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Faysal Quraishi says he believes both sons and daughters should be equally important in their parents’ eyes and that he would stand behind his kids even after they get married — as he thinks all parents should.

The actor, who was a guest on the show Gup Shab, was reminded by the host, Vasay Chaudhry, of an old statement of his in which he strongly opposed the idea that a married daughter must only return to her parents home when she is dead.

Quraishi took issue with parents who say that only their daughter’s “funeral” should return to their homes, “Tell me, is she not your child? If you’re alive and God has given you the strength, then stand with her.”

“You’ve raised her and now you won’t back her up?” he asked, saying, “If she’s facing violence, abuse, you’ll just let that happen?”

The actor pointed out that attitudes were changing, especially in his industry, where TV shows had begun showing fathers who were willing to defend their daughters.

He said he remembered watching a show where Shamyl Khan played a supportive father to Mawra Hocane — likely Jafaa — and was happy to see the bond they shared.

“Whether you have a son or a daughter, they’re equally important,” the star said, “And you have to stand behind your children. When someone’s standing behind you nobody dares [hurt you].”

Quraishi said there was even a dialogue about this in his upcoming film Mango Jutt where he looks at his co-star Hareem Farooq — who was also a guest on the show — and says, “When you turn around to look behind you, I’ll be standing right there.”

The actors were on Gup Shab to promote their film, which Farooq also produced.

Earlier in the show, Farooq told the host she had wanted to make a Punjabi film for some time and finally got an opportunity with Mango Jutt.

She also revealed that Quraishi did all of his stunts in the action movie.