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Vidya Balan just gushed about Pakistani dramas

The Paa actress loves watching Pakistani dramas in her spare time

02 May, 2016

Vidya Balan sure loves Pakistani dramas!

They are her binge-watching shows of choice when she wants to unwind after a long day of shooting, the actress said on Twitter:

She went on to name her favorites and gave two thumbs up to the production value of those serials:

Sanam Baloch and Sabreen Hisbani must be flattered as Vidya Balan particularly gushed about how good a job the female actors did.

Plus, she seems really into Urdu!

Vidya Balan is currently working on TE3N and Kahaani 2, but she takes the time out to tune in to her favorite Pakistani dramas for the love of good television.

And we love her for it!

Comments

ak May 02, 2016 12:02pm

O she aint seen nothing yet.

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Vivek May 02, 2016 12:09pm

I remember watching 'dhoop kinare' and 'tanhaaiyaan'. Loved them. Haven't seen any Pakistani television dramas for a long time. But I think they are better than Indian television dramas/soaps.

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Common Sense May 02, 2016 12:11pm

Now all of India will hate her for these tweets.

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maani May 02, 2016 12:16pm

Vidya is good & prety actress...

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Satt May 02, 2016 12:17pm

Pakistani serial sticks when you starts watching them than as an India I got bored by the same stories cousin girls fighting for cousin boy and all are serious and rona dhona and than I gave up.

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Madhududan May 02, 2016 12:26pm

Vidaya balan"s upcoming movies will be sure hit in pakistan now.

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Longhorn May 02, 2016 12:43pm

That really is a compliment coming from Vidya Balan. She is the most talented current indian actress. Love watching her act.

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Satt May 02, 2016 12:55pm

@Vivek Indian television dramas are for entertainment whereas Pakistani dramas portrays sadness of life which Indian faces in day to day life and when you want some entertainment if you switch on Pakistani dramas its like watching your real pain on the TV,means you are liking your pain.

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joop May 02, 2016 02:27pm

Nothing to get suprised..cx no one can avoid our Super Duper TV Serials. BTW thanks VIDYA for accepting the truth that we are producing best serials,. She has not watched our block buster TV serials. she must watch those too

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joop May 02, 2016 02:31pm

@Satt and we Every1 get sick by watching Indian serial the real dramas.. saas bahu , all the females look like pastries with EXTRA make up..... again again JANAM of hero and 1000 of episodes with no morality....

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Nandini Mankale May 02, 2016 02:33pm

I love the same serials. Got addicted to Zindagi channel. Then saw all the serails on youtube. The hero in Mere Harjai is out of this world. He has also acted in Do kadam door thay. The good thing about Pakistani serials is their language, dialogues, realistic portrayal, good looking actors. Of course the story end in 20-25 episodes. They are not stretched till inifinity!

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Changez_Khan May 02, 2016 02:44pm

The problem watching Pakistani TV dramas is, one you start there is NO way you will stop that's the beauty of these dramas they portray the realities.

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Fandom Beyond the Borders May 02, 2016 03:35pm

She is an stunning actress. A rare breed in Bollywood who can act with ease in any role she is given to play. Lots of love from across the boarder.

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Raj India May 02, 2016 03:41pm

Best thing about Pakistani dramas is that you can watch them while sitting in your family respectfully without holding remote in your hand ( no need to change channel all of sudden ). Secondly they are not stretched unnecessarily . Third reason is ...urdu is one of the sweetest languages.

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Fessel May 02, 2016 03:59pm

Pakistan is far ahead in dramas since day 1.

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Sara May 02, 2016 05:01pm

Vidya is my favorite actress in India!

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Pramod Kumar pandey May 02, 2016 05:17pm

Love to all my brothers and sisters on the other end of the border. (From an Indian)

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Syed Waqar Ali May 02, 2016 05:39pm

Pakistani dramas are really far better than Indian dramas. Vidya Balan's appreciation of this fact is much appreciated.

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Iamnotjoking May 02, 2016 08:29pm

The more you devote toward Pak dramas the more you enjoy.We here in Pakistan do see your films and news about you.We love you as a part of our life and family.Will greatly appreciate if you please come and as a guest star prefer to award some time to a TV drama or some film .Love you.

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Ashraf Osman May 03, 2016 12:50am

No surprises there. Pak dramas are very good and addictive!!!

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Neeraj May 03, 2016 07:11am

Certainly Pakistani dramas are better than the Saas-Bahu BS on Indian TV. Love Pakistani dramas!

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Neeraj May 03, 2016 07:13am

@joop I agree Joop.

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sami May 03, 2016 07:50am

OHHHH..watch nothing yet...the drama she mentioned are of substandard.specially kankar.she must go to youtube to see magics of PAK TV industry

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rehan May 03, 2016 12:36pm

What Pakistani dramas ? Pakistani dramas are mediocre and third class . They're nothing compared to what was produced in the golden days of PTV

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Awadh May 03, 2016 02:16pm

@Common Sense No sir, whole India likes to watch Pakistani T V serials. Please don't be under wrong impression.

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Raj India May 04, 2016 06:58am

@Common Sense I don't think so....Number of people who like Pak serials are more in India than in Pakistan rather she will be taken positively.

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Fariha54 May 04, 2016 02:51pm

I would expect a better level of comprehension from the Indian reader…….but then you have proved me wrong. http://www.dramaonline.pk Pakistani Tv Dramas

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Dervaish Khan May 04, 2016 03:01pm

Her performance in Ishqeyyah is beyond excellence. This is her greatness to tell about her like for Pakistani dramas.

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Milan Bhise May 04, 2016 03:39pm

Pakistani Drama is the best. Nothing comes close.

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Ibrar May 04, 2016 11:59pm

@Satt Do not blame you. I as Pakistani also get bored with this regular cousin and rona dhona feature ...almost in every serial. But we do have very amazing artist who will no doubt do full justice to any story /plan/challenge presented to them. They are very high class but the current trend need to change. Serials can not only be based on the current conventions but they can teach our audience and help them evolve so that they can appreciate and enjoy things beyond cousins/rona dhona stuff.

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Ibrar May 05, 2016 12:07am

@Milan Bhise Please do not praise too much lest they start producing bad ones.!!! Haha

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Nitin May 05, 2016 01:08pm

Ekta Kapoor had spoiled Indian TV dramas by introducing Saas Bahu Serial. Otherwise there were plenty of good Indian TV shows like nukkad, Byomkesh Bakshi etc.

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Milan Bhise May 05, 2016 03:05pm

@Ibrar Bro, history show otherwise. They have been getting better. I watch them all whatever they show on Zindagi channel. Real good ones, and enjoy watching.

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