Pakistani drama series “Barzakh” is now trending and criticized in Pakistan due to some of its critical scenes and promoting LGBTQ+. This series has a unique storyline. Barzakh was composed and directed by Asim. It is a co-production series by Pakistan and India. It premiered on YouTube/ZeeZindagi on 19th July.
Cast
- Fawad Khan as Shehryar
- Sanam Saeed as Scheherezade
- Khushhal Khan (actor)/ Salman Shahid as Jafar Khanzada
- Faiza Gillani as Tasleem
- Eman Suleman as Leena
- Anika Zulfikar as Mahtab
- Sajid Hassan as Jabbar
- Fawad Khan as Saifullah
- Uzma Baig as Firdos: Shehryar’s mother & Jaffar’s second wife
- Nighat Chaudhary as Afroz: Saifullahs’s Mother& Jaffar’s first wife
Criticism on Barzakh for promoting LGBTQ+
This TV series is now trending in Pakistan. people appreciate their performance but are also criticized for some controversial content. The main bone of contention arose due to LGBTQ+. Romantic and intimate scenes between the same genders. However, these controversial scenes are performed between the main male character Fawad Khan and another male character Franco Giusti as Lorenzo.
The public raised concerns that this Tv series is promoting LGBTQ+ which is strictly prohibited in Islam and considered taboo in Pakistani society. The creators of Barzakh are imposing foreign cultural influences the Cultural norms in Pakistan society.
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