Don't let it decline.

On just another ordinary day at my cousins place, Auntie suddenly exclaimed ‘it’s time!’ ‘Time for what?’ I asked. I got no answer but I could see. This was a strange scenario. The whole family had curled up in the couches in front of the TV. On the screen, was airing a Turkish-dubbed drama. But the real strange part was to come two weeks later when almost every other Pakistani channel was airing a Turkish drama. What was so fascinating about it? What’s that Pakistani dramas lack? Everyone I knew of was watching one Turkish drama or another. I am totally against this. Not completely, but mostly.

Now, there are several reasons for this. Whoever came up with the strategy that airing Turkish-dubbed dramas would make their TV Channel business successful is unaware of the loss. You must have noticed the main prime times (usually 8-9 p.m) when the ‘star’ serial of a specific TV Channel airs, has been ‘taken over’. Taken over by the Turkish-dubbed dramas. The ‘greed’ of the TV Channel owners has led to the disappearance of vast Pakistani dramas.

The dubbing of Turkish dramas is also, partly, a source of discouragement to our Pakistani directors. With the increasing influence of these Turkish serials over a vast majority of people, our Entertainment Industry might face decline. Or revolution, perhaps.

The serials also spread false culture. From the clothing to the environment and thinking of our community- everything can change. Slowly but surely, the growing influence will lead to a tradition that would, most certainly, not be approved of. Pakistani’s can be at the risk of losing their cultural identity.

On a note of opinions by those in favor, they state the Turkish-dubbed dramas have different stories. The same Pakistani drama serials with the same actors and a common moral are unattractive. They provide a change, an off-track from the same, old serials. The airing of the Turkish dramas which partly is a source of encouragement, at the same time. Newcomers/Young producers, directors or story-writers will now have competition that will lead them to produce highly appreciable TV serials. I approve of this.

However, as you must have noticed, what I am against is specifically, the great height of the featuring of Turkish-dubbed dramas. It can be done to a certain extent. Not too much, not too less. Just medium and satisfactory. Referring to the current position, I’d say I’m unhappy. But it’s not the end. We have now. If the future is horrid and the past is rather attractive, you know it’s a wrong track. It's a request to not let our 'entertainment resources' run out. Here’s a formula I think is the Math itself; Competition +motivation= Possible +simple i.e Possimple.