‘They show wives hitting husbands, leaving homes,’ Rabi Pirzada blames TV dramas for rising divorce rates

Renowned former singer Rabi Pirzada, who left showbiz to pursue a religious path, has voiced her concerns about the rising divorce rates in the country, attributing it in part to the negative portrayal of marital relationships in today’s dramas.

During a recent podcast with Hafiz Ahmed, she criticised how the shows often depict wives disrespecting and mistreating their husbands, which she believes influences societal attitudes.

Further, she was also asked about the increasing number of divorces in society, to which the video of Rabi Pirzada’s answer went viral.

She said, “On the one hand, there are women who their husbands oppress, their children are taken away from them, and then they get married again. On the other hand, something else is being shown in the dramas.”

“Wives are being portrayed as women with narcissistic tendencies, and their husbands are seen trying to please them,” she added.

According to her, the women and wives are portrayed as very mean. Their husbands are shown to be rich and good-looking, but they still appear weak in front of their wives.

Pirzada said, “In dramas, the rich and good-looking husband is trying to please his wife, but the wife does not agree with him and shows her anger.”

“The wife shown in dramas sometimes spits on her husband, sometimes slaps him, and sometimes leaves the house, which is a very wrong portrayal,” she added.

Pirzada believes that it has become fashionable for the wife to show contempt for her husband, not accept him, and ignore him in dramas.

“I do not remember the names of the plays, but most of the plays are being made on similar themes, and the listeners will agree with me,” she said.

“There is no reason to show such characters and scenes… they will affect every woman’s mind,” Pirzada asserted.