‘Speaks of being two-spirited and queer’, netizens praise ‘Parizaad’s’ latest episode

Social media users are praising a scene from the latest episode of Parizaad, for sensitively portraying a queer character.

In the latest episode of the show, the police are searching for Parizaad (Ahmed Ali Akbar) and they finally capture him from Behroze Karim’s house.

Parizaad in the middle of the night, risks his life to go and meet Bubbly’s (Saboor Aly) parents. Bubbly is his friend who wants to be treated like a man and has run away from home. He luckily dodges the police and goes to Bubbly’s parent’s house to convince them to accept Bubbly who is now Dilawar. The scene where both the parents come to meet Bubbly and end up accepting Bubbly as Dilawar is quite emotional. Some Netizens who relate themselves to the character, praised the drama for showing it so sensitively.

Here are the reactions:

this is the first time ive seen someone who looks like me, speaks like me & has my struggle. i dont know how to process this, how to analyse it, how to feel about the fact that there is visible trauma, that the first visual of this character is sad etc. this is too close to me https://t.co/wdr1yIn65L

— bond, samad bond (@dozakhiii) October 27, 2021

it is, #Parizaad has handled so many social and emotional issues that plague our society so sensibly and sensitively. Moreover it also shows how to be inclusive in all situations. I love it. Must must watch

— Fauzia Yazdani (@yazdanifauzia) October 27, 2021

The whole scene was beyond any emotions ! Guru till babli all actors just nailed the screen beautifully ‼️🔥#Parizaad #humtv pic.twitter.com/AHW4GUwvxE

— Osama Ahmed🇵🇰 (@osamtistic) October 27, 2021

The drama is based on Hashim Nadeem’s novel of the same name and follows the story of a neglected man with low self-esteem who sets out to prove himself.