastically that she simply wanted acknowledgment from them in return.
She closed her message with a demand for respect despite refusing to extend the same courtesy to others.
“I don’t respect you, but you have to respect me,” she said, warning that anyone who criticised her would be blocked, and accusing her critics of not knowing “how to talk to elders.”
The video comes amid criticism directed at Ejaz Waris, who has frequently commented on actresses’ acting, fashion choices and public appearances, drawing both support and backlash online.
Most recently, Ejaz landed in controversy with Amna Ilyas over her dance video.
