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SADAF HAIDER

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Sadaf Haider is a freelance writer with a focus on the Pakistani entertainment scene . Catch her on Twitter @Tomtomatoe for drama reviews & cultural code switching from East to West.

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Why do Mann Mayal's characters love to make themselves miserable?

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Why do Mann Mayal's characters love to make themselves miserable?

Urwa Hocane's latest TV drama Udaari explores class divisions through music

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Urwa Hocane's latest TV drama Udaari explores class divisions through music

Review: In Dil Lagi, strong women breathe new life into a story of unrequited love

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Review: In Dil Lagi, strong women breathe new life into a story of unrequited love

Does Salahuddin really love Manu? TV drama Mann Mayal struggles to answer the question

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Does Salahuddin really love Manu? TV drama Mann Mayal struggles to answer the question

My heroine won't allow anyone to slap her: Faiza Iftikhar & Nadeem Baig on upcoming TV drama Dil Lagi

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My heroine won't allow anyone to slap her: Faiza Iftikhar & Nadeem Baig on upcoming TV drama Dil Lagi

Review: Hamza Ali Abbasi's TV comeback in Mann Mayal reveals why he's a bankable star

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Review: Hamza Ali Abbasi's TV comeback in Mann Mayal reveals why he's a bankable star

Hamza Ali Abbasi is learning how to fly for HUM TV's next film. Will he play a pilot?

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Hamza Ali Abbasi is learning how to fly for HUM TV's next film. Will he play a pilot?

Do Pakistani TV dramas depict working women as selfish, unfavourable characters?

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Do Pakistani TV dramas depict working women as selfish, unfavourable characters?

We asked, you answered: Here are your picks for the best of Pakistani TV in 2015

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We asked, you answered: Here are your picks for the best of Pakistani TV in 2015

Review: In Dilwale, Shahrukh Khan is crippled by his own talent

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Review: In Dilwale, Shahrukh Khan is crippled by his own talent

In Sangat, the rapist is both hero and villain — and that's a problem

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In Sangat, the rapist is both hero and villain — and that's a problem

In conversation with Pakistan's new jori #1: Diyar-e-Dil's Osman Khalid Butt & Maya Ali

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In conversation with Pakistan's new jori #1: Diyar-e-Dil's Osman Khalid Butt & Maya Ali

Dramas present women as machines, says Noor ul Huda Shah

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Dramas present women as machines, says Noor ul Huda Shah

The IMAGES survey vs the LSA jury: Who picked the better winners?

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The IMAGES survey vs the LSA jury: Who picked the better winners?

Do modern Pakistani TV romances fall short of classics like Dhoop Kinarey?

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Do modern Pakistani TV romances fall short of classics like Dhoop Kinarey?

Sick of love triangles on TV? We love Faysal Qureshi's Mol for rising above

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Sick of love triangles on TV? We love Faysal Qureshi's Mol for rising above

Diyar-e-Dil hits home by stressing family values

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Diyar-e-Dil hits home by stressing family values

HUM TV awards 2015: Can in-house awards ever be impartial?

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HUM TV awards 2015: Can in-house awards ever be impartial?

Why are passive men, sexually aggressive women the norm in Sadqay Tumhare?

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Why are passive men, sexually aggressive women the norm in Sadqay Tumhare?

Review: 'Diyar-e-Dil' opens with a bang and is a visual treat

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Review: 'Diyar-e-Dil' opens with a bang and is a visual treat