Mehreen Jabbar – the name behind the famous dramas that highlight women empowerment is a gem of of our Pakistani media industry whose value cannot be expressed.
Explaining her comeback after a hiatus of over two years, Mehreen speak about how she achieves the balanced portrayal of the east and west.
“I think the serials I have done in the US starting with Pehchaan in 2004 leading up-to Jackson Heights have dealt with a variety of themes and issues, of which most are rooted in the universal human condition.The reason I have a balanced portrayal is because regardless of having lived in the US for almost 14 years now, I have also constantly traveled to and worked in Pakistan several times a year during that period and so have tried to maintain a balance in my own life.”
Having brought numerous female-characters to life with powerful and fierce auras; she believes that most of the of them are tired of playing the same old kind of role; so it’s very important that firstly, channels open up to accepting fresh ideas and story lines and for writers to be encouraged to not just write the same old story rehashed and recycled in a hundred different ways.
The more we get an infusion of fresh talent, the better it will be for the industry because new comers are from a generation exposed to cable, social media and have instant access to knowledge. We do need to have many more colleges offering media courses all over Pakistan that accessible to people from all backgrounds, she further said.
