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Women centric narratives have recently taken center stage in the entertainment industry and that is a great and positive change. While the female gender was mostly shown as a weak and submissive side character in a man’s life, now we get to see women breaking stereotypes.
Badshah Begum featuring Zara Noor Abbas looks like a story of yet another strong female character.
The first teaser shows Zara as Jahan Ara, a queen ready to take her throne. Taking to Instagram, she shared the teaser along with a caption stating that women are not someone’s property.
“Hum aurtain kisi ki jageer naheen, keh hum per shartain aur baaziaan lagayee jayein [We women are not someone’s property that we have conditions attached and people betting on us].”
Zara dressed in a regal outfit has a straight face throughout the teaser, however, we know that she is anything but submissive. As a symbol of power, she is shown pulling a sword out of its sheath and taking the throne.
“Honour is always associated with a woman and it’s always a woman who has to sacrifice. Maybe that’s why this throne needs only a woman,” she declares in the clip.
Badshah Begum has been penned by Saji Gul and directed by Khizer Idrees. The cast also includes Yasir Hussain, Farhan Saeed, Ali Rehman, Komal Meer and Shahzad Nawaz among several others.
The drama will air on HUM TV and is a joint collaboration between Momina Duraid Productions and Rafay Rashdi Productions.
